At the end of May, the first cruise ship "Yuri Andropov" has brought 270 passengers to the former center of Russia. The tourists have visited the Fortress of Staraya Ladoga and number of the surrounding sights. This cruise became the beginning of the cruise navigation along the Volkhov River, linking Leningradsky and Novgorodsky regions. In future, it is planned to expand this route till Veliky Novgorod.
The Stanislav
"Given that the Novgorod region and its center have long been very attractive for tourists," said Stanislav
The cruises to Staraya Ladoga are already available during this navigation: for this season it is planned to transfer 11 thousand passengers, traveling on 40 cruise ships.