pockets57 Posted May 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hi Going to the Baltics on the navigator of the seas i am looking to book a 2 day excursion with a local company as anybody any problems doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2018 We are booked with Alla-tours for the two days we are there on the Pacific Princess. Booked online. The sent me the tickets and visa waivers for my wife and I. No prepayment was required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpsykes Posted May 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2018 we also did 2 days with Alla tours and everything was great - like above no pre-payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted May 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There are a number of companies just like Alla, all discussed on the Ports of Call board here. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2018 The Northern Europe board, located here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=192 has tons of info and experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armac Posted May 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Did 2 days St Petersburg tour with SPB tours last summer, very satisfied , booked on line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted May 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Used SPB a few years ago and we were very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROCRUISE Posted May 26, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 26, 2018 We used Red October Tour Company for two days in St. Petersburg. They were fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelingman52 Posted May 29, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 29, 2018 We used SPB tours 2011 and they were super. We certainly would use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted May 29, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I don't think I've heard a bad word about any of the afore-mentioned or any other local tour operators in St Petersburg. They all have excellent reputations and they all offer the same visa-free facilities as the ship, and almost all are in 16-seat vans which are so much more personal & flexible than ships' big bus tours with the attendant low speeds, limited routes & parking, limited skip-the-line facilities, super-slow unloading & loading of passengers at each stop, etc etc ad-nauseum. One thing to bear in mind - starting this season, those on ships' own tours have priority disembarkation. Almost-certainly palms have been greased :rolleyes:. Not a big deal on the second or any subsequent day (or the evening of Day 1) but first disembarkation is a slow & bureaucratic business at immigration. Consequently local operators all seem to have set their tours back an hour, so you get back to the ship later eg 6pm instead of 5pm. Its early days yet, but check out reports on the Baltic forum linked by Bruce JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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