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French Brothers Boat Trips

French Brothers have been operating riverboats on the Thames since 1978. They have grown to become one of the largest passenger boat operators in the UK & now have a fleet of 13 large boats with capacities of up to 180 passengers.

French Brothers offer a huge range of public boat trips & special events along the Upper Thames. These include round trips as well as trips between riverside towns.

Trips are available from:

Windsor – Runnymede – Maidenhead – Staines – Chertsey – Hampton Court

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The Windsor 40 minute trip is one of our most popular. Departing regularly from Windsor Promenade.

This is our most wheelchair friendly trip and really popular with young kids.

A great way to travel to Windsor by avoiding the traffic, returning back to Maidenhead in the afternoon.

This includes an option for a Cream Tea Hamper for advanced online bookings, which is very popular.

Arrive in Windsor by river in time for lunch with a peaceful cruise back in the afternoon.

Runnymede to Hampton Court Service, calling at Staines upon Thames, Chertsey Lock and Sunbury Lock.

www.frenchbrothers.co.uk

Tel:  01753 851900, email:   [email protected].

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Boat Trips in Windsor, The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead embraces some of the loveliest countryside, the finest reaches of the River Thames as well as individual and attractive towns and villages, each with their own distinct personalities.

Road and River all in one tour! Come and join us for an amphibious sightseeing adventure on our quacking duck. Our skipper and live guide will keep you informed and entertained as you experience Windsor’s sights in a unique and fun way.

Salters Steamers operate a number of boat trips from Windsor and other locations. Windsor boat trips include 40 minute round trips departing on the hour from 11:00 - 17:00 daily in season(Subject to boat availability). We also operate a Windsor to Staines boat trip, Marlow to Windsor boat trip and a Maidenhead to Windsor boat trip.

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French Brothers Boat Trips

French Brothers Boats offer a huge range of public sailings - such as the 40-minute or 2-hour trips from Windsor - and special events along the Upper Thames. These include round trips as well as trips between riverside towns. 

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Come dine with us aboard the Macassa Bay in style! Waiting for you is a curated and unforgettable dining experience with incomparable views along the Detroit River. Watch the sun set on the iconic Detroit/Windsor skyline as you feast on a delectable meal catered by St. Clair  College Centre for the Arts. After dinner you can gaze at the starry sky and dance the night  away to Windsor’s finest entertainers.

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Wonderful sightseeing cruise! The staff were so excited to have us on board! The music and the DJ were entertaining! Enjoyed watching the beautiful sunset while cruising down the Detroit River. Great evening with friends! Highly recommend!

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Welcome to the Windsor & Maidenhead Boat Company, where we strive to create unforgettable experiences during your day out. Our flagship vessel, the Georgian, goes beyond being just a boat – it's a floating restaurant, ensuring a unique and delightful journey along the River Thames.

Comprising a dedicated team of family and friends, the Windsor & Maidenhead Boat Company is driven by a profound love for the river and a commitment to delivering top-notch service.

Daily Cruises:

Embark on a daily cruise departing from Maidenhead, where pre-booking is essential. Choose from our selection of three distinct cruises to suit your preferences. Note that reservations are for individual tables on the Daily Cruise, not the entire boat. Make the Georgian your go-to floating restaurant. Lunch Cruise (11:30am – 1:30pm): Indulge in a 2-hour voyage featuring a delectable 3-course lunch. Afternoon Tea Cruise (2:30pm – 4:30pm): Delight in an afternoon tea experience with sweet, savoury, or teddy bear tea options. Dinner Cruise (6pm - 8pm): Enjoy canapés upon arrival and a sumptuous 3-course dinner. Please pre-select your menu choices when booking.

Corporate Events:

Break free from the office routine and elevate your corporate events on the Thames. The versatile layout of the Georgian makes it perfect for team-building, product launches, and board meetings. Explore our budget-friendly packages, complete with on-board presentation equipment. The Georgian can be arranged with seating for presentations or transformed into an open space for networking. Boost attendance by offering a day afloat as a unique incentive.

Special Occasions:

Make your special occasions truly special with the Georgian as your venue. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, school prom, or family occasion, we're here to ensure your event is unforgettable.

