News › St Petersburg cruise season has started

Summer 2016 cruise season was officially opened on May 2nd in St Petersburg Passangeer Port. On this day Costa Pacifica cruise ship with 2837 passengers on its' board embarked St Petersburg port. This was the first of total seven Costa Pacifica visits this year. Since 2011 this ship has already docked in St Petersburg 21 times. Now Costa Pacifica is doing its' 12-day April 28 - May 9 round cruise from Kiel.

St Petersburg cruise

Next cruise visits are expected on May 8th with three newcommers: Celebrity Silhouette, Regal Princess, AIDAcara - none of them were in St Petersburg before. Cruise navigation will be over on October 19th with Marco Polo Global Cruises visit.

St Petersburg cruise

Most often St Petersburg port will be visited by Carnival Corporation cruiseships - 102 times, Royal Caribbean International - 30 visits, as well as MSC Cruises - 17 times.

2016 cruise navigation in St Petersburg will host 232 ships with more than 497 000 passengers on them, which is 3% up from last year.

MaxiBaltTours has prepared a set of private and group St Petersburg shore excursions for ALL cruise ship visits. All tours are completely Russian visa-free.

Please Contact us to book your tour.

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Russian Folk Show

Russian Folk Show

When you are in St. Petersburg, ballet is one of the things you can't miss! This is where the Russian Composer Peter Tchaikovsky wrote Swan Lake, one of the most beautiful and dramatic ballets of all times. Ballet here is always accompanied by an orchestra and you can be guaranteed that you will see a high quality performance.

Duration: 2 hours
Russian Ballet

Russian Ballet

If you are looking for a great way to relax after a day of sightseeing and want to get to know the Russian culture and mind, then this show is definitely for you. You will see Russian & Cossack dancing, listen to famous national instruments while beautiful voices sing of the joyful traditions in the Russian countryside. Feel yourself Russian!

Duration: 2-3 hours
Canal Tour

Canal Tour

What can be more impressive than seeing the beauty of St. Petersburg leisurely from the water? The city is criss-crossed with small rivers and canals which make the city look like Venice or Amsterdam. Our comfortable boat will take you past the granite embankments along the main waterways of St. Petersburg.

Duration: 1 hour