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I was there last month.  Would appreciate it if anyone knows the name of a purple flower that was growing on the side of the road that the tram goes on.  The leaf is sort of heart shaped and looks like a water lily leaf.  Thanks.

Can I use Fun Points to make the final payment for a Seaborn cruise?

You are absolutely right. It was my mistake to do this cruise in the first place. I usually go to the Caribbean and don't even get off the ship. Had I realized what could happen, I would have booked a land tour, but being Russia I thought it was safer to do it this way. However, most of the people on the ship that I spoke to felt the same way as I did. I thought that going on a smaller ship would make it easier to get around, but it didn't turn out that way.:(

Hi Ann. You're right, of course, about the "weather gods." However, my cruise was only for 7 nights and was solely based on being in St. Petersburg for 3 days. That's the only reason I booked the Seabourn line--they stayed in St. Petersburg the longest of any cruise. Therefore, yes, my trip was ruined because of a change of itinerary. Had I known a day earlier I would have canceled. Our stay in Tallinn was not enjoyable in the least, but that's my opinion. I will certainly chose my cruises more carefully next time. :')

They said the winds would be too high to dock in 5 days. I think it was more like being there was a tournament in town, they didn't plan ahead for an alternate berth. I'll never know, but our trip was ruined--along with everyone else's.

We had a terrible experience on our Seabourn Quest cruise. The reason we booked this trip was to see St. Petersburg. The day after we left Stockholm we were advised that the itinerary had been changed and we were only going to be in St. Petersburg for one day "for the safety of our passengers." Obviously this ruined the trip for us, as the only reason we booked such an expensive cruise was to see Russia. It was a terrible experience and Seabourn never fully explained why this occurred. The $250 credit per person did not make up for this ruined trip.