(ANSAmed) - NAPLES, AUGUST 10 - Leonardo Massa, country
manager for MSC Cruises, which is supplying the first of two
ships for the athletes' village at the port of Naples for the
2019 Universiade World University Games, said MSC is "proud to
officially be a part of the 2019 Universiade organisational
team".
"During my university studies, I participated as an athlete
in the Universiade in Zagreb in 1987, and I know well that the
topic of hospitality is very delicate, because you have to
accommodate an extraordinary number of people, offering
high-quality services," Massa said.
"We are convinced that on board the MSC Lirica, one of the
most elegant and comfortable ships in our fleet, the athletes
will be able to receive the best possible hospitality and
maintain the concentration necessary for their sporting events,
thanks to the numerous amenities and features the ship offers.
Winning the Universiade was an unforgettable experience for me.
I therefore hope that MSC Cruises can contribute to the victory
of as many Italians as possible, giving them the same excitement
I experienced," he said.
The contract for the ship as part of the athletes' village
was signed on Thursday morning by Aureliano Cicala, general
director of MSC Cruises.
"On the topic of the Universiade, MSC has always been
available to the institutions, offering its abilities and
reception capacity in support of this very important
international sporting event," Cicala said.
"We are happy that this collaboration has finally
materialised with the formalised agreement today, thus giving us
the honor and the opportunity, alongside the institutions, to
contribute to and support the hospitality of the young athletes
from around the world," he said.
"In recent months we have continually reconfirmed our
willingness to support the Universiade. Naples is like a home
for MSC. The Group represents, both at a regional level as well
as in Naples in particular, one of the main entities in terms of
jobs. We therefore wanted to do our part," he said.
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