The high interest in cruising along the Danube still remains. During the new season in Ruse a total of 338 ship calls were declared, in 2017 they were 339, announced Ivan Zhekov, Director of Ruse Supervision Directorate-Ruse to Maritime Administration Agency.
The ships under Bulgarian flag Elegant Lady and Ariana will land 14 times close to Ruse.
The first cruise vessel for 2018 already landed at Ruse on March 22. It sails under Swiss flag and transported 180 passengers along the Budapest-Giurgiu route.
Around 170 ships operate on Danube River. Of these, 85% sail to the destination Passau-Budapest. Among the passengers, the Germans and Americans are the most.