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ICECAP: The next stage of the NORTHERN STAR journey

For fisherman and owner John Risley, life has never not involved the ocean in one way or another. From growing up as a young boy on the misty shores of Nova Scotia, Canada to steering a global empire today that manages the abundant valuable resources that our oceans have to offer, Risley is as much an adventurer in the business world as he is out at sea. Few owners know as much about the last frontier that is our ocean as much as Risley himself and being reliant on its hidden treasures to make a living, few are as passionate about the wellbeing and sustainability of its inhabitants.

Currently working on his latest deep-ocean luxury superyacht that will carry on the famed Northern Star name, we couldn’t think of a better time or issue to catch up with Risley to talk about the yacht life, ownership and protecting our seven seas.

“If you wanna go way back, I guess it all started with a rowboat,” comes Risley’s answer as I ask him to recall his first time at sea. As co-owner of the 51.5-metre Royal Huisman sailing yacht, Meteor , Risley’s time at sea has been spent on a number of different vessels, ranging from deep-sea trawlers and scientific research ships to weekends racing on 20-foot wooden sailing boats. “My first love is sailing, absolutely. Having said that, if you are going to spend a lot of time on the water, then you have to realise there are limits associated with sailing, especially when it comes to longer trips and the logistics that come with that.”

Risley’s love for sailing is what drove his purchase of the 1990 Palmer Johnson, Maysylph (now named Axia ); a 37.5-metre motorsailer that became his first vessel to bear the Northern Star name. His time on this yacht, as it turns out, is what would ultimately put in motion a two-decade relationship with the German shipyard Lurssen and an even more flourishing partnership with Moran Yacht & Ship; Risley’s long-time yacht brokerage firm and advisor. “The step from the Palmer Johnson to the first Lurssen, now thinking about it, probably came from my mentality – something which the entire industry is guilty of, including myself – where I thought bigger is better. I now know bigger is not always better, bigger just means different things. It depends entirely on what you want to do on the water, and therefore smaller is sometimes better. But right now, I am still in the ‘bigger is better’ mode.”

What followed surely can be described as bigger. ‘The first Lurssen’ Risley mentioned is, of course, the 63-metre Northern Star from 2005, better known as Polar Star since changing name two years after her launch. Shortly after, in 2009, another vessel of the same name was delivered by the German yacht builder, this time a 75.6-metre motor yacht that, from a distance, could easily be mistaken as her former little sister. It was on his new Northern Star that Risley discovered the world’s oceans in a way he and his family have never experienced before and drove home the realisation that he needs to take care of this precious environment, even harder.

“I am on the forefront of financial activity from the ocean, not just fishing but also energy and other fields of economic development. I am very lucky having had a rowing boat growing up as a young boy and being exposed to the ocean. The ocean remains a huge area for economic activity on a global front, so I want to spend more time at sea and be more aware of the changes that are taking place in the ocean – there are some dramatic changes taking place, not only affecting marine life but on a larger scale. I want to be close to that, and aware of it all while at the same time being a responsible steward of the ocean and what it has to offer.”

And so, to continue living his dream of a life at sea, Risley has embarked on an ambitious new project by drawing inspiration from decades of work building offshore vessels. “The insight I have into the commercial shipping sector (as we operate both in the offshore supply field as well as deep sea fishing) has given me loads to think about when it comes to the development of my boats. Big motor yachts are, as it stands, some of the most inefficient vessels in the world when compared to heavy-duty commercial vessels and their lives at sea. Knowing this, our new project at Lurssen will probably be the most efficient motor yacht in the world when completed.”

What Risley proposes is a complete redevelopment of the engine room on board his new vessel and the way the power it generates will be utilised. Gone are the days of wasteful hours of running generators and instead, a large bank of batteries will supply the vessel with all the electricity it needs. “The only time the gensets will come online is when the batteries need to be recharged,” he explains. “If you consider the setup which the majority of motor yachts run on, they have two main engines and three gensets. And when these vessels are underway, you have at any given time at least three of those engines running, if not four – which is crazy! If commercial vessels are not operated like that, then why on earth are we operating motor yachts in that way?”

