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Q:I shall be visiting St Petersburg on the 4th and 5th September aboard Artemis. I've read about the tour company DenRus who organise tours in St Petersburg (and othe places). Has anyone experience of these tours and can you give me details of good and/or bad experiences? Many thanks Tony Kingswood	5 answers 833 views
Submitted by: Kingswood, Little Weighton - United Kingdom on 20th Jun 2010 Subject: P&O Cruises Artemis Baltic Cruises Ports

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Comment by Philpotts, BUCKINGHAM (02 Jul 10 18:10) about a QUESTION by Kingswood (20 Jun 10 00:48)

We have just come back from the Baltic on P&O Oriana and did the 2 day value tour with Denrus. There were no problems booking and the 2 days were excellent - only 7 of us on the minibus with a superb guide. We saw much more than the majority of P&O passengers and could not fault Denrus in the slightest. Highly recommended from all aspects, booking, communication, tour, lunches everything. Hope this helps.

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Question by Kingswood, Little Weighton (13 Jul 10 23:08) about a COMMENT by Philpotts (02 Jul 10 18:10)

Thanks for your reply. My wife and I have now booked the Denrus 2 day excursion. A couple of further questions please. From reading the Denrus documentation it would appear that US dollars are acceptable in Russia, is this the case or did you need to obtain Roubles? Is tipping allowed for the guides and, if so, do they prefer dollars or roubles?

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Answer by Riddle, Velez-Malaga (20 Jun 10 18:38) to a QUESTION by Kingswood (20 Jun 10 00:48)

We used Alla last month ( see my review for NCL Sun) and had excellent treatment. We couldn't fault them in any way. Jacquie

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Comment by John, Leyland (21 Jun 10 19:22) about an ANSWER by Riddle (20 Jun 10 18:38)

I agree.

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Comment by Solender, Royston (20 Jun 10 10:52) about a QUESTION by Kingswood (20 Jun 10 00:48)

Why not try Alla and Red Oktober - they all have excellent reviews. Denrus hve the contract to provide the tours for P & O so they may decline to take you on (though I have heard that this no longer applies)

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