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Volga-class Motorship
The ''Volga'' class is a class of List of Russian river passenger ships, Russian river passenger ships. It is named after the first ship in the class ''Volga (ship, 1970), Volga'', which in her turn was named after Volga River. Three deck cruise ships built by Österreichische Schiffswerften AG at their shipyard in Korneuburg, Austria in 1970. River cruise ships of the Austrian project Q-031 Overview See also * List of river cruise ships * Valerian Kuybyshev-class motorship * Rossiya-class motorship (1952) * Rossiya-class motorship (1973) * Anton Chekhov-class motorship * Vladimir Ilyich-class motorship * Rodina-class motorship * Baykal-class motorship * Sergey Yesenin-class motorship * Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya-class motorship * Yerofey Khabarov-class motorship * Dunay-class motorship * Amur-class motorship * Dmitriy Furmanov-class motorship References River cruise ships Ships of Russia Ships of the Soviet Union Austria–Soviet Union relations {{Russia-transport- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 tours known as "shore excursions". On "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages", cruise ships make two- to three-night round trips without visiting any ports of call.Compare: Modern cruise ships tend to have less hull strength, speed, and agility compared to ocean liners. However, they have added amenities to cater to water tourists, with recent vessels being described as "balcony-laden floating condominiums". As of December 2018, there were 314 cruise ships operating worldwide, with a combined capacity of 537,000 passengers. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with an estimated market of $29.4 billion per year, and over 19 million passengers carried worldwide annually . The industry's rapid growth saw nine or more newl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
