The Zosima Shashkov ( Russian Зосима Шашков ) (German Sossima Schaschkow) is a river cruise ship that was built in 1986 in the GDR in the VEB Elbe shipyards Boizenburg / Roßlau in Boizenburg and belongs to the Dmitriy Furmanov class , project 302, series II. The ship was named after the Russian Minister of the USSR River Fleet Sossima Alexejewitsch Schaschkov. The German name was BiFa 129М (inland passenger ship 129 meters) and the hull number 387. The ship is used by Vodohod on the cruise route Saint Petersburg - Mandrogi - Kizhi - Gorizy ( Scheksna ) - Uglich - Moscow .
The river cruise ship with four passenger decks was built in 1986 for the shipping company " Wolschskoje Rechnoje Parochodstwo " (Volga river shipping company) in Gorky . It belongs to a series of 27 + 1 ( Vladimir Vysotskiy - not finished) ships of the Dmitriy Furmanov class manufactured from 1983 to 1991 , a further development of the Vladimir Ilyich class by the same shipyard. The ship has a diesel-electric drive with three main engines. In 2013, 15 to 30 cabins on the river cruise ship will be opened to domestic tourists for the first time.
Furnishing
All 1, 2 and 4-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, a refrigerator, shower and toilet, a 220 V connection and have large windows (except on the lower deck). On board are a restaurant and bar-restaurant, two bars, an event room, a sun deck with deck chairs, a music salon and a sauna.
