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Birka Gotland

Pausa vardagen med en dygnskryssning från Stockholm till Mariehamn med Östersjöns nya nöjeskryssare, Birka Gotland – Viking Lines och Gotlandsbolagets gemensamma storsatsning. På Birka Gotland kan du räkna med festliga nöjen alla dagar i veckan, god mat, spamys och taxfree till röda sjöpriser.

Med start under våren kan du dessutom uppleva destinationskryssningar till visby, härnösand, ystad, bornholm och riga. , du hittar mer information om visbykryssningarna här, du hittar mer information om kryssningarna till höga kusten här, du hittar mer information om kryssningarna till riga här, du hittar mer information om kryssningarna till bornholm & visby här, du hittar mer information om kryssningarna till ystad & visby här, tidtabell birka gotland.

Birka Gotlands ordinarie rutt till Mariehamn går dagligen från Stockholm kl 17.30 och är tillbaka kl 14.30 dagen efter.

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En sak är säker – du behöver aldrig gå hungrig när du kryssar med Birka Gotland. Välj bland klassisk buffé, maffig skaldjursbuffé, grillat och à la carte. Både finsmakare och  skaldjursälskare får sitt ombord i Birka Gotlands  restauranger . Testa vår exklusiva ostron- och kaviarmeny eller sätt tänderna i en klassisk räkmacka uppe på Terrassen. En finare utsikt att vila ögonen på mellan tuggarna kan du inte få!

Nöjen hela veckan

I veckorna förvandlas Birka Gotland till en flytande folkpark och du möter några av Sveriges bästa dansband på scenen. Både fredag och lördag kliver heta DJs och kända partyband på. Dessutom livemusik med inbjudna artister som bjuder på unplugged uppe på Terrassen till helgen, stämningsfulla pianotoner i Seglarbaren och ett  komplett kryssningsprogram  med musik, quiz och mycket annat med kryssningsvärdarna.

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MS Birka Gotland

Former names: birka stockholm, birka paradise.

Cruise line DESTINATION GOTLAND (Ferries)

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MS Birka Gotland current location is at Baltic Sea (coordinates 59.31672 N / 18.09644 E) cruising en route to Mariehamn Aland. The AIS position was reported 3 minutes ago.

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The 2004-built MS Birka Gotland (fka Birka Stockholm) was a cruise ship owned by Eckero Line (Finland-based ferry company) via the brand Birka Line and operated by Eckero's fully-owned subsidiary company and travel brand "Birka Cruises".

The vessel was constructed by Aker Finnyards (in Rauma Finland ).

Eckero acquired Birka in 2007.

The vessel (IMO number 9273727) is currently Sweden- flagged (MMSI 266314000) and registered in Stockholm .

In late March 2023, the ferry company Gotlandsbolaget/Destination Gotland , acquired the 19-year-old Birka Stockholm from Rederiaktiebolaget Eckero (via its subsidiary Shipping Ab Ltd) for EUR 38 million (~USD 41,2M / ~GBP 33,4M).

Gotlandsbolaget's current plans are to introduce Baltic cruises from Stockholm to Mariehamn (Aland Islands Finland) and Visby , starting in spring 2024.

After the laying up of the liner (due to the COVID crisis) for years in Mariehamn, Rederiaktiebolaget Eckero explored the possibility of converting the 1800-passenger vessel to an ~600-passenger expedition ship, but these plans didn't materialize.

Birka Gotland started revenue operations for the new travel brand Gotland Alandia Cruises on March 31, 2024.

History - construction and ownership

Birka Cruises (1971-founded as "Birka Line", 2020- defunct ) was a Mariehamn (Aland Finland) -headquartered subsidiary company fully-owned by Rederiaktiebolaget Eckero (Finnish holding company) via its subsidiary Eckero Line Oy. The shipowner Eckero Line (Rederi Ab Eckero) is a Helsinki -based cargo and passenger shipping company founded in 1995. Birka Cruises operated only the cruiseferry Birka Stockholm, which was deployed year-round in the Baltic Sea. Birka offered regularly scheduled crossings between homeports Stockholm (Sweden) and Mariehamn (Finland)

After 49 years of operation, on July 3, 2020, Eckero Line announced that Birka Cruises is permanently shut down (effectively defunct ) and that the vessel Birka Stockholm (16-year-old at the time) is planned for drydock conversion into a cruise ferry. According to Eckero's announcement, the company's closure was due to the financial impact of the Coronavirus crisis . All bookings were fully refunded. More than 500 Birka employees (including the ship's crew) lost their jobs.

