Russia

Our next port of call for our Baltic Cruise after Germany was St. Petersburg, Russia. We were greeted on the dock by a local band. This was the only stop on our cruise where we had to go through Immigration Control. Of course, that means you get a stamp in your passport!

If you are visiting Russia by cruise, you either have to get a visa before the cruise, or you can go on a tour arranged by the cruise line. So even if you normally do not book tours with a cruise line, this is one time when you should.

We were docked in St. Petersburg for two days. We went on one tour each day. St. Petersburg is all about Peter the Great, the first Emperor of Russia.