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Midland Is Back In The Saddle, Announces ‘Last Resort Tour’ With Hailey Whitters

It’s official, Midland is in for a huge year.

Earlier this year, they released their incredible documentary  Sonic Ranch , which documents the original beginnings of the band, and how they knew they had something special brewing together when they first began recording at the iconic “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas.

They also released an album for the documentary (also titled Sonic Ranch ) as it includes a number of original songs they recorded together back in 2013 at the legendary studio.

And now, after a long layoff with touring in 2020, they’ve officially announced the “Last Resort Tour” slated to kick off in October.

The fall headlining tour will include special guest and fast rising country star Hailey Whitters , and will start the trip off in Phoenix, Arizona on October 7th, and will round out on December 16th in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Take a lil’ look at the tour dates and see if they’re coming to a place near you:

THE LAST RESORT 2021 TOUR DATES:

October 7 | Phoenix, AZ October 9 | Tucson, AZ October 16 | Morrison, CO October 21 | Tulsa, OK * October 22 | Omaha, NE October 23 | Chesterfield, MO October 27 | Cincinnati, OH October 28 | Detroit, MI October 29 | Milwaukee, WI October 30 | Chicago, IL November 5 | Philadelphia, PA November 6 | Richmond, VA November 11 | Boston, MA November 12 | New York, NY November 13 | Pittsburgh, PA November 18 | Columbus, OH November 19 | Cleveland, OH November 20 | Indianapolis, IN December 1 | Nashville, TN December 2 | Nashville, TN December 3 | Charlotte, NC December 4 | Asheville, NC December 9 | Knoxville, TN December 10 | Chattanooga, TN December 11 | Atlanta, GA December 16 | Shreveport, LA

And if you haven’t watched the documentary yet, give it a watch. You won’t regret it:

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The country trio will hit the road this fall in support of their new album.

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Grammy-nominated country trio Midland have announced a US tour in support of their third studio album, The Last Resort: Greetings From , which dropped last week via Big Machine Records. The 13-stop tour kicks off on September 23 at Arizona’s Tucson Arena.

Fans can expect a variety of special guests to be joining Midland along the way, including Jonathan Terrell, Flatland Cavalry, Nikki Lane, Shane Smith & The Saints, and Hailey Whitters. General sale for Midland’s tour begins on May 13 at 10am local time, with more information available via their official website.

Formed in Dripping Springs, TX in 2016, band members Mark Wystrach (lead vocals, guitar), Jess Carson (lead guitarist, vocals), and Cameron Duddy (bassist, vocals) first gained traction following the release of their debut single, “Drinkin’ Problem.” Co-written by Shane McAnally ( Kacey Musgraves , Kelly Clarkson) and The Brothers Osborne’s guitarist Josh Osborne, (whose writing credits include songs for Tim McGraw and Keith Urban ), the song landed on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart and earned nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

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Midland’s debut album, On The Rocks , dropped in September 2017 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 units. Two years later, the country rockers followed with their sophomore album, Let It Roll , in August of 2019.

Ahead of their new record, Midland teased a handful of singles, including the breakup anthem “Longneck Way To Go (feat. Jon Pardi)” and title track “The Last Resort.” Since its release last week, the album has already been met with praise from a variety of outlets, including People Magazine , which called the LP a “fictional place where hangovers are plenty and heartaches linger, where memories resurface and men still have manners, and where the speed of one’s life is forever put in focus.”

“It’s about more than the roots,” Wystrach said in a statement. “Because that makes you think of something that’s buried, which this music shouldn’t be. It’s about creating country music that’s pure in a different kind of way, that draws on some of what’s been left behind but shouldn’t be. Some of these songs are pure Gary Stewart, others are the earliest Eagles stuff when they really were country.”

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The Last Resort: Greetings From Tour Dates: September 23 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry October 12 – Fresno, CA – Big Fresno Fair October 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre w/ Nikki Lane; Shane Smith & The Saints October 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union w/ Jonathan Terrell October 22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ Hailey Whitters; Jonathan Terrell October 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel w/ Nikki Lane October 29 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amp w/ Nikki Lane November 4 – Avila Beach, CA – Avila Beach Resort w/ Jonathan Terrell November 11 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom w/ Jonathan Terrell November 12 – Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center w/ Jonathan Terrell November 16 – Bellingham, WA – Mount Baker Theater w/ Jonathan Terrell November 17 – Spokane, WA – Fox Theatre w/ Jonathan Terrell November 18 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo w/ Jonathan Terrell

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Midland Announce the Last Resort Headlining Tour for Fall 2021

Midland  are the latest country act to resume their tour plans following the year-plus-long COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. The trio are hitting the road for their 2021 The Last Resort Tour this fall.

