Grandi Navi Veloci’s new digital platform is offering valuable support to travel agencies.
The GNV Booking system will be ready in 2025
"We are continuing to invest in the GNV Booking system with a new digital platform that allows travel agencies to carry out many operations autonomously, making it simpler and faster to manage bookings, - says Matteo Della Valle, GNV chief passenger sales and marketing officer. – The system will be fully operational in 2025, and have a positive impact on the booking system, especially for our partners.”
“We are progressive streamlining booking management operations”
GNV Booking is already impacting the relationship with the trade, with a progressive streamlining of booking management operations. “The My GNV loyalty programme has also performed very well,- adds Della Valle, -with an 80% increase in members since its new launch. We have also decided to once again reward those choosing Advance Booking. Advance bookings have many benefits including discounts of up to 40% as well as improved cancellation and presale conditions.” Travel agencies remain among GNV's main sales channels and, especially this year, have proved to be an increasingly loyal partner for business development. This has led the shipping line to recognize an extra fee to Elite and Elite Premium agencies.
Four new passenger ships are in the pipeline
One of the MSC Group company’s key objectives is the renewal of the fleet and four new ro-pax units are currently under construction at the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The first will be GNV Polaris, which has recently successfully completed sea trials and will be delivered by the end of the year. The second, GNV Orion, is scheduled for delivery in 2025, followed by the other two by 2026. They will all have exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and heat recycling technologies that meet IMO Tier III and EEDI Phase II requirements.
The new craft will boost quality levels
“The new units will have positive repercussions on the quality of the services offered, further strengthening our presence on strategic routes with high traffic levels, - adds Della Valle. - This means optimal proactive reactions in the event of unforeseen events by guaranteeing peak efficiency and punctuality.”