Messina is due to sign a contract soon for the design of a new cruise terminal, coming at a time when the port is experiencing good traffic growth with calls expected to be up by 18% and passenger numbers up 15% compared to 2015. 187 ships bringing 377,112 passengers are booked to call in 2016 including 13 ships that have never been to the Sicilian port city before. Of these MSC Poesia will call 31 times.
Passenger should look out for the wine tasting tour in S. Placido Calonero, a Benedictine Monastery dating back to 1363. It offers a magnificant view of the Strait of Messina and houses an agricultural school and wine cellar. It is an ideal place to relax and visit the cloisters and vineyards of ‘Faro Doc’ and sample some black pork salami, local cheeses, typical biscuits all served with local wines.
