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Agreement signed between Porto di 2000 and Carnival Corporation & Plc

Following the Barcelona Seatrade Med, the managements of Porto di Livorno 2000, one of the Gateway to Tuscany, and Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruise company in the world, have signed a long term collaboration agreement involving all the North- American and European Brands of Carnival Corporation & plc (Cunard, P&O cruises, , Holland America Line, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Crociere).

The agreement was signed by Giora Israel, Senior Vice of President Global Port and Destination Development for Carnival Corporation & Plc, and Roberto Piccini, the President and CEO of Porto di Livorno 2000.

Carnival Corporation & Plc, already a client of the port of Livorno, is cementing its relationship with the Italian port of Livorno, scheduling 127 calls for the year 2015.

The agreement was finalized between Carnival Corporation & Plc and Porto di Livorno 2000 together with the Livorno Port Authority, represented by the General Secretary, Massimo Provinciali.

Carnival Vice President of Global Port and Destination Euromed, Michel Nestour, who handled the agreement’s negotiation, said: “Thank you to the Porto di Livorno 2000 and the Livorno Port Authority for all their hard work and willingness to find solutions and move forward over the last year. We trust that with this agreement in place we will continue to improve the quality of the services to our passengers.”

Porto di Livorno 2000 President, Roberto Piccini, underlines that “the satisfaction concerns the concreteness of the agreement, which favors the customer retention in our port, with significant potential for the future. The berthing guarantee, the Alto Fondale Terminal building and the work still in progress, together with the commercial consideration, were fundamental instruments to successfully completing this initiative.”

Livorno, 24th of September 2014

Ufficio Stampa: Serena Veroni Tel. 0586.202928 e-mail. [email protected]

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