Say 'I do' aboard the Georgian, a superb venue for your wedding reception. Our wedding package includes 3-hour boat hire, a welcome drink for your guests, and menu option one. Pricing is based on the number of guests, with opportunities to upgrade menus, drinks, and entertainment. Contact us for a personalized quote, and let us help you create lasting memories on your special day.

Day Excursions:

Experience a premium day out on the Thames with your group. Each excursion, available Tuesday to Thursday throughout the year, offers a food element, live commentary or entertainment, and of course, tea or coffee. Enjoy full private use of the vessel with a minimum group requirement and a maximum capacity of 60 guests. Cruises last 3 hours, with flexible departure times between 12 pm and 2 pm, and departure points at Maidenhead Riverside Gardens or Windsor Leisure Centre Wharf.

We look forward to making your time with us truly exceptional. For inquiries and bookings, feel free to contact us.

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• Conference facilities
• Dogs Accepted - On prior agreement
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• American Express accepted
• Approx length of visit - 2-4 hours
• Booking essential
• Can be packages by 3rd parties
• Groups Accepted
• Maestro Accepted
• MasterCard accepted
• Max group size - Daily cruise 10 – Day Excursion 60 – Weddings, Special occasions and corporate functions 80
• Min group size - Daily cruise no minimum – Day Excursion 30+ – Weddings, Special occasions and corporate functions 10+
• Open by appointment only - Booking is essential
• Visa accepted

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre
• Indoor Attraction - With outside upper deck
• Smoking Some Areas - Open top deck only

Specialist Features

• Marketed Towards Children - Christmas cruise
• Marketed Towards Families - Daily cruises
• Marketed Towards Senior Citizens - Group cruises

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• Educational Visits Accepted - Special rates for school trips on application
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Our pick up point of the Riverside Steps, Maidenhead is directly opposite Jenner’s Café, over the road via the zebra crossing. Their address is Jenner’s Café, Ray Mead Road, Maidenhead, West Berkshire SL6 8NP

Take the A4 exit to Slough (West). At the roundabout, take 1st exit onto A4 Bath Road towards Maidenhead. At the mini roundabout, by Sainsbury’s, take 2nd exit towards Maidenhead. At Maidenhead Bridge pass the Blue River Café and take 3rd exit onto Ray Mead Road. Follow the road for 500m and Jenner’s Riverside Cafe and Car Park are on the left hand side. The car park is a pay and display car park, operated by Jenner’s Riverside Café which closes 30 minutes after sunset.   

Public Transport Directions

Our pick up point of the Riverside Steps, Maidenhead is directly opposite Jenner’s Café, over the road via the zebra crossing. Their address is Jenner’s Café, Ray Mead Road, Maidenhead, West Berkshire SL6 8NP. 

This location is 1.5 miles away from Maidenhead Train Station. 

You can take Bus No 4 or 53 from Maidenhead to Maidenhead Bridge (about 7 minutes) and then walk 0.4 miles upriver along Ray Mead Road for 8 minutes to the departure point.    

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* Daily cruises run Lunch 11:30 – 13:30, Afternoon Tea 14:30 – 16:30, Dinner 18:00 – 20:00, Pudding 18:00 – 20:00 During November and December we offer a Santa Cruise Sat, and Sun, 12:00 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 16:00

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See all the gems of historical and cultural center of the capital in short time and without traffic jams or tiresome walking.

Depending on the itinerary and duration of the Moscow River boat trip, the tour can be 3 or 5 hours.

Highlights of the tour

• St Basil’s Cathedral;
• Stalin skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya (Tinkers) embankment;
• The Kremlin;
• “House on the Embankment” Stalin skyscraper;
• Monument to Peter I;
• The Central House of Artists;
• Christ the Savior Cathedral;
• Gorky Park;
• Moscow State University;
• Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Luzhniki stadium;
• Novodevichy Monastery;
• Kiev railway station;
• Europe Square;
• Moscow City Hall;
• Government House;
• Expocentre Exhibition Complex;
• and other famous sights.

You will learn about the different epochs of the city from the foundation in 1147 till Soviet times of 20 th  century.

Moscow River

Moskva river has the form of a snake and is the main waterway of Moscow, consisting of a cascade of reservoirs. Within the city, Moskva river is 80 km long, 120 m - 200 m wide and up to 14 m deep. The narrowest part of the river is the Kremlin area in the city center, and the most extensive is around the Luzhniki Stadium in the south. 