Beginning on Oct. 7 in Phoenix, Ariz., and wrapping on Dec. 16 in Shreveport, La., the 26-stop run will extend throughout the U.S. Joining them on tour is Hailey Whitters , a rising singer-songwriter whose debut album  The Dream  -- and the subsequent deluxe version,  Living the Dream -- has earned her a growing fanbase and given her the chance to collaborate with the likes of Little Big Town , Jordan Davis , Trisha Yearwood and others.

A full list of Midland's 2021 The Last Resort Tour stops is below. Before they kick off the trek, the trio also have several dates booked for the summer and early fall, including a handful of UK stops as well as shows in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

Tickets for Midland's fall headlining tour go on sale on Friday (May 7) at 10AM local time via the band's website . Fans of the group on Spotify who are in participating markets will receive access to a special pre-sale code on Tuesday (May 4); those fans should find details in their email.

Most recently, Midland released a new documentary and accompanying soundtrack called  Midland: The Sonic Ranch , which shares the their "origin story" as a band, beginning with the day that bandmates Mark Wystrach and Jess Carson -- then a would-be duo -- booked studio time at El Paso, Texas' Sonic Ranch Studio. They brought their friend Cameron Duddy along to film the fun, and by the time they left the studio, they were a trio, with Duddy as their bassist.

Midland, 2021 The Last Resort Tour Dates:

Oct. 7 -- Phoenix, Ariz. Oct. 9 -- Tucson, Ariz. Oct. 16 -- Morrison, Colo. Oct. 21 -- Tulsa, Okla. * Oct. 22 -- Omaha, Neb. Oct. 23 -- Chesterfield, Mo. Oct. 27 -- Cincinnati, Ohio Oct. 28 -- Detroit, Mich. Oct. 29 -- Milwaukee, Wisc. Oct. 30 -- Chicago, Ill. Nov. 5 -- Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 6 -- Richmond, Va. Nov. 11 -- Boston, Mass. Nov. 12 -- New York City Nov. 13 -- Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 18 -- Columbus, Ohio Nov. 19 -- Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 20 -- Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 1-2 -- Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 3 -- Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 4 -- Asheville, N.C. Dec. 9 -- Knoxville, Tenn. Dec. 10 -- Chattanooga, Tenn. Dece. 11 -- Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 16 -- Shreveport, La.

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Midland Announces Summer Dates for The Last Resort Tour

Midland is hitting the road this summer on their The Last Resort tour .

The band posted, “And the wheels keep rolling on and on. We’re excited to announce more dates on The Last Resort Tour this summer.”

Tickets for the tour will go on sale Thursday 4/14 at 10a local time.

Before they hit the road in the states, Midland will head overseas for their Let’s Try This Again 2022 European tour .

For their overseas fans Midland shared, “EU Midlanderos, fourth time’s a charm. We will see you next month for this long awaited tour. Thank y’all for sticking it out with us. We really do have the best fans in the world.”

The trio’s new album The Last Resort: Greetings From will be available May 6th.

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From Midland’s album The Last Resort: Greetings From – which arrives May 6th, this is their current single “Sunrise Tells The Story.”

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NASHVILLE, TN (December 13, 2021) – Grammy®-nominated trio MIDLAND will continue THE LAST RESORT TOUR into 2022 as they have announced additional dates that start in February and extend through April. Pre-sale for THE LAST RESORT TOUR will be available tomorrow (12/14) beginning at 10 AM local time and public on-sale begins Friday (12/17) at 10 AM local time. Tickets and more information on pre-sale can be found at  MidlandOfficial.com] .    Kicking off the headline trek last October with multiple sold-out stops, including two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the neo-traditionalist trio have received rave reviews for their live show with fan favorites such as 3X PLATINUM-certified “Drinkin’ Problem,” GOLD-certified “Burn Out,” “Mr. Lonely” and “Cheatin’ Songs” among others. The band also brings a resurgence of thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics and steel guitar to their show with performances from latest release THE LAST RESORT (Big Machine Records) which includes single “Sunrise Tells The Story.”  Listen here:  https://Midland.lnk.to/TheLastResortPR .   THE LAST RESORT TOUR 2022   February 4 | Laredo, TX | Sames Auto Arena February 5 | McAllen, TX | McAllen Convention Center February 9 | College Station, TX | Hurricane Harry’s February 17 | Ft. Myers, FL | The Ranch March 5 | Las Vegas | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas March 19 | Winterhaven, CA | Quechan Casino April 1 | Reno, NV | Silver Legacy Ballroom April 2 | Canyonville, OR | Seven Feathers Casino April 5 | Cedar City, UT | America First Event Center April 8 | Modesto, CA | The Fruit Yard Basi Insurance Nationwide Amphitheater April 9 | Bakersfield, CA | Dignity Health Amphitheatre   MIDLAND has grown from bar band to an in-demand headliner spending the past few years on the road selling out headline tours from coast to coast as well as getting to support some of Country music’s biggest stars like George Strait, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Little Big Town. For more information on touring updates and information visit  MidlandOfficial.com . 

