Visa Free Cruise to St Petersburg - Helsinki - Up to -70% | Voyage Privé

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  • Enjoy the unique visa free opportunity to visit St Petersburg with its onion domed cathedrals, ornate palaces and astonishing architecture
  • Cruises across the Baltic on the luxury cruise liner Princess Anastasia or Maria
  • Rest in a centrally located hotel for your stay

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Booking 35 days in advance and spending over £500 per person? No need to pay in full today! Just select the 30% deposit option on our payment page (terms & conditions apply)

For any additional information on this offer or assistance in making your reservation please call one of our dedicated team on 0844 8262099 or email sales@voyageprive.com

Opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 - 21:00 and Saturdays & Sundays from 09:00 - 17:30.

Your Tour

Discover St Petersburg, sailing overnight there and back from Helsinki on the cruise ship M.S Princess Maria or Anastasia. Russia’s one time imperial capital is as much a work of art as a city and a captivating cocktail of experiences:ornate palaces, onion domed cathedrals, majestic manicured gardens and of course, the Cruiser Aurora from which in 1917 the signal was given that kicked off the Bolshevik revolution.

The Czarist flavour to your holiday begins when you leave the quayside in Helsinki with on board Russian entertainment, food and atmosphere. And in St Petersburg you have an array of private excursions to choose from including ones to Peterhof, Peter the Great’s emulation of Versailles with its Palace, Gardens and Grand Cascade. And in the evenings you can take your pick from ballet, opera or exuberant Russian dancing performances.

Your Itinerary

1st Day UK – Helsinki
Fly direct to Helsinki, self-transfer to the city centre and check in at the Hotel Serahoune or similar just 300m or so from the city centre bus station.

2nd Day Helsinki – St. Petersburg
Take breakfast and then explore the city. Helsinki is an eclectic mix of east and west set on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland: a neo-classical gem but with an art nouveau quarter and here and there Alvar Aalto's spectacular modern architecture. There are smart pavement cafés on Esplanade and gourmet restaurants for lunch at less than London prices. In the late afternoon transfer to the south harbour for St Petersburg at 18:00 on the Princess Maria and an overnight passage to St Petersburg.

3rd Day St. Petersburg
Your ship docks after breakfast at 9.30. Disembark at 10.30 and meet your guide for a private city tour featuring some of St Petersburg’s most iconic sights (and sites) including the Admiralty, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Nicolas Cathedral, Palace Square, Peter & Paul fortress (inside visit) and Smolny Convent. Check in at your chosen hotel and afterwards explore the city on your own. In the evening you can enjoy dinner in one of our recommended restaurants or go to a folklore, ballet or opera performance.

4th & 5th Day St. Petersburg
As much a work of art as a city, Russia’s one time capital is a captivating cocktail of experiences which you can discover on one our optional guided tours: the Hermitage with its unimaginable store of over 3 million works of art, Yusopov Place, Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin or Peterhof Summer Palace. Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, otherwise known as Tsarskoe Selo, was Peter the Great’s wife’s summer holiday home: a staggering kilometre in circumference with blue-and-white facades decorated with gilded atlantes, caryatids and pilasters. Peterhof Summer Palace on the Gulf of Finland, built in the 18th century as the summer residence of Russian czars has as its centerpiece the Grand cascade of 64 fountains. On Day 5 transfer by private car to the ferry terminal for re-embarkation and departure at 19.00.

6th Day Helsinki – UK
Arrive in Helsinki at 09.30 with time for some last minute retail therapy for iconic design brands like Arabia and Iittala self -transfer to the airport and your return flight to the UK.

Your Ship

This offer is based on a stay in an standard cabin on a bed and breakfast basis.

The Princesses Maria and Anastasia ships were built at Finland’s Wärtsilä dockyard in Turku and extensively renovated in Denmark in 2010. Licenced to carry up to 1700 passengers they operate with a 3.6 crew to passenger ratio; is 168 m long with a beam of 29m and draft of 6.7 m and a top speed of 21 knots. The ships boast 7 different restaurants, cafes and bars including one focused on traditional Russian cuisine including beluga caviar, Siberian Pelmeni (dumplings), Kotleta po-Kievski (Chicken Kiev) and borsch. There’s also a ’sweet & sour’ experience of a different sort with a hot sauna and chilling plunge pool, a beauty salon and Russian dance entertainment. Your air conditioned cabin is 8.5sqm with twin beds and private shower, W/C and hand basin and outside sea facing on either deck 4 or 6 (that’s above the water line).

