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The interior and exterior were both designed to maximize the available space, but the outdoor areas are the key focus and aim to connect seafarers with their surroundings. Protected by a carbon-fiber hard top with glass panels, the 430-square-foot flybridge sports a lounge area with a dinette and bar in the center, a sunbathing area forward, and another lounge aft.

Below, the sprawling stern beach club is equipped with two large bulwarks that can swing down to create lateral terraces and provide nearly 10 feet of extra room. Forward of the beach club lies a 380-square-foot raised cockpit with ocean-facing sofas, while underneath sits a garage that can store a jet tender of up to 11 feet and a Seabob.

The living quarters center around a generous main deck salon with a cockpit-level living space and a panoramic dining area. The galley is also located on the main deck and connects to the helm station and the forward lounge. It can be closed off from the dining area for more privacy or opened up to create a sense of flow. The lower deck is outfitted with three en suite guest cabins and one full-beam owner’s suite that can collectively sleep up to eight guests. The two crew cabins sit amidships and can be accessed via a discreet walkway.

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RIVA 80′ Opera Super motor yacht Zia Canaia is an elegant 24 m charter yacht built by Riva in 2001 and available for charter.

The 80’ Opera Super motor yacht features an innovative design. Her comfortable flybridge, an expansive cockpit, the large windows which brighten the interiors and a host of other amenities make chartering her an absolute pleasure.

Luxury motor yacht Zia Canaia offers accommodation for up to 9 guests in 4 comfortable suites; the crew of 3 members in a separate quarter. 1 Owner stateroom with Queen size bed (190 x 170 cm), Tv Lcd – Dvd SAT 40″, Cd Player. The suite hosts a Sofa convertible in a single bed, ideal for a child. Private Safebox available. Ensuite head with shower box; 1 VIP stateroom with Queen size bed (160 x 180), Tv Lcd 22″, Cd Player. Ensuite head with shower box; 2 guests twin stateroom with 2 separated single beds each; Tv Lcd 22″, Cd Player. Each twin cabin features his own private toilet with separate shower. All cabins are provided with a wide wardrobe and drawers; air conditioning throughout.

Bought by her new Owner in the winter of 2016/2017, she was already in excellent condition because of the continuous maintenance and care of the previous crew and Owner.

The deck offers to the guests several relaxing areas. Wide dining table, U-shaped sofa, and sundeck area on the upper deck. The aft cockpit also offers a dining table for 8 guests with sofa-settees and chairs; easy access to the swimming platform and comfortable access to the sea Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities.

What luxury motor yacht ZIA CANAIA makes different from other yacht charter is excellent crew run by popular charter Captain Francesco Barbieri and mazing neapolitan Chef Adriano Tagliaferri..

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• Lenght: 23.96 m
• Beam: 6.14 m
• Draft: 1.6 m
• Built: 2001
• Refit: 2017
• Engine: 2 x MTU 16V 2000 M90 1850 Hp each
• Cruising Speed: 18
• Fuel Consumption: 350 Litres/Hr
• Stabilizer: Yes
• Deck jacuzzi: No

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ZIA CANAIA Riva Opera 80 | From EUR€ 23,000/wk

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ZIA CANAIA Riva Opera 80 | From EUR€ 23,000 /wk

Motor yacht ZIA CANAIA is a 23.96m (78' 7") Riva Opera 80 S that was launched in 2001 and offers accommodation for up to 9 charter guests in 4 cabins.

NOTABLE FEATURES: Performance planing yacht design ~ Two alfresco dining options ~ Extended swim platform with water toys garage ~ Beautiful light and refined interior decor

With cherry polished wood finishings, lush white carpets and upholstery as well as multiple windows that illuminate her interior, ZIA CANAIA has an elegant and refined feel to her. Her salon comprises cherry polished wood cabinets, 2 small tables and 2 white leather sofas, one very spacious one to starboard and a 2 seater portside. The salon’s modern entertainment systems of a SAT TV, Lcd-Dvd are ideal for relaxing with family and friends. The salon leads up to the formal dining area on the port side, which is opposite of the fully equipped galley. Further forward is the wheelhouse with the helm positioned to starboard, while offering pleasant seating area and chart table port side. 4 spacious staterooms that accommodate up to 9 charter, are found down on the lower deck.

