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Topic: Francesca

Eerik
First Class Passenger
Member # 1614

posted 01-15-2001 01:41 AM

Has the Francesca ex. Konstantin Simonov already started cruising in Mediterrian? Will she be renamed for the new trafick?

And where exactly Paloma sails at the moment and where can I find information about her schedule?

I have understood that the Russ will continue sailing again in next month between Odessa - Haifa. Or will it be later? Her sistership Mikhail Sholokhov stopped servicing between Riga and Stockholma in the beginning of January and will be at docks at St. Petersburgh to the middle of march.

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 01-15-2001 01:14 PM

Thanks for asking about Russian / Ukrainian ships.
The FRANCESCA, which was sold to Mano Maritime Ltd. in Israel, is currently being refurbished at Avlis Shipyards in Piraeus. Some of her interiors will be updated and changed into a cruiseship-like style. As announced, the ship won´t change the name.
They will start in Spring with Mediterranean cruises out of Haifa, mainly for tourists visiting Israel in combination with a cruise.
The PALOMA, as well as the PALMIRA, both owned by PSM Shipmanagement in Switzerland and managed through Vival Marine in Odessa, are currently drydocked in La Valletta / Malta for some further refurbishments. The PALOMA is under full-charter to Hansa Touristik in Bremen. Her original schedule for this winter-season was South America but those itineraries were withdrawn because they had not enough bookings. And it was better for the line to cancel everything than sailing with a vessel which was not yet half-fully booked. Instead, the time is used for maintenance work and the South-America schedule will take place next winter.
The PALMIRA is managed through PSM Shipmanagement themselves at 50% and at 50% by Neckermann Seereisen. In the 50% PSM parts, other touroperators, such as Hansa Touristik or Travel agencies like mine for example, can deal with allotments or even charter the ship for an extra cruise.
The PALOMA and PALMIRA will start cruising again in April in the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea and to Scandinavia. Both have an excellent value-for-money. They are really a kind of secret hint to have a good cruise in familiar, casual and comfortable surroundings at a very fair price. In my eyes they are currently the best in their category on the German market.
The RUSS, owned by Far Eastern Shipping Company, is currently under full-charter to Mano Maritime Ltd. They operate her, as you´ve mentioned, between Odessa and Haifa.
The Riga-Stockholm itinerary will be served by the MIKHAIL SHOLOKOV again as soon as she comes out of the St. Petersburg drydocks. this ship is also owned by Far Eastern Shipping Company.
Another interesting unit of this series of sisterships is the PYOTR PERVYJ. The ship is owned by the Black Sea Shipping Company´s devision Sovereign Maritime Ltd., which is settled together with Dolphin Maritime Ltd. in La Valletta / Malta. (Dolphin Maritime is the manager of MS DELPHIN). The PYOTR PERVYJ is currently under arrest in Jabel Ali, a port in the United Arabian Emirates.
The last one of this series which I didn´t mention yet is the GEORG OTS, which belongs to Estonian Shipping Company (now operating as the new Estline). This ship although will be sold in the near future.

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