Russian river cruise

My wife and I are thinking of taking a cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg in May 2018. It is an 8 day trip on the Rostropovitch 5. Has anyone taken this trip and how did you like it? Thanks.

I have done a Russian River cruise (though longer than yours). I have also done a land trip. I preferred just flying into Moscow and taking a train to St. Petersburg and flying out of there. My Russian River cruise didn't have a lot of time in Moscow which was disappointing. I saw far more on my land trip and would recommend you look into that also.

Rostropovich is a good ship (https://www.bestrussiancruises.com/ships/mstislav-rostropovich.html#tabs-5), but the 8d/7n arrangement seems strange - these cruises generally tend to be a tad longer.

Overall, if the price is right (and based on the link you provided elsewhere I believe it is), and you are set on Moscow to SPb route (which you might want to research a little more extensively before you commit), it doesn't sound like a bad offering.

That said, it doesn't seem that the owner and operator of the ship (Vodohod) has - as yet - published their pricing for 2018 navigation, which makes me wonder where the prices on the site you quoted are coming from.

If you happen to speak Russian, I would also advise you to look into Mosturflot's and Vodohod's cruises on their respective Russian sites.

Personally, I would opt for a land trip instead, but then again, if the price is right - why not?