Booked a Scandinavia, Russia and Baltic Sea cruise

I was curious as to how that all was going to work out, with you leaving Russia by air from Saint Petersburg and all. Guess we are going to have to wait until someone else actually does it.

Well we have booked a cruise that originally ended in Saint Petersburg Russia. We have since extended the trip where we now debark in Denmark.

If you intention is to do Russia on your own, depending on what country you are from you will need your passport and a Visa. If you do a ship excursion or an independent tour, a visa is not required as your tour ticket acts as a visa. However, you must stay with the group and return to the ship after the tour.

Awesome. Enjoy your trip.

Personally, if I were to be in Russia I would carry my passport at all times when off the boat.

Keep in mind that ship policy may be that you need only your pass card from the ship to board but the local government may have their own regs such as you need your passport to enter the port area.

I have not done this cruise but it’s on the bucket list. I have read that you will need your passport when you get on and off the ship in Russia. I’ve also read that if you want to do Russia on you own you may need a visa. Booked ship tours you don’t need a visa. I got conflicting info on this so definitely check with NCL. Have a great cruise.

I asked a neighbour who just did a similar cruise with Holland America and she said they took their passports whenever they got off the ship.

I am going to get a PacSafe purse and carry it with me. This is a cruise I've always wanted to do :)

I heard of someone that travelled to Russia years ago and heard the same thing, so my guess is that's true, you do need to carry some form of your passport (either a copy or the original) with you. You can always call Norwegian and ask.