ZIA CANAIA Specifications

Exterior space is also plentiful on ZIA CANAIA making her an absolute pleasure to charter. Her cockpit is expansive, with teak decks, and allows for comfortable shaded alfresco dining and easy access to the swimming platform, perfect for guests to access the wide range of water toys. Her Flybridge is also the ideal place for leisure and entertainment. It too boasts teak flooring and is generous enough to fit the tender, as well as to allow guests to enjoy sunbathing on vast sunpads, dine alfresco and relax on her large U shaped sofa, while soaking up the sun.

Her GRP planing hull as well as 2 x MTU 16V 2000 M90 1850hp engines provide maximum speeds of 32 knots, while this motor yacht cruises comfortably at 27 knots.

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All 4 cabins of this luxury motor yacht have had their upholstery replaced in 2017 and include ensuite facilities, TV and CD player as well as wide wardrobes and drawers. ZIA CANAIA’s considerable owners’ stateroom comprises a Queen size bed with a convertible sofa/single bed, ideal for a child, as well as a private Safebox. Her large VIP stateroom also boasts a Queen size bed as well as a sofa, whilst her 2 spacious guest twin staterooms have 2 separate single beds each.

Charter Amenities and Extras

Tenders & Toys: Novamarine tender with Yamaha engine (4 mt/30 Hp) Seadoo RPX Jet ski, Inflatable Doughnut Seabob Paddle board sup Fishing gear Snorkeling equipment Wake board Water ski Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: Air Conditioning throughout Watermaker Tv Lcd - DVD in salon and all cabins Cd Player in salon and all cabins Tv Lcd-Dvd SAT 42" in salon Tv Lcd - DVD SAT 40" in master cabin and Cd Player Tv Lcd - DVD SAT 22" other cabins and Cd Player Bose System Bang Olufsen Cd Player

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Colin, The holiday was fantastic. The boat and crew were all exactly as you had described. Francesco, Adrianno and Anna were all very hospitable but amazingly able to give us space on a boat that size. The food was lovely with good dining tips for when eating off the boat. Zia Canaia just oozes class and turns heads at every port. Francesco seems to have a lot of local “links” as we were always able to get prime mooring and bouy locations. Overall we were delighted and had a really memorable holiday, already thinking of planning another!!! Thanks for all your help and advice, Chat soon. M.E. ZIA CANAIA / Naples, Italy / July 6-13

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ZIA CANAIA is an elegant 24 m charter yacht built by Riva in 2001 and available for charter. The 80’ Opera Super motor yacht features an innovative and sporty design.

With cherry polished wood finishings, lush white carpets and upholstery as well as multiple windows that illuminate her interior, ZIA CANAIA has an elegant and refined feel to her. Her salon comprises cherry polished wood cabinets, 2 small tables and 2 white leather sofas, one very spacious one to starboard and a 2 seater portside. The salon’s modern entertainment systems of a SAT TV, Lcd-Dvd are ideal for relaxing with family and friends. The salon leads up to the formal dining area on the port side, which is opposite of the fully equipped galley. Further forward is the wheelhouse with the helm positioned to starboard, while offering pleasant seating area and chart table port side. 4 spacious staterooms that accommodate up to 9 charter, are found down on the lower deck.

Exterior space is also plentiful on ZIA CANAIA making her an absolute pleasure to charter. Her cockpit is expansive, with teak decks, and allows for comfortable shaded alfresco dining and easy access to the swimming platform, perfect for guests to access the wide range of water toys. Her Flybridge is also the ideal place for leisure and entertainment. It too boasts teak flooring and is generous enough to fit the tender, as well as to allow guests to enjoy sunbathing on vast sunpads, dine alfresco and relax on her large U shaped sofa, while soaking up the sun.

All 4 cabins of this luxury motor yacht have had their upholstery replaced in 2017 and include ensuite facilities, TV and CD player as well as wide wardrobes and drawers. ZIA CANAIA ’s considerable owners’ stateroom comprises a Queen size bed with a convertible sofa/single bed, ideal for a child, as well as a private Safebox. Her large VIP stateroom also boasts a Queen size bed as well as a sofa, whilst her 2 spacious guest twin staterooms have 2 separate single beds each.

