TravelChick69

Really pretty skirt! I would go with an off the shoulder drapey top in either black or white.

I travel with 2 pairs of really comfortable for walking but still super cute shoes/sandals in the mix and match base colors of my travel wardrobe and a pair of cheap flip flops for wearing in the shower and around the room. I would skip the heels, sneakers, and extra flip flops and bring two pairs of dressy comfortable shoes that you can do a lot a walking in and interchange with your outfits. Heels aren't practical for travel because you don't get enough use out of them to justify taking them.

I love my Travelon anti-theft cross-body bag. Great value and it's very durable. The main zipper on the Pacsafe bag that I carried before broke during the third trip that I took it on, so I would not recommend them.

IMO...you are being overly concerned. The US is not the only country that is involved in this political tit for tat and don't forget that St. Petersburg is hosting the World Cup in June/July which is HUGE!!! Russia does not want to screw that up!

 

I was on a Baltic cruise a few years ago when Russia had invaded the Ukraine (Crimea)...now that was serious s***!!!

All ships continued to visit St. Petersburg without incident.

Thanks, that is comforting to hear. Hoping for the best.

I'm sorry, I just don't get it - what does American citizenship have to do with it?

 

In this particular case the whole Seattle/St.pete tit-for-tat is just a minor squabble on the sidelines of a bigger UK/Russia spat.

I'm sure U.K. citizens could face the same thing. And it's only minor if you're not the one of the already booked passengers who could get detained until someone arrives from Moscow if something goes wrong with your visa paperwork or passport and doesn't know if you'll get to enjoy the 2 days in SP that you've already paid for. To us is a big deal.

It will have no affect on your port of call. This is nothing more than politics, happens quite often and it all, other than an act of war, will not affect your cruise. :D

Sorry Randall, but that's an inaccurate and irresponsible assurance. Putin can order his immigration officials to deny disembarkation to American citizens or deny any ship with American passengers clearance into the port. Those of us who are booked on cruises that are scheduled to dock in St. Petersberg this summer should be very concerned that we may not be allowed to get off of the ship or be rerouted to another port.