M/s Anton Chekhov 2018

RUSSIAN WATERWAYS CRUISES – 2018

«ANTON CHEKHOV»

M/S «ANTON CHEKHOV»

Technical characteristic

Length	115,6 m	The total passenger capacity is 195 persons
Breadth	16,7 m	Total number of cabins 98:
Draught	2,8 m	13	Single Standard cabins
Passenger capacity	195	70	Twin Standard cabins
Main engines	3*662 kW.	12	Triple Standard cabins
Speed	25,5 km/h	2	Suite cabins
Type	Q-056	1	Junior Suite cabin
Built	1978
Renovation	2003

If you want to have an exciting travel experience on board the comfortable and well-tended river vessel, m/s Chekhov is your choice. This ship is one of two, representing the Austrian project of river cruise-liners, designed as an alternative to the German-made vessels of project 301 and 302. It favorably differs from them with a higher cabin standard and innovative design of public areas. M/s Chekhov was built in 1978 and has gone several refurbishments to keep up with standards appropriate for Western travelers. For many years the ship was traveling along the exotic route on Yenisey River in Siberia and starting 2004 it will be used on the most popular Russian cruise line Moscow – St. Petersburg.

M/s Chekhov is manned with highly trained crew and supporting personnel with extensive experience of serving foreign passengers. This ensures a pleasant and memorable stay on board for groups and independent travelers.

The guests of the ship have a use of the following facilities: two bars (one of which has a swimming pool under a sliding glass roof), reading lounge and lecture room. All cabins are outside with large picture windows, climate control, private bathrooms and speaker for announcements. Passengers have a beauty salon, souvenir shop and sauna at their disposal. Laundry and doctor’s services are also available. The ship is not equipped with wheelchair access and elevator. The ship do not have extensive soundproofing so you may hear noise from air-conditioning and other machinery onboard at any time.

Prices for cruise MOS - STP / STP - MOS

NET group price per person per night in euro

Cabins	Cruises May 09 and Sept. 18 only	MOS - STP (vv), season
Boat deck	132	132
Suite boat deck	180	180
Upper deck	109	117
Main deck	94	102
Junior Suite main deck	161	161

· Single Supplement - 50% per pax per night rate

· Port & Fuel charge Euro 45 per person per cruise

The price includes:

	Accommodations in all outside cabins, each with private bathroom facilities, individual temperature control and large picture window.
	Three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) per day in the ship's restaurant with the same menu for all passengers irrespective of cabin category; meal service begins with dinner on day of embarkation and ends with breakfast on day of disembarkation.
	Captain’s welcome Cocktail Reception.
	Gala farewell Dinner aboard.
	Full sightseeing programs in each of the ports of call.
	Transfers on the day of embarkation/disembarkation
	Luggage handling to/from the ship.
	Lectures, provided by our guides.
	Russian language and song lectures.
	Nightly entertainment and dancing.
	Daily aerobics.
	Tour of the ship’s bridge

The price does not include:

	Baggage: excess baggage, forwarding of baggage/ souvenirs.
	Luggage handling in the airport.
	Insurance.
	Visas.
	Gratuities: gratuities for Cruise director, ship’s crew members, guides and drivers are not included and are at passenger’s discretion.

	Miscellaneous: Items of a personnel nature such as laundry, bar charges, beauty salon, telephone cable charges and medical services are not included.

MS ANTON CHEKHOV - 2018

DATES	ROUTE	days / nights
09/05 - 18/05	Moscow - St. Petersburg	10 / 9
18/05 - 27/05	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
27/05 - 06/06	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
06/06 - 15/06	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
15/06 - 25/06	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
25/06 - 04/07	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
04/07 - 14/07	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
14/07 - 23/07	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
23/07 - 02/08	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
02/08 - 11/08	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
11/08 - 21/08	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
21/08 - 30/08	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
30/08 - 09/09	Moscow - St. Petersburg	11 / 10
09/09 - 18/09	St. Petersburg - Moscow	10 / 9
18/09 - 27/09	Moscow - St. Petersburg	10 / 9

Мoscow – St. Petersburg

11 Days / 10 Nights

dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	LOCATION
MAY 27	JUN 15	JUL 04	JUL 23	AUG 11	AUG 30	Moscow	embarkation
MAY 28	JUN 16	JUL 05	JUL 24	AUG 12	AUG 31	Moscow	City tour.
MAY 29	JUN 17	JUL 06	JUL 25	AUG 13	SEP 01	Moscow	Kremlin & Cathedrals.
MAY 30	JUN 18	JUL 07	JUL 26	AUG 14	SEP 02	Uglich	Cathedral of the Resurrection and Dmitry Blood’s Church
MAY 31	JUN 19	JUL 08	JUL 27	AUG 15	SEP 03	Yaroslavl	City tour, Spaso-Preobrazgenskiy Monastery, Church of Elijah the Prophet
JUN 01	JUN 20	JUL 09	JUL 28	AUG 16	SEP 04	Goritsy	Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
JUN 02	JUN 21	JUL 10	JUL 29	AUG 17	SEP 05	Kizhi	Open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture
JUN 03	JUN 22	JUL 11	JUL 30	AUG 18	SEP 06	Mandrogi	green stop
JUN 04	JUN 23	JUL 12	JUL 31	AUG 19	SEP 07	St. Petersburg	City tour
JUN 05	JUN 24	JUL 13	AUG 01	AUG 20	SEP 08	St. Petersburg	Hermitage
JUN 06	JUN 25	JUL 14	AUG 02	AUG 21	SEP 09	St. Petersburg	Disembarkation

