Walks on the Moscow River is now possible all year round

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18 November 2009

From the 17th of November to make a river trip in the center of Moscow is possible whole year round on a modern ice-breakers yachts from the pier of "Ukraine" Hotel (Embankment of Taras Shevchenko) to Novospasski bridge and back. For the project, which was organized by the company of Radisson Royal Moscow within the framework of reconstruction of Radisson Royal Moscow Hotel (before - "Ukraine"), was purchased four walking and one banquet icebreakers-yachts. All the boats are constructed in 2009 on the Turkish shipyards. They are designed for the year-round navigation, because it may break the ice with the thickness of 10 cm.

Each vessel is worth $ 2 million, has three decks (in addition to the basic medium, the yacht has a lower deck, where are located the toilets and offices, as well as the top, where you can ride at the warm season) allow to take onboard about 200 people and has a length of 50 meters.

However, if the value of a walk from Novospasski bridge to the Kiev railway station on the vessels of the "Moscow", Capital Shipping Company "(the main operator of Pleasure boats in Moscow) in the last navigation was 400 rubles, then for a new all-season boat, it will range from 1000 to 1500 rubles for a two-hour walk. However, it should be noted that this cost includes not only the journey itself, but also catering at the path (breakfast, lunch or dinner).

Free tickets are provided for the children under 5 years (inclusive) accompanied by adults, children under 12 years (inclusive) are provided by 25% discount . You can buy tickets at the pier of "Ukraine " Hotel with the help of special terminals in the building of "Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya" Hotel near the "Kievskaya" metro station, as well as in seven company offices, which are located in the seven shopping centers of the city.

To the end of the year from Monday to Thursday will be a single sail with a departure at 19:30, on Fridays and Saturdays will be added the sail at 23:00 and Saturday and Sunday sails for those wishing to have lunch at 13:00. However, next year is planned to sail every two hours from 9:00 to 23:00.

For the passengers comfort, the new yachts has the panoramic salon glazing, which allow to look around the capital's showplace at any weather. Furthermore, at the underwater part of the hull are built in the spotlights, that light up the water - it creates the effect of motion in the night space.