Ukranian River Cruises
 2008
MS Taras Shevchenko

18days/17nights
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 2008

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/ 11.05-20.05 Odessa - Kiev 9 10
14 28.06 - 07.07 Odessa - Kiev 9 10
15 22.07 - 31.07 Odessa - Kiev  9 10
16 31.07-09.08 Kiev - Odessa 9 10
17 15.08-24.08 Odessa - Kiev 9 10

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

Arrival

Departure

Kiev

Embarkation

 

 

Kiev

City tour

 

19:00

cruising

 

 

 

Zaporoj’e

City tour, museum of Cossacks

09:00

17:00

Kherson

Boat trip to the Fishermen’s Ireland

08:00

12:00

Sevastopol

City tour, coach tour to Bakhchisaray

09:00

00:00

Yalta

City tour incl. visit to Livadia Palace

06:00

 

Yalta

Optional program

 

16:00

Odessa

City tour

11:00

 

Odessa

Optional: Bus tour to Chisinau- Moldova

 

22:00

cruising

 

 

 

Tulcea

Boat trip along Danube Delta

08:00

14:00

Nesseber

Walking city tour lunch on board, disembarkation,

 bus tour to Istanbul (4 hours), accommodation at a hotel 4 ***, dinner at the hotel

10:00

 

Istanbul

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

 

 

Istanbul

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

 

 


ISTANBUL - KIEV

14 nights / 15 days

Location

Program

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

 

 

Nesseber

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel, bus tour to Nesseber,

Embarkation, lunch on board Walking city tour

 

 

Tulcea

Boat trip along Danube Delta

 

 

cruising

 

 

 

Odessa

City tour

 

 

Odessa

Optional: Bus tour to Chisinau- Moldova

 

 

Yalta

City tour incl. visit to Livadia Palace

 

 

Yalta

Optional program

 

 

Sevastopol

City tour, coach tour to Bakhchisaray

 

 

Kherson

Boat trip to the Fishermen’s Ireland

 

 

Zaporoj’e

City tour, museum of Cossacks

 

 

cruising

 

 

 

Kiev

City tour

 

 

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

 

23:00

Kiev

breakfast on board

Kievo-pecherskaya Lavra with Gaves

lunch on board

dinner on board

Folklore Concert on board

departure from Kiev

Visit to museum of wooden architecture “Pirogovo”

4.

08:00

09:00

 

17:00

18:00 

Kanev

 

breakfast on board, arrival to Kanev

 Walking Tour, Tomb of T. Shevchenko

Shashlyk –Party on land

departure from Kanev

dinner on board

 

5.

08:00
 

13:30

14:30

18:00

Kremenchug

breakfast on boarde, arrival to Kremenchug, walking tour

lunch on board

departure from Kremenchug

dinner on board

visit of Kolkhoz

6.

08:00

08:30
 

13:30

18:30

19:00

Zaporozhye

breakfast on board

Arrival to Zaporozhye. City tour (incl. visiting of Cossacks history Museum)

lunch on board

departure from Zaporozhye

 dinner on board

Cossack show

7.

08:30

11:00

14:00

15:00

19:00

Kherson

breakfast on board, 

arrival to Kherson

boat trip along Dnepr Delta with a picknick

departure from Kherson

dinner on board,

 

8.

08:00

09:30 

13:30

19:00

Sevastopol

breakfast on board

arrival to sevastopol, city tour 

lunch on board

dinner on board

concert of ensemble Bleak sea fleet

Bakhchisaray

 

9.

08:00


 

13:30

 

 19:00

Sevastopol

Yalta

breakfast on board, departure from Sevastopol

 arrival to Yalta

lunch at a local restaurant

City tour   incl. visit of Livadia Palace

Dinner on board

 

 

10.

08:00

13:00

19:00

 Yalta

Breakfast on board

lunch on board, departure from Yalta

Dinner on board

Visit of Alupka Palace with wine tasting

11.

08:30

09:00

13:30

18:00

Odessa</