St.Petersburg - Moscow

10 Days / 9 Nights

dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	dates	LOCATION	PROGRAM
MAY 18	JUN 06	JUN 25	JUL 14	AUG 02	AUG 21	SEP 09	St. Petersburg	Embarkation
MAY 19	JUN 07	JUN 26	JUL 15	AUG 03	AUG 22	SEP 10	St. Petersburg	City tour. Hermitage (JUL 15)
MAY 20	JUN 08	JUN 27	JUL 16	AUG 04	AUG 23	SEP 11	St. Petersburg	Hermitage. City tour (JUL 16)
MAY 21	JUN 09	JUN 28	JUL 17	AUG 05	AUG 24	SEP 12	Mandrogi	green stop
MAY 22	JUN 10	JUN 29	JUL 18	AUG 06	AUG 25	SEP 13	Kizhi	Open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture
MAY 23	JUN 11	JUN 30	JUL 19	AUG 07	AUG 26	SEP 14	Goritsy	Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
MAY 24	JUN 12	JUL 01	JUL 20	AUG 08	AUG 27	SEP 15	Uglich	Cathedral of the Resurrection and Dmitry Blood’s Church
MAY 25	JUN 13	JUL 02	JUL 21	AUG 09	AUG 28	SEP 16	Moscow	City tour. Kremlin & Cathedrals (JUN 13)
MAY 26	JUN 14	JUL 03	JUL 22	AUG 10	AUG 29	SEP 17	Moscow	Kremlin & Cathedrals. City tour (JUN 14)
MAY 27	JUN 15	JUL 04	JUL 23	AUG 11	AUG 30	SEP 18	Moscow	Disembarkation

Мoscow – St. Petersburg

10 Days / 9 Nights

dates	dates	dates	LOCATION
MAY 09	SEP 18	Moscow	embarkation
MAY 10	SEP 19	Moscow	City tour. Kremlin & Cathedrals (SEP 19)
MAY 11	SEP 20	Moscow	Kremlin & Cathedrals. City tour (SEP 20)
MAY 12	SEP 21	Uglich	Cathedral of the Resurrection and Dmitry Blood’s Church
MAY 13	SEP 22	Goritsy	Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
MAY 14	SEP 23	Kizhi	Open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture
MAY 15	SEP 24	Mandrogi	green stop
MAY 16	SEP 25	St. Petersburg	City tour
MAY 17	SEP 26	St. Petersburg	Hermitage
MAY 18	SEP 27	St. Petersburg	Disembarkation

!	*Please, note the itinerary is subject to change because of the weather conditions* *and the program is subject to change as it depends on museums workings hours*

Moscow - Saint-Petersburg (11 days/10 nights):

Moscow

Uglich

Yaroslavl

Goritsy

Kizhi

Mandrogi

Saint-Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg - Moscow (10 days/9 nights):

Saint-Petersburg

Mandrogi

Kizhi

Goritsy

Uglich

Moscow

Moscow - Saint-Petersburg (10 days/9 nights):

Moscow

Uglich

Goritsy

Kizhi

Mandrogi

Saint-Petersburg

MOSCOW
Spend three unforgettable days in the capital of Russia and admire numerous treasures of its history and present days and enjoy its beauty!
☺ City tour	Stop at St. Sofia Embankment of the Moskva-river; The Bolshoy Stone Bridge; stops at Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts; the new monument to Peter the Great; Gorky Park; stop at New Maiden Convent; observation platform of Sparrow (Lenin) Hills; Viktory Park and Poklonnaya Hill with World War II Memorial; Kutuzov Avenue; White House.
☺ Kremlin	The former residence of Russian czars, an architectural ensemble of unique beauty, which took shape between the 15-th and 20-th centuries. Cathedral Square - the center of the Kremlin with the 15-th century Assumption Cathedral, the main church of Russia, the 15-th century Annunciation Cathedral, the private church of Russian czars and the 16-th century Cathedral of the Archangel, the burial place of the czars. On the ground of the Kremlin there are famous Czar Cannon of the 16-th century and Czar Bell of the 18-th century.
Optional tours
*The Armory Chamber* The treasury of Russian Czars with unique collections of gold and silver items of the 12-19th centuries, Russian arms and armor of the 12-16th centuries, the state regalia, thrones, carriages and coronation dressers of the 16-19th centuries, as well as ambassadorial gifts of the 16-19th centuries
State Tretyakov Art Gallery It is a national museum of Russian founded in 1856 by Peotr Tretyakov. The collection with its 100 thousand exhibits includes 5,000 works of ancient Russian art and world famous paintings by Russian and Soviet artists as well as sculptures and examples of graphic art.
*Moscow by night &Metro* Briefly: Photo stops at St. Sofia Embankment of the Moskva-river, the Bolshoy Stone Bridge; driving along the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the new monument to Peter the Great; Gorky Park; photo stop at the New Maiden Convent; observation platform of Sparrow (Lenin) Hills; short stop at Poklonnaya (Bow) Hill with World War II Memorial; driving along Kutuzov Avenue; White House and the Kremlin; stop at the Red Square. During the Moscow by night excursion you will be taken to Moscow underground stations, make two or three rides and see four or five stations (the most beautiful ones). Each station was to be different from the others and designed in an original manner. The Komsomolskaya Station, serving the three railway station, is the most extreme, with its heavy gilt and ceiling mosaics depicting leaders on the mausoleum in Red Square.