Bought by her new Owner in winter 2016/2017, she was already in excellent conditions because of the continuous maintenance and care of the previous crew and Owner. An engine room overhaul was performed in 2012, while many new accessories were installed on board in the following years, such as new fridge & freezer, new ice maker, new hob, new SAT phone, new dryer, new deck cushions. Carpets were all replaced in 2015 whilst in winter 2017 all staterooms upholstery has been replaced.

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Allied Marine is the exclusive US dealer for new Riva Yachts for sale. Browse current-year models as well as preorder reservations for yachts scheduled to be built in 2022 and 2023. View all Riva Yachts for Sale . Allied Marine strives to educate prospective buyers on the world-class quality and performance of our new Riva yachts for sale. Learn more about the incredible origins of the Riva brand below. 

A FAMILY LEGACY SINCE 1842 In 1842 in Laglio, Italy, on the banks of Lake Como, a visiting fisherman admired young Pietro Riva’s skill in boat repair. He invited Pietro to Sarnico, Italy to repair two of the fisherman’s own damaged boats. This is the humble birth of what would become Riva’s legendary history.

Soon Pietro started building fishing boats in addition to repairing them. He also married and built a family. His son, Ernesto Riva, learned the trade and became a skilled carpenter, but Ernesto saw motorboats as the future, not fishing boats.

MOTORBOATS AND SPEEDBOAT RACING EMERGE In 1881 Ernesto began his own family, and in the meantime was commissioned to build the first motorboat. Its success encouraged him to design and build motorboats of his own, some of which were used to transport tourists to Montisola, the largest lake island in Europe.

When Ernesto was killed in a boatyard accident in 1907, his son, Serafino Riva, stepped in to run the family business. Aware of the technology and attitude shifts occurring after the turn of the century, Serafino devoted his time to building leisure craft instead of his father’s transport boats. European inboard engines and outboard engines from the United States revolutionized the construction of boats, and Serafino decided to dedicate the company's new Riva yachts for sale to the new sport of motorboat racing.

Serafino showcased Riva’s excellent performance, which convinced the most famous pilots of the time to drive Rivas in the speedboat races. The races, which were rapidly gaining in popularity, became an excellent way to promote leisure boats in general, even outside of the racing region. In fact, in 1928, Riva participated in Milan’s first Nautical Exhibition. Riva was part of virtually all motorboat events held between 1931 and 1939, the year when racing activities were suspended in Italy.

THE FAMOUS RIVA RUNABOUT In the mid-1930s, the world’s most famous mahogany runabout (still instantly recognizable today) was designed and built by Riva. Production of these yachts was never interrupted, even when demand declined during the Second World War.

After the war, Riva designed and popularized more speedboats, such as the “Sea Spider” which evolved into the “ Corsaro . ” The new sport of water skiing became popular, and of course, Riva yachts were right there, meeting the needs of water skiers throughout the Mediterranean .

ENTERING THE MODERN ERA In 1949, Carlo Riva purchased the yard from his father, Serafino. In 1956, Carlo began a decades-long collaboration working with Giorgio Barilani, a boat designer and architect exclusive to Riva.

By the late 1960s, Riva boats became synonymous with the rich and famous. Owning a Riva was a sign of style and elegance. In Saint-Tropez, actors, actresses, heirs, and heiresses partied onboard these stylish yachts all night long. Sophia Loren purchased at least two Riva yachts, and Rivas were frequently showing up in the movies. Because of their timeless design and top-quality material choices, Riva yachts became instant classics that still hold their prestige more than six decades later.

OWNERSHIP CHANGES In 1991, the last Riva family member to work at the company left shortly after Rolls Royce purchased 100 percent of Riva's shares. But in 2000, Riva became Italian-owned once again when the Ferretti Group acquired the yard.

Ferretti relaunched the product and the brand, with a primary focus once again on what made Riva great: Quality, design, and style.

As part of the Ferretti Group, Allied Marine is proud to be the exclusive dealer for all new Riva Yachts for sale along the East Coast in the United States.

