The 2016 summer navigation season was opened on May 5 2016 with arrival of MSC Musica (MSC Cruises) at the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg. The first cruise ship has on board 2,651 passengers, the port operator Marine Façade said.
The MSC Musica length: 293,80 m; decks: 17.
MSC Cruises ranks among four largest cruise companies in the world, and a leader in the Mediterranean, South American and South African regions.
Arrival of next cruise ships is scheduled for May 7. The 2016 navigation season will be closed on October 11 with the call of AIDA Cruises' AIDAmar.
This year at least 12 vessels of the following cruise brands are expected to call at the port: Carnival Corporation, Viking Ocean Cruises, Global Cruise Lines Ltd., Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH, Pullmantur Cruises SL, TUI Cruises GmbH, Windstar Cruises, Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten GmbH.
In the 2016 navigation period the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg will handle 218 ships and more than 460,000 passengers.
JSC Passenger Port of St. Petersburg "Marine Façade" (owned by the City of St. Petersburg) is the largest passenger port in Russia. Construction of Marine Façade began in 2006. The port can accommodate cruise and ferry ships of up to 311 meters in length and a draft of up to 9 meters. The length and depth of new access channels are 10 km and 11 m, accordingly. The port operates seven piers. The quay wall length is 2,171.06 m.