Princess St Peterburg On your own excursion

[martzel2]

This goes to the Hermitage and then drops off passengers in Nevsky Prospekt for 3 hours. My question of Princes is where is the drop-off and pick-up point - they seem to be unable to answer this. Can anyone who has done this excursion with them in the past remember ?????? Perhaps you have a souvenier shore map which you could refer to. Thanks Martyn

[Scrapnana]

Welcome to Cruise Critic!

 

It is possible that Princess does not know because they contract with various local tour operators. They may not use the same tour operator every cruise and/or the tour operators may change the drop-off/pick-up points for various reasons.

 

You might also want to post this on the Princess forum where you are likely to get more specific information on what has been done in the past. Here is a link. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197

[jmf123]

martzel2, you may also enjoy checking out the Northern Europe & Baltics forum for shore excursion discussion: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=192. You can also do a Search there (on the 'Search This Forum' tab). :)

[Keith1010]

This can change from year to year but I would ask about this on the Princess Board.

 

Keith

[jamessemaj]

I don't think it matters much. Anywhere on Nevsky would be ok. Just check a map for all there is to see along Nevsky. It is both a giant traffic avenue and pedestrian promenade. There are maps of all there is to see. There are also numerous buses that run up and down and you are safe getting on any of them as long as you get off when they leave that street. Easy. One benchmark I would suggest is the Kazan Cathedral and at the other end the Moscow train terminal. The major part of it runs from the Winter Palace/Hermitage up to the Moscow station. Much of the magnificance of central and historic St. Petersburg radiates from that street. There is too much to take in, but it is just a great people watching place. Also, there are no end of shops and places to stop for refreshment. The 3 hours will pass very fast and you wish for more time.

Edited March 5, 2016 by jamessemaj