Russia (bbabo.net), - New cruise routes will appear along the Volkhov River, along the Ladoga and Onega Canals, on the Oka River, Alexander Poshivai, Deputy Minister of Transport, said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Such opportunities will appear after the improvement of navigation on the rivers.

“Until 2030, Rosmorrechflot plans to improve navigation for the movement of tourist passenger ships along new routes. A project is being implemented on the Volkhov River for ships to enter Veliky Novgorod. ring," said Sew.

According to the Deputy Minister, cruises on inland waterways of the European part of Russia were popular in 2021. For example, three-day routes from St. Petersburg to Valaam, from Moscow to Uglich, Myshkin and Tver, as well as flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The development of cruise tourism was facilitated by work on the modernization of infrastructure. In 2021, after reconstruction, the Beloomut hydroelectric complex was commissioned on the Oka, which made it possible to return large shipping to this river. Earlier, the Moscow Canal restored a landing stage in the center of Ryazan, which made it possible to resume river cruises to this ancient city that had been interrupted 20 years ago, Poshivay noted.

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