UGLICH
Founded in 1148, Uglich is one of the most beloved towns in old Russia. The view of the town as it is approached from the Volga River is especially lovely with the Cathedral of the Resurrection and St.John’s Church looming on the horizon. At the end of the 16th century, Maria Nagaya, seventh wife of Ivan the Terrible, lived in honorary exile in the Kremlin at Uglich. It was here in her garden that the Tsarevich Dmitry met his death and where the Church of St.Demitrius of the Blood was built and still stands today.
☺ City tour		Cathedral of the Resurrection and Dmitry Blood’s Church

YAROSLAVL (Moscow-St.Petersburg 11 days cruise only)
Yaroslavl is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century churches and is an outstanding example of the urban planning reform Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the whole of Russia in 1763. While keeping some of its significant historic structures, the town was renovated in the neoclassical style on a radial urban master plan. It has also kept elements from the 16th century in the Spassky Monastery, one of the oldest in the Upper Volga region.
☺ City tour	with visiting of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, Church of Ilja the Prophet.

GORITSY
Goritsy is a tiny settlement seven kilometers from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery. Visit what remains of the Nunnery of the resurrection on the banks of the Sheksna River in Goritsy, within a quarter of a mile of where the ship stop, will be interesting for any tourist with a real interest in Russian history
☺ Visiting tour	Kirillo-Belizersky Monastery.

KIZHI
Via the Volga/Baltic canal, our cruise takes us to the tiny island of Kizhi, located at the northern end of lake Onega. Renowned for its open-air Museum of Architecture assembled from various areas of the country and restored to form a glimpse of the past. The Transfiguration Church, with 22 domes, is the ultimate in Russian fairy-tale church architecture. Erected without a single nail or piece of iron, it was built only by chisel and ax.
☺ Visiting tour		Open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture.

MANDROGI
In the village there are some structures built according to the Russian fine traditions of wooden architecture. Village dwellers meet the quests and organize something special for them. There is a museum of Russian Vodka where tourists can get acquainted with the history of Russian vodka industry (payment on the spot). Remeslennays Sloboda, walking in the picturesque woods.
☺ Green stop

SAINT-PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is situated on the bank of the Gulf of Finland, in the delta of the river Neva. Created by Peter the Great to rival Venice, its 101 islands, 66 canals, and hundreds of bridges have secured its reputation as the most beautiful city in the country. It is the northernmost city in the world with a population of over one million. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.
☺ City tour	Brief description of what you will see during city tour *( outside view): Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square and Winter Palace+, Spit of the Vassilievsky Island, University Embankmant, Main Building of the State St.Petersburg University, Admiralty, Senat Square, Monument to Peter the Great (Bronze Horseman), St.Isaak's Cathedral and St.Isaak's Square, Field of Mars+ and Summer Gardens+, Cruiser Aurora, Smolny Cathedral.
☺ Hermitage	One of biggest museums of the world, founded 1764; its collection includes over 2.7 million items, including masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Roden, Rembrandt, Rubens, French impressionists, etc. Gala room of the Winter Palace, a former royal residence.
Optional tours
Petrodvoretz (Peterhoff) The imperial summer residence on the Gulf of Finland, 29 km from the city.At the beginning of the 18th century palaces were built and parks with fountains laid under the order of Peter the Greate to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over the Sweden near Poltava. The highest fountain of Petrodvorets depicting Samaon (21 m) was built as a symbol of the victory 25 years after the battle.
Pushkin (Tsarskoe selo) Located 29 km south of St.-Petersburg. A park in the French style was laid out around it. In the middle of the 18th century Tsarskoye selo became the official royal residence. The Baroque palace of Catherine the Great is a stunning royal retreat well-known the world over. The palace was built at the end of the 18th century for Catherine the Great. The splendor of the palace is magnified by the beautiful park surrounding it. Among its most favored and visited attractions is the Amber Room.
Usupov Palace Built for the Yussupov family, which was considered the richest noble family in Russia, the palace is a fine example of Russian architecture of the 2^nd half of the 19th century. Its facade is executed in the classical style. Its interiors, including state rooms, palace theatre, private rooms are decorated with the works by Rembrandt and Rubens, French tapestries and porcelain, Venetian mirrors and wood carvings. It was in the palace basement that Grigory Rasputin was assassinated in 1916.

MS ANTON CHEKHOV - 2018

State Tretyakov Art Gallery

Plan of the ship