German FTI BERLIN arrived to Istanbul to take new tourists before its second Black Sea cruise / Photographic coverage / Map / Schedule
On April 15, 2013 around 07:30 MT the FTI BERLIN cruise liner arrived to Istanbul from Sochi.
In Istanbul the liner will bid farewell to its passengers and will finish the cruise, started on April 3, 2013 in Venice. He will also get new passengers on board and leave for the same cruise, but will start from Istanbul, not from Venice.
Apparently FTI BERLIN will reach Nesebar on April 16, then Odessa – on the 17th, Yalta – on the 18th, and will arrive to Sochi on April 19.
FTI BERLIN in Istanbul
FTI BERLIN : Ship type: Passengers ship; Year built: 1980; Flag: Malta; Length and Breadth: 139 х 16 m; DeadWeight: 1796 t; Speed recorded (Мax/Average): 9.8 / 9.6 knots; Call Sign: 9HA2295; IMO: 7904889; MMSI: 248277000. Passanger capasity: 350.
Home port: Valletta
Class society: Germanischer Lloyd
Builder: Hdw Kiel - Kiel, Germany
Owner: Fti Cruises Hellas - Athens, Greece
Manager: Fti Cruises - Germany
Ex Names History
SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE - 05.2012; ORANGE MELODY - 2005-12-01; BERLIN - 2005-05-01; PRINCESS MAHSURI - 1985-01-01; BERLIN - 1982-01-01.
The last change in the liner’s name has been related to the change of the vessel’s operator – FTI Cruises Company instead of the British Saga Cruises / Saga Holidays. This is the German cruise company, established by the German tour operator FTI Touristik to expand its product line.
The liner cruised in the Black Sea from April 21 to 28, 2012 under its previous name and called 5 ports. There are only 4 of them in this year’s cruise.
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Date |
Week day |
Ship |
Passangers |
Country |
City |
Arrival |
Departure |
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| 10.04.2013 | Wednesday | FTI BERLIN | 400 | BG | NESSEBAR | 7:00 | 12:00 |
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11.04.2013 |
Thursday |
FTI BERLIN |
400 |
UA |
ODESSA |
9:30 |
16:00 |
| FTI BERLIN (SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE): Год постройки: 1980; Флаг: Malta; Длина и ширина: 139 х 16 m; Дедвейт : 1796; Скорость: 9.8 / 9.6 kn |
FTI BERLIN прошел у «Ласточкиного гнезда» и попрощался с Черным морем до октября -04.08.2012 |
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12.04.2013 |
Friday |
FTI BERLIN |
400 |
UA |
YALTA |
9:00 |
17:00 |
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13.04.2013 |
Saturday |
FTI BERLIN |
400 | RUS | SOCHI | 12:00 | 18:00 |
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On April 13, 2013 around 12:00 MT the FTI BERLIN cruise liner arrived to Sochi from Yalta, but did not call the port due to the new pier construction.
The vessel stayed at the port until 18:00 and passengers were brought to the shore by sea port boats. The program was shortened due to the fact that it was virtually impossible to reach the port on foot owing to the construction of Olympic objects; therefore, people had to refuse from the pedestrian tours.
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On April 12, 2013 around 08:00 MT the FTI BERLIN cruise liner arrived to Yalta from Odessa.
FTI BERLIN in Yalta on April 12, 2013, picture by Alex Kostin
FTI BERLIN in Yalta on April 12, 2013, picture by Andrei Klimenko, BSNews
FTI BERLIN in Yalta on April 12, 2013, picture by Andrei Klimenko, BSNews
FTI BERLIN in Yalta on April 12, 2013, picture by Andrei Klimenko, BSNews
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On April 11, 2013 around 16:00 MT the FTI BERLIN cruise liner left Odessa heading for Yalta, which will be reached on April 12 at about 9 o’clock.
We would like to offer our readers the coverage on the liner’s call to Odessa from our special correspondent – well-known Odessa marine photographer Vladimir Trofimov:
FTI BERLIN in Odessa on April 11, 2013. Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, for BSNews specially
FTI BERLIN in Odessa on April 11, 2013. Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, for BSNews specially
FTI BERLIN in Odessa on April 11, 2013. Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, for BSNews specially
FTI BERLIN in Odessa on April 11, 2013. Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, for BSNews specially
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On April 11, 2013 года around 08:30 MT liner FTI BERLIN arrived to Odessa from Bulgarian port Nessebar, where she became the first cruise liner of 2013 cruise season.
The liner departed from Bosphorus to Black Sea on April 9, 2013 around 11:45 MT, reached Nessebar on April 10, 2013 around 07:00 MT and departured, left it, heading for Odessa on April 10 around 12:00 MT.
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Pictures: Nikolay N, Yalta, Gaspra, April 3, 2012, for BSNews specially
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Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, April 2, 2012, for BSNews specially
Pictures: Vladimir Trofimov, Odessa, July13, 2012, for BSNews specially
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The data from websites: blacksea.sytes.net,
marinetraffic.com, shipspotting.com were used by BSNews
preparing matters for the «Now at the Black and Azov Seas ports» Project
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