SCENIC Tours has announced the landmark
registration of its Scenic Tsar in Russia, the first
‘new build’ ship to be registered in Russia for
25 years.
Under the Russian Maritime Authority a new
build is a vessel that is at least 80% new.
Scenic Tsar fits this profile having undergone
a total reconstruction which saw her converted
from the ms Grin to Scenic Tsar, in the most
extensive re-build ever undertaken in Russia.
The 112-guest Tsar kept her original steel
hull, floors and ceiling, but now boasts a new
deck of cabins, two new bars, a new lounge, a
new restaurant, a new wellness area, a new
galley with all new equipment, all new cabins
(walls, showers, toilets, and all fittings), new
air conditioning (main compressor, ducting and
in cabin fan coils), new main engines and drive
units, new generators, all wiring and electrical
fittings, new plates on the steel hull, and all
new furniture, curtains and soft furnishings.
In addition 93% of Tsar’s cabins have private,
full-size balconies, whilst other ship features
include satellite TV, in-room safe, mini bar,
complimentary Wi-Fi and an onboard doctor.
Speaking about the build, Scenic Tours
Managing Director, Glen Moroney said that in
order to operate a ship that met “both our
world-class standards and the complex Russian
regulations, we chose to embark on a total gut
and re-build of an existing ship”.
“Scenic Tsar is a new style of ship and will
take the experience of river cruising in Russia
to a whole new level,” he said.
Tsar’s inaugural Russian cruise departed
yesterday from St. Petersburg to Moscow on
the Scenic Tours 15 day Imperial Jewels of
Russia River Cruise.
See your travel agent for details.
