Ukranian River Cruises
 2009
MS Taras Shevchenko


cruise holiday


ITINERARY

Kiev - Istanbul; Istanbul - Kiev; Kiev - Odessa; Odessa - Kiev
  Motor ship TARAS SHEVCHENKO

This magnificent motor ship, built in 1991 year on Germany shipyards, is the one of the best for high class river cruises.  «Taras Shevchenko» - one of the best modern motor ships (project 302) «river-sea» class, built to meet the highest international safety standards with all modern amenities. All cabins equipped with internal phone, air-conditioner, refrigerator, shower and toilet. Suite cabins on boat deck are equipped with bath tubs. Public areas and amenities aboard include sauna, Hairdressing salon, first-aid post and Souvenir Shop. Two elegant restaurants on board allow for one seating for all meals, which is major advantage, especially with shore excursions: «Odessa» (62 seats) on Boat Deck and «Kiev» (170 seats) on Upper Deck.  In two bars «Sky-Bar» (80 seats) on Sun Deck and «Panorama» (50 seats) on Boat Deck – you can enjoy with friends over a drink.

  Cruise ship description

 

DATES OF THE CRUISE 2009

ROUTE

NUMBER OF NIGHTS

NUMBER OF DAYS

1.

26.04 – 10.05

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

2.

06.05 – 20.05

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

3.

20.05 – 03.06

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

4.

30.05 – 13.06

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

5.

13.06 – 27.06

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

6.

23.06 – 07.07

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

7.

07.07 – 21.07

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

8.

17.07 – 31.07

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

9.

31.07 – 14.08

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

10.

10.08 – 24.08

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

11.

24.08 – 07.09

Kiev - Istanbul

14

15

12.

03.09 – 17.09

Istanbul - Kiev

14

15

13.

17.09 – 28.09

Kiev – Odessa

11

12

14.

28.09 – 09.10

Odessa - Kiev

11

12

 

KIEV-ISTANBUL

14 nights / 15 days

Location

Program

Optional program

Arrival

Departure

Kiev

Embarkation

 

 

 

Kiev

City tour incl. visit of St. Sophia’s Cathedral

Kievo-pecherskaya Lavra with Gaves

 

 

18:00

cruising

 

 

 

 

Zaporoj’e

City tour, museum of Cossacks

Cossack show

09:00

17:00

Kherson

Boat trip to the Fishermen’s Ireland

 

09:00

13:00

Sevastopol

City tour incl. visiting of Panorama Museum

coach tour to Bakhchisaray concert of ensemble Black sea fleet

09:00

00:00

Yalta

City tour incl. visit to Livadia Palace

 

07:00

 

Yalta

Optional program

Visit of Alupka Palace with wine tasting

 

14:00

Odessa

City tour

visit of the Art Gallery

Evening Performance

11:00

 

Odessa

Optional program

Visit of Shabo Village

 

16:00

Constanta

City tour, visit of Histria

(fortress and Museum)

 

13:00

00:00

Nessebar

Walking city tour

 

 

12:00

 

Nessebar

Breakfast on board disembarkation,

 bus tour to Istanbul(6 hours),

box lunch

 accommodation at a hotel 4 ***, dinner at the hotel

 

 

07:30

 

Istanbul

Breakfast at the hotel, City tour, lunch at a local restaurant, dinner at the hotel

Night tour

 

 

Istanbul

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel, transfer to the airport

 

 

 

 

 ISTANBUL - KIEV

14 nights / 15 days

 

Location

Program

optionals

Arrival

Departure

Istanbul

Transfer to the hotel. Check in, dinner at the hotel

 

 

 

Istanbul

Breakfast at the hotel, city tour, lunch at a local restaurant, dinner at the hotel

Night tour

 

 

 

Istanbul

Nessebar

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel,

Lunch at a local restaurant

bus tour to Nessebar (6 hours),

Embarkation

Dinner on board

 

 

 

 

 

21:00

 

 

 

 

 

Nessebar

Walking city tour

 

 

21:00

Constanta

City tour, visit of Histria

(fortress and Museum)

 

08:00

18:00

Odessa

City tour

visit of the Art Gallery

Evening Performance

14:00

 

Odessa

Optional program

Visit of Shabo Village

 

19:00

Yalta

City tour incl. visit to Livadia Palace

 

16:00

 

Yalta

Optional program

Visit of Alupka Palace with wine tasting

 

20:00

Sevastopol

City tour incl. visiting of Panorama Museum

coach tour to Bakhchisaray

06:00

17:00

Kherson

Boat trip to the Fishermen’s Ireland

 

14:00

18:00

Zaporoj’e

City tour, museum of Cossacks

Cossack show

10:00

17:00

cruising

 

 

         

 

Kiev

City tour incl. visit of St. Sophia’s Cathedral

Kievo-pecherskaya Lavra with Gaves

 

10:00

 

Kiev

Disembarkation

 

 

 

 

Kiev-Odessa 
(11 nights / 12 days)

Day

time

City

PROGRAM

OPTIONAL PROGRAM

1.

 

 

19:00

Kiev

arrival to Kiev

transfer to the motor ship, embarkation

dinner on board

 

2.

08:00

 

13:30

18:00

Kiev

breakfast on board

City tour incl. visit of St. Sophia Cathedral

lunch on board

dinner on board

Theater of Opera

3.

08;00

 

13:30

19:00