"Sankt-Peterburg" - motor ship of increased comfort. A real floating hotel

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

"Sankt-Peterburg" - motor ship of increased comfort. This is a four-deck floating hotel with a capacity of 296 passengers.

Passenger ship built in 1974 according to project 301 (GDR) has a hull 125 long, 17 wide and with a draft of 2.8 meters. Its speed reaches 26 kilometers per hour.

The ship mainly sails from St. Petersburg to the Valaam Islands, Petrozavodsk, Kizhi and Mandrogi and back.

Those who choose to travel "St. Petersburg" (motor ship) are offered the following services:

• restaurant;
• disco bar;
• two regular bars with Wi-Fi internet and satellite TV;
• outdoor sunbathing deck;
• conference room (for business meetings);
• souvenir kiosk;
• ironing room;
• physiotherapy exercises;
• massage;
• herbal tea and oxygen cocktails;
• first-aid post.

How does a tourist boat work?

There are no viewing windows on the lower deck (in the hold) - there are portholes that never open, as they are located close to the waterline, but air conditioning is provided in all rooms. Cabins here have the lowest prices.

Above is the main (1st) deck. On it, at the beginning of the hall, there is a Reception (administrative room), where newly arrived passengers are registered and given room keys.

When leaving the city, it is necessary to hand over the keys to the employees at the Reception, since it is through them that passengers who did not return on time will be tracked.

The main deck also houses an infirmary and hot water titanium.

On the middle (2nd) deck, located above, there is a restaurant and ironing room at the stern, a bar at the bow.

Then comes the boat (3rd) deck, which also has a bar (in the bow) and a disco bar (in the stern). If passengers do not like noise, they should not take a cabin on this deck or choose one closer to the bow of the ship.

The topmost is the sunny (4th) deck. There are no cabins here, but a conference room and a solarium with sun loungers and a shower.

The lower the cabin, the lower the price for it.

On the 2nd and 3rd decks, vacationers will constantly walk in front of the windows. Sailors may sometimes work on the main deck. All this must be taken into account when choosing a cabin.

What's in the cabins?

In all passenger rooms "St. Petersburg" (motor ship) offers: shower,bathroom, air conditioning, wardrobe, radio, viewing window (or porthole), standard electrical outlet.

Junior Suite 3-seater	2-sleeping bed, chair-bed, magazine. table, pouffe, DVD TV, refrigerator, 2 windows.
Junior Suite 2-seater	Same as the 3-bed junior suite, but there are 2 armchairs instead of a chair-bed with an ottoman.
1-bed	1 bed.
2-seat	2 beds. On the 2nd and 3rd decks there is a larger room, there is a dressing table mirror.
3-seat	3 beds (two downstairs and one folding upstairs), 2 portholes. Available in 2-berth single-deck occupancy (at the price of a 2-berth single-deck cabin).

The cabins of ships are much smaller than any hotel rooms. Even on the most luxurious liners, an ordinary cabin is very similar to a large luxury compartment in a train sleeping car.

This is understandable - there is always little space on ships, and it is saved to the maximum. But this is done so discreetly that travelers do not feel cramped in any way - the ship has a place for sunbathing, a spacious disco bar, cozy rest areas with sofas and greenery.

The lower the cabin, the lower the price for it.

It should also be noted that in the main cabins, passengers sleep only at night, and most of theirthey spend their leisure time amusing themselves in music lounges and bars, or strolling on the decks and enjoying the wonderful views that open before them.

For those who are interested in the St. Petersburg motor ship, a photo of the recreation area is given below.

How is food organized?

On the St. Petersburg liner (motor ship), breakfasts are served as a buffet with free seating.

A choice menu is offered for lunch and dinner. Under this bespoke service system, passengers pre-select their lunch and dinner for the following day from a 2-3 course menu.

There are also three bars on the liner, but all drinks in them are for an additional fee.

Schedule of the ship "St. Petersburg" for 2016

There are many discounts that you need to find out about on a specialized website or at the box office.

Route	Trip start date	Number of days	Cost of trip, thousand rubles
St.-P-burg - Valaam - St.-P-burg	from May 23rd to September 14th (2-3 times a week)	3	6, 4-10, 3
St.-P-burg - Valaam - Konevets - St.-P-burg	06 June; August 15	3	8, 4-13, 6
St.-P-burg - Sortavala - Pellotsari - St.-P-burg	May 27	3	8, 4-13, 6
St.-P-burg - Valaam - Mandrogi - St.-P-burg	from May 27th to September 16th (3-4 times a month)	4	13, 2-21, 3

Motor ship "St. Petersburg": reviews

Tourists who have already been on a cruise enthusiastically talk about their unforgettable vacation on the liner. They thank the captain of the ship and all his staff for the excellent work. For several days spent on the ship, people received a lot of pleasant emotions, restored their strength and energy. They admire the comfort of the ship, the well-coordinated work of the attendants, an interesting entertainment program, cleanliness and delicious food. Many express a desire to be here again with the same team!