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Tirrenia is a historic Italian ferry company founded on 21 December 1936 to provide sea links between mainland Italy and the islands. After decades of state ownership, Tirrenia was privatised through Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (CIN) and is now part of the Onorato Armatori Group, the same group that owns Moby Lines. Tirrenia operates passenger and freight ferries on routes to Sardinia, Sicily and Tunisia.
The current Tirrenia passenger fleet is built around modern RoPax vessels delivered from 2000 onwards, with cabins (inside, outside, with and without sea view), reclining seats, self-service restaurants, bars, shops, dedicated pet cabins, sun decks and Wi-Fi where activated. The ships are designed to handle long overnight crossings (8 to 16 hours) on the Tyrrhenian routes. Tirrenia retains a strong heritage role as the historic operator of the Italy-Sardinia and Italy-Sicily corridors.
SimpleFerry issues an e-ticket. For mainland-island crossings, vehicle passengers should be at the port 90 minutes before departure (120 minutes from Genoa); foot passengers 1 hour before. International (Tunisia) passengers should be at the port 120 minutes before. Cabins on overnight Sardinia and Sicily crossings should be booked in advance, especially in summer.
Pets travel either in dedicated pet cabins or in carriers in the public areas, depending on the vessel. Pet documents (microchip, vaccination record) are required.
On 21 December 1936; it has been a fixture of Italian coastal shipping ever since.
Tirrenia is owned by Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (CIN), part of the Onorato Armatori Group, which also owns Moby Lines.
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