EXQUISITE RUSSIAN RIVER CRUISES' 2010
Motorship "Russ"
Motorship "Russ" is a comfortable four-desk vessel (type-302). Built in Germany in 1987, refurbished in 2007, the motorship is equipped with modern navigational facilities and exceeds the speed of 25,5 km per hour (around 17 MpH).
Passenger capacity- 278 pax
Dates:
July 13-July 24 (12 days/11 nights): Moscow-St. Petersburg, season D
July 24-Aug 03 (11 days/10 nights): St. Petersburg-Moscow, season D
Aug. 03 – Aug. 14 (12 days / 11 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season D
Aug. 14 – Aug. 24 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season D
Aug. 24 – Sept. 04 (12 days / 11 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season C
Sept. 04 – Sept. 14 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season B
Sept. 14 – Sept. 27 (14 days / 13 nights): Moscow – Astrakhan, season A
Itinerary excursion programme: Moscow – Astrakhan (14 days / 13 nights)
Day 1-3 Moscow
Transfer airport – ship, bus city tour. Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral, Tretiakov Gallery
Day 4 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of Kremlin, Dmitry on the blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 5 Yaroslavl
Bus city tour, local market (free time). Church of Elijah the Prophet, interactive tour of former Governors House (Art Gallery)
Day 5 Kostroma
Bus city tour, Ipatiev Monastery, Trinity Cathedral
Day 6 Nizhny Novgorod
Bus city tour, Kremlin grounds
Day 7 Cheboksary
Bus city tour
Day 8 Kazan
Bus city tour, Kremlin grounds
Day 9 Samara
Bus city tour, Art Gallery
Day 10 Saratov
Bus city tour
Day 11 Volgograd
Bus city tour, Mamayev Mound
Day 12 Day on board
Entertainment on board
Day 13-14 Astrakhan
Bus city tour, Kremlin grounds, transfer shop – airport
St. Petersburg – Moscow (11 days / 10 nights)
Day 1-3 St. Petersburg
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour with the visit to Peter and Paul fortress, Hermitage
Day 4 Day on board
Russian Day (Russian tea party, blini tasting, concerts of folklore and classical music, Russian dancing and singing classes, crash course on Russian language) etc
Day 5 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 6 Goritsy
Walking excursion “Acquaintance with Russian people`s everyday life”, with the visit to a house of local people, school and local club, visit to Resurrection Nunnery with tea drinking in the refectory
Day 7 Myshkin
Walking city tour with the visit to the museum of “Russian Valenki” exposition “Russian linen”, exposition “Granary mice”, local history museum “Miller`s House”, with folklore
Day 7 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 8-11 Moscow
Tour of Moscow by night, bus city tour, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral. Transfer to the airport
Moscow – St. Petersburg (12 days / 11 nights)
Day 1-3 Moscow
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral, 1 lunch in the city
Day 4 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 5 Myshkin
Walking city tour with the visit to the museum of “Russian Valenki” exposition “Russian linen”, exposition “Granary mice”, local history museum “Miller`s House”, with folklore
Day 6 Goritsy
Walking excursion “Acquaintance with Russian people`s everyday life”, with the visit to a house of local people, school and local club, visit to Resurrection Nunnery with tea drinking in the refectory
Day 7 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 8-12 St. Petersburg
Tour of St. Petersburg by night, bus city tour with the visit to Peter and Paul fortress, Hermitage, transfer to the airport
Nikolay Chernishevsky
Motorship “Nikolay Chernishevsky” is a comfortable four-desk vessel. Built in Germany in 1981, refurbished in 2007, the motorship is equipped with modern navigation facilities and exceeds the speed of 26 km per hour (around 17 MpH). Passenger capacity – 258 pax
Dates:
July 17- July 27 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season D
July 27 – Aug. 07 (12 days / 11 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season D
Aug. 07 – Aug. 17 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season D
Aug. 17 – Aug. 28 (12 days / 11 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season D
Aug. 28 – Sept. 07 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season C
Sept. 07 – Sept. 18 (12 days / 11 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season B
Sept. 18 – Sept. 28 (11 days / 10 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season A
Itinerary excursion programme: St. Petersburg – Moscow (11 days / 10 nights)
Day 1-3 St. Petersburg
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour with the visit to Peter and Paul fortress, Hermitage
Day 4 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 5 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 6 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 7 Yaroslavl
Bus city tour, local market (free time). Church of Elijah the Prophet, interactive tour of former Governors House (Art Gallery)
Day 8 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 9 Moscow
Bus city tour, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral, transfer of the airport
Moscow – St. Petersburg (12 days / 11 nights)
Day 1-3 Moscow
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour, 1 lunch in the city, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral
Day 4 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 5 Yaroslavl
Bus city tour, local market (free time). Church of Elijah the Prophet, interactive tour of former Governors House (Art Gallery)
Day 6 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 7 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 8 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 9 – 12 St. Petersburg
Bus city tour with the visit of Peter and Paul Fortress, Hermitage museum, Peterrhof (lower park), transfer to the airport
Motorship "Lenin"
Motorship “Lenin” is a comfortable four-desk vessel. Built in Germany in 1987, refurbished in 2007, the motorship is equipped with modern navigation facilities and exceeds the speed of 25,5 km per hour (around 17 MpH). Passenger capacity – 274 pax
