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International Submariners Meeting, Saint-Petersburg 2006

(May 26-28)

We would like to invite all our friends to the International Submariners Meeting in St.Petersburg which is devoted to the 100th Anniversary of the Russian submarine forces. The Meeting will be held under the aegis of the St.Petersburg Submariners Club in Saint-Petersburg from May 26 till May 28.

If you would like to join the International Submariners Meeting in Saint-Petersburg you can send your application by e-mail submarinersclub@narod.ru or via the Guest Log

The International Submariners Meeting is agreed with the 43rd ISA Convention, 2006 in Moscow (May 22-25) and is in fact it's continuation.

Program of the St. Petersburg International Submariners Meeting

Date

Local time

Item of the program

Thursday, May 25

late in the evening

Transfer to the railroad terminal. Departure from Moscow by train. We recommend to check out your hotel before the Grand Closing Ceremony and store your belongings in your coach to be ready to go to the railroad terminal right after the ceremony

Friday, May 26

8 a.m.-11 a.m.

12 a.m. - 4 p.m.

4 p.m.- 7 p.m.

7 p.m.-10 p.m.

10 p.m. -11p.m.

Breakfast in the train

Arrival to St.Petersburg, transfer to the hotel, accommodation.

Sea trip from St.Petersburg to Kronshtadt fortress and naval base, seeing of the Kronshtadt forts. Lunch. Wreath laying ceremony into waters of the Big Roadstead of Kronshtadt from a Russian Navy submarine.

Sightseeing of the town of Kronshtadt, visit to the Kronshtadt naval cemetery, wreath laying ceremony to the monument of the Soviet and German seamen perished during WWII.

Gala diner in the Kronshtadt Naval Assembly

Transfer to the hotel by buses.

10 a.m. -3 p.m

3 p.m.- 4 p.m

4 p.m.- 5 p.m

7 p.m.- 9 p.m.

10 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.

12 :30 a.m.- 1 a.m.

Trip to the Pushkin (Tzarskoye Selo or Tzar Village). Visit to the Catherine the Great Palace (where the amber room is situated).

Dinner in "Gakkel House" hotel, Gatchina

Visit to the cruiser Aurora. Meeting with Russian submarine veterans. Light banquet.

Boat trip down the Neva river. Diner on board of the boat.
Transfer to the hotel

Saturday, May 27

12 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Visit to the St. Seraphim Memorial Cemetery where the Kursk memorial is situated. Wreath laying ceremony to the tombs of the Kursk crew.

Service in the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral. Lunch in the Cathedral's refectory.

Visit to Admiralty Shipyards

Transfer to the hotel

Gala dinner in the Pribaltiyskaya hotel restaurant.

Sunday, May 28

Monday, May 29

Transfer to the Pulkovo II international airport

Additional program to those who will departs later

We plan to arrange some additional sightseeing and excursions including Hermitage, Summer Palace, Naval Museum etc. for those who will departure St.Petersburg later than on May 29. The additional program is based on individual schedules and is not included in the cost of the general program. The ticket price to the museums is approx. $10.


The program can be slightly changed

The cost of the program is $300 per person, including all the excursions, meal and transfer in the city.

Hotel information: We offer you three variants of accommodation:
Pribaltiyskaya hotel (4 stars):
standart/improoved single room - $100/110 for night; standart/improoved double room - $140/150 ($70/75 per person) for night. Breakfast included

Please take note, that in accordance with the hotel rules some additional payment of 50% of daily price is charged for checking in the hotel before 3 p.m. local time.

Gakkel House (4 stars) www.gakkel.ru:
standart single room - $70 for night; standart / improoved double room - $95 ($47,5 per person)) for night. The hotel is situated in the picturesque suburb of St.Petersburg - Gatchina
Russia (3 stars):
standart / improoved single room - $65/95 for night; standart / improoved double room - $95/115 ($47,5/57,5 per person) for night. Breakfast included

Club will arrange the transfer from Moscow to St. Petersburg by a train. The cost of the transfer will be based on the number of participants and participants' requests.
Moscow - St. Petersburg train timetables, map of European Russia >>> (Please, pay attention that the train prices given in the website are of 2003 and not valid now)

Visa information: If you're going to attend both Moscow and St.Petersburg events you need no special invitation from St.Petersburg but you should mention the trip to St.