Bridges in Moscow

Undoubtedly, bridges and embankments are among the most scenic spots and main attractions of Moscow. Plus, they are so romantic.

• Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge –  Great Stone Bridge –  is the main bridge of Moscow . The first stone bridge was constructed here in the 17th century.
• Patriarshy Bridge  is one of the youngest pedestrian bridges, built in 2004. The bridge connects the iconic Christ the Saviour Cathedral with funky Bersenevskaya embankment, extremely popular place among locals for its trendy art galleries, cafes and panoramic views. Patriarshy Bridge used to be a shooting location for ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's New Year speech to the nation.
• Borodinsky Bridge,  erected in honor of the 100th anniversary of the glorious victory in the Battle of Borodino (which every Russian kid knows about), a fierce legendary battle during the Russo-French war of 1812.
• Bagration Bridge  one of the  pedestrian bridges with most picturesque views of the Moskva River with its numerous upper-level observation platforms. The bridge was erected to celebrate the 850th anniversary of Moscow city in 1997.
• Krymsky Bridge  used to be in Top 5 Europe’s longest bridges some 100 years ago. The bridge got its name after the ancient Krymsky ford which Crimean Tartars used to invade Moscow in the 16 th  century.

Embankments of Moscow

Moscow river boats 37 embankments, the most popular being Kremlevskaya, Sofiyskaya, Pushkinskaya, Vorobyovskaya and Kolomenskaya.

You can get the most spectacular views of the Kremlin from  Kremlevskaya and Sofiyskaya embankments.

• Pushkinkaya embankment  is the most romantic in Moscow. It meanders along Gorky Park and Neskuchnyi garden and is rich for all kinds of entertainment as well as cozy nooks, including Olivkovy beach, the famous Zeleny theater as well as a pier for river cruisers.
• Vorobyevskaya embankment  is part of Sparrow Hills nature reserve. This place opens a beautiful panorama of the river and city from the observation deck and is considered to be the place for taking serious decisions in life.
• Embankment in Kolomenskoye  Museum-Reserve has a special charm due to its peculiar geographical relief. The boat trip around Kolomenskoye would be the most peaceful in your life.
• Taras Shevchenko embankment  is popular among photographers for its modern Moscow City skyscrapers. Highly recommended for your night boat trip.
• Embankments of Moscow are the pride of the capital. A distinctive feature of each of the promenades is its architecture and beautiful views. In addition, almost all the embankments of Moscow have a rich history and a lot of notable buildings.

Different epochs

Taking a walk along the Moskva River by boat, you will witness the architecture of Moscow from different eras and styles. Archaeological studies indicate that already in the XI century there stood a fortified settlement on Borovitsky hill, which is now called the Kremlin. Little fortress could not accommodate all the residents of the rapidly growing city, and the Grand Duke ordered the construction of a new Kremlin, larger than the former.

Boat trip around Kolomenskoe Park

Moscow river boat trip starts from the pier Klenovy (Maple) Boulevard and provides reat views of Nicholas Perervinsky monastery.

Nicholas Perervinsky monastery was founded at the time of the Battle of Kulikov (1380). The monastery, got its name from the surrounding area – “Pererva”, which can be translated like “tear off” and because of the location –  here it abruptly changed its course, turning to Kolomna, standing on the opposite bank.

Nowadays Kolomenskoye is State Art, Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve, which doors are open to everyone who wants to get in touch with the ancient history of Russia.

Take a break from the big city hustle in the shady parks and gardens of the Kolomenskoe Museum-Reserve. Don’t miss a wonderful Church of the Ascension and Tsar Alexey’s Palace in Kolomenskoye!

