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St Petersburg

  • 12-01-2018 6:47pm
    #1
    madnessnmayhem
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    Hia, am thinking of traveling to St Petersburg for couple days. I know if I get a cruise to St Petersburg visa free, getting cruise is expensive enough but can I travel to a place where I can join the cruise to dock in St Petersburg or would I need to do full cruise in order to stop at my desire location? Any tips and advice will be appreciated


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  • #2
    spurious
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    This page might help.
    https://stpeterline.com/visa-free-st.petersburg-cruise
    Beautiful city, well worth a visit.


  • #3
    jhegarty
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    The other issue with a cruise is that you can only do guided tours.

    You can't just walk off and see the city yourself.


  • #4
    aaronm13
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    Just get the visa and do it on your own, trust me it's well worth it. Stunning city that needs time more than anything. The Hermitage is a solid day in it's self and even at that you're only scratching the surface. Couldn't imagine being hearded around like sheep by a tour guide there.


  • #5
    coylemj
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    jhegarty wrote: »
    The other issue with a cruise is that you can only do guided tours.

    You can't just walk off and see the city yourself.

    +1 did a 7 day Baltic Sea cruise last year which included St. Petersburg. The ship stopped at a cruise terminal beside which was an immigration office which you had to pass through to get to the coach for your excursion. It was a simple formality and they stamped your passport but that terminal was a long way from the city and I didn't see any taxis waiting for us.

    I did spot one foreign cruise ship docked in the city. It was a mid-sized ship, I think one of the all-inclusive (i.e. very expensive) lines. Not sure if the passengers on that boat were able to walk off and do their own thing. I think money talks even more in Russia than a lot of other countries so it wouldn't surprise me if the passengers were encouraged to slip a few dollars to the 'official' at the end of the gangplank as they disembarked.


  • #6
    fits
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    I took St. Peter line visa free option from Helsinki a few years ago. We certainly were able to do our own thing when there. Stayed in a nice hotel for two nights. Was affordable too.


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