In August 2023, the passenger shipping companies Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget/Destination Gotland announced a joint venture cruise company to serve the Sweden-Finland route Stockholm - Mariehamn Aland - Visby . The new company is managed by Susanne Kaarnimo-Knight (CEO).

The 1800-passenger ship Birka Stockholm was unofficially dubbed just "MS Birka". The boat's interior design was a joint project of Birka Line, Aker Finnyards Oy (shipbuilder, 1989-2014), and Deltamarin Ltd (1990-founded company specializing in ship design, construction support, offshore engineering).

The vessel was originally designed/planned as a typical cruise ship, without the car deck available on similar cruiseferries. Birka is considered environmentally friendly, with the new innovations used in her construction (exhaust and closed sewage treatment systems).

The vessel's hull was specifically designed to optimize the environmental impact on the Aland Archipelago routes.

The vessel (Birka Paradise) was officially delivered to Birka Line on November 8, 2004. The naming ceremony was held on November 10, 2004, in Port Stockholm. The godmother was Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa - 1944-born Finnish singer, actress, political activist. Birka's maiden voyage/inaugural cruise departed on November 11th. The ship was renamed "Birka Stockholm" in January 2013, when its colors were also changed - from blue-yellow-red to just blue-yellow.

Decks and Cabins

MS Birka Stockholm has a total of 900 staterooms (Outside and Inside) in 11 cabin categories. Many passenger cabins are marine-style decorated. All cabins are located above the waterline. All passenger accommodations are equipped with HDTV, dressing table with chair, wardrobe, phone, electronic safe box (in the closet), en-suite bathroom (washbasin-WC-shower, hairdryer), individually controlled air-conditioning.

Most cabins are doubles, each fitted with two fixed lower beds (non-convertible to a double bed). The largest stateroom is the Two-Deck Duplex Suite (each level is sized 18 m2 / 195 ft2) which has a separate living room (sofa bed, coffee table, armchairs), en-suite bathroom (toilet, separate shower, whirlpool bath), separate guest toilet (WC-washbasin).

The boat has 11 decks , of which 9 are passenger-accessible and 5 with cabins.

Shipboard facilities and amenities

Shipboard dining options include 3 restaurants - Grand Buffé (self-service Buffet Restaurant), Four Seasons Restaurant, Café Brazil - and 8 bars including a whisky bar that serves 90+ single malts.

MS Birka Stockholm is among the cruise ships offering comfort and safety during a voyage. The ship's relaxation area includes a swimming pool, two Jacuzzis, poolside bars, a sundeck with palm trees, beach loungers and deckchairs.

Paradise Relax & SPA has a Sauna Room and offers spa treatments that include body massages and skin therapies using algae, chocolate, and volcanic mud. The onboard entertainment program is planned for each day of the week and includes live piano performances (at Yacht Club Bar) and orchestral performances (at Club Copacabana). The ship also has a Paradise Lounge, Paradise Beach, Paradise Sundeck (with dance area), Jogging Track, Promenade, Duty-Free Shop (Freeport Shopping), a Betting Shop (run by licensed bookmakers), Casino (gambling lounge), Birka Konferens (Conference Rooms), Helipad (helicopter landing area used in cases of emergency).

The Birka cruise ship remains the world's only passenger liner to have a sand beach complete with artificial sunlight.

Drydock refurbishment 2024

The refurb project in 2024 (by Gotland Alandia Cruises/USD 6+ million investment) included updates to all passenger staterooms, adding new cabin categories (bow-facing suites), redesign of some public areas, renovations to the wellness complex (Archipelago Spa was updated and new treatments were added to its menu), also the sundeck was redone.