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All attendees of the Midland concert at The Andrew J Brady Music Center on October 27 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19  OR  have received a negative COVID-19 diagnostic test within 72-hours prior to entry to the event. Visit the event page for more information.  

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Attention fans! All attendees of the Midland concert at The Andrew J Brady Music Center on October 27 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 OR have received a negative COVID-19 diagnostic test within 72-hours prior to entry to the event. The policy is being enacted in an effort to safeguard the health of concert-goers, touring artists and employees, and to prevent another shutdown of live music which devastated the business amidst the pandemic in 2020 thru May of 2021.

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Grammy®-nominated trio MIDLAND have announced their Fall headlining tour with special guests Hailey Whitters and Aaron Raitiere that kicks off October 7 in Phoenix, AZ and will include a stop in Cincinnati, OH at The Andrew J Brady Music Center on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 .

Through it all, Midland has continued to find ways to connect with fans until they could get back on the road. Recently releasing MIDLAND:THE SONIC RANCH documentary across ViacomCBS platforms, including CMT and MTV Live,the band gave fans an insight into their beginnings which features never-before-seen footage and original recordings that transformed three friends into one of country music’s most dynamic trios . The documentary film and accompanying album tells the origin story of the band, five years prior to landing on country radio with 2017’s platinum-certified and double Grammy®-nominated “Drinkin’ Problem” (Big Machine Records). Watch and listen as they forge their trademark Midland sound that is equal parts Texas beer joint, Bakersfield-to-Laurel Canyon California country, post-Urban Cowboy and slightly Faron Young.

MIDLAND has grown from bar band to an in-demand headliner spending the past four years on the road selling out headline tours from coast to coast as well as getting to support some of Country music’s biggest stars like George Strait, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Little Big Town. The band just wrapped their BACK TO THE MINORS TOUR playing outdoor shows across Texas at Baseball Stadiums as well as three exclusive nights at Fort Worth’s legendary honky-tonk Billy Bob’s that was livestreamed to fans that could not attend in person. For more information on touring updates and information visit MidlandOfficial.com .

The Iowa-born, Nashville-based rising country star HAILEY WHITTERS released her breakthrough album THE DREAM in 2020, which topped many year-end lists as one of the year’s best country albums. In February of this year, Whitters released the deluxe edition LIVING THE DREAM , calling upon her close friends and collaborators Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Hillary Lindsey, Little Big Town, Lori McKenna and Trisha Yearwood to contribute vocals to five fresh new tracks. In addition to supporting MIDLAND on THE LAST RESORT tour this fall, Whitters will play shows supporting Luke Combs and Jon Pardi, and will perform at the Pilgrimage Music Festival. For more information, please visit HaileyWhitters.com .

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Grammy-nominated trio Midland will continue The Last Resort Tour into 2022 as they have announced additional dates that start in February and extend through April. Stops include Laredo, TX; Las Vegas, Reno, Modesto and Bakersfield.

Pre-sales start Tuesday, December 14th beginning at 10 am local time and public on-sale begins Friday, December 17th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster .

Kicking off the headline trek last October with multiple sold out stops, including two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the neo-traditionalist trio have received rave reviews for their live show with fan favorites such as 3x Platinum-certified “Drinkin’ Problem,” Gold-certified “Burn Out,” “Mr. Lonely” and “Cheatin’ Songs” among others. The band also brings a resurgence of thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics and steel guitar to their show with performances from latest release The Last Resort EP via Big Machine Records which includes single “Sunrise Tells The Story.”

Midland The Last Resort Tour 2022:

Feb 4 – Laredo, TX @ Sames Auto Arena Feb 5 – McAllen, TX @ McAllen Convention Center Feb 9 – College Station, TX @ Hurricane Harry’s Feb 17 – Ft. Myers, FL @ The Ranch Mar 5 – Las Vegas @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Mar 19 – Winterhaven, CA @ Quechan Casino Apr 1 – Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Ballroom Apr 2 – Canyonville, OR @ Seven Feathers Casino Apr 5 – Cedar City, UT @ America First Event Center Apr 8 – Modesto, CA @ The Fruit Yard Basi Insurance Nationwide Amphitheater Apr 9 – Bakersfield, CA @ Dignity Health Amphitheatre

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AEROSMITH Announces Rescheduled Dates For 'Peace Out' Farewell Tour

AEROSMITH   has announced the rescheduled dates for the band's "Peace Out" farewell tour.