Monasteries and temples

• Novospassky Monastery
• Founded in the 13th century on the site where now is located the Danilovsky monastery. After a few decades, in 1330, Ivan Kalita moved the monastery onto the Borovitskii hill of the Kremlin. However, in the 15th century, Spassky Monastery again moved, this time to a more spacious place on Krasnoholmskaya waterfront.
• Church of St. Nicholas in Zayaitskom
• Erected in the middle of the XVIII century in baroque style. The building survived after the 1812 fire, but the utensils were destoyed. Parishioners collected donations and restored the temple on their own. In Soviet times, it was closed and re-opened only in 1992.
• Cathedral of Christ the Savior
• The church was originally erected in honor of the victory over Napoleon and was being under construction for long 44 years. Notoriously demolished in 1937 to be a giant swimming pool under open sky. The current building was constructed in 1990s. It is the tallest and one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
• The temple was built in 1679-82, during the reign of Tsar Fedor Alekseevich, in late Muscovite Baroque style and can be characterized as bonfire temple. Each gable is a symbol of a heavenly fire.
• Novodevichy Convent
• The most famous concent and monastery in Moscow, presumably founded in 1524. Novodevichy’s status has always been high among other monasteries, it was in this monastery where the women of the royal blood, the wives of Tsars and local rulers of Moscow were kept in prison as nuns.
• St. Andrew’s church  (male acts as Compound Patriarch of Moscow)
• St. Andrew’s church stands right on the slopes of the Sparrow Hills, on the way down to the Moskva River, on the territory of the Nature Reserve “Sparrow Hills”. The monastery is small in size but is very cozy. It’s situated in a quiet courtyard surrounded by temples, fruit trees and flowers.

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The Boat Trip: 4 Days by Ferry to Russia's North

Ian Evtushenko for  The Calvert Journal .

I am sitting alone on a rickety bunk in my cabin, and through the glass of the porthole I am watching the smooth surface of the Yenisei. The Krasnoyarsk-Dudinka route sets out along this great river at 5 a.m., and I am still unsure what watery demons I may meet on this lengthy four-day journey.

Most of my previous ventures involving water have been unsuccessful. I once got stuck on an ice floe in the middle of a lake, I lost my favorite tortoise on board a ferry, and I almost died of boredom while fishing. Any contact I have had with this element has been a torrent of disappointment. Add in seasickness and you understand why I prefer to see rivers, lakes and seas merely as a blue decoration to dry land.

I booked a ticket on the ferry Valery Chkalov pretty spontaneously. As my geography teacher used to say, the Yenisei is the seventh-largest river basin in the world. In the absurdly huge region of Krasnoyarsk, the river is the only thing connecting the extreme north with the southern plains. The northern deer herders called Yenisei the "great water," while the southern camel herders called it the "mighty river" — the idea is in essence the same.

Not far off from the city rises the majestic wall of the Krasnoyarsk dam. It is known to every inhabitant of Russia, immortalized on the 10-ruble banknote. Only birds can appreciate its scale in full — the dam breaks the river into two levels, with a distance of 120 meters in between. Ships on the Yenisei have to get into a kind of funicular, which carries the boats upward together with water under the keels, and then releases them at the top into open water. Although this technical innovation delights with its cunning, my main reason for coming here was an attraction named the vodosbros (water overflow): from the highest point of the dam to the river's surface below fall innumerable cubic meters of water. The streams of water turn into clouds of thick spray and electricity. I spent a few hours in amazement on the sandy bank of the Yenisei and after, totally spellbound, I went to the port.

The ferry runs once a week, but I got lucky — there was a ticket available in the two-berth 1st class on board the hundred-meter Valery Chkalov, and it cost around 16,000 rubles. "This is a transport ship, not a cruise liner, which costs around four times more, and only differs in that they say a little more on the radio and they stop for a little longer," said the old woman at the ticket desk. This animated stream of argument broke the last remnants of my resistance. I clambered up the gangway of the three-decker, whose scale was as nothing against the background of the great river, threw down my things in my cabin and went for a walk around nighttime Krasnoyarsk.

The following morning, to the cheerful sounds of "Farewell of Slavyanka" on the speaker, the ship cast off. For a couple of hours it crept under town bridges before sailing out into open water. The thin silhouettes of trees appeared through a dark blue veil of smoke. When we reached a narrow section, the Ataman pipe, the current strengthened and the landscape changed. Above the boat, gray jagged rock faces suddenly rose up, and the sky started to darken. Further along the course was one of the most dangerous sections of the great river, the Kazachinsky rapids.

The breaking waves foamed and whirlpools swirled against the side of our boat, like a pot boiling over. The thick surface of the water concealed treacherous rocks below.

Here it became obvious that the indigenous people of the area were not mistaken in their estimation of the nature of the Yenisei. The breaking waves foamed and whirlpools swirled against the side of our boat, like a pot boiling over. The thick surface of the water concealed treacherous rocks below. One of these rocks was named the Modest after a ship it destroyed in 1898.

