kcdcac13 Posted October 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hi all, We are booked on the Breakaway next August for a trip round the Baltic sea:D we are trying to figure out St petersburg with our picky kids, who will be 16 and 9. We really want to look around the city and see the sites especially Peterhof fountains and gardens. A cruise around the canals would go down well with all of us, but as we are not culture vultures and the idea of spending hundrends of pounds to look around churches and museums makes us shivver, we still would like to experience the city but really didn;t know how complicated it would be to see St Peterburg when we booked the cruise:( Any advice on best options would be greatly appreciated, have looked at all the top tour companies, but their costs and tours are not quite what we want and we are only really looking at doing 1 day in the city and the idea of having to wake at 'daft o'clock' to get breakfast and go through customs to meet a 7.30 tour is not what we call enjoying our holiday:o:o Has anyone done this city like this? Thanks in advance everyone for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted October 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The only way to do St. Petersburg "independently" is to get a Russian visa. It really is easier to just take a tour, whether it be a ship's tour, or one from the multiple vendors that offer tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Tom Posted October 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Have you checked out the Baltic sub forum ? Plenty for info on SPG there. Here's a link https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminole1975 Posted October 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Get a private guide for your family. Recommend SPB tours. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Huntingdon1701 Posted October 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I seem to recall a ships tour that just did Peterhof, but otherwise a private tour is the only way you'll get that sort of itinerary. Alla tours were great and offer private tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highpeaklad Posted October 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2017 If you’re only going to do one day in town, do the second day. The passport checks only take a long time the first time through so by the second day the lines will be much shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torojoja Posted October 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted October 24, 2017 My husband and I took our two boys, ages 15 & 16 did this cruise on the Getaway this past August. We opted to do a private tour so we had a bit more flexibility in the where we spent time while in St. Petersburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriMomma Posted November 1, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Took my kids (granted they are 21) last month on the Getaway. We booked a private tour with Best Guides. They were great at tailoring a personalized agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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