Boris123 Posted December 5, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 5, 2017 My wife and I are thinking of taking a cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg in May 2018. It is an 8 day trip on the Rostropovitch 5. Has anyone taken this trip and how did you like it? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 6, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I have done a Russian River cruise (though longer than yours). I have also done a land trip. I preferred just flying into Moscow and taking a train to St. Petersburg and flying out of there. My Russian River cruise didn't have a lot of time in Moscow which was disappointing. I saw far more on my land trip and would recommend you look into that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoxoguk Posted December 6, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Rostropovich is a good ship (https://www.bestrussiancruises.com/ships/mstislav-rostropovich.html#tabs-5), but the 8d/7n arrangement seems strange - these cruises generally tend to be a tad longer. Overall, if the price is right (and based on the link you provided elsewhere I believe it is), and you are set on Moscow to SPb route (which you might want to research a little more extensively before you commit), it doesn't sound like a bad offering. That said, it doesn't seem that the owner and operator of the ship (Vodohod) has - as yet - published their pricing for 2018 navigation, which makes me wonder where the prices on the site you quoted are coming from. If you happen to speak Russian, I would also advise you to look into Mosturflot's and Vodohod's cruises on their respective Russian sites. Personally, I would opt for a land trip instead, but then again, if the price is right - why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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