Now the ship has a total of 9 dining and beverage venues (bar lounges, coffee shops, restaurants).

Itineraries

Following an extensive drydock refurbishment , the former Birka Stockholm (now Birka Gotland) was scheduled to debut its Sweden-Finland cruises with the Maiden Voyage at the end of March (around Easter 2024) roundtrip from Stockholm to Aland/Mariehamn . The inaugural cruise left from Stockholm on March 1st (2024).

During spring and summer, the ship operates 1-2-3-night voyages visiting Mariehamn and Visby . In peak summer, the itineraries expand to include popular vacation destinations in Sweden ( Harnosand , Ystad ), Denmark ( Bornholm ) and Latvia ( Riga ).

Birka Stockholm's itinerary program was based on Baltic Sea mini-cruises leaving roundtrip from homeport Stockholm Sweden to Mariehamn (Finland).

Birka Stockholm operated 22-hour cruise crossings between Stockholm and Mariehamn Aland . In addition to these 7 weekly crossings, Birka also planned special weekend voyages (during summer) and holiday voyages (for Christmas and New Year's Eve).

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MS Birka Paradise ship was built as cruiseferry (passenger capacity 1800) and was operated on the Sweden-Finland route  Stockholm - Mariehamn (Aland) . The vessel was delivered to Birka Cruises in November 2004.

The vessel ( shipbuilding cost EUR 155 million) was launched under the name "Birka Paradise", which was chosen after a competition of 3500+ proposals. Birka Paradise was renamed to "Birka Stockholm" in 2013. Since 2008, the vessel is Sweden- flagged (MMSI number 266314000) and registered in Stockholm.

As cruiseferry, Birka Paradise had 715 passenger cabins and was served by 180 crew. The hull is ice class "1A Super" (the highest for passenger ships).

Birka Paradise’s interior design was developed by YSA Design (Yran & Storbraaten Architects AS, Oslo Norway ), Architectoffice Lasse Heikkinen ( Helsinki Finland -based Naval Architecture, Exterior-Interior Design, 3D Design. Projecting) and Partner Ship Design ( Hamburg Germany -based company specializing in ocean-going passenger ships, ferries, superyachts, sailing ships, riverboats).

The vessel (Aker Finnyards/STX Finland yard/hull number 104590) was built in Rauma, Finland . It has weight (DWT tonnage) 4020 tons, and max draft 9,4 m (30 ft).

For the vessel's construction, Vitkovice Steel (Přívoz Czechia-based manufacturer of rolled steel products, Czechia's largest manufacturer of steel plates) supplied 3000+ tons of steel plates while Wynn Marine Ltd (manufacturer of Heavy Duty Straight Line Wipers) supplied a unique wiper system capable to clean up 90% of each window onboard.

The cruise ship is powered by 4x Wartsila marine diesel engines (model 6L46, combined output 23,4 MW) plus 4x auxiliary diesel engines (electricity generators model Wartsila 6L32, combined output 11 MW). The liner’s cruising speed is 21 knots (39 kph / 24 mph), with max speed 23 knots (42 kph / 26 mph).

In 2007-2008, Birka Paradise entered drydock at Turku Repair Yard (Luonnonmaa island, Naantali Finland ). The USD 2,7 million refurbishment project included wellness complex renovations (saunas, spa treatment rooms, shower rooms, gym equipment). The hull was cleaned and repainted with non-toxic paints.

Drydock refurbishment/conversion

In early November 2021 was announced that Clarkson plc ( London UK -based shipbroker) valued the 17-year-old vessel at EUR 82,8 million (~USD 95,8M / ~GBP 71M).

Rederi AB Eckero (shipowner) signed with Fosen Design & Solution (subsidiary of Fosen Yard AS/Norwegian shipyard specializing in vessel conversions/refurbishments) to evaluate the viability of a conversion project for Birka Stockholm.

The plans included updating the life-saving equipment, reducing the number of passenger cabins (from 700 to 300) and adding (in the superstructure) step-out balconies to 215 cabins.

