ST.PETERSBURG - MOSCOW “Z.Shashkov” (11 days/10 nights) The programme is given as a guidance only, subject to change DAY 1 Saint-Petersburg Transfer airport - ship (according to the prior request) You can buy snack in bars on board Information briefing & optional tour sales Dinner aboard (for late arrivals boxed dinner is provided instead) There will be certain tables for each group in the restaurant Live music in the bar DAY 2 Saint-Petersburg 6:45 Wake up call 7:00-8:15 Breakfast aboard Bus city tour: Smolny convent, Tavrichesky palace, Summer Garden, Palace 8:30 embankment, Winter palace Hermitage museum visit – the actual tour order may vary (Egyptian hall, War Gallery of 1812, St. George Hall, the Peter the Great (Small Throne) 10:30 Room, Italian Art collection (Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Michelangelo), Dutch Art (Rembrandt), Spanish Art (Ribera, Velázquez)) 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch at city restaurant (compliment from Vodohod) Continuation of city tour: the Spire of the Basil Island (buildings of Stock Exchange, Kunstkamera, Zoo Museum), 12 boards, Bronze Horseman, buildings of the Senate and the Synod, St.Isaac´s cathedral, Nevsky prospekt (The church of the Savior on spilled 14:30 blood, Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, Gostiny Dvor, Catherine II monument)). Tour to Peter and Paul Fortress (walking tour: the Boat house, Peter I monument, Commandant´s house, Nevsky Gate, St.Peter and Paul´s Cathedral (visit) 17:30 Return to the ship 18:00-19:00 Dinner aboard 18:45 OPTIONAL: Ballet 19:00 OPTIONAL: Rivers and Canals 19:00 OPTIONAL: Folk Show 21:00 Musical evening in the bar 22:00 Return on board after optional Rivers and Canals tour 22:30 Return on board after optional Folk Show 23:30 Return on board after optional Ballet 23:30 OPTIONAL: St. Petersburg by night 02:30 Return aboard after optional St.Petersburg by night DAY 3 Saint-Petersburg 6:15 Wake up call 6:30-8:30 Breakfast aboard OPTIONAL: Pushkin (The Catherine Palace and park) + Peterhof (Lower Park) Pushkin (The Catherine Palace and Park) – The Catherine Palace: The Grand Hall and Amber Room, walking along the park (20-30 min.): Grotto, Grand Pond, Hermitage 8:15 Grove. Peterhof – Visit to the Grand Palace, walking tour in the Lower Park: the Grand Cascade with the Samson Fountain, Greenhouse, Roman Fountains, The Chessboard Hill Cascade, Trick Fountains, the Monplaisir palace, view of the Gulf of Finland 15:30 Return aboard after optional tour 15:30 – 16:30 Lunch aboard All aboard! 16:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 17:00 The ship leaves St. Petersburg for Mandrogui Presentation of the crew and the staff 17:30 Captain’s Welcome Cocktail. Go Russia Travel Company - www.justgorussia.co.uk 18:15 Safety drill 18:30 Live music in the bar 19:30-21:00 Dinner aboard 21:30 Onboard concert “Let’s make friends”! 22:30 Dancing music in the bar DAY 4 Mandrogui 8:00 Wake up call 8:15 Morning exercises 8:30-10:00 Breakfast aboard 9:30 Route information “Mandrogui and Island of Kizhi” 10:30 Souvenir Shop lecture (The most interesting about the Traditional Russian crafts) MANDROGUI Free time during the stop. The possibility to enjoy the peaceful scenery and picturesque 11:30 – 15:00 landscape. Visit of the traditional Russian village: outside and interiors of typical wooden houses, numerous crafts exhibitions, Russian pancake and pies houses, Museum of Vodka (fee-paying entrance) 13.00 «Shashlik» in a tent ashore. All aboard! 14:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 15:00 The ship leaves Mandrogui for Kizhi 15:30 Russian dance class 16:30 Russian language class 18:00 Live music in the bar 19:00 Dinner aboard 21:00 Folk music concert 22:00 Dancing music in the bar DAY 5 Kizhi 6:30 Wake up call 6:45-8:15 Breakfast aboard 7:30 – 12:00 KIZHI Open-air museum of wooden architecture (Transfiguration Cathedral (outside), visit of 08.00 – 10.00 Intercession Cathedral, izba (traditional wooden house), sauna) (90 min. walk) OPTIONAL: Mysteries of Restoration 10:00 – 11:00 (from the beginning of June only!) All aboard! 11:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 12:00 The ship leaves Kizhi for Goritsy 12:00-13:30 Lunch aboard 13:30 Russian language class 14:30 Visit to the Captain’s Bridge 15:00 OPTIONAL: Master Class of Painting Russian doll Matryoshka 16:00 OPTIONAL: Vodka and blini tasting party 17:00 Russian songs class 18:00 Cinema club at the Conference Hall 18:30 Pirate’s game “Seeking for treasure” 19:30-21:00 Pirate dinner aboard 21:30 Classical music concert 22:30 Dancing music in the bar DAY 6 Goritsy 8:00 Wake up call 8:15 Morning exercises 8:30-10:00 Breakfast aboard 10:00-10:10 Route information “Goritsy and Yaroslavl” 10:15 Information briefing and presentation of Moscow program 11:00 Russian song class 12:00-13:30 Lunch aboard GORITSY 13:30 – 17:00 Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, museum of icons Go Russia Travel Company - www.justgorussia.co.uk All aboard! 16:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 17:00 The ship leaves Goritsy for Yaroslavl Russian Tea Ceremony 17:15 Enjoy the Russian Tea Culture and learn its history 18:00 Russian dance class 19:00 Lecture on Russian fairytales 20:00-21:30 Slavic Dinner 21:30 Live music in the bar 21:30 Onboard musicians’ concert 22:00 Dancing music in the bar DAY 7 Yaroslavl 8:00 Wake up call 8:15 Morning exercises 8:30-10:00 Breakfast aboard 10:00-10:10 Route information “Yaroslavl and Uglich” 10:30 Watching Documentary at the Conference hall 10:30 Russian Bingo 11:00 Russian language class 12:00 Russian songs class 13.00 Lunch aboard YAROSLAVL Bus city tour, local market (free time), Church of St Elijah the Prophet (outside), the 15:30 – 20:00 Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (inside visit), interactive tour to former Governor’s House (Art Gallery) All aboard! 19:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 20:00 The ship leaves Yaroslavl for Uglich 20:00-21:30 Russian Dinner 21:00 Live music in the bar 21:00 Evening show “Mister and Missis cruise” 22:00 Dancing music in the bar DAY 8 Uglich 6:45 Wake up call 7:00-8:30 Breakfast aboard UGLICH 8:30-12:00 Walking city tour, territory of Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church, Transfiguration Cathedral (about 90 minutes’ walk) All aboard! 11:45 You are kindly asked to be on board in time Departure 12:00 The ship leaves Uglich for Moscow 13:00-14:30 Lunch aboard 14:30 Russian songs class 15:30 Rehearsal of the Talent Show. All performers are welcome! 17:00 Russian language class Captain’s Dinner. 19:30-21:30 You might prefer to wear a dressier outfit 21:15 Talent show – show performed by our guests and for our guests 23:00 Dancing music in the bar DAY 9 Moscow 7:45 Wake up call 8:00-9:30 Breakfast aboard 09:30 Film about the cruise Round Table. 10:30 Board guides are glad to answer every question you have about the Russian Reality 10:30 Napkin folding class 11:30-13:00 Lunch aboard Go Russia Travel Company - www.justgorussia.co.uk Arrival in Moscow. 13:00 Bus city tour (Leningradskaya street, Tverskaya street, Novodevichy convent (exterior), KGB (exterior), Red square (free time), GUM, Cathedral of Christ the Savior (passing by) 16:30-18:00 OPTIONAL (drop off after included program) : Tretyakov Gallery 17:00 Return aboard for those who did not book the optional tour to Tretyakov Gallery 17:30 OPTIONAL: Circus (The performance starts at 19:00) 19:00-20:30 Dinner aboard 21:00 – 00:30 OPTIONAL: Moscow by night & metro 22:30 Return aboard after the Circus 22:30 Dinner aboard for those who returned from the Circus 21:30 musical evening in the bar 00:30 Return on board after optional night tour DAY 10 Moscow 7:00 Wake up call 7:30-9:00 Breakfast aboard 9:00 Departure for Kremlin + 1 Cathedral Kremlin tour - Palace of Congresses, Senate square: Arsenal, Senate buildings; residence of the President of the Russian Federation, Tsar bell and Tsar cannon, 10:00-11:30 Cathedral Square ensemble: Assumption cathedral, Archangel cathedral and Annunciation cathedral with visit to one of them. 12:00-13:30 OPTIONAL: Armory chamber 12:30 Return aboard after Kremlin tour 14:30 Return aboard after optional excursion to Armory Chamber 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch aboard OPTIONAL (departure from the pier) : Cathedral of the Christ the Savior with 14:00 observation decks 14:00 OPTIONAL (departure from the pier): New Maidens’ convent + Cemetery (interior visit) 14:00 OPTIONAL (departure from the pier): Transfer to the city center (free time) OPTIONAL: National folk show “Kostroma” (The performance starts at 19:30) 18:00 (from the middle of June till the middle of September only!) Return aboard after the optional tours to New Maidens` Convent + Cemetery/ Transfer to 18:00 the city center/ Cathedral of the Christ the Savior with observation decks with drop off for the OPTIONAL: National Show “Kostroma” 19:00-20:30 Dinner aboard for passengers without evening optional excursions 21:30 Musical evening in the bar 22:30 Return aboard after the optional National show “Kostroma” 22:30 Dinner aboard for passengers who were on evening optional tour DAY 11 Moscow Breakfast aboard Transfer ship – airport (according to the prior request) You can buy snack in bars on board Go Russia Travel Company - www.justgorussia.co.uk .