On February 16, the cruise ferry Cruise Barcelona, built for the Grimaldi Group, was launched at the Fincantieri shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. Godmother of the vessel will be Mrs Cristina Grimaldi, wife of the Group co-managing director, Dr. Gianluca Grimaldi. The Cruise Barcelona, which is expected to be delivered in September, is the second of four cruise ferries ordered by the Grimaldi Group to Fincantieri for the strengthening of its maritime services in the Mediterranean. With a maximum speed of 28 knots, a total loading capacity of 3,000 linear metres of rolling cargo, 215 cars and about 2,300 passengers, the “Cruise Barcelona”, along with her sistership “Cruise Roma”, will be the fastest and most modern cruise of her type in the Mediterranean.