TIMETABLE HELSINKI–ST PETERSBURG– HELSINKI ROUNDTRIP FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER

NEW! ONE DAY IN ST PETERSBURG CRUISE 2005 Please contact your agent for Helsinki St Petersburg availability and schedule confi rmation. Sat/Mon 18.00 Sun/Tue 8.30 All times are subject to alterations. Two whole days in St Petersburg! Mon/Wed 10.00 Sun/Tue 19.00 For the New Zealand Silja’s sales Magnifi cent St Petersburg TWO DAYS IN ST PETERSBURG CRUISE 2005 St Petersburg – this historically magnifi cent metropol Helsinki St Petersburg agent: is the greatest marvel of Russia’s past and present. We Wed 18.00 Thu 8.30 EUROLYNX TRAVEL LIMITED Sat 10.00 Fri 19.00 P O Box 68637, Newton, Auckland with the cruise ship Silja Opera have listened to your appeal and the city is waiting for Thursday and Friday in St Petersburg. Phone: 09-361 3661 you. Once visited, it is never forgotten. Accomodation on board. Please visit www.eurolynx.co.nz Timetables are indicated in local times. We offer you the possibility to stay two whole days in or email [email protected] St Petersburg. The ship is your hotel and we will also arrange your program ashore for you.

PRICE (EURO) / COMPLETE CABIN 1 DAY CRUISES 2 DAYS CRUISES

CRUISES FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER LOW SEASON LOW SEASON HIGH SEASON Tourist Inside Class (2–4 persons, inside cabin) 190 340 400 Tourist Outside Class (1–4 persons, cabin with partial seaview) 260 410 470 Seaside Class (2–3 persons, seaview cabin) 310 460 520 Seaside Plus Class (2–3 persons, seaview cabin) 360 510 570 Silja Class (2–3 persons, seaview cabin) 420 570 630 Commodore Class (2 persons, large seaview cabin) 570 720 780 Suite (2 persons seaview suite 43 m2) 1210 1360 1410

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED: WHEN MAKING THE RESERVATION:

• Silja cruise visa for EU citizens The following information is required latest fourteen days prior to If you wish to disembark you need to order a departure: Silja excursion. Traveller is required to stay with the group at all times. Price 20 �/person • surname and fi rst name • name of insurance company registered • sex with the Russian authorities • Non EU citizens • date and place of birth Individual visa required from local authorities • domicile With this visa, traveller is required to • nationality participate in a Silja excursion and stay Invitation letter 15 �/person • passport number with the group.