The project aimed to convert the 1800-passenger cruiseferry into a premium expedition ship with max passenger capacity 600.

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Birka gotland will be the baltic sea's new pleasure cruise ship.

BIRKA STOCKHOLM will be renamed BIRKA GOTLAND © Jukka Huotari

Cruise In August, Viking Line and Gotlandsbolaget presented a completely new joint investment in cruise traffic between Stockholm, Mariehamn and Visby. Now it is clear that the Baltic Sea's new pleasure cruiser will be called BIRKA GOTLAND. Under the leadership of CEO Susanne Kaarnimo-Knight, BIRKA GOTLAND will offer cruises from the end of March 2024.

Around Easter 2024, the premiere cruise departs from Stockholm to Mariehamn with BIRKA GOTLAND, to also go via Visby on selected departures during the spring and summer. After that, the destinations are gradually expanded during the summer months with several popular destinations such as Härnösand, Ystad, Bornholm and Riga.

-We start from the two most beautiful islands in the Baltic Sea and the love for the sea, the archipelago and the unique local environment. There is a great demand for both shorter and longer cruises in the region. We are extra proud to be able to present the opportunity to go to beautiful Visby during the spring and summer, which gives travelers the chance to discover Gotland at its most beautiful, says Susanne Kaarnimo-Knight, CEO of the new company.

The entertainment on board BIRKA GOTLAND will include several restaurants, shopping, spa and entertainment.

- We offer an attractive alternative for the everyday traveler. We know that many are curious about the onboard experience, and we look forward to presenting the details shortly, says Susanne Kaarnimo-Knight.

The tickets for the cruises with BIRKA GOTLAND go on sale in January 2024. BIRKA GOTLAND has connecting traffic from 78' Swedish locations. The cruises will be sold both via BIRKA GOTLAND's new website as well as Viking Line's and Destination Gotland's channels.

Traffic plan Birka Gotland 2024: Stockholm-Mariehamn-Stockholm: Daily departures with the exception of the dates below Stockholm-Mariehamn-Visby-Mariehamn-Stockholm: 31 departures during the period March-August Stockholm-Mariehamn-Härnösand-Stockholm: 7 departures in May, June and September Stockholm-Mariehamn-Riga-Stockholm: 4 departures in September and December Stockholm-Mariehamn-Bornholm-Visby-Stockholm: 3 departures in May and August Stockholm-Mariehamn-Ystad-Visby-Stockholm: 2 departures in May and August

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M/S Birka Stockholm ska kryssa igen mellan Stockholm, Mariehamn och Visby. Foto: Ulo Maasing.

Ett i bussresebranschen klassiskt och mycket populärt fartyg gör comeback i Östersjön. Gotlandsbolaget har köpt kryssningsfartyget Birka Stockholm av Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö. Fartyget ska sättas i trafik mellan Stockholm, Mariehamn och Visby. Gotlandsbolaget och Destination Gotland räknar med att trafiken ska starta våren 2024.

– Birka Stockholm är ett renodlat passagerarfartyg, och vi ser stora möjligheter för henne att komplettera Gotlandstrafiken. Under 2022 fortsatte vi att renodla vår fartygsflotta för att fokusera på infrastruktur och framtidens sjöfart. Med Birka Stockholm befäster vi ytterligare vår position inom passagerarsjöfart i Östersjön”, säger Håkan Johansson, Vd Gotlandsbolaget

M/S Birka Stockholm gick tidigare som kryssningsfartyg åt Birka Cruises som ägdes av Eckerölinjen. Men efter att ha kryssat på Östersjön i 49 år la Birka Cruises sommaren 2020 ner verksamheten för gott, sedan man först tagit några månaders paus i verksamheten på grund av covid-19-pandemin.

Tidigare hade Birka ett stort nät av anslutningsbussar. Foto: Ulo Maasing.

