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Grandi Navi Veloci

36 crossings between 24 ports in 8 countries. On 12 they are the only operator on the water; on 6 they are the quickest of several; on 6 a rival is faster.

Three things the timetable does not say

33% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 12 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.
6 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.
15 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 36 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

8 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca Grandi Navi Veloci 7 h 15 Balearia 7 h 15 rate not held 5 rivals
Almeria – Melilla 177 km Grandi Navi Veloci 8 h 15 Naviera Armas 5 h 30 rate not held 3 rivals
Barcelona – Ibiza 281 km Grandi Navi Veloci 8 h 30 Trasmed GLE 8 h 30 rate not held 3 rivals
Bari (FS Park Via Capruzzi) – Durres 217 km Grandi Navi Veloci 9 h 45 Adria Ferries 9 h 02 daily 2 rivals
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Olbia 391 km Grandi Navi Veloci 12 h 45 Moby Lines 12 h 30 rate not held 2 rivals
Palermo – Tunis 307 km Grandi Navi Veloci 14 h 31 Grimaldi Lines 11 h 30 rate not held 1 rival
Civitavecchia-Rome – Tunis 602 km Grandi Navi Veloci 32 h 01 Grimaldi Lines 17 h 30 rate not held 2 rivals
Barcelona – Ciutadella 207 km Grandi Navi Veloci 32 h 45 Balearia 5 h 30 rate not held 1 rival

Where they are the only boat

12 crossings with no other operator on record.

Napoli – Sicily 7 h 00 rate not held
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Sardinia 9 h 59 rate not held 1190 km
Civitavecchia-Rome – Sicily 14 h 00 rate not held
Barcelona – Melilla not held rate not held 809 km
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Melilla not held rate not held 1429 km
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Tangier Med not held rate not held 1547 km
Ciutadella – Palma de Mallorca not held rate not held 114 km
Barcelona – Tangier Med not held rate not held 906 km
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Porto Torres not held rate not held 399 km
Civitavecchia-Rome – Tangier Med not held rate not held 1644 km
Genoa (Fanti d'Italia/Principe bus station) – Sicily not held rate not held
Sicily – Tunis not held rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Grandi Navi Veloci crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 1 of 36 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.