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RIVA ISEO The Riva mystique lives on in her name, but this refined 27-foot runabout is more modern and current than ever before. While her lines and design are as smooth and sensuous as ever, in typical Riva flair, Iseo can also claim some of the most cutting-edge technologies. The end product is a blend of history and innovation that will enchant everyone who encounters her. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva ISEO for sale here .

RIVA 33' AQUARIVA SUPER The Aquariva Super was designed to carry on the legend's narrative, and she has always done it in style. She has been designated as the heir to the renowned Aquarama, and she keeps all her forefather's timeless charm while adding a new modern touch with her cutting-edge high-tech trappings. The fine fittings and details provide unrivaled comfort with absolute elegance, resulting in a cruising experience of stunning uniqueness. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva Aquariva for sale here .

RIVA ANNIVERSARIO It’s an Aquariva, it’s an Aquarama, its history transformed into future and beauty: Riva Anniversario is an incredible combination of details and inspiration drawn from both these boats. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva Anniversario for sale here .

RIVA 38' RIVAMARE Rivamare is a jewel in the Riva crown that shines alongside other yachting masterworks in the brand’s oeuvre, like Aquariva Super and Aquarama. With her sinuous, flowing lines, this feat of engineering and style is a fusion of legend, modernity, and sheer class – a seductive, sporty motorboat that charms from the very first glance. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Rivamare for sale here .

RIVA 48' DOLCERIVA There are boats that tell a familiar tale, and then there are boats that write a totally new one, such as the Dolceriva, whose fundamentally rethought design and aesthetic usher in a new chapter for the old Sarnico yard. Riva's most recent inspired innovation is a 48' open yacht designed for a luxurious on-board lifestyle. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Dolceriva for sale here .

RIVA 56’ RIVALE Rivale, at 56', is an unrivaled open cruiser of immaculate vigor and sporting flair, thanks to certain unique and creative design characteristics. Peerless creativity, masterful workmanship, and cutting-edge technology combine to create a boat that quickly bowls over all comers. She is ideal for seaside vacations and memorable day excursions to experience the Riva legend. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse 56’ Rivale for sale here .

RIVA 66’ RIBELLE The 66' Ribelle’s brazen, rebellious nature is obvious from her name, but that's only the beginning. This gorgeous yacht is anything but average, combining exceptional design with the enjoyment and comfort of a variety of smart on-board amenities. The 66' Ribelle, the Sarnico yard's premier open cruiser, reflects the Riva spirit in her own distinctive manner, with a thrilling combination of technology and elegance. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse 66’ Ribelle for sale here .

RIVA 68’ DIABLE A sleek profile and stylish details infuse this trendsetting yacht with a fashion-driven spirit. Riva 68’ Diable sets the bar as the must-have open yacht, an incredible boat that tempts and beguiles, asking “what is it that you truly desire?” Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse 68’ Diable for sale here .

RIVA 76' BAHAMAS SUPER The name Bahamas has long been associated with the Riva family. It recalls the exotic splendor of beautiful islands to be explored onboard your dream boat. This was the motivation for the 76' Bahamas, the world's second convertible yacht, a magnificent motorboat that combines the attraction of classic design with the refined delights of cutting-edge technology.

It's no wonder that this quick, sleek, super-high-tech, seductive open sportfly yacht is coveted by so many owners. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse 76’ Bahamas for sale here .

RIVA 76' PERSEO SUPER Heir to and evolution of the multiple award-winning 76’ Perseo Super, the best-loved Riva sport-fly of recent years proposes new aesthetic solutions combined with unprecedented functional design features, achieving excellence in terms of onboard livability and performance

It's no wonder that this quick, sleek, super-high-tech, seductive open sportfly yacht is coveted by so many owners. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse 76’ Perseo Super for sale here .

RIVA 88' DOMINO SUPER The meticulous design process of the Riva 88 Domino Super led to many innovative features, both functional and aesthetic. Her aerodynamic profile is enhanced by the dark “London Grey” hull and the lighter “Regal Silver” of the superstructure.

