This is a Russian river boat that goes between St. Petersburg and Moscow, including passage on the Volga River, Lakes Ladoga and Onega, the Svir and Volga Rivers and the Volga-Baltic Canal. There are stops in Kizhy, Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Uglich. All cabins are outside with window that opens, except lower deck has portholes. Cabins have radio, telephone, air-conditioning with individual thermostat controls, and bathrooms with showers. Some cabins have a queen-sized bed and other have one sofa bed and one bed that folds into the wall.
Some cabins have minibar and tv.
There are some single cabins. This riverboat is Swiss-managed, with a European and Russian staff and crew. The decor is Scandinavian. The ship is docked for two days each in St. Petersburg and Moscow with shore excursions going to such places as the Hermitage Museum, the summer palace at Pushkin, Red Square and the Kremlin. Shore entertainment includes concerts, folklore shows and the Moscow Circus.