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2016 July 20   09:39

Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg again receives the maximum number of ships (photo)

On 19th July, seven ships moored at the berths of Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg. The cruise ships delivered 10,727 passengers. It was a month ago, 21st June, that the Port accommodated a maximum number of ships.

The 7 ships are: AIDAdiva and AIDAmar (AIDA Cruises), Serenade of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International), Marina (Oceania Cruises), Costa Luminosa (Costa Crociere), yacht Christopher and Mein Schiff 5 (TUI Cruises) called at the Port during the Baltic Sea cruise.

Cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 and yacht Christopher made inaugural calls at the Port during the cruise season 2016. The remaining five ships have made 42 calls at the Port. The total length of moored ships - 1.4 km.

On September 1st Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg will again accommodate 7 cruise ships at once, reaching full berth occupancy.

Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg «Marine Façade» PLC is in the ownership of the city of St. Petersburg and is the largest passenger seaport in Russia. Construction of Marine Façade began in 2006. The port can accommodate cruise and ferry ships of up to 330 m long and with a draft of up to 8.8 m. The length and depth of new access channels - 10 km and 11 m, accordingly. The port operates seven piers. The quay-side length – 2,171.06 m.