Risley understands that the available modern-day technology needed to make old-school fossil fuels redundant are not entirely up to speed yet, but that this should also not hinder ambitious users to explore the possibilities that the existing tech offers today. “Sure, the Tesla’s coming out in five years from now will have better batteries, but that should not stop you from buying a Tesla today. The field has improved by leaps and bounds and there is no doubt that in five years time there will be even better batteries on the market than what there are today, but that is no reason to not use today’s batteries and available technology.”

Being at the forefront of innovation, however, requires one to have the support and knowledge of an experienced partner to successfully pull of such an ambitious project. Risley found this trust in Moran Yacht & Ship, a firm with whom he has built several vessels and from which he has learned many valuable lessons when it comes to creating superyachts. One topic that clearly stands out to Risley is the value of a broker during the build process. “ If you think about building a very expensive property, who do you have? You pick your builder very carefully, your architect, interior designer and you make sure you have all the professional help that you can get. Yet, people very often go and build large motor yachts and think the right thing to do is to not find and pay a key advisor any commission as if it is an optional cost that they don’t have to incur. Well, you incur the cost one way or the other. You either pay the commission, or you get a vessel that is more expensive, less capable or not up to the standard you originally expected. And I would tell anyone, as someone who has built probably more vessels – not only motor yachts – than most owners, that it is the best investment you can make.”

But for Risley, involving an experienced build partner has far more valuable consequences than merely ensuring the vessel is delivered on time, especially if what you are trying to pull off has never been done before. “You want an advisor who builds large motor yachts for a living. Someone who has three or four projects on the go simultaneously. That is how you learn from other projects and other people’s mistakes. All that data becomes anonymised, and it then becomes not about ‘what is the colour of that guy’s bathroom’, but more about what we can learn from each other in terms of new technology and building methods.”

The yacht in question is the new 107-metre Lurssen project Icecap which, reveals her owner, will be ready for launch in early 2021. Designed to fit in with the Risleys’ off-the-beaten-track approach to cruising, we can expect the new Ice-classed vessel to be brimming with off-road features only available on a ship this size. A large helicopter landing pad with its own sunken hangar will allow easy transfers to shore no matter where in the world the yacht is. For a more tamed sightseeing experience, a special observation room will be located right on the bow for a 180-degree view of the scenery passing by. One thing that certainly won’t be on board, according to Risley, is a submarine. “I am claustrophobic and I have absolutely no desire to be slowly sinking in a glass bowl.”

As the conversation continues, it seems that the most challenging part of the entire operation would be deciding where to take his new vessel when it is completed. “I want to cruise everywhere. I don’t mean to be facetious when I say that, but we don’t really enjoy the heavily-travelled areas. We have been to them, and we don’t really feel the need to keep returning to the same spots time and again, over and over. The times we have been to remote areas, our guests have been awestruck each time by the beauty, such as Greenland, which we have cruised extensively and only scratched the surface. So these are the type of destinations we would like to visit and to which we want to bring our family, friends and business associates along to experience it with us because it is unique. I don’t really see what is particularly unique about the south coast of France. If you keep going there, you will not experience things that no one else has done before.”

I can sense the hesitancy in Risley’s voice as he continues to talk about the benefits of getting outside the regular cruising grounds. “We go into remote anchorages and we love the fact that there is, by definition, no one else around so it is sort of counterintuitive to say that people should do the same with their yachts. On the other hand, I think that the more people are aware of what the ocean has to offer and how unique it is, what fantastic treasures it holds and how to become proper stewards of it, it can only benefit the ocean environment in the long term. I don’t want to pour cold water on those people who keep going back to their favourite spots in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, I would just encourage people to do more things with their vessels than going to those same old places.”

