The company "Black Sea Cruises" (part of FSUE "Rosmorport") was forced to cancel the sale of the cruise liner "Knyaz Vladimir" due to the lack of applications from buyers. This is confirmed by the commission protocol.
The auction was announced in March 2025, and the application deadline was extended 4 times. In the spring, the cost of the vessel was 844 million rubles, and by the autumn it had risen to 873.5 million rubles. However, the auction could not be completed.
About the Motor Ship "Knyaz Vladimir"
The vessel was built at a French shipyard in Nantes for the British company General Steam Navigation (1971). Until 2017, the ship had several owners from different countries around the world, then it was sent to Russia.
Characteristics of "Knyaz Vladimir":
- Length — 142 m
- Width — 21.9 m
- Number of decks — 9
- Passenger capacity — 800 people
The liner connected Sochi and Crimea by water, and then Abkhazia. During the coronavirus pandemic, the operation of the ship was suspended, but after the cancellation of restrictions, "Knyaz Vladimir" never returned to the route.
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