Ginny,

We are very much looking forward to our days in St. Petersburg as well as our day in Moscow. We chose this particular itinerary, as the ship will be docked in St. Petersburg for 3 full days. This is the highlight of the cruise for us.

Liz,

While we are more water than desert people, we so enjoyed visiting Sedona, AZ. If you haven't been there, I highly recommend going. It's beautiful. I located a private guide who took three of us - A Dr., Alan and me - to the Hopi reservation, which is a distance from Sedona, but doable as a day trip. We had the experience of a lifetime, as this gentleman, who is Caucasian, was made an honorary member of the Hopi tribe and became friends with everyone residing in the reservation. He gave us a very personal tour of the reservation and arranged for us to go into many of the homes, located high atop a Mesa, and meet with the tribal matriarch. Our guide also arranged for us to meet with a silversmith, who created pieces of silverware and jewelry for royalty in Europe, as well as many famous people in the US. We had an incredible day!