Shore Ex
Shore Excursions for St Petersburg .
Every Baltic Cruise features St Petersburg as its highlight and the best way to get the most out of this unique port and historic city is by Shore Excursion.
Shore Excursions are very popular here for several reasons. The Russian government requires visitors to have visas to enter Russia. There is only this one exception to the visa rule, cruise ship passenger enter Russia for 72 hours or less, return the ship for sleeping, and must be accompanies by a licensed guide from a registered tour company. We believe that an organized tour with a highly trained and personable tour guide giving indepth information, stories, history and insights to this complex and exciting city is the best way to learn and experience all that is possible in the short period your ship will be in port.
Your choices are using your own personal visa, using an authorized tour company and not getting a visa or by booking a shore excursion with an authorized tour company through your ship. Cruise lines encourage you to go through them because the ship retains 45-65% of your price as their commission for selling it to you. Below we have created a comparison of Cruise Ship, Individual Visa and Visa free Shore Excursions.
Feature |
Ship Excursion |
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Cost Value Ratio |
Poor |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Visa Required? |
No |
No |
No |
Size of Group |
50+ Strangers |
2-15 friends and family |
Depends of tour 15-30 |
Personal attention |
Very Little |
Highly Personal |
Yes |
Flexible Itinerary? |
No |
Yes |
No |
Choice of tours |
Limited |
Unlimited |
Moderate |
Choice of Meals |
No |
Unlimited |
No |
Direct Customer Service Contact with provider |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Choice of Guides |
No |
Yes |
Matched for Group interests |
Cost |
High |
Moderate |
Low |
Now, where do you start picking a tour? Righ here, DenRus Value Excursions or DenRus Custom Tours
