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German liner ARTANIA heads for Istanbul from Piraeus before the cruise around 5 Black Sea ports /Photos/ Map/ Shedule

On April 16, 2013 at about 17:00 MT German cruise liner ARTANIA will arrive to Istanbul from Piraeus. On April 17 the liner will commence the cruise around 5 Black Sea ports.

ARTANIA: Ship Type: Passengers ship. Year built: 1982. Length and breadth: 230 m X 32 m. Gross Tonnage: 44588, Ship Tonnage: 4661 t. Speed recorded (Мax/Average): 18.9 / 13.9 knots. Flag: Bermuda. Call Sign: ZCDM7. IMO: 8201480, MMSI: 310456000

Builder: Stx Finland Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland
Owner: Artania Shipping.
Cruise line: Phoenix Reisen
Double occupancy/max occupancy: 1122 / 1200
Crew: 420

Ex Names History: до 2005-06-14 – ROYAL PRINCESS.

Picture of Vladimir Trofimov from Odessa shows the liner entering the Odessa Port

Cruise Shedule:

Venice, Italy (12.04.2013 d20:00);
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece (14.04.2013 13:00-19:00);
Piraeus (Athens), Greece (15.04.2013 11:00-18:00);
Istanbul, Turkey (16.04.2013 17:00(+1)18:00);
Constanza, Romania (18.04.2013 08:00-18:00);
Odessa, Ukraine (19.04.2013 08:00-17:00);
Yalta, Ukraine (20.04.2013 08:00-16:00);
Sochi, Russia (21.04.2013 09:00-18:00);
Sinop, Turkey (22.04.2013 10:00-17:00);

Mykonos, Greece (24.04.2013 11:00-17:00);
Dubrovnik, Croatia (26.04.2013 07:00-13:00);
Venice, Italy (27.04.2013 a10:00)

ARTANIA in Constanta on April 23, 2012. Photo from site urban-constanta.blogspot.com

Liner ARTANIA arrives at Odessa Port on April 22, 2012. Photo by Vladimir Trofimov.

Cruise liners DISCOVERY and ARTANIA met at the same port. Yalta, April 21, 2012. Photo by Mikhail Rozenshtein, BSNews

ARTANIA and DISCOVERY remain off the harbour in Sochi Port

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preparing matters for the «Now at the Black and Azov Seas ports» Project