On July 3, 2017 in Novorossiysk the solemn meeting of Knyaz Vladimir liner was held.

The passengers of the special voyage timed to the celebration of the Day of Sea and River Fleet were met by the Head of the Municipal Formation of Novorossiysk Igor Dyachenko, the Director of the Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch of the FSUE "Rosmorport Anna Fomenko " and the captain of the Seaport of Novorossiysk Evgeniy Tuzenkevich, the Director General of the "Wine Tourism Center Abrau-Durso" Natalia Tsolina.

To the strains of music, passengers were welcomed by cadets of the Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University. The distinguished guests of the ceremony congratulated new tourists of the Black Sea coast on the belated holiday. Musical ensembles played specifically for the passengers.