So I think I'm going to plunge ahead and sign up for some excursions in the hope of adding a couple more when we're on board. I'm thinking of Classical St. Petersburg all day on the 24th, Yusupov Palace and Canal Cruise the afternoon of the 25th (Ngaire said she particularly liked that Palace), and Hermitage, a Wealth of Art and History the morning of the 26th. Perhaps we can work in the Peterhof the morning of the 25th. I guess we can call if we want to make changes to these plans. I noticed Talinn was open too, so I thought we'd sign up for the Walking Tour and Concert thinking it would be nice having a guide for the tour. I certainly don't understand how the Regent Web site is operating since Marc saw that these were available already, while Helsinki and the other ports are not.

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