Batumi
Batumi is a city of southwest Georgia on the Black Sea near the Turkish border. A major port and trade center, it is also the terminus of the Trans-Caucasian RR, the Crimean-Caucasian steamship line, and an oil pipeline. Batumi is an important petroleum-shipping port and has oil refineries, shipyards, and food-processing plants. Site of the ancient Greek colony of Batis, the city belonged to Georgia in the Middle Ages, fell to the Turks in the late 16th cent., and passed to Russia in 1878.
Currency
The Georgian Lari (GEL) is the official currency of Georgia.
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Carnival Carnival Liberty on 04/18/09 · $709
Carnival Carnival Freedom on 05/31/09 · $699
Princess Star Princess on 05/17/09 · $799
Princess Golden Princess on 06/06/09 · $1,149
Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas on 03/01/09 · $899
Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas on 01/24/09 · $879