On Brda, the cruises were made by tourist ships.

W The new "Sunnik" and "Sunnik II" ships, powered by solar energy, began in Bydgoszcz in Brda. Time voyageThis one can admire many objects and picturesque corners of the city from a different perspective – from the river side.

Ships function as a Bydgoszcz Water Tram. Cruises begin and end in the centre of Bydgoszcz in Rybim Rybim Rynek, near historic granaries – some of the city's most recognizable facilities. In the past, there was a port, warehouse and place of trade in fish imported from Gdańsk. Near the granary, it permanently moors the barge "Lemar", built in the Bydgoszcz shipyard in 1937.

There are two lines of running watercars. The first is the Old Town Line, on which the ship passes the Cathedral of Saints Martin and Nicholas, the Nova Opera and the Mill Island, and is then enlocked in the historic city sluice and flows past the building of the former railway directorate. Voyage takes about 60-70 minutes, depending on the airlock operation.

The second route, called the Solar Line, leads down the river. The participants of the cruise pass the rowing marinas, flow under the University Bridge, next to the indoor rink and sports halls; then reach the Hotel Sunny Mill and then sail back. Voyage It takes about an hour.

Passengers from voyageThis "Sun" can be used until 2004 and "Sun" can be used from 2010 They are units of similar design, powered by solar energy. Each of them takes 28 passengers aboard, and the crew consists of two people.

The tradition of flying passenger ships in Bydgoszcz dates back to the early 1930s. In the post-war period, the largest ship running in Brda was "Ondina", taking 200 passengers. From 1961 to 1992, "Ondyna" conducted cruises on the Rybi Rynek – Brdyujście route, but there were also cruises around Wisla to Solec Kujawski, Toruń and Chełmna route.

Source: PAP