Fartyget var då mycket populärt bland bussföretag och bussresearrangörer och Birka Cruises hade också ett stort nät av anslutningsbussar till sina kryssningar. Närmare 40 procent av Birkas resenärer valde innan pandemin anslutningsbuss till kryssningarna och hösten 2016 dubblerade rederiet antalet anslutningsbussar.

Nu kommer Gotlandsbolaget tillsammans med dotterbolaget Destination Gotland att använda fartyget för att erbjuda kryssningar, och som ett komplement till befintlig Gotlandstrafik. Birka Stockholm kommer att erbjuda tax-free och trafikera Stockholm, Mariehamn och Visby med varierande trafikupplägg beroende på säsong.

– Det finns en marknad för denna typ av kryssningar i Östersjön, och trafik till Visby delar av året kommer att stärka intresset ytterligare. Visby har blivit en alltmer attraktiv kryssningshamn, och vi ser det som en fin möjlighet att både utveckla vår verksamhet, och skapa nya besöksanledningar till Gotland. För gotlänningar innebär det ett ökat antal avgångar för de som har mer tid och inte har med sig bil, eller vill göra en nöjeskryssning, säger Marcus Risberg, vd för Destination Gotland.

Birka är ett renodlat passagerarfartyg utan bildäck. Den nya sträckan kommer att erbjuda tax-free, mat och underhållning och passagerarna kommer att kunna välja vilka sträckor de vill åka med. Uppstarten innebär även nya arbetstillfällen inom svensk sjöfart.

– Det innebär nya arbetstillfällen under svensk flagg, och vi kommer även utveckla vår organisation i land. Nöjeskryssningar är en annan produkt än den vi har idag, säger Marcus Risberg.

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See all the gems of historical and cultural center of the capital in short time and without traffic jams or tiresome walking.

Depending on the itinerary and duration of the Moscow River boat trip, the tour can be 3 or 5 hours.

Highlights of the tour

• St Basil’s Cathedral;
• Stalin skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya (Tinkers) embankment;
• The Kremlin;
• “House on the Embankment” Stalin skyscraper;
• Monument to Peter I;
• The Central House of Artists;
• Christ the Savior Cathedral;
• Gorky Park;
• Moscow State University;
• Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Luzhniki stadium;
• Novodevichy Monastery;
• Kiev railway station;
• Europe Square;
• Moscow City Hall;
• Government House;
• Expocentre Exhibition Complex;
• and other famous sights.

You will learn about the different epochs of the city from the foundation in 1147 till Soviet times of 20 th  century.

Moscow River

Moskva river has the form of a snake and is the main waterway of Moscow, consisting of a cascade of reservoirs. Within the city, Moskva river is 80 km long, 120 m - 200 m wide and up to 14 m deep. The narrowest part of the river is the Kremlin area in the city center, and the most extensive is around the Luzhniki Stadium in the south. 

Bridges in Moscow

Undoubtedly, bridges and embankments are among the most scenic spots and main attractions of Moscow. Plus, they are so romantic.

• Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge –  Great Stone Bridge –  is the main bridge of Moscow . The first stone bridge was constructed here in the 17th century.
• Patriarshy Bridge  is one of the youngest pedestrian bridges, built in 2004. The bridge connects the iconic Christ the Saviour Cathedral with funky Bersenevskaya embankment, extremely popular place among locals for its trendy art galleries, cafes and panoramic views. Patriarshy Bridge used to be a shooting location for ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's New Year speech to the nation.
• Borodinsky Bridge,  erected in honor of the 100th anniversary of the glorious victory in the Battle of Borodino (which every Russian kid knows about), a fierce legendary battle during the Russo-French war of 1812.
• Bagration Bridge  one of the  pedestrian bridges with most picturesque views of the Moskva River with its numerous upper-level observation platforms. The bridge was erected to celebrate the 850th anniversary of Moscow city in 1997.
• Krymsky Bridge  used to be in Top 5 Europe’s longest bridges some 100 years ago. The bridge got its name after the ancient Krymsky ford which Crimean Tartars used to invade Moscow in the 16 th  century.

Embankments of Moscow

Moscow river boats 37 embankments, the most popular being Kremlevskaya, Sofiyskaya, Pushkinskaya, Vorobyovskaya and Kolomenskaya.

