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First cruise ships on Danube expected at Ruse port in July

Photo: Radio Vidin

The first passenger ship is expected to dock in the port in the Danube city of Ruse in mid-July, the Bulgarian National Television reports. For comparison, until July 1, 2019, 207 ships with a total of 29,400 passengers had docked near Ruse. 
A year earlier, more than 25,000 tourists came to the city along the Danube. 
Organized groups usually travel to the Danube Delta. The most numerous passengers are Americans, Germans and Britons.



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