The sun deck enhances the sportiness of the craft. The open-air control station at the center of the boat is compact and features a roomy, comfortable sofa forward. The single large window on the hull produces a strong sense of dynamism and radiance, with its very bold design pointing like an arrow from the middle of the boat through to the foredeck. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 88' Domino Super for sale here .

RIVA 88' FOLGORE This blaze of spectacular flair, this enticing thunderbolt, is set to attract Riva legend owners and devotees all around the world. The Riva 88' Folgore is a new sportfly with a twist: powerful and innovative, with an almost sci-fi elegance, this is a yacht designed to stun. Her design's magnetic attractiveness is based on the notion of combining modern materials like carbon with traditional aesthetic characteristics like mahogany inlay and ornate steel.

The 88' Folgore, like all of Riva's recent masterpieces, is the result of a collaboration between Officina Italiana Design (the firm formed by Mauro Micheli with Sergio Beretta), the Product Strategy Committee led by Piero Ferrari, and the Ferretti Group Engineering Department. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 88' Folgore for sale here .

RIVA 88' FLORIDA Even perfection may evolve. The 88' Florida exemplifies this concept, rewriting the code of yachting once more for a sailing experience unlike any other. Her sporty, sinuous forms embrace a double personality, as her coupé and open-cruiser personas swap places thanks to the proprietary patented Convertible Top system inherited from the fast car sector.

Her distinct aesthetic, the result of designer Mauro Micheli's creative imagination, blends flawlessly with cutting-edge nautical technology. What more could you want in a yacht than elegance, inventiveness, and élan combined with power and speed, all with the unmistakable Riva hallmark? Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 88' Florida for sale here .

RIVA 90' ARGO The 90' Argo is a one-of-a-kind example of Riva's new generation of flybridges. This masterpiece of magnetic beauty is a matchless star in the worldwide yachting constellation, with a futuristic design, a name that invokes mythology, and a superlative variety of high-tech on-board solutions.

Her instantly identifiable, forward-thinking design, distinguished by fluid, athletic lines, provides her with a free-flowing, powerful profile that attracts the eye to a captivating effect. The wide areas combine the recognizable Riva style with contributions from the most famous names in Italian interior design, resulting in a spectacular victory of elegance and comfort. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 90' Argo for sale here .

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RIVA 102' CORSARO SUPER The new Riva 102' Corsaro Super flybridge yacht is a stunningly attractive redesigned successor to the 100' Corsaro. The new Corsaro Super has even more astonishing dimensions, with unparalleled uniqueness and class: 102 feet of grandeur and fresh style accents that breathe life into an exceptional masterpiece of yacht design, poised to make a spectacular mark in the history of the flybridge line.

Both the superstructure and the hull have been fully redesigned based on a modern sport philosophy that views direct touch with the water as the ultimate pleasure of sailing. The new Corsaro Super measures 102' (31 meters) overall and has a beam of over 23'. (7 meters).

New dimensions and efficient places transform how passengers spend their time on board. The guiding principles behind all the new features are functionality, maximum livability, and ever more direct contact with the water, such as the option to install special gunwales that swing out on either side of the main deck to create exclusive terraces with a panoramic view, increasing the volume of the external walkways without affecting the vessel's elegant profile.

The stern section on the main deck has been completely redesigned to include a 35-square-meter beach club dedicated to conviviality and comfort. There are three decks and five staterooms on the vessel. Speak to a Riva Yacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 102' Corsaro Superyacht for sale here .

RIVA 110' DOLCEVITA Riva's new fiberglass flagship, 110' Dolcevita, is the newest beauty to adorn the redesigned flybridge fleet. Majestic like the work of art she is, as sparkling as the most spectacular time in contemporary history.

This maritime masterpiece is a flybridge of unlimited beauty, the result of a partnership between Officina Italiana Design and the Ferretti Group Engineering department. She is a magnificent invention in every way: for her spectacular visual effect, for her unparalleled balance of aesthetics, luxury, and high technology, and for the premium cruising experience she provides. Speak to a Riva Superyacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 110' Dolcevita Superyacht for sale here .

RIVA 130' BELLISSIMA PROJECT The design, as with all Rivas since 1991, is from Officina Italiana of Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta. She promises a class-leading capacity, and a classic elegant style synonymous with the Riva brand.