You can get the most spectacular views of the Kremlin from  Kremlevskaya and Sofiyskaya embankments.

• Pushkinkaya embankment  is the most romantic in Moscow. It meanders along Gorky Park and Neskuchnyi garden and is rich for all kinds of entertainment as well as cozy nooks, including Olivkovy beach, the famous Zeleny theater as well as a pier for river cruisers.
• Vorobyevskaya embankment  is part of Sparrow Hills nature reserve. This place opens a beautiful panorama of the river and city from the observation deck and is considered to be the place for taking serious decisions in life.
• Embankment in Kolomenskoye  Museum-Reserve has a special charm due to its peculiar geographical relief. The boat trip around Kolomenskoye would be the most peaceful in your life.
• Taras Shevchenko embankment  is popular among photographers for its modern Moscow City skyscrapers. Highly recommended for your night boat trip.
• Embankments of Moscow are the pride of the capital. A distinctive feature of each of the promenades is its architecture and beautiful views. In addition, almost all the embankments of Moscow have a rich history and a lot of notable buildings.

Different epochs

Taking a walk along the Moskva River by boat, you will witness the architecture of Moscow from different eras and styles. Archaeological studies indicate that already in the XI century there stood a fortified settlement on Borovitsky hill, which is now called the Kremlin. Little fortress could not accommodate all the residents of the rapidly growing city, and the Grand Duke ordered the construction of a new Kremlin, larger than the former.

Boat trip around Kolomenskoe Park

Moscow river boat trip starts from the pier Klenovy (Maple) Boulevard and provides reat views of Nicholas Perervinsky monastery.

Nicholas Perervinsky monastery was founded at the time of the Battle of Kulikov (1380). The monastery, got its name from the surrounding area – “Pererva”, which can be translated like “tear off” and because of the location –  here it abruptly changed its course, turning to Kolomna, standing on the opposite bank.

Nowadays Kolomenskoye is State Art, Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve, which doors are open to everyone who wants to get in touch with the ancient history of Russia.

Take a break from the big city hustle in the shady parks and gardens of the Kolomenskoe Museum-Reserve. Don’t miss a wonderful Church of the Ascension and Tsar Alexey’s Palace in Kolomenskoye!

Monasteries and temples

• Novospassky Monastery
• Founded in the 13th century on the site where now is located the Danilovsky monastery. After a few decades, in 1330, Ivan Kalita moved the monastery onto the Borovitskii hill of the Kremlin. However, in the 15th century, Spassky Monastery again moved, this time to a more spacious place on Krasnoholmskaya waterfront.
• Church of St. Nicholas in Zayaitskom
• Erected in the middle of the XVIII century in baroque style. The building survived after the 1812 fire, but the utensils were destoyed. Parishioners collected donations and restored the temple on their own. In Soviet times, it was closed and re-opened only in 1992.
• Cathedral of Christ the Savior
• The church was originally erected in honor of the victory over Napoleon and was being under construction for long 44 years. Notoriously demolished in 1937 to be a giant swimming pool under open sky. The current building was constructed in 1990s. It is the tallest and one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
• The temple was built in 1679-82, during the reign of Tsar Fedor Alekseevich, in late Muscovite Baroque style and can be characterized as bonfire temple. Each gable is a symbol of a heavenly fire.
• Novodevichy Convent
• The most famous concent and monastery in Moscow, presumably founded in 1524. Novodevichy’s status has always been high among other monasteries, it was in this monastery where the women of the royal blood, the wives of Tsars and local rulers of Moscow were kept in prison as nuns.
• St. Andrew’s church  (male acts as Compound Patriarch of Moscow)
• St. Andrew’s church stands right on the slopes of the Sparrow Hills, on the way down to the Moskva River, on the territory of the Nature Reserve “Sparrow Hills”. The monastery is small in size but is very cozy. It’s situated in a quiet courtyard surrounded by temples, fruit trees and flowers.

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow river cruise.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

countflorida

We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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