Sochi, February 19 – The press service of the Turkish company Miray Cruises, which operates the ship, reported that the Astoria Grande ship will start its cruises from Sochi to Egyptian Alexandria from November 2023.
“This year, 29 exciting week-long cruises in Turkey await tourists, and in the fall, the long-awaited two-week cruises to Egypt will begin with a long stopover in the ancient port city of Alexandria,” the company said. .
As noted by the representatives of the liner, the Turkish route will remain the main one, and the Egyptian routes will be launched in November, as the weather is usually comfortable for relaxing there at that time. In the new “Magic East” route, the ship will head to the Turkish resort town of Kusadasi on the Aegean coast, and the port of Alexandria will be the farthest point where it is supposed to stay for up to three days.
In addition, the Egyptian and Turkish cruises will be complemented by four-day New Year’s Eve winter tours to Trabzon, Oni and Istanbul. All flights will be made from Sochi.
Built in 1996, Astoria Grande has been upgraded in 2019 and 2022. The vessel meets global standards for the cruise industry and in the fall of 2021 received a five-year certification from the international marine classification society DNV GL. The equipment on the ship has been modernized: restaurants, kitchens, decks. He makes cruises in the Black Sea with calls to the ports of Turkey.
