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According to initial information the new owner is to take Princess Anastasia away from the Baltic Sea, while Princess Maria is to continue operating cruises in the region, chief of communications at Port of Tallinn Sirle Arro told.

She added that although the ship are to get a new owner, operations under the St. Peter Line trademark are to continue in the region with offices in St. Petersburg. According to Arro the sale of tickets is to continue as usual and customers should not be affected.

A spokesperson for St. Peter Line, Anna Sorokina, told that the company does not want to comment on the transaction before the end of September.

The Italian cruise ship company Moby Lines operates cruise lines between Italy and France.

Established in 2010, St. Peter Line operates routes between Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm and St. Petersburg with a fleet of two ships. The bigger of the ships, Princess Anastasia, is 177 meters long and the smaller one, Princess Maria, 166 meters long. The company is registered in Cyprus.