The new 130’ Bellissima superyacht will accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 cabins, all of which will be unequaled in terms of comfort, elegance, and luxury. Speak to a Riva Superyacht Sales Specialist for details or browse Riva 130' Bellissima Project Superyacht for sale here .

RIVA 50METRI Riva 50METRI turns Carlo Riva’s dream into reality. Driven by an inspired ambition to break new ground, he created the great steel motor yachts in the celebrated Caravelle and Atlantic series during the ’60s and ’70s. His concept of experiencing the sea and the open-air life to the full achieves its finest expression yet in the new flagship. 

All the design decisions blend functionality and aesthetics to perfection, for optimum livability in every outdoor space and an interrupted panorama towards the coast or horizon. Riva 50METRI reflects and even enhances the brand’s aesthetic prestige and hallmark style, giving her owner a cruising experience with supreme standards of comfort and total peace of mind. Speak to a Riva Superyacht Sales Specialist for details or browse the Riva 50Metri Superyacht for sale here .

RIVA 54METRI PROJECT Discover Riva 54METRI Project, a spirit akin to the legendary Riva boat fleet. Riva range expresses the soul of this legendary brand to sublime effect. Now with Superyachts Division, you can make a Riva truly yours. Speak to a Riva Superyacht Sales Specialist for details or browse the Riva 54Metri Superyacht for sale here .

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Zia Canaia is an elegant Riva Opera 80 S available for charter; launched in 2001, she offers accommodation for up 9 guests in 4 comfortable suites; crew of 3 members in separate quarter. Zia Canaia is based in Naples and flexible for the whole Mediterranean.

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The interior decor is classic and refined with cherry polished wood interiors, perfectly offset by white leather sofas. The wide salon hosts 2 small tables, a wide sofa and a 2-seat smaller sofa. TV SAT Lcd-Dvd 40″. Hi-Fi Bang Olufsen. Separate and equipped galley, dining table for 9 guests.

The lower deck offers accommodation for up to 9 guests in 4 staterooms; the double bedded Master stateroom with en-suite toilet, Sofa convertible in single bed, TV Lcd – Dvd SAT 40″ and private safe. Double bed VIP stateroom with en-suite toilet, Tv Lcd – Dvd SAT 22″. 2 twin cabins each with en-suite toilet and Tv Lcd – Dvd SAT 22″. Air conditioning in all cabins.

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

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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Moscow's High Rise Bohemia: The International Business District With No Business

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The Moscow International Business Center (Also known as Moskva-City ) was meant to be Russia ’s ticket into the Western world. First conceived in 1992, the district at the edge of Moscow’s city center is intended to contain up to 300,000 inhabitants, employees and visitors at any given moment and, when completed, will house over 4 million square meters of prime retail, hotel and office space to create what the Russian government desired most from this project: an enormous financial district that could dwarf London’s Canary Wharf and challenge Manhattan . Twenty three years later though, Moscow-based real estate company Blackwood estimates that as much as 45% of this new space is entirely vacant and rents have plummeted far below the average for the rest of Moscow. The only press Moskva-City is attracting is for tenants like the High Level Hostel , a hostel catering to backpackers and other asset-poor tourists on the 43rd floor of the Imperia Tower , with prices starting at $25.50 for a bed in a six-person room. This is not the glittering world of western high finance that was envisioned back in the post-Soviet 90s; but what has it become instead?

As one might expect from a project of this sheer ambition, Moskva-City has a troubled past. The economic crash in 2008 hit Russia hard enough to evict the previous Mayor of Moscow , Yuri Luzhkov, who had been a cheerleader for the district, and replace him with the considerably more austere Sergei Sobyanin, who famously declared that the whole idea was an “urban planning mistake.” But as recently as 2013, the Wall Street Journal was triumphantly claiming that Moskva-City had risen from the dead, citing 80% occupancy rates and glowing quotes from industry insiders claiming that Moskva-City was the "place to be." Driven by record highs in oil prices, Moscow looked poised to become the next Dubai .