HALF-DAY EXCURSIONS FULL-DAY EXCURSIONS EVENING PROGRAM IN ST PETERSBURG SIGHTS IN ST PETERSBURG

CITY TOUR YUSUPOV PALACE PETERHOF AND ST NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL RUSSIAN BALLET Silja offers you the unique possibility to see an Sun, Tue, Thu, Fri 9.30–12.30 Sun, Tue, Thu 14.30–17.00 Fri 7.30–15.30 Thu 18.30–22.00 unforgettable Russian ballet performance. The his- Price: 15 �, child 6–11 yrs 7 � Price: 30 �, child 6–11 yrs 20 � Price: 75 �, child 6–11 yrs 32 � 19.00–21.00 Adam’s “Giselle” tory of Russian ballet is over two and a half centu- 19.00–22.00 Tsaikovky’s “Swan Lake” During the city tour you will see the most The Yusupov’s Palace on the Moyka River was The world-famous Royal country residence, a town ries old. In the mid-eighteenth century Tsaikovsky 1 Price: 40 � 2 important sites of St Petersburg including St one of the four palaces owned by the powerful of parks, palaces and fountains, was founded in composed the famous music for the Swanlake, 16 Petersburg’s riding statue known also as the Yusupov family in the 19th and 20th centuries. the 18th century. This summer residence of Peter Snow-White and the Nutcracker. The choreography Bronze Horseman and St. Isaac’s Square where St. Yusupov served as ’s envoy to the Great was intended to rival the Versailles was by Marius Petipa. Still today classic ballet is 3 Isaac’s Cathedral heavy golden domes dominate France for 30 years; during this time he collected (architects J.B. Leblond, I. Braunstein, N. Michetti). performed in the same style. the city skyline. Next you will see the Winter Pala- numerous fine works of art. From Napoleon he The fountains in the Upper Park were designed 17 th ce on the bank of the River, the Peter & Paul received exquisite tapestries and sculptures by by the end of the 18t century. At the same RUSSIAN FOLKLORE SHOW 4 18 Fortress with it’s gold towers and the city’s busy his personal friend Canova. You will see all of time the «Dragon («Chess») Hill» Cascade was Thu 19.30–22.30 5 � 6 main street, Nevsky Prospect. these displayed throughout the palace. During rebuilt and the Great Palace was extended and Price: 30 20 15 19 22 21 the tour you will also see reception rooms and the reconstructed. The Lower Park was decorated St Petersburg is home of music, theatre and 7 29 23 th HERMITAGE extremely lavish private theatre. Steep steps will with the Fountain Promenade. The early 19 dancing. Traditional songs and dances still play 8 31 Fri 14.00–17.00 take you to the palace cellar where Felix Yusupov century saw the development of landscaped a major role in Russian culture. A large group of 10 Price: 30 �, child 6–11 yrs 20 � 24 poisoned his infamous guest Rasputin. Use of vi- parks, new palaces, pavilions and fountains. native entertainers will perform colourful and fast 11 28 9 26 25 deo camera is prohibited. The famous fountains of Peterhof play from moving floorshows from all around Russia. An un- mid May till mid September. A Russian lunch forgettable experience! 30 EVERYDAY LIFE IN ST PETERSBURG is served in the gardens a short drive away. 27 Sun, Tue, Thu 8.30–12.30 In St Nicholas’ Cathedral you can admire icons 33 Price: 25 �, child 6–11 yrs 12 � placed on a icon stand. N:B: This tour 32 requires a considerable amount of walking! 13 12 In addition to the beautiful palaces and stunning churches of St Petersburg, no tourist should miss CATHERINE THE GREAT AND PAVLOVSK 14 the metro stations that Stalin made as people’s – THE PEARLS OF THE RUSSIAN CROWN palaces. To decorate these metro stations marble, This excursion is available only granite and chalkstone as well as statues, mosaics on request for groups of min. 30 pers. In 1764 Catherine the Great founded this exclu- and chandeliers are all used. From Primorskaya sive court museum. Today the Hermitage is made Station we will travel by metro to Nevsky Prospect About 25 kilometres from St Petersburg in Pav- up of seven different buildings containing over Station, which is in the main shopping street of lovks city lies Pavlovks Palace which Catherine the AND THE 1. Cabin of 13. Theatre square and 24. Nevskiy Prospekt three million exhibits, even though the Winter the city . The tour includes a visit to Spilled Blood Great gave to her son Paul. A big beautiful garden HERMITAGE – 300 YEARS OF HONOUR AND GLORY 2. Central Naval Museum the Marinski Theatre 25. Ostrovsky square and Palace itself is a magnificent piece of art. Guided Cathedral. surrounds this classically styled palace. Inside the Sun, Tue, Thu 8.30–16.30 tours enable you to see the exquisite Gala Suites The country market is where the people of go to palace the Greek party suite with its green corin- 3. Peter and Paul Fortress 14. Nikolai square and Alexandrinskiy Theatre Price: 65 �, child 6–11 yrs 32 � of apartments, the Small Hermitage and the new buy vegetables and fruit, meat and fish, delicious tolais columns is probably one of the most stylish 4. Strelka and Rostral columns Cathedral of St Nikolai 26. Gostinyi Dvor Hermitage. home-made cheeses and honey. rooms. Paul’s wife Maria’s room is also particularly St Petersburg originated when the Peter and 5. Zoological Museum 15. Dvortsovyy bridge 27. Kuznech Square splendid with all its golden finery. In Paul’s room Paul Fortress was build on the Neva River’s Rabbit 6. 12 colleges. Main building of the 16. Liteynyi bridge 28. Kazanky Cathedral both gold and mahogany have been used to deco- Island. In the beginning it was supposed to be a University of St Petersburg 17. Summer Palace of Peter the Great 29. Palace Square rate this most lavish of settings. fortress for soldiers, however as time progressed, 7. Menshikov Palace 18. Field of Mars 30. Apraksin Square Catherine the Great’s Palace, formerly known it became a political prison. One of the city’s main 8. Academy of Arts 19. and Hermitage 31. Admirality as Tsarkoe Selo but nowadays known as Pushkin landmarks is the Peter and Paul Fortress golden 9. Leytenanta Schmidta bridge 20. Michael’s Castle 32. Sennaya Ploshcad City is one of the world’s art masterpieces. The clock tower. Many of the Romanoff family members 10. Dekabrist square 21. Mikhaylovskiy Garden 33. Yusupov Palace palace’s fine baroque style facade is blue, white have been buried at this Cathedral over the last 11. St Isaac’s Cathedral 22. Spilled Blood Cathedral and gold and it is 978 ft long. The palace houses 200 years. In the 1700’s the Winter Palace acted as 12. Morskoy Voksal, Silja terminal 23. State many different styles of glorious halls and rooms residence for Tsars where they were conducting decorated with silk and fabulous paintings. The their business. Today the Hermitage houses over palace is surrounded with very green French and 3 million pieces of art. During the sightseeing tour English style gardens with glorious pavilions that you will also see some of St Petersburg’s most make it even more beautiful. The tour takes eight famous sights. The tour includes lunch. Welcome on board and to the majestic St Petersburg! hours and lunch is included.

Please order your excursions at the same time as you book your journey. Subject to alterations Please order your excursions at the same time as you book your journey. Subject to alterations