The trek will kick off on September 20 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the legendary Massachusetts rockers played at the start of last year's original run, and will include a return appearance at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 41-date tour will conclude on February 26, 2025 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Support on the trek will once again come from THE BLACK CROWES , who recently released their new album, "Happiness Bastards" .

AEROSMITH postponed the original "Peace Out" farewell tour dates after singer Steven Tyler suffered vocal cord damage in September 2023. The news came two weeks after AEROSMITH postponed six shows on the trek in order to allow Tyler time to recover from his injury.

When AEROSMITH announced the tour postponement, the band said in a statement: : "To our fans: Unfortunately, Steven 's vocal injury is more serious than initially thought. His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care.

"He is receiving the best medical treatment available to ensure his recovery is swift, but given the nature of a fracture, he is being told patience is essential. As a result, all the currently scheduled 'Peace Out' shows must be postponed to sometime in 2024, with new dates to be announced as soon as we know more."

Tyler said in an accompanying statement: "I am heartbroken to not be out there with AEROSMITH , my brothers and the incredible BLACK CROWES , rocking with the best fans in the world. I promise we will be back as soon as we can!"

AEROSMITH kicked off its "Peace Out" farewell on September 2, 2023 at the 21,000-capacity Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

AEROSMITH 's 18-song set opened with "Back In The Saddle" and included a cover of FLEETWOOD MAC 's "Stop Messin' Around" , before closing with a two-song encore of "Dream On" and "Walk This Way" .

Produced by Live Nation , the 40-date North American tour was scheduled to make stops at arenas across the U.S. and Canada, including Los Angeles's Kia Forum, New York's Madison Square Garden and Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, with a special stop in their hometown of Boston for New Year's Eve 2023.

The "Peace Out" run of dates was originally set to wrap on January 26, 2024 in Montreal. Special guests THE BLACK CROWES were joining AEROSMITH for the entire tour, which was to celebrate AEROSMITH 's five decades of music.

Prior to the launch of "Peace Out" , AEROSMITH wrapped its critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Ahead of the residency, AEROSMITH returned to its hometown in Boston to perform a record-breaking one-off show at Fenway Park as part of the legendary band's 50th anniversary celebrations. With over 38,700 people in attendance, it was the most tickets sold to date for a show at the iconic venue.

In May 2022, AEROSMITH announced that Tyler had entered a treatment program following a relapse, prompting the band to put their Las Vegas residency on a temporary hold.

Tyler had been struggling with drug and alcohol addiction since the mid-1980s. Over the course of the last four decades, he had relapsed several times, including in the early 2000s and 2009.

AEROSMITH 2024 and 2025 tour dates:

September 20 - PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA September 23 - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, PA September 26 - KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, KY September 29 - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, OH October 2 - Spectrum Center - Charlotte, NC October 5 - Thompson Boling Arena - Knoxville, TN October 8 - Capital One Arena - Washington, DC October 11 - State Farm Arena - Atlanta, GA October 14 - Enterprise Center - St. Louis, MO October 17 - Heritage Bank Center - Cincinnati, OH October 20 - Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN October 31 - Footprint Center - Phoenix, AX November 3 - Frost Bank Center - San Antonio, TX November 6 - Moody Center - Austin, TX November 9 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX November 12 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK November 15 - CHI Health Center - Omaha, NE November 18 - Ball Arena - Denver, CO November 21 - Moda Center - Portland, OR November 24 - Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle, WA November 27 - Delta Center - Salt Lake City, UT November 30 - Chase Center - San Francisco, CA December 4 - SAP Center - San Jose, CA December 7 - Kia Forum - Los Angeles, CA December 28 - Prudential Center - Newark, NJ December 31 - TD Garden - Boston, MA January 4 - Little Caesars Arena - Detroit, MI January 7 - ScotiaBank Arena - Toronto, ON January 10 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC January 13 - Schottenstein Center - Columbus, OH January 16 - Gainbridge Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN January 19 - United Center - Chicago, IL January 22 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN January 25 - T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO February 11 - Kia Center - Orlando, FL February 14 - Amalie Arena - Tampa, FL February 17 - Amerant Bank Arena - Sunrise, FL February 20 - PNC Arena - Raleigh, NC February 23 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY February 26 - KeyBank Center - Buffalo, NY

Here you go my friends. Official tour dates! Right on schedule as I have been teasing… Don’t let anyone tell you I do... Posted by aerofanatic on  Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

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We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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