St. Petersburg, Russia - Preview
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The Renaissance R6 was in port in St. Petersburg, Russia for a second day, having spent the night in the "Venice of the North".
As I noted on yesterday's schedule, I selected three Renaissance shore excursions for our 2 days here--a full day tour of "the Glories of St. Petersburg", a half-day tour of the famous museum the Hermitage, and an evening at Yusupov's Palace. We did the Hermitage museum our first morning, followed by the Yusupov's palace that night. The second day we toured St. Petersburg and ate lunch at a hotel at midday.
The most famous attraction in St. Petersburg is the great Winter Palace, the Hermitage, which houses one of the world's greatest art collections. Renaissance has a special tour of the Hermitage, which I looked forward to for months. St. Petersburg was the pre-revolution capital of Russia, and is filled with palaces and churches with interesting architecture like the one at the left.
If you would like to follow the Garrisons on our 30th wedding anniversary cruise, check out the table below for links to each day's itinerary. You can also follow my postings to the About Cruises Forum. Click here for link to the About Cruises Forum postcards from the R6. Here are some links to the pictures I made and detailed articles from each port of call.
Preview of Day 1 in St. Petersburg
Pictures from the Renaissance R6 cruise
Articles on Each Port of Call --
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D-Day Beaches - Arromanches and the Artificial Harbor
The Medieval City of Bruges, Belgium
A Walking Tour of Bruges (Brugge)
Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Day in Oslo, Norway - Exploring Oslo
Copenhagen, Denmark - Cruise Ship Port of Call - Northern Europe
Danish Countryside and Castles - A Shore Excursion from Copenhagen
St. Petersburg, Russia - Cruise Ship Port of Call
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Port |
Arrive |
Depart |
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Tuesday, August 14 |
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Wednesday, August 15 |
Embark |
5:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 16 |
8:00 am |
9:00 pm |
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Friday, August 17 |
12:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
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Saturday, August 18 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 19 |
8:00 am |
6:00 pm |
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Monday, August 20 |
-- |
-- |
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Tuesday, August 21 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 22 |
12:00 pm |
-- |
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Thursday, August 23 |
-- |
7:00 pm |
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Friday, August 24 |
-- |
-- |
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Saturday, August 25 |
8:00 am |
3:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 26 |
8:00 am |
-- |
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Monday, August 27 |
-- |
5:00 pm |
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Tuesday, August 28 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 29 |
12:00 pm |
-- |
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Thursday, August 30 |
-- |
Debark |
Picture Courtesy of Renaissance Cruises
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