For an owner that has remained so under the radar over his yachting life, John Risley sure has a lot to teach to aspiring owners with ambitions to use yachting for the greater good. But after his ‘ bigger is better ’ phase, will he ever return to building another sailing yacht, I wonder? “I don’t know. At some point in your life, you have to confront your own mortality and say, ‘hey, how long am I going to be here?’. I hope I can keep building boats until I die.”

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By SuperyachtNews 05 Jun 2017

Moran Yacht & Ship sells M/Y ‘Northern Star’

After over six years on the market, the 75.4m lürssen has been sold with a final asking price of €83 million.….

Moran Yacht & Ship has announced the in-house sale of the 75.4m Lürssen-built motoryacht, Northern Star – sold with a final asking price of €83 million. The sale comes shortly after the Fort Lauderdale-based brokerage firm’s sale of Solandge , which was sold with a final asking price of €155 million in March. The two deals are the biggest brokerage sales of 2017 by some margin and represent a combined final asking price of €238 million.

In a conversation with The Superyacht Report towards the end of 2016, Rob Moran, president of Moran Yacht & Ship, said he was “truly amazed” that Northern Star , which was originally listed for sale with the firm in January 2011 for €129 million, had not sold. But a €16.95 million price reduction in January this year would have almost certainly roused interest and proved that the seller was very keen to secure the sale.

The seller has been a client of Moran Yacht & Ship’s for over 18 years and this was his first explorer yacht, which Moran and his team managed the construction of when it was built in 2009. Moran says he told the owner before he commissioned the vessel that he may “lose many of the potential buyers” when resale came around. “For so many, an explorer boat is just not their cup of tea. I love explorer boats, but the resale is not as easy,” Moran said.

“What you’ve got to understand about boats such as Northern Star and TV [another of the firm’s second-hand Lürssen listings] is how much they would cost to replace. If you went to Lürssen for Northern Star , it would be well above €100 million and you’d have to wait for four years.”

Towards the end of 2016, the brokerage market for Lürssens was looking particularly bleak; there had been no significant second-hand sales for quite some time, the boats looked to be priced too high for the market, and the 60m+ sector was falling very flat.

66m Elysian, formerly  Ester III,  was then ordered for sale by the Supreme Court of Gibraltar Admiralty as a result of a claim by BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, in November 2016, and the sales of Solandge , and now Northern Star , followed.

Moran Yacht & Ship has one second-hand Lürssen left on its books: 78.4m TV , at €92 million. The other notable second-hand Lürssen listing is 70m Martha Ann , for sale with IYC at $79 million, which now looks to be at a very promising pricing range.

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Motor Yacht Northern Star launched by Lurssen

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The latest launch from German shipyard Lurssen is the 75 metre giant Northern Star, sure to jump into the Superyachts.com Top 100 upon its delivery in October.

The six-deck superyacht was designed with the object of world-wide extensive and extended cruising even in cold climates, and has been built to require only limited port stops.

Known by the codename Project Scout during her construction, the luxury long-range expedition-capable vessel need only complete final outfitting and sea trials before she is delivered to her owner in October later this year.

Her design features a sizeable beamy hull of steel and an aluminium superstructure of traditional appearance from Oeino as a reflection of the owner’s ideas.

She offers immense outdoor spaces aft, forward and on the sundeck which ensure plenty of seating is available for al fresco dining and lavish lounging.

Inside, the super yacht displays an interior reflective of a grand country house with styling by Pauline Nunns and the owners. This design combination also worked on the previous Northern Star.

The luxury vessel has accommodation for 12 guests who benefit from the advanced sound and vibration features that ensure quite running of the yacht, and her ice strengthened hull design and stabilising system that allow for extreme comfort running and at anchor.

Motor yacht Northern Star is powered by twin Caterpillar 2,000kW diesel engines that allow a maximum speed of 17 knots and a cruising speed of 15.

Her owner plans to make the yacht available on the charter market following her delivery at a weekly price from €600,000 plus expenses.

She has already joined the charter fleet at Moran Yachts and will be available in the Caribbean this winter and the Mediterranean in summer 2010.