Dates:
July 18 – July 27 (10 days / 9 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season D
July 27 – Aug. 08 (13 days / 12 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season D
Aug. 08 – Aug. 17 (10 days / 9 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season D
Aug. 17 – Aug. 29 (13 days / 12 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season D
Aug. 29 – Sept. 07 (10 days / 9 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season C
Sept. 07 – Sept. 16 (10 days / 9 nights): Moscow – St. Petersburg, season B
Sept. 16 – Sept. 23 (8 days / 7 nights): St. Petersburg – Moscow, season A
Itinerary excursion programme: Moscow – St. Petersburg (8 days / 7 nights)
Day 1-2 Moscow
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour
Day 3 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 4 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 5 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 6 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 7-8 St. Petersburg
Bus city tour, transfer to the airport
St. Petersburg – Moscow (8 days / 7 nights)
Day 1-2 St. Petersburg
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour
Day 3 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 4 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 5 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 6 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 7-8 Moscow
Bus city tour, transfer to the airport
Moscow – St. Petersburg (10 days / 9 nights)
Day 1-3 Moscow
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral
Day 4 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 5 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 6 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 7 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 8-10 St. Petersburg
Bus city tour, Hermitage museum, transfer to the airport
St. Petersburg – Moscow (10 days / 9 nights)
Day 1-3 St. Petersburg
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour, Hermitage museum
Day 4 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 5 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 6 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 7 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 8-10 Moscow
Bus city tour, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral, transfer to the airport
Moscow – St. Petersburg (13/ days / 12 nights)
Day 1-3 Moscow
Transfer from the airport, bus city tour, 1 lunch in the city, Kremlin with the visit to 1 Cathedral
Day 4 Uglich
Walking city tour with the visit to the territory of the Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral
Day 5 Myshkin
Walking city tour with the visit to the museum of “Russian Valenki” exposition “Russian linen”, exposition “Granary mice”, local history museum “Miller`s House”, with folklore
Day 6 Yaroslavl
Bus city tour, local market (free time). Church of Elijah the Prophet, interactive tour of former Governors House (Art Gallery)
Day 7 Goritsy
Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons
Day 8 Kizhi
Open-air museum of wooden architecture
Day 9 Mandrogui
Free time, kebab (sashlik) ashore
Day 10-13 St. Petersburg
Bus city tour, Hermitage museum, Pushkin, transfer to the airport
TERMS OF TRANSACTION:
| Season | Quad (TRPL) for dbl use Lower deck | Twin Main deck | Twin Middle deck | Twin Boat deck | Sngl Boat/middle deck | Junior Suite B middle deck | Junior Suite A middle deck | Suite Boat/middle deck |
| A | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 115 |
| B | 75 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 115 | 125 |
| C | 85 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 110 | 125 | 130 | 140 |
| D | 87 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 115 | 135 | 140 | 150 |
Prices are quoted in euros per person per night.
Additional terms:
- Prices mentioned are for groups (minimum 20 pax). For individuals as well as for groups less than 20 pax, there is extra charge stipulated
- Cruise booking term is a 10 % deposit which is irrevocable
- Payment transactions should be completed 70 days before embarkation
- Double for single use + 50 %
Cancellation policy:
- If canceled more than 69 days before embarkation – 100 % of cruise price (nonrefundable deposit)
- 69-60 days before embarkation – 25 % of cruise price
- 59-50 days before embarkation – 50 % of cruise price
- 49-31 days before embarkation – 75 % of cruise price
- Less than 31 days before embarkation – 100 % of cruise price (The full payment of the tour should be effected not later than 70 days before departure) Itineraries, price, excursion programmes, as well as the number of places available may vary
- Please, ask the manager to specify this information while booking the tour
Included services:
- Transfers airport – motor ship / motor ship - airport for groups (min 20 pax); for groups less than 20 pax, transfers can be organized for extra charge
- Luggage handling in river ports and board the ship
- Guaranteed accommodation according to your reservation
- Full board catering( three times meal) including dinner upon arrival and breakfast on the departure day
- Welcome “bread and salt” ceremony
- Captains welcome cocktail reception
- English / French / German / Spanish / Italian speaking board guides; services of guides speaking other foreign languages can be provided at additional cost
- On board entertainment including Russian language course and Russian song lessons, live music concert, dancing music in bars nightly, Captains bridge tour, etc
- Included excursion programme (In Moscow and St. Petersburg all tour buses are air – conditioned)
- Captains Farewell dinner (special menu)
Not Included services:
- Additional drinks and water in ship restaurant and drinks in on board bars
- Optional tours
- Tips for the crew and shop staff
- International transport to Russia
- If the journey goes through Estonia (preferably), the additional accommodation and transfers in Estonia
