EVENING OF RUSSIAN BALLET - If this is your first visit to Russia, and if you are a ballet lover, or otherwise just curious about what the world famous Russian ballet looks like, then you should not miss this unique opportunity to witness a classical ballet performance in the historical “St. Petersburg State Conservatoire Theatre Named after Rimski-Korsakov”. The Conservatoire building dates back to 1890’s. As all the balletomanes so well know, this is the hometown of such legendary world class starts as Vaslav Nijinski, Anna Pavlova, Rudolf Nurejev, Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Barishnikov and many others. Youshall visit the theatre where many of the above names have danced during their active career.
At this writing the summer repertoire has not yet been published, however, it is known that the performance shall be one of the following most famous, traditional, classical Russian choreographic productions: The Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, or The Nutcracker. An evening of classical Russian Ballet, in identical surroundings, as the Tsars and the nobility watched the performances 100 years ago, has been recreated for you.
TOUR TIMES – Our Russian Ballet Evening has been specifically planned and scheduled so that all the passengers participating in any of our day tour programs, either in a private Custom Tour program, or in Value Tours, like “Complete St. Petersburg”, shall have sufficient time to relax, attend an early dinner aboard the ship, and redress, if they so wish, after their day tour ended..
- For all ships docking at the Cargo Port: The DenRus buses depart from the pier at 07:00 PM (19;00). It is recommended that all passengers would disembark just 15 minutes earlier, at 06:45 PM (18:45). Fifteen minutes is sufficient time to clear the Immigration in the evening when there are no lines at the passport control.
- For passengers aboard Azamara Journey and Regatta: The DenRus buses depart from the pier at 07:15 PM (19:15). It is recommended that all passengers would disembark just 15 minutes earlier, or at 07:00 PM (19:00).
The Evening of Russian Ballet ends between 10-11:00 PM (22-23:00), depending on the program shown. Immediately after the performance we board our buses and start our ride back to the ship. .
LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS: Please, be informed that DenRus is individually purchasing each and every show ticket from the theatre for each person who has ordered the show. As per international rules performance tickets are never refundable after purchased. The reason for the cancellation may be any imaginable reason, however, no reason will qualify for any preferential consideration.
NOTE: This DenRus Value Tour excursion is always scheduled for the first evening, or the evening of your ship’s arrival in St. Petersburg. There are no exceptions for this schedule. If your ship stays in St. Petersburg for 3 days, and you wish to have a ballet show on the 2nd evening, that can be arranged only as a private individual program on Custom Tour bases, and will be priced separately.
DRESS CODE: Summer jackets and ties are widely used. No shorts, please.
INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE: The tour price includes:
- Roundtrip transportation from the pier to the theatre and return,
- Ballet performance ticket,
- The presence of a DenRus guide-escort during the entire evening,
- The Russian cruise passenger visa.
PRICE PER PERSON INCLUDING ALL ABOVE: Only $ 69 per person
Check here for the list of ships by port call dates this tour is available for HERE