St. Petersburg has been on our bucket list for years, and now we got the opportunity to see the great city. It was really a fantastic experience. Booked a 2 days tour with Alla Tours, and had the most knowledgeable guide in Alexander. He really made our tour perfect. I'm more than happy to recommend this tour operator to furture cruise guests. And when the departure port is 1 hour by plane from home, it was a bonus.

The ship is ok, even though she's "getting old". Staff is serviceminded and helpful. We've never been on a cruise in the vacation-season, and found it really noisy in Windjammer. Lots of kids (I wonder what was exiting for them with this itinarary..) and teens, talking very load. We even had to ask them to talk with lower voices.

Check in and check out went really smooth. All-and-all it was a cruise and a ship as expected.