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VOLGA
Passenger Capacity: 200
Built: 1991, 1983, 1970
Length: 98-113 meters
Beam: 13-16 meters
Draft: 5 ft.
Officers: Russian
Staff and Crew: 75-86. Russian

• Itinerary: Cruises on the Danube, Volga and Rousse rivers. A typical seven-day cruise roundtrip from Passau stops at Budapest, Kalocsa, Bratislava, Slovakia, Vienna and Durnstein. A 15-day package begins with overnights in Amsterdam, Cochem, Heidelberg and Nuremberg, then seven days on board. A 12-day cruise/tour includes two days in Prague, seven days on board and one night in Munich. There are also four and five-day cruises between Passau and Budapest. A classical music cruise from Passau includes a program of music on shore and on board from Handel, Schubert and Mozart with stops in Vienna, Bratislava and Weissenkirchen.
• Cabins: 79-101. All cabins are outside, are air-conditioned and have a private bath with shower. Some cabins have two lower berths, one that makes up to a sofa and one that folds into the wall during the day. Other cabins have an upper and lower berth. Some cabins have a third bed. Suites have a separate sitting area.
• Dining: Cuisine is international plus specialty dishes of the regions visited. 
• Facilities and Activities: There is a pool, lounge, sauna and hairdresser. A doctor is on board. Cruise directors are multi-lingual.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: Cruise-only trip for seven nights $691 to $1,924 depending on season and cabin. Cruise/tour (not air) from $1,546 to $2,813 depending on season and cabin category for 14-day trips. 12-day package from New York from $2,485 to $3,935 including roundtrip air, hotel, city tours, port taxes and shore excursions. Seven-day classical music cruise $1,013 to $1,924.

• Itinerary: Safari/cruise packages include four to eight-day Kenya stays. The cruises include ports in the Indian Ocean with visits to Comores, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mascarenes and South Africa. A 21-night cruise/land tour goes from Mombasa to Zanzibar, Shungu Mbili of Tanzania, Mayaotte of the Comores, Nosy Be and Mauritius of Madagascar, Reunion of the Mascarenes, and Praslin, La Digue and Mahe of the Seychelles.
• Cabins: 111. Most cabins are outside, with window or porthole, are air-conditioned and have private bath with shower and a telephone. There are several suites with TV/VCR, some with two bathrooms, one with a balcony. Some triple and quad cabins.
• Dining: The dining room has two seatings. Breakfast and lunch are on deck or in the dining room. Cuisine is international with local specialties.  24-hour cabin service is an extra charge.
• Dress: Casual during the day; jacket and tie for men on two nights.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: There is a lounge with cabaret acts and local talent, a casino, a nightclub with dancing, library, small pool, fitness center, sauna, hairdresser. A physician is on board. There are film shows and lectures. The bridge is open while the ship is at sea. There are explorations of Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Mayotte. On Nosy Be in Madagascar, an optional boat trip is available to Nosy Komba to feed a colony of black lemurs. Fort Dauphin on Madagascar has beaches, mountains, desert and a reserve for ringtailed lemurs and flying foxes. There is snorkeling and diving on the atoll Shungu Mbili in Tanzania. In the Seychelles, trips include the Vallee de Mai National Park and Mahe.
• Recent Fares Reported to Us: $1,665 inside cabin for seven-day cruise; from $4,270 to $12,600 for 18-night cruise. Port charges extra. Safari from $325 to $585 per person per day.

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