The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has signed a charter party with the company Donau Touristik of Austria for the commercial lease of the motor ship Volga in 2018. In particular, the cruiser will go on seven-day voyages routing Passau-Budapest-Passau and Passau-Vienna-Passau from mid June to the end of next year. Interestingly, the voyages are designed for bicycle tourists who are expected to follow scenic biking routes in each city while Volga will wait for them, riding at anchor.
The Telegraph notes that the Danube is a fabulously long river. Rising in Germany’s Black Forest, it sloshes eastwards through a total of 10 countries, before flushing into the Black Sea 1,700 miles later. On the way it ticks off a set of cities such as Budapest and Vienna tourists really should get around to visiting one day. Only the Russia's Volga, at 2,300 miles long, beats the Danube as far as European rivers are concerned.
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