The ''Konstantin Simonov'' () is a
''Dmitriy Furmanov''-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/
Russia
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n river
cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on Tourism, tours k ...
, cruising in the
Volga
The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...
–
Neva
The Neva ( , ; , ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is the fourth- ...
basin. The ship was built by
VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in
Boizenburg
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,
East Germany
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, and entered service in 1984. The ship is named after Soviet writer and poet
Konstantin Simonov
Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov (, – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent,Константин Михайлович Симонов // " Литературна ...
.
Her home port is currently
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
. Captain of the ''Konstantin Simonov'' (2014) is Aleksandr Kazakov.
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Features
The ship has two restaurants "Neva" and "Volga", two bars, souvenir store, solarium, conference hall and sauna.
Motorship ''Konstantin Simonov'' (type 302)
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See also
* List of river cruise ships
This is a list of river cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. As some river cruise ships have operated under multiple names, all names will be listed in the "Notes" section.
See also
* List of cruise ...
References
External links
{{Commons category, IMO 8422618
''Konstantin Simonov'' – Vodohod
1984 ships
River cruise ships
Ships built in East Germany
Passenger ships of the Soviet Union
Passenger ships of Russia