"Inside, the super yacht displays an interior reflective of a grand country house with styling by Pauline Nunns and the owners."

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Inside the star yacht of Below Deck Down Under season two

Television network Bravo will begin airing season two of Below Deck Down Under on 17 July, a Below Deck spin-off which follows a yacht crew over an eight-week charter season in Australia. This instalment sees Captain Jason Chambers return at the helm, cruising guests around the warm, tropical waters and colourful cays of the near-uninhabited Whitsunday Islands. Making her debut down under is Northern Sun , a Japanese superyacht with an unexpected history. BOAT takes a look inside…

Delivered in 1976 under the name Hokko Maru (“Northern Light”), Northern Sun has lived a full and fascinating life. At 50.8 metres, she was the largest yacht built by Narasaki Shipbuilding at the time and worked as an ice-class research vessel, analysing marine life and ocean currents in the North Japan Sea. The transformation from ship to superyacht came in 2006 when she underwent a two-year refit, courtesy of her new owners.

Northern Sun has the hardy constitution of an explorer, marking a departure from the first season’s white boat Keri Lee III . 

When her current owners undertook renovations, they were intent to elevate her to superyacht standards while still maintaining her distinctive look. Her old windlasses are still visible on the forward deck, the master cabin has retained its original camber and even the engine room looks exactly as it did when she was a research ship. "Looks" being the operative word, of course – she’s had several system upgrades since the 70s.

Interiors include natural materials such as narra and makore wood (commonly known as cherry mahogany). This dark wood furniture and wall panelling give Northern Sun her warm, traditional feel, while the cabins themselves are dotted with the owners’ collection of travel paraphernalia. It makes for an eclectic living space, with indoor sofa seating accented by authentic Persian rugs and the formal dining room and master suite fixed with guild-frame, 19th century oil paintings. Keep an eye out for one of the owners’ most coveted pieces, a 100-year-old ship’s clock which still rings out the two-hour, maritime work shift also known as "the dog watch".

Northern Sun’s main deck is dedicated entirely to entertainment, from the al fresco dining area to the main saloon with its piano and games table. Other leisure highlights include gym equipment, a dedicated library on the lower deck and an outdoor Jacuzzi, surrounded by sun pads and lounge beds. The owners’ addition of a forward seating area during her refit allows for versatile recreation, whether the mood calls for cocktail parties or quiet, waterside contemplation.

The superyacht naturally has impressive stowing capacity, with space for scuba-diving equipment, a waterski and a two-deck-high inflatable water slide. There are also two Laser sailboats, enabling nimbler exploration along Australia’s shallow bays and coral reefs.

The owners spent ten years cruising through Southeast Asia after Northern Sun was refitted. Using the superyacht as a base for adventures, they've scuba-dived in the Andaman Sea, kayaked in the mangrove swamps of Phang Nga Bay and explored some of Indonesia’s most remote fishing islands. In 2015, they decided to put Northern Sun on the charter market, where she quickly became one of the most popular yachts available in Thailand. Now, she’s made her way across the seas to become the breakout star of Below Deck Down Under .

Captain Jason will be joined by returning chief stew Aesha Scott, working alongside a brand-new crew.

Northern Sun is currently listed with Ocean Independence , with a weekly charter starting from $161,700 and an asking price of $15,000,000.

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The first Lurssen motoryacht to bear that name for this owner was a 63-meter which was built in 2005. She however, since being sold goes by the name "Polar Star". The next motoryacht in his lineup was even larger, at nearly 76-meters, and also christened "Northern Star". This yacht has since changed and now bears the name "Bella Vita". That leads us to the current yacht in build, expected to be called Northern Star when completed as well she presently goes by the project name 'Icecap'. Project Icecap is significantly larger than any of the previous Northern Star sisters, coming in at an estimated 107-meters LOA. She also is carrying a reverse bow rather than the traditional flared bow.