The passage through the rapids only takes a few minutes but you could feel the tension in the air. The boats pass through a particularly treacherous part in an orderly line, and small vessels resort to the help of a special tow — a chain boat. We came across barges immediately after the Kazachinsky passage, which the Chkalov greeted with a deafening honk, in which the notes of relief were tangible. Beyond the Kazachinsky rapids, the ship sailed past peaceful but monotonous blue-and-green landscapes, which after a while began to irritate the eyes. Dusk descended and I returned to my cabin.

Relations with my neighbor, Vasily, a thick-set Siberian man with deep wrinkles around the eyes, were rapidly drying up along with my attraction to the Yenisei. "Where are you sailing to?" I asked. "Sh-- sails, ferries travel. To Turukhansk," came his reply. The following night Vasily's snoring added a steady rhythm section to the ceaseless drone of the Valery Chkalov's engines, and this duet decisively sank my hope of sleep. Vasily exuded the impression of an especially local man, who used the great river like a bus route, jumping from one coastal settlement to another with a trader's suitcase. It seemed that the majority of those on board were much the same. Eastern Siberia is not renowned for its splendid network of motorways — the roads end after Yeniseisk, a small ancient two-story town some 400 kilometers from Krasnoyarsk. The only non-aerial route across the remaining 900 kilometers to the Arctic Circle is the great river, along which the three-decker giant Chkalov, and its brother the Matrosov, have been calmly gliding since 1954.

The interior of the ship, incidentally, reflected the design aesthetics of its time. If Wes Anderson had chosen to make a film about a comic river adventure instead of "The Grand Budapest Hotel," his palette would have consisted entirely of brown and green.

A shower is located on each deck, however these only work for a few hours in the morning. In their free time, passengers can explore the treasures of the reading salon, with its prerequisite list of Russian classics. They can play chess, or simply go around observing the archival photographs of the Chkalov, hung in every available nook and cranny. For 70 years the brass and wooden rigging of the ship has stayed almost unchanged which makes it even stranger to come across modern GEC monitoring systems on board giving out all the information on the movements of the river.

Having tired of examining the various studies in brown, I went for a stroll on deck. The morning fog was starting to disperse and sharp slopes of rock faces were emerging through it.

A calm stretch of the Yenisei River, the seventh-largest river in the world.

We moored three times that day — in Vorogovo, Bor, and Bakhta. All of these villages were 400-500 years old, and none had changed much in that time. There were slanting beaches of yellow sand, the din of woodland groves and a moment of uproar from the waterfront market when our vessel pulled up to shore. A resident of Vorogovo told me that the villages survive from boat to boat.

The rare moments of animation on land again gave way to the measured passage of the vessel. I increasingly stayed at the stern of the boat, and the dusk smoothly changed its color. The reflection of the boundless sky in the waters of the Yenisei was becoming stronger, and the open space gradually merged into one color. All of a sudden the signal buoys lit up in the soft purple haze.

"Buoy keepers used to light them by hand with kerosene, but now they are automatic." I hadn't noticed the figure of Vasily creep up on me, but he didn't comprehend my questioning look. "My father was a buoy keeper on one of the sections, he knew the riverbed like the back of his hand. He even used to drive the ship in the dark if the captain didn't want to."

The reflection of the boundless sky in the water was becoming stronger, and the open space gradually merged into one color. All of a sudden the signal buoys lit up in the soft purple haze.

At once Vasily started to narrate all the legends of the great river. He told me about how in the war years, workers had restored the Ob-Yenisei canal, without which the supply of nickel for the tanks would have been impossible. He told me about the Korablik island and its companion the Barochka. He told me about the Petkin rocks, named in honor of the unsuccessful maneuver of a boatswain called Petkin, whose boat subsequently sunk. And he told about how they had wanted to somehow destroy the Kazachinsky rapids, but were too fearful.

The ember of a cigarette lit up the face of this river man, who was almost invisible in the darkness, but he was looking somewhere below, into the depths of the river, which had been a lifetime companion for him, his father and countless generations before them. Siberians casually name the river batyushka (father).

"Well anyway, student, see you. And remember, matters of the sea are science, matters of the river — that's art."

Vasily glanced over the side and descended to the motor launch — the further north we went, the fewer moorings there were. The motorboat disappeared into the night with a hum.

