- On May, 24 in the morning, Odessa passenger terminal hosted first call of the liner WIND STAR. The vessel came from the Turkish port Bartin. She carried 205 passengers on board, mainly the citizens of the USA and Great Britain, “plus” hawk who is regarded to be a symbol of the vessel.
NB! According to the information of the chief pilot-operator of the Vessel Traffic Control, Yuriy Stuliy, for the first time she called at Odessa 20 years ago. Then, in 1995, the legendary pilot V.K.Richter passed the vessel to the harbor. Since that time, the vessel visited Odessa constantly, and even 3 times previous year.
- On May 29 the Greek VARIETY VOYAGER called at Odessa seaport (66 mtr, Malta flag). The previous port of call was Sochi, Russia. Odessa met tourists unfortunately with clouds, but it compensated this drawback with Odessa-style hospitality.
- On June 10 the Greek VARIETY VOYAGER called at Odessa sea port for the second time. Quite all the passengers are the citizens of USA. The vessel came from Sochi and left to Sulina. The very vast program has been prepared for the guests of the South Palmira.
NB! It is interesting, that several people from the crew are citizens of Odessa. According to the tradition they were met with flowers on berth.
- On June 12, the cruise liner Thomson Spirit (193 m, Maltese flag) called at Odessa sea port with 1 232 passenger onboard. The vessel came from Nessebar, Bulgaria and will leave to Mykonos, Greece. Also, a ceremonial reception was organized on board of the vessel with the participation of Regional Council, Port Authority, Customs and border control representatives, with a long hope for stabilization of the situation in Ukrainian tourist destination.
Passenger’s impressions:
- We were waiting for this visit to Odessa for a long time, as our friends visited your city previous year, so we knew what our route is going to be from the very beginning. Everything is even more beautiful than we imagined. We are astonished by the architecture; we couldn’t even think that this city is so European-like. Now, this place will be definitely in our TOP-10 list.
- My father was born in Ukraine, in Kyiv. I was in Kyiv and in Odessa in 1978, that is why it was so interesting for me to see the way the city has changed during such a long period of time. I was so glad to see the same places, but in absolutely another sight, the city has transformed incredibly since USSR. It is so clean, green, and this architecture! Of course, I want to thank your authorities for their efforts to keep buildings in good condition.
- Very European city, we couldn’t believe that we are in Ukraine; we thought it would be absolutely another town. It was the first time we have chosen cruise as a type of travelling, and we enjoy our first experience. But the only minus is that we would like to stay here for a longer time. We are in love with your cuisine, and we cannot but say how green and clean the city is! And your people are just amazing. Very hospitable and beautiful city, we want to come back!
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