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Itineraries of the MS Rostropovich

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    This page sells nothing, and here is why

    This page sells no departure. Zero, and that zero is accurate: we counted it rather than assumed it. Here is why, and here is where to go if this is the kind of voyage you were after.

    Who owns this boat

    This boat belongs to Vodohod, the Russian river company, and never belonged to CroisiEurope, which chartered her. Russia no longer appears among the distant destinations CroisiEurope presents. For the record: built in 1981, 136 metres, five decks, 105 cabins, 212 guests.

    What the page said

    The page described the Volga, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. That is not false in itself — it is where this boat sailed. It was the present tense that was wrong, and the missing dates that were explained nowhere.

    A page that sells nothing is not a useless page, provided it says so. This one now does. We recounted the departures on each of the twelve pages in this batch before rewriting them, and ten showed zero. That is a proportion worth naming rather than papering over. MS Vivaldi, for its part, is selling.

    Where to go instead

    Why keep this page rather than delete it? Because the name still circulates and a 404 answers nobody. If you want to sail with this line this year, MS Victor Hugo is selling today, so is MS Beethoven, and the the line's own page explains the fare — full board, drinks at meals and at the bar, free Wi-Fi.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    No, not here. Zero departures measured on this page, and that zero is accurate: we counted it rather than assumed it.
    None. That is the first thing this page should have said, and it did not.
    Vodohod, the Russian river company. She never belonged to CroisiEurope, which chartered her.
    Because the name still circulates and a 404 answers nobody. We keep it to say what we know and point somewhere useful, rather than to pretend to sell.
    It described the Volga, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg in the present tense, without a date or a word about the missing departures.
    Built in 1981: 136 metres, five decks, 105 cabins, 212 guests.
    The Volga, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
    No. She does not appear in the fleet the line presents today.
    Ten out of twelve. We recounted each before rewriting them. That is a proportion worth naming rather than papering over.
    It sells in Europe on the Rhine, the Danube, the Rhône, the Saône, the Seine, the Loire and the Douro, and beyond Europe in southern Africa, on the Nile, the Mekong and the Ganges. This page's links lead to the pages we measured.
    Board is full and drinks are included at meals and at the bar. It is that second half that sets this line apart: elsewhere the package often stops at the table. The special list and the wine list are paid separately.
    Yes, the line says so plainly in its inclusions: free Wi-Fi. On a river boat hugging a bank, coverage depends mostly on the land network, so do not expect what you get in a hotel.
    The line does not say so in its published inclusions. So we assert nothing either way, and your advisor will have it confirmed in writing before your deposit.
    The figure is published nowhere for this fleet. On a river boat the question counts twice over, because the boarding ramps change from port to port. Have the date and the boat validated before the deposit.
    Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure. Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for this carrier.
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