The last days of my journey passed under a canopy of leaden clouds. The river was becoming wider — in certain parts the distance between banks was some 15 kilometers. Land was almost out of sight.

We sailed past the wooden houses of Turukhansk a long while after the disappearance of Vasily. At this point we were already being greeted by dirty, two-meter high, unmelted ice floes, broken off by the powerful movement of the ice drift when the Yenisei shook off its dumbfounding winter shell and began to rush back to the ocean. The breath of the north is keenly felt here — the sky hangs lower, and in place of sharp banks and rustling trees, gloomy pebbles, watery sand and the slanting saplings of the forest tundra. Ahead is the region of Igarka inside the Arctic Circle, and the final stop — the polar port of Dudinka. The place looks exactly as I envisaged it — concrete blocks of buildings, cracked from the frost; huge shipping cranes; a scattering of heavy-duty trucks.

I went out onto the higher deck to meet the setting of the lingering sun, which in the northern summer never sets. The piercing orange light glinted off the handrail, distorted by snowdrifts; it flooded over the wooden planks of the decking; it illuminated our faces. The whole world around was saturated in rosy gold.

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I got a nice luxury boat. It has good restaurant inside too. Boat tour is around 1.5 hours. The... read more

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Dinner with stunning view of Moscow

I joined the river palace boat which started at 8pm. The view was so nice and the atmosphere was romantic. You can spend some quality time there with your love one. However, the english of the staffs were not quite good so you better do research first.

Dear waishanlai, Thank you for sharing your lovely comments with us and most of all for giving us a 5 Star! We hope to be able to welcome you back with us again when your next return to Moscow, Russia. Warm regards, Rivertickets.ru

We boarded the Radisson cruise boat at 9pm at Gorky Park for a 2.5 hours dinner cruise. The boat was less than half full and we got a nice table for three near the bow. At first the service was slow but soon picked up once we had established rapport with Olga the waitperson. The food was very good and if you like a fish dish I would recommend it together with baked vegetables. We didn't buy wine as I feel restaurants generally charge too much for it in Moscow. Although the weather turned wet we got some great shots of the Moscow lights and would definitely recommend this cruise. I think opinions on the price you pay depend on where you come from and what your exchange rate is. For us from Australia and the US the price seemed reasonable compared to what you would pay for the same thing in say Boston or Sydney.

Dear cogduo, Our sincere thank you for choosing our cruises and it is indeed a pleasure to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We also wish to thank you for the 5 star rating accorded to us and the wonderful and positive feedback which will motivate us in striving towards continuous improvement in moving forward. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us again when your next return to Moscow, Russia. Warm regards, Rivertickets.ru

This is Moscow at its most colourful. By day, Moscow is a bustling metropolis, grand boulevards (traffic jams all day), regal monuments and onion-domed cathedrals and other cultural splendour. By night it is totally different, even magical with very clever lighting the City is changed completely. It is well worth adding on a view by embarking on a boat and seeing the City from the river too.

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if you want photo shots from a different view or just want to relax get on the river cruise there are different routes depending on how much time you have my tour lasted about an hour only negative tour guild did not speak English so didn't benefit from commentary.

Dear moor2croft, Our sincere thank you for choosing our cruises and it is indeed a pleasure to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We also wish to thank you for the 5 star rating accorded to us and the wonderful and positive feedback which will motivate us in striving towards continuous improvement in moving forward. We have however, taken note of the issues with regards to the English speaking guide which was addressed immediately with the department concerned for rectification. Now we have a Moscow live guided English speaking boat tour from Tretyakovskiy pier. We hope to be able to welcome you back with us again when your next return to Moscow, Russia. Warm regards, Rivertickets.ru

If time permits, hop on to one of the many cruises that departs along Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow. Great way to view the architecture of Moscow and of Red Square from a different angle.

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A metro ride and some walking about got us to the Moskva River Cruise boats. The cruise passed the usual sights ...Cathedral of the Assumption, a massive statue of Peter the Great bestriding a dwarfed battleship..... of the navy he created to deal with the then belligerent Swedes...whom he defeated and henceforth relegated to a future of neutral pacifism./ Then the Kremlin, St. Basil's, one of the several Stalinist "wedding cake" skyscrapers, and the new "space-ship" performing arts center. The famous Gorky Park lined one bank of the river for some distance...where Muscovites go to enjoy some of the little sun they see all year.