BethIRC

We just returned from 2 days in St. Petersburg on our cruise. We were on RSSC Voyager and tours are included but we opted to do a private tour as none of them got us to all the sites we had identified that were must sees!

I cannot say enough for Ludmila Illyina who is with Alex's Tours and Ludmilla Tours - http://www.ludmila-tours.com. I don't think I have ever been with someone that is so knowledgeable on all the sites and history. She also had all the inside lanes on all of the heavy tourist areas where you will see mile long lines! We never waited in any line at any attraction.

We selected Alex's Tours based on comments in the boards and their 2 day tour package covered the most sites. We were last minute booking on the cruise so did not have an opportunity to connect with other passengers to join us but found their price well worth every dollar (or ruble!). The 2nd day we modified the tour some and she was quite flexible on that. The car was very comfortable and the driver was great as well. This helped in dropping us at one entrance and picking us up on the other side.

We are trying to decide between Uniworld and Tauck for a Danube River Cruise for Sept. 2015. The new loft suite - Category 3 on The Savor is intriguing me with 225 sq. ft total. Has anyone stayed in this new design? Do you have nice views? Any feedback would be much appreciated for sure!