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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 33778, member: 636"] Fast boats will start running between St. Petersburg and Kronstadt on April 19, seven days earlier than officials first announced. The Kotlin catamarans can carry about 200 passengers each trip. Vice Governor Boris Piotrovsky said good weather and the start of tourist season moved up the launch date. The boats travel from the city to Kronstadt in just one hour. Passengers will arrive at the Island of Forts dock. The local shipyard built these vessels specifically for city water routes with low bridges. City leaders expect about 880,000 tourists during the spring holiday period from April 30 through May 11, a five percent increase from last year. The service proved popular last year, when these same routes carried more than 106,000 people. The bridge-raising season just began in St. Petersburg. These boats help people travel even when bridges go up. [/QUOTE]