CHRISTINE L © Cors Express

Cors'Express opens 2027 bookings for CHRISTINE L after delayed start

High-speedCors'Express, the new Bastia-based operator that plans hydrofoil services between Corsica and mainland Italy, has opened bookings for CHRISTINE L. The timetable shows sailings twice a week between Bastia and Civitavecchia, on Thursdays and Sundays, starting 22 April, and twice a week between Bastia and Livorno, on Mondays and Fridays, starting 23 April. No sailings are listed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Saturdays, and none to Genoa.

CHRISTINE L, a 2005-built 219-passenger hydrofoil bought from Liberty Lines in May this year for foot passengers under the Italian flag, arrived in Bastia on 10 August and was due to make her first crossing, to Genoa, on 20 August. The start has since been postponed. The company was also preparing to move her to the French flag, and president Vincent Lucchini then aimed to start at the end of October or the beginning of November.

The company has given crossing times of 2 hours 15 minutes to Livorno, 3 hours 15 minutes to Civitavecchia and 3 hours 30 minutes to Genoa. It has also said it wants to add a route to Nice once the ship is under the French flag.

nov 10 2026