Today at the port of Venice the new Fusina cruise terminal, in Marghera, which will be able to accommodate up to two ships in home port mode at the same time. The new maritime station extends over a single floor for a total area of 3,000 square meters that will allow the handling of 400 passengers per hour.

The construction of the cruise terminal involved a investment of five million euros by Venezia Terminal Passenger (VTP), which followed all the design and implementation with the support of the System Authority Port of the Northern Adriatic Sea and Venice Ro-Port Mos, the company that manages the Autostrade del Mare terminal dedicated to ferry traffic (freight and passengers) in which the new Cruise Terminal fits in and supports the activities which will continue to be operated and managed by Venice Ro-Port Mos.

VTP highlighted that the construction of the new structure dedicated to ships and cruise passengers is a decisive step forward in the process of full implementation of the model of widespread landings that To date, it can also count on "temporary moorings" located in Porto Marghera (Liguria and Lombardy docks) and on the berths in San Basilio and della Marittima for ships up to 25 thousand tons of tonnage as required by Decree-Law 103/21. «Since since 2021, when Decree-Law 103 imposed a change of paradigm - underlined the Chairman and CEO of Venice Passenger Terminal, Fabrizio Spagna - VTP has committed to overcoming every challenge and has invested funds and energy in search of a "new normal" for cruises trying to guarantee the same quality standards and the the same excellent services previously ensured by the Marittima. The Our goal, in these years and for the future, is to continue to invest to advance an idea of cruise industry that is compatible with the context in which it is inserted. A a model that is capable of welcoming more and more companies and passengers in the luxury segment, such as those who will arrive here in Fusina, ensuring increasingly cutting-edge services that allow to attract a category of top spender tourists even willing to exceed their budget in order to live an authentic experience that lives up to one's expectations."

The first ship to call at the new cruise terminal in Fusina in home port mode will be the Silver Ray, a new flagship of the Silversea Cruises company, which will arrive on morning of next September 5th.

Traffic is expected in Venice throughout 2024 cruise ship of 540 thousand passengers, with an increase of +9% compared to 497 thousand cruise passengers in 2023.