The Office of Alumni Relations invites you to experience the splendor of Russia through the Imperial Russian Waterways: Moscow and St. Petersburg Journey through Vantage Deluxe World Travel. This two-week Alumni Travel Program cruise, from July 23 to August 7, 2013, promises the experience of a lifetime – all experienced with your friends from Rider.

Witness Russia’s enigmatic contrasts firsthand on the best Russia program in the travel marketplace. You’ll stay in centrally located superior first-class hotels in Moscow and St. Petersburg, with classic Russian landmarks just steps away. Vantage also includes a home-hosted visit in Uglich, and a meeting with local students in Yaroslavl.

You’ll sail for seven nights aboard the exclusively chartered M.S. Tolstoy, stopping in villages along the serene Russian countryside. Your wonderfully paced cruise tour culminates in dazzling St. Petersburg, where you’ll enjoy three included tours, including Catherine’s Palace and the renowned Hermitage Museum, housing the czars’ breathtaking collection of art. Don’t miss this cultural tour de force that touches upon every facet of Russian life.

Trip Features

• Vantage exclusive itinerary provides the best Russian experience, with centrally located hotel stays for three nights in Moscow and four nights in St. Petersburg, plus an exclusively chartered seven-night river cruise on the Russian waterways.
• Experience Russia with our Cultural Connections: Indulge your senses with a blini cooking lesson, Russian language lesson, Russian vodka tasting, Shashlyk lunch, and more.

 Your Price Includes

• Airfare from Newark Liberty International Airport (other cities also available).
• Accommodations: 14 nights’ accommodations – Three nights at the superior first-class Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel, seven nights aboard the chartered M.S. Tolstoy in an outside stateroom, and four nights at the superior first-class Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg.
• 12 included sightseeing tours.
• 30 Meals: 14 breakfasts, seven lunches, and nine dinners (including Captain’s Welcome & Farewell Dinners) and wine with all shipboard dinners.
• Four English-speaking European Vantage program managers to accompany you throughout your trip.
• All included sightseeing includes complimentary QuietVox audio headsets.
• All transfers, via private motor coaches, and baggage handling overseas where permitted.
• Visa service to facilitate obtaining your Russian visa (required).

Cabin Category        Land-Only        Airfare from Newark, N.J.
B                                $4,511                    $5,910
C                                 $4,411                    $5,810
D                                $4,211                     $5,610
Single                        $5,012                    $6,410

To make your reservation, please call 1-800-322-6677 or visit http://www.vantagetravel.com/Trip/1492/Imperial-Russian-Waterways--Moscow-and-St-Petersburg.  Be sure to mention Rider University Alumni Group or Group No. 87731 when booking your trip. If you have further questions about this trip, you can also call the Office of Alumni Relations at 609-896-5340.