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January 2012 Edition

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St Peter Line to offer year-round Baltic cruises with full day in four ports with no need for Visa's

 
St Peter Line, the Russian cruise ferry company that operates two ships in the Baltic, says it will increase sailings on Helsinki service and introduce cruises with day in Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn and St Petersburg on year-round itinerary with no need for Russian visa.

The 38,000 gross ton Princess Anastasia, will start a new kind of Baltic cruise from Helsinki via Stockholm and Tallinn to St. Petersburg in the beginning of February 2012. “Passengers are able to spend the whole day in each city and Princess Anastasia will take the passenger to a new city conveniently during the night. As the whole cruise is done with the same vessel no inconvenient ship changes are required. Departures will be twice a week from Helsinki,” the company said in a statement. Previously the ship only spent a couple of hours in most ports to allow disembarkation and embarkation of passengers and vehicles.

The Finnish capital has extensive connections by air, which link the Nordic country to various parts of the Far East in addition to European and North American cities In another development. St Peter Line will increase departures on Helsinki - St. Petersburg visa free cruises from February 2012 from eight to fourteen a month. “The number of hotel packages will also increase significantly. The new schedule makes it possible to travel to St. Petersburg also on Fridays every two weeks.

By increasing the capacity, St Peter Line aims to reply to the  increasing demand in Finnish market and to provide even more interesting departure dates and products specifically for Finnish and international markets, “said Igor Glukhov general director of St Peter Line.

The company operates the 34,000 gross ton Princess Maria on this service.

 

   
 

   
 

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