On the morning of August 8, the ship “MV Artania” of the German travel agency and cruise ship operator “Phoenix Reisen” will arrive in the port of Riga, which will be the first cruise ship after a break of almost a year and a half caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

MV Artania, with about 560 passengers on board during the cruise, visits several Baltic Sea cities, including Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Gdansk and Kiel and other cities. The ship will arrive in Riga from the port of Tallinn. All passengers on board are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

A cruise specialist from Riga Passenger Port talks about the ship “MV Artania” and security measures Ilze Nelis, on the flow and intentions of tourists – Deputy Director of the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency, Head of the Tourism Board Ieva Lasmane.



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