Foreign residents visiting Russia on the board of cruise ships with tourist targets are allowed to stay in Russia without visa, but the duration of such a stay is not yet précised. The most probable schedule is forty-eight hours; so long the cruisers stay in St. Petersburg.
      
      This measure is oriented to the tourists having a wish to visit Russia, but not only St. Petersburg. During these two days they could visit Moscow with excursion or maybe some other towns and places. The visa abolition agreement is supposed to increase the amount of foreign tourists choosing cruises with calling at Russian ports.
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Ruth Ferguson :
My sister and I are cruising into St. Petersbugh aboard Holland America's Rotterdam on Monday, Sept 07, 2009 (arriving at 8:00 am) and leaving St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Sept 08 at 6:00pm. We will be with a tour guide at all times. We are both Canadian citizens with valid Canadian passports. Please confirm that we do not require a Russan visa Thank you

Added: 23 May 2009 20:13