The Russian-owned shipping company, St Peter Line, plans to begin operating a regular ferry route between Helsinki and St Petersburg in April 2010, Ilta-Sanomat reported. The company's ferry, Princess Maria, will ply the route five times per week. The ship has 600 cabins, and can carry over 1,600 passengers and some 400 cars. St Peter Line expects to carry as many as 500,000 passengers on the route yearly. Cruise tourists can stay in Russia for three days without a visa.

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