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Dalmacija
Pearls of the Adriatic Cruise - March/April 2007 - Page 1
 
 
This page shows an Adriatic cruise on the Croatian cruise ship Dalmacija, taken from 31st March 2007.
 
Dalmacija was built in 1965 by Brodogradiliste Uljanik in Yugoslavia (now Croatia) for Jadranska Linijska Plovidba (the Yugoslav state shipping company). She has a sister Istra, which is still in service with Classic International Cruises as the Arion. The sisters operated a long route from Venice calling at numerous Yugoslav, Greek, Lebanese and Egyptian ports, including Piraeus and Dubrovnik in both directions. They were the first large trans-Mediterranean passenger ships to be built in Yugoslavia, and were fitted with enclosed swimming pools. First class cabins all had private facilities and were on the promenade, upper and main decks. The sisters carried 165 first class passengers and 52 tourist class. Twin-screws driven by Sulzer diesels of 7500bhp gave a speed of 18 knots, and stabilisers were fitted from new. They were measured at 5465 grt and were 384ft long.
 
Dalmacija was used on occasional cruise in Northern Europe. Ownership passed to Intercruise in 1991. In 2001 she was bought by Ulljanik Ship Management (connected with her builders) who marketed her as Croatian Cruise Line on weekly circuits along the Croatian coast from Venice. Ownership changed again in 2006 to Adriatic Cruises (owned by the Croatian Transauto bus company), with plans to run on a similar circuit from Venice between March and November. However, between late April and September, Dalmacija has now been chartered by Hansa Kreuzfahrten for use in the Baltic.
 
We travelled on the third of Dalmacija's 2007 cruises for Adriatic Cruises, and the Croatian crew were still learning. The passenger/hotel crew ratio seemed high, with many crew multi-tasking around the ship during the course of the day. Whilst the ship is old, she has been well-maintained and some sprucing up of furnishings has been undertaken. Our Category 5 cabin was large and the cabin stewardess was excellent, generally having cleaned the cabin during our breakfast, a remarkable feat considering the long corridor she had to manage each day. Many lower category cabins were extremely small. The plumbing was temperamental.
 
Meals were leisurely, dinner taking around two hours. There were multiple courses, but little choice and food quality, particularly cuts of meat, were poor. The passengers were mainly German, arranged through Hansa Kreuzfahrten, but we were placed on an English-speaking table. Luckily we had lively and interesting companions, so the long meals were entertaining.
 
 
Cruise Itinerary:-
Sat: VENICE Arr: - Dep: 19:00
Sun: ZADAR Arr: 07:00 Dep: 18:00
Mon: PLOCE Arr: 07:00 Dep: 15:00
Mon: KORCULA Arr: 18:00 Dep: 22:00
Tue: KOTOR Arr: 09:00 Dep: 22:00
Wed: DUBROVNIK Arr: 07:00 Dep: 19:00
Thu: PULA Arr: 12:00 Dep: 24:00
Fri: KOPER Arr: 07:00 Dep: 14:00
Fri: VENICE Arr: 19:00
Sat: VENICE Disembark
 
Dalmacija Web Pages:-
Dalmacija - Complete ship history
Dalmacija - Cruise Page 1 - Adriatic Cruise in 2007 - this page
Dalmacija - Cruise Page 2 - Images of Dalmacija
Dalmacija - Cruise Page 3 - Other ships seen on cruise - to be added
Adriatic Cruises
Adriatic Cruises Brochure 2007 - this page
 
Jadrolinija Web Pages:-
Jadrolinija Header Page
Jadrolinija Page 1
Jadrolinija Page 2
Jadrolinija Page 3
 
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VENICE
Saturday 31st March 2007: Dep: 19:00
 
Dalmacija at Venice
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Mike on a Venetian ferry
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Passing San Marco
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ZADAR (Croatia)
Sunday 1st April: Arr: 07:00 Dep: 18:00
 
Dalmacija at Zadar
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Zadar
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Zadar
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Gate at Zadar
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Zadar
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Russian-built hydrofoil arriving at Zadar
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PLOCE (Croatia) for Mostar (Bosnia)
Monday 2nd April: Arr: 07:00 Dep: 15:00
 
Dalmacija at Ploce
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The bridge at Mostar
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The bridge at Mostar
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The bridge at Mostar
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The bridge at Mostar
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Mike photographing the bridge at Mostar
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Mostar
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Mostar
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Mostar
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KORCULA (Croatia)
Monday 2nd April: Arr: 18:00 Dep: 22:00
 
Approaching Korcula
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Dalmacija at Korcula
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KOTOR (Montenegro)
Tuesday 3rd April 2007: Arr: 09:00 Dep: 22:00
 
Early morning arrival in Kotor Fjord
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Early morning arrival in Kotor Fjord
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Dalmacija at Kotor
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Dalmacija at Kotor
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Kotor
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Kotor
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Shrine above Kotor
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Shrine above Kotor
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Kotor
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Kotor
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Kotor
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DUBROVNIK (Croatia)
Wednesday 4th April: Arr: 07:00 Dep: 19:00
 
Dubrovnik
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Dubrovnik
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Dubrovnik
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Dubrovnik
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Photographing Dalmacija with Ivo Batricevic
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Dalmacija at Dubrovnik
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Dalmacija at Dubrovnik
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Dalmacija at Dubrovnik
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Sky Wonder at Dubrovnik
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Sky Wonder at Dubrovnik
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PULA (Croatia)
Thursday 5th April: Arr: 12:00 Dep: 24:00
 
Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula, with Dalmaciya
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula, with Dalmaciya
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Roman Gate at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Amphitheatre at Pula
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Roman Gate at Pula
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Pula
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Pula
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Pula
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Dalmacija at Pula
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Mike on Dalmacija at Pula
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KOPER (Slovenia)
Friday 6th April 2007: Arr: 07:00 Dep: 14:00
 
Dalmacija at Koper
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Koper
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Koper
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Koper
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Koper
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Koper
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Koper
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VENICE
Friday 6th April: Arr: 19:00
 
Table companions Ivan, Sharon, Christina and Gui.
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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Arrival in Venice
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VENICE
Saturday 7th April: Disembark
 
Grand Canal
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Grand Canal
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San Marco
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San Marco
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Adriatic Cruises Brochure 2007
 
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