Is it possible today to relax with great pleasure, allowing yourself a lot of entertainment and pleasure? As it turned out, yes! “Princess Anastasia” is a motor ship that is able to give a fabulous experience and help you plunge into the romantic, pleasant bliss of a river cruise. We will get acquainted with its history, description and types of services.
History
In May 1988, a four-deck vessel was launched in Boyzenburg (German shipyard). And a year later it was approved and accepted by Soviet customers. For almost ten years, the ship went under the name of the famous professional revolutionary of Russia Nikolai Bauman. However, in 2009, in memory of Anastasia Romanova, he changed his name to "Princess Anastasia."
The ship was periodically upgraded. So, in 2005, it replaced the entire navigation technology with more advanced ones. Throughout its history, the ship has been used for various purposes. For example, several years walked along the Caspian Sea as a hotel for workers from the Kurmangazy field. And from 2014 to 2016 the ship stood in the backwater. And in 2016, Mosturflot company introduced it as the low-cost ship “Princess Anastasia”, carrying out river cruises along the main waterways of the Central region of Russia.
Description
The ship is a comfortable four-deck vessel with a modern navigation system. The interior of the common areas is made in an elegant style, but not without ease and comfort. Quiet, smooth running of the vessel excludes pitching and the occurrence of seasickness. Its capacity is up to 300 passengers.
Schedule of the ship "Princess Anastasia" covers the period from May to September. In winter, the ship is sent to the backwash for repair work and, if necessary, replacement and conversion of the navigation system.
The main points of arrival and departure are Moscow and St. Petersburg with variations of visiting various cities: Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Kostroma, Dubna, Valaam and others. Passengers are formed into groups according to the choice of route. It is possible to arrange a tour without meals and tours.
Cabins
“Princess Anastasia” is a motor ship where everyone can relax: not only to taste, but also financially. Cabins in it are presented with a wide selection. These are single, double and quadruple rooms, standard, deluxe and junior suites, which are located on the boat, lower and middle decks. In each cabin you can find air conditioning, a shower and toilet room, as well as radio points and sockets.
The cabins have a beautiful, neat design, comfortable furniture, modern plumbing. The rooms of the deluxe and junior suites are particularly sophisticated and comfortable. Depending on the location and type of cabin, of course, its cost also changes. Passengers are provided with bedding and travel information.
A restaurant
Going on any trip, it is important to take care of good nutrition. The kitchen is one of the advantages that Princess Anastasia can safely brag about. The motor ship has two restaurants: a classic and a quick self-service cafe. In them you can treat yourself to dishes of European and Russian cuisine. The menu has a wide variety, eliminates repetition. Dishes are always fresh and tasty. In addition, passengers have at their disposal coolers with cold water and titans with boiling water.
There is also a panorama bar and a beer bar on the boat. There, in addition to a wide variety of drinks, you can try original snacks.
Entertainment
Some passengers take the opportunity to relax on the boat without visiting excursions at stops. Therefore, the administration is trying to organize quality leisure on board. From entertainment and places of comfort you can find a solarium on the sun deck, side verandas where you can order drinks and enjoy the splendor of the scenery. For children there is a children's playroom. Periodically, the ship hosts creative evenings of poets and writers, music concerts, scientific conferences, art exhibitions and much more. For this, conference and reading rooms are provided. You can learn about all the events in advance and combine relaxation with the cultural program. On the Internet, information is provided by the club of the ship Princess Anastasia. This is a forum for river travelers, where you can also get acquainted with discussions of service, events and routes of experienced passengers.
By the way, the ship’s administration has created a detailed catalog of excursions with the sequence and time of visits to various attractions and historical places of Russian cities.
Services
The motor ship "Princess Anastasia" is defined as a river boarding house. Rest on it can take either one day or a week. Therefore, the services of qualified doctors of LLC Medlable are provided here. Inspection, consultation and subsequent treatment are paid separately. As wellness and relaxation treatments, you can use the services of massage therapists.
Cabin cleaning can be done independently or you can contact the ship's cleaning service for help. Of course, all this is possible only for a fee. An ironing room is also open for passengers.
Reviews
The advertisement for the ship is rather rosy and optimistic. However, any tourist is more inclined to believe the opinion of not interested companies, but the same travel lovers.
- Reviews of the ship "Princess Anastasia" confirm its status as a low-cost airline. Tours, rather modest in cost, correspond to a restrained, but neat interior and the range of services provided. However, despite the modest size of the ship, passengers on it feel quite comfortable and comfortable.
- The routes and the organization of excursions deserved the most praise. All events, stops are carried out in accordance with the plan. Spa treatments and regular creative evenings only decorate each cruise on the ship "Princess Anastasia".
- Reviews speak positively about the cuisine of river boarding restaurants. In the fast-food cafe, the menu includes dishes familiar to Russians: borsch, milk porridge, fresh salads, boiled potatoes, etc. In the bars you can enjoy delicious snacks in the form of smoked sausages, different varieties of cheese and fish products. And in the second (classic) restaurant the menu offers dishes of European cuisine. Of these, meat in French, grilled chicken in Chinese, fagotini with apricots, a medallion of cod with champignons and others deserved special praise.
- The staff, according to tourists, is characterized by friendliness and diligence. It is noteworthy that the administration supports original innovations and events. So, on board as guests guests are invited famous doctors, artists and prominent people from other fields of science, sports and art.
On the whole, the impression on the ship “Princess Anastasia” was positive for vacationers. Given the fact that the ship has acted as a river boarding house relatively recently, we can safely assume that its best cruises are yet to come.