Instead, Moscow is now in the grip of an economic winter prompted by western sanctions and drops in the price of oil. The large financial groupings that Moskva-City was meant to shelter have been warned off by their inability to issue credit to international markets, for example - but Moskva-City isn’t just an Empire State Building left empty by the Great Depression.

A fundamental problem that is holding Moskva back compared to the rest of Moscow is the simple fact that currently, getting to Moskva-City is nigh-on impossible at peak hours. Moscow has long been plagued with transport problems, ever since the government failed to match the dramatic expansion of the city with a dramatic expansion of the transport system after the Second World War. Despite being only 2.5 miles from the Kremlin , Moskva-City is only just inside the ring road that bounds the city center and which acts as the only real transport link to it (and as a result, is clogged by construction vehicles.) A railway and metro hub has been finished, but so far only runs a one-stop shuttle service to the closest Metro station that is actually integrated with the rest of Moscow Metro. The isolation of the outer districts is a large, negative part of the Moscow psyche, and it’s not surprising that this is driving away the globetrotting financial elite this project was meant to attract.

The project is managed by architectural practice No.6, which is a constituent part of the large Moscow based practice Mosproject-2 , which is itself a public corporation headed up by Mikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin, who is apparently the “People’s Architect of Russia.” Despite all this state involvement, the project has still managed to become bogged down in bureaucratic infighting - each lot is managed and developed individually, which has led to developers competing for occupants by slashing rates.

Much has been written about the way modern financial districts and towers that inhabit them can be unwelcoming, forbidding or even hostile by design, but the skyscrapers of Moskva-City seem even less friendly than usual. The site - a former stone quarry, chosen out of necessity as the only place in the city center where a new district could be plausibly constructed - is isolated both physically and visually, leaving the cluster a stark anomaly on the city skyline. Even the names seem more imposing than optimistic now: Imperia, City of Capitals , Steel Peak.

The Mercury City Tower , so far the tallest completed building on the site, is officially “a strong reference to Russian constructivism, [which] gives the tower a strong vertical thrust similar to the one found in New York's Chrysler building .” It would be easy to criticize the Mercury City Tower for picking ‘inspirations’ that are so totally opposed to each other - The Chrysler building the defining emblem of American pre-crash confidence and Constructivism created with the express purpose (especially architecturally) of extending the Bolshevik revolution into a social revolution - but the way they smash those two inspirations together is almost beautifully ironic.

Even though the High Level Hostel is less an asset to a financial district than it is a PR problem, it’s been a huge success since opening in September, already ranked 27th out of 766 hostels in Moscow by TripAdvisor. According to the management agency for Moskva-City , 58% of the new occupant signings this year have been non-financial, including a number of small to medium size businesses. Other areas of office space have been occupied by a restaurant and a culinary school, while another space has been redeveloped into a 6,000 seat theater.

While Moskva-City is failing to be a financial district that could take on the world, it’s inadvertently becoming a humanized space catering to the very groups that the Russian economic miracle left behind. Taking advantage of rents lower than the rest of Moscow , the world class facilities and the sheer desperation of the developers, the humanization of Moskva-City could well create the world’s first high-rise bohemia.

Of course, these are not spaces designed for a community, or even for people: these are spaces designed for money, and there’s little scope for changing something that seems so baked into the design of Moskva-City . The High Level Hostel is trading off of the irony of being a hostel in a banking tower, but it’s perfectly possible that at some point people will no longer find this joke funny (especially in a building that seems hostile to the very idea of humor). The isolation of Moskva, even though it allowed this community to spring up in the first place, is just as detrimental to a humanized district as it is to a financial one: even bohemians need to move around the city, or the district risks becoming a black-spot instead of a hot-spot.

Moskva-City’s isolation won’t last forever. The end of construction will open the roads up to traffic, and plans to properly integrate the spur lines of the Metro in this area into the wider system are well under way. The integration of the district will inevitably push up rents, and the Russian economy will eventually boom once again. When that happens, Moskva-City is prime territory to be reconquered by the giants of international finance, and it seems unlikely that the municipal or national governments would want to step in to protect this accidental district. For now, though, the towers capture perfectly this moment of Russia ’s schizophrenic understanding of its place in the world.

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