The SHOTA RUSTAVELI in Lisbon (1984)

The Soviet passenger liner SHOTA RUSTAVELI arriving Lisbon early in the morning of 26 July 1984 on a summer cruise chartered to an Italian tour operator.
The fourth of five sisters of the RDA-built IVAN FRANKO-class, she was delivered with a black hull in 1968 and sailed mostly under charter to western cruising operators, like CTC (London and Sydney).
Although built to the same design, later the five sisters were slightly rebuilt in different ways and it was very easy to recognize each one...
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