admdewey

Thanks.

We are looking at the Celebrity Infinity cruise that will be in port in Rio for several days during Carnival 2018.

The question is how much will Carnival disrupt our port visit. Carnival might be interesting for a while, but we would like to see and do other things while in Rio as well. Any one have any feel for this? Thanks.

I noticed an ad on here for subject company for 2 Day Saint Petersburg Shore Excursion for $199. My understanding is that this company is just expanding into the shore excursion business, so my question may be premature. Does anyone have any experience with this company or their tours? Has anyone tried to book a tour through their webpage?

It appears the Vasa is open until 2000 on Wednesdays. Would it possibly be less crowded in the evening, or possibly more crowded?

Thank you for your useful responses. Looks like we will proceed with my original plan of spending the 27th sight-seeing using public transportation then deciding whether that was a feasible way of getting to the Sheraton with our luggage on Thursday Of course the the question still remains of the problem of getting a taxi at the last minute if we decided that was the best option. Is a taxi our only alternative? Must it be pre-booked and about how much would it cost?

I ran some scenarios on the SL travel planner link you included. One possibility for us -it looks like Bus 1 goes straight through from Frihamnsgatan to Cityterminalen (på Kungsbron). Does Bus 1 originate at Frihamnsgatan? Of course then we still have to get to the Sheraton from Cityterminalen (på Kungsbron). But that shouldn't be too hard, I hope?

Thank you for your quick response. Is a taxi our only alternative? Must it be pre-booked and about how much would it cost? Our situation: We arrive on Celebrity Silhouette at 9:00 am on Wednesday 27 May, but we will spend that night on the ship and disembark on Thursday May 28, time uncertain. My thoughts were to buy the 3 day travel pass (or maybe the Stockholm card) and spend the 27th sight-seeing using public transportation, returning to the ship that night. I figured that by then we would have enough experience with the buses, etc. that we could decide then whether that was a feasible way of getting to the Sheraton with our luggage on Thursday morning. Of course the problem might be getting a taxi at the last minute if we decided that was the best option. Thus my questions to you. Your thoughts please.

Wife and I will disembark from our cruise at Frihamnen with luggage, one carry-on and one checked bag each. Will we be able to use public transportation to get to Sheraton Stockholm?