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Russian Drones Attack Danube
Russian drones attacked Danube River port infrastructure in southern Ukraine on Sunday, injuring at least two people. The attack targeted critical grain export routes, just a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan were due to Read More …
Second Impressions Of Russia: Azamazing
Earlier today in First Impressions Of Russia: No Surprises, Plenty of Intrigue, we mentioned that visiting Russia was pretty much what we expected. Cold. Dark. Gloomy. We teased readers with a few images of some wonderful places visited on tour, promising Read More …
First Impressions Of Russia: No Surprises, Plenty Of Intrigue
The third stop on a 12-night Summer Russia and The Baltics sailing aboard Azamara Quest, St Petersburg was a highly anticipated destination. Many of us onboard had never been there before and, earlier in life, thought we ever would be. Read More …
Cruise Lines Skip Russia
Atlas Ocean Voyages was first to announce modifications to existing itineraries in response to Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Adjusting two late-summer 2022 Baltic itineraries, Hamburg-to-Kiel departing August 26, 2022, and Kiel-roundtrip itineraries, departing September 7, World Navigator will drop St. Petersburg, Read More …
Sailing Away From Russia And Its History
Called a “ship graveyard of sorts” what cruise passengers see sailing away from St Petersburg, Russia are Cold War remnants of a Russia that once was, left to rust and the effects of the sea, as we see in these Read More …
Connecting, Russia And Chocolate Bars
Day two of our overnight stay in St. Petersburg was all about making local connections, something I might not have thought possible on day one that was more suited as a backdrop for a cold war film. Sunny skies seemed Read More …
Russia On A Lucky Two-Day Stay [PHOTOS]
Sailing with Azamara Club Cruises, we visited a number of interesting places on our Summer Russia and Baltics itinerary. Headlining the advance information provided by the cruise line, a two night stay in St Petersburg would bring all the sites, Read More …