Your Hotels

This offer is based on a Standard Room stay in the following hotel on a bed and breakfast basis.

Adults Adults
2 Adults

Seurahuone Hotel Helsinki
Possibly the only hotel in the world with a 5 pillow menu a choice of firm ones with synthetic filling, medium & soft ones with down or synthetic filings. A far cry from 1914 when the hotel opened in its second incarnation to plaudits for having running hot water and telephones in all rooms . Each embellishment though speaks to the hotel’s timeless pursuit of elegance, style and occupant comfort which the most renovation in 2006 carried through, melding Carl Ludvig Engel’s neo classical legacy with contemporary amenity. Superbly central for a short stay, the hotel is opposite Helsinki’s landmark granite rail station, 300 m from the airport bus terminal and more importantly the Karl Fazer Café. All our rooms come with (of course) private WC/shower or bath tub (your choice), LCD TV, security safe, hair dryer, coffee/tea set WI-FI and a telephone updated from those in 1914.

Hotel Ambassador - St Petersburg
Just off Sadovaya street, the Ambassador is opposite the Yusupof Gardens and within walking distance of St Isaac's cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt and Sadovaya (Sennaya Ploschad’) Metro station, so you couldn’t be more central. The chandelier overhanging the lobby and marbled staircase leading up from it are both auguries of what the hotel offers: modern standards with a genuflection to Russian opulence. The buffet/restaurant on the 9th floor has a panorama view of the St Petersburg cityscape & St Isaac's Golden Dome. The décor in our allocation of standard rooms is more Scandinavian than Russian with light pine bed heads and furniture, fawn and red fabrics and marbled bathrooms. Each has a coffee table & chairs, a desk with mirror, TV, telephone, WI-FI and wardrobe.

Your Journey

Flights: From London Heathrow with Finnair
Outbound 10.20 - 15.15
Inbound 17.00 - 18.05

London Gatwick with Norwegian Air
Outbound 10.10 - 15.00
Inbound 17.05 - 18.10

Manchester with Finnair
Outbound 10.20 - 15.10
Inbound 16.05 - 17.00

All flight times are local.

Transfers: private transfers are included.

Please note: flight details are given as a guide only and may change. We will however notify you in advance if flights are more than 2 hours outside the time range given. Flights are non-changeable and non-refundable at time of booking.

What's Included

Return scheduled flight(s) from the UK to Helsinki
All passenger service charges and airport departure taxes
Complimentary beverages & Pay on Board food service
Carriage of luggage (1pc cabin/1pc hold)
3 nights hotel accommodation as per itinerary
Lodgings in twin rooms with private WC/Shower
5 Buffet breakfasts & 2 dinners (on board ship)
Overnight return passage from Helsinki to St Petersburg
On board ship accommodation in an outside A class cabin
Privately guided orientation city tour on arrival
Private departure transfer from hotel to quayside in St Petersburg
Services of qualified English speaking excursion guides in St Petersburg

ATOL Protected

The flight inclusive offer(s) shown on this page are ATOL Protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Voyage Privé is acting as agent for ScanAdventures with ATOL number 5626 and your contract is with that company.

Meet & Greet

If you are driving to the airport in the UK, and book our package including flights, you may wish to add our Meet and Greet service. Take the hassle out of airport parking and have an official representative take your car on arrival, and it will be waiting for you on your return.

This can be added at the next stage of booking process where available.

Travel Documents

Once the booking process is complete, you will receive an automatic confirmation email from Voyage Prive detailing your chosen travel arrangements.

Your official ATOL receipt and booking confirmation issued by the Tour Operator will follow within 5 days.

We will send all documents out as early as possible (subject to full payment being received) but you should receive all your documentation at least 10 days prior to departure. Generally, travel documents are sent via email however, in some cases they will be sent by post.

If you have booked Meet & Greet, you will receive a separate voucher for this via email.

Please do make sure that you add Voyage Privé to your Safe Senders list and check your Junk mail regularly for your travel documents.

Important Information

For further information on passport & visa requirements visit http://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm

Please note that the location shown on our map is to be used as a guide only and the actual location of the property may differ

Although we endeavour to provide up to date information we cannot guarantee that all hotel facilities and services will be available during your stay, especially when travelling out of the main holiday periods

Star rating standards may differ to that of the UK, depending on the country of travel

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