Captain Andrea Poggi was born in Rigorosco, Arquata Scrivia, Italy.
He graduated from the Nautical Institute in Genoa, 1971, the largest port of the Mediterranean Sea. After spending two years with the Italian Navy on a submarine, he started his service on passenger ships in May 1983 with Sitmar Cruises. He was promoted to Staff Captain in August 1991 onboard the Crown Princess and Captain on Regal Princess in 1999. In past years, he has commanded the Crown Princess, Regal Princess, Ocean Princess, Dawn Princess, Island Princess, Sea Princess and most recently, the Grand Princess.
Captain Poggi likes to spend his spare time motorbike racing and tracking on the north Italian Alps.