Project Icecap will be also a bit more environmentally friendly. She will still be a diesel-powered yacht but the amount of fuel consumed by her gen sets will be greatly reduced because a large number of batteries are being put in place to supply the electricity needs around the yacht. The gen sets will be used when the batteries need recharging. Over time the ease the gen sets get can be less money spent on fuel. A number of special features will be onboard too and while Lurssen has kept information quiet about this build some of these features can easily be seen in the renders. A large helipad is available on the aft main deck. The main pool onboard is located forward of the helipad and a jacuzzi is on the extreme aft main deck in the shadow of the helipad. The yachts large tenders are being carried outside and will be launched via the more traditional lifeboat setup. The swim platform is large as well perfect for boarding, launching watersports activities or leaving the yacht on an expedition via the tenders. Overall, the new Northern Star is the owner's ultimate yacht using available technologies to increase operational efficiencies. An estimated 20-guests will be able to be accommodated onboard in 10 cabins. With an LOA of around 107-meters the beam is a healthy 18.3-meters. Project management estimates a completion year for 2021. For more information: Lurssen Zum Alten Speicher 11 28759 Bremen Germany www.*********** *** ​

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110m  /  360'11 | lurssen | 2024.

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• Elevator for easy access between floors
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The 110m/360'11" expedition yacht 'Icecap' (ex. Northern Star) was built by Lurssen in Germany at their Wolgast shipyard. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Salt Ship Design.

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Icecap has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 20 guests in 10 suites comprising four VIP cabins. She is also capable of carrying up to 30 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include a dancefloor, steam room, beauty salon, elevator, underwater lights, beach club and air conditioning.

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Icecap is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by 3 x diesel-electric Wartsila (9L20) 9-cylinder 2,692hp engines, she reaches a maximum speed of 24 knots. Icecap features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels. She was built to Germanischer Lloyd classification society rules.

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2014   hinckley    76ft  /  23.1m.

NORTHERN STAR Yacht Charter

NORTHERN STAR currently registered in the United States is actively available for charter.

The luxury sailing yacht NORTHERN STAR was built by Hinckley and delivered to her owner in 2014.

The exterior of NORTHERN STAR is designed by Ocke Mannerfelt.

The 76ft / 23.1m NORTHERN STAR has been constructed with a grp hull and is powered by Yanmar 4LHA-DTP 200hp Diesel with a cruising speed of 8 knots and a top speed of 10 knots.

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NORTHERN STAR has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 6 charter guests in 4 suites.

The guest cabins comprise a primary suite with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities located forward, a VIP suite with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and 2 cabins with a single bed .

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Your luxury charter on board sailing yacht NORTHERN STAR will be managed by the crew of 2 including the captain.

The crew will ensure you have a relaxed and enjoyable charter experience with all of your needs catered for while on board.

The 2 crew have their own separate crew quarters located below the aft deck allowing guests to enjoy increased levels of privacy.

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Amenities on board for the charter guests include Air Conditioning, BBQ, Outdoor shower, Light fishing gear, Indoor audio system and Local TV.

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NORTHERN STAR is Currently cruising in East Coast United States.

