German cruise ship Hamburg opens cruise season of Sochi (photo)
German cruise ship Hamburg came to port Sochi from port Batumi on March thus opening the city’s cruise season of 2015, says press center of Commercial Seaport of Sochi OJSC.
The ship was built in 1997. Her length is 144 m, breadth - 20 m, draught 5.5 m, tonnage – 15,067 t, flag - Bahamas. The vessel is operated by V.ships Leisure - Monaco. Earlier the vessel was known as C.Columbus (renamed in May 2012). The cruise ship can accommodate up to 420 passengers in 197 cabins and 8 suites.
In the evening the ship set sail for port Nesebr (Bulgaria). The next visit to Sochi scheduled for 2016 is under approval.