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My career has been involved primarily with yachts. I have experience in construction, project management, captaining, racing, performance optimization, electronics and computers. I have extensive offshore experience as well as time spent cruising and racing in New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Australia, and Canada. SKILLS Navigation,performance monitoring, race preparation Wood working, varnishing, mechanics, electrical, electronics Yacht maintenance, cooking, provisioning Languages: English: moderate reading ability: French, German, Spanish, Latin,Ancient Greek WORK 2001 to presentself-employed: instrument systems, installation and calibration. Racingnavigator. Yacht delivery. 1991 to 2001:Sales at Ockam Instruments, Milford Ct. My job involved selling performanceinstrument systems, managing dealers, teaching seminars on performanceoptimization, liaison to America’s Cup campaigns, and customer service (racingwith clients). 1978 to 1991:Captain and crew (mostly captain) on yachts 40 to 80 feet. Project manager on new builds at The HinckleyCo; Southwest Harbor, Maine and Nautor; Piertarsaari Finland. 1973 to 1978:Morris Yachts; Southwest Harbor, Maine. Employed in all aspects of small yachtconstruction. YACHTS 1979 captain on aSwan 57, Peranda: Finland, Baltic, NorthSea, UK, Newport. 1980 mate onFrers 54, Congere: NY, Panama, Tahiti, Australia 1981 mate andthen captain on a Swan 65, Shaitan: S. Carolina, Bermuda, Azores, Spain,Greece, and Italy. 1983 to 1985 captainon an Hinckley 49, Victory: Gulf of Maine, Newport, Cape Cod, Chesapeake, andCaribbean. 1985 to 1987captain on an Hinckley 42, Irresistible: Gulf of Maine, Newport, and Caribbean. 1987 to 1990captain on an Hinckley 51, Night Train: Gulf of Maine, Nova Scotia, Newport,Chesapeake, Bahamas, and Caribbean. 2000 to 2009navigator on a Swan 68, Chippewa: racing NE, FL, Caribbean, Bermuda, France,UK, and Italy. 2009 mate onVitter’s 98, Carmella: Newport, Azores, Spain. 2009 to 2012navigator on Cookson 50, Privateer: racing NE, FL, MD, Caribbean. 2011 mate onVitter’s 98, Carmella: Spain, Canaries, and Caribbean. 2013 to 2015captain on Babe, Swan 46: Newport, Long Is Sound, Chesapeake, Fl, andCaribbean. 2015 navigator Onan Hinckley 51, Kiva: Transatlantic Race.

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Moscow is a wonderful city to visit, and travelers on river ship cruise tours to or from St. Petersburg spend a few days in Moscow . This capital city of Russia was our last port on a river cruise tour, and we had about four days to see most of the highlights. Our first day we did an overview driving tour and rode the subway under the Mockba (Moscow) River to Red Square. The next day we toured the State Armory and the Kremlin.

These photos show some of the other highlights you can see with three or four days in Moscow .

The Northern River Terminal is located on the Moscow Canal in the northwest section of Moscow at the Khimki Reservoir.

Most river cruise ships sailing between Moscow and St. Petersburg use the ship as a hotel while in Moscow. Because of traffic, it's often a long drive into the city, but the sights along the way are interesting, and you only have to unpack once for the river cruise.

View of Downtown Moscow from Sparrow Hills

Sparrow Hills is the best place to get a great panoramic view of Moscow. The Sparrow Hills overlook the Mockba River and are near Moscow State University.

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow was founded in 1524, and was once used as a sort of prison for the unwanted wives and sisters of the Tsars. Peter the Great sent both his first wife and his sister to Novodevichy. Since the convent had such famous nuns, it was very wealthy due to the many donations of the Tsars and their families. At one time in the 1700s, the cloister had over 36,000 serfs working in 36 villages. Novodevichy was ravaged by the French armies in 1812, but the brave nuns saved the buildings by disarming the fuses set to blow them up. The Soviets wanted to make the convent into a museum in the early 1920s, but it was again saved.

Novodevichy also has a cemetery with the graves of many famous Russians, including Nikita Khrushchev, Anton Chekhov, Raisa Gorbachev, and Yuri Nikulin.

View of the Mockba River in Moscow, Russia

The Mockba (Moscow) River runs into the Volga via the 79.5 mile long Moscow Canal.

River ships sailing between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the Baltic Waterways embark and disembark at the Northern River Terminal about an hour's drive from the city. The drive time can vary significantly in length because of the heavy Moscow traffic. The river looks peaceful here, as it winds around the cosmopolitan area of Moscow.

Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer (Cathedral of Christ the Savior) in Moscow

The Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, also known as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, is the largest church in Russia, holding 10,000 worshipers.

The original Cathedral of Christ the Savior was built over 44 years to celebrate the 1812 victory over Napoleon. It was completed in 1883. Stalin had the church destroyed in 1931, but it was rebuilt using mostly private funds in 1999. The new church is a replica of the original. Note that it took 44 years the first time and only 4 years the second to complete the church! Isn't modern technology impressive.

One interesting tidbit is that it took three attempts to blow up the church in 1931. Stalin planned to build a huge Palace of the Soviets on the cleared land, but engineers determined that the land was too boggy. In the 60 years intervening, the space was used for a variety of things, including a year-round swimming pool!

Vendors' Market and Ski Jump at Sparrow Hills in Moscow

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Russian Soldiers' Memorial in Victory Park in Moscow

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I thought this display of dolls was beautiful! The Matryoshka nesting dolls range in price from just a few dollars to thousands of dollars.

Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow, Russia

This small band greeted us at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow. They played a variety of band music and made us all feel very welcome.

Grand Triumphal Arch Celebrates the Victory Over Napoleon in the War of 1812

This arch looks a little like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and it is located near the Victory Park Metro Station in Moscow.

This Grand Triumphal Arch is decorated with the coats of arms from the 48 Russian provinces. To celebrate the victory over France in the war of 1812, it also includes bas-reliefs of the "Expulsion of the French." The arch was originally built in 1834, but has only been on this site since 1968.

It is a little ironic that this arch resembles the Paris Arc de Triomphe , which Napoleon built between 1806 and 1836 to celebrate his French victories.

Moscow Metro Station at the Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square)

This station near Red Square has many statues honoring the workers of Russia.

Moscow Metro Station near Victory Park

The Metro in Moscow is one of its shining industrial achievements. Construction on the Metro was begun in 1931 and continues today. The system has over 165 stations and 155 miles of track. Over 9300 trains, traveling sometimes as fast as 56 mph, navigate the huge system each day. Almost 10 million people ride the Moscow Metro every day, which is more than the New York and London systems combined. We found the Metro to be very efficient, with trains arriving every few minutes.

Navigating the Metro system can be somewhat of a problem for non-Russian speaking riders. Most of the signage is in Cyrillic only, and the stations are quite large. Trying to find the correct exit while walking long distances underground can be challenging.

On our cruise tour, we rode the Metro as a group with our program director from near Victory Park under the Mockba River to Red Square. Several of the group ventured out on their own during our time in Moscow, and many rode the Metro. They all returned with stories of getting lost underground, but none seemed the worse for the experience, and they all loved telling the tales.

Red Square in Moscow

Red Square in Moscow is a must-see for visitors to the capital city of Russia.

The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia

The Kremlin is a favorite of Moscow tourists. Inside these walls are buildings for the government of Russia, cathedrals, and the wonderful State Armory museum.

Taras Bulba Restaurant in Moscow

We enjoyed a traditional Ukrainian lunch at this cute restaurant in Moscow before checking in at our hotel.

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Military Airplanes at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow, Russia

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Russian and American War Veterans at the Central Museum of Armed Forces

Meeting with some World War II Russian War veterans was a highlight of our day at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow.

Rocket Launchers and Missiles at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow

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Old Arbat Pedestrian Shopping Area in Moscow

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Female Cosmonaut Model at Star City Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow

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Souvenir Shop in Old Arbat Shopping Area in Moscow

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Star City Tank Used for Cosmonaut Weightlessness Training near Moscow

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Cosmonaut Space Suit at Star City near Moscow

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Program directors at farewell dinner in moscow.

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The Kremlin is a triangular, walled citadel in the center of Moscow. The Kremlin is considered by most to be the heart of the city. First conceived in the 12th century, the Kremlin (which means fortress) was expanded by Tsar Ivan III (Ivan the Great) during the 15th century. His architects designed the magnificent Cathedral of the Assumption and the Faceted Palace, and the Kremlin was an interesting mix of both Russian and Renaissance styles. During the Soviet time of the 1930s, many of the Kremlin buildings were destroyed or vandalized, and the complex remained closed to the public until 1955.

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I visited the Kremlin when in Moscow on a Russian Waterways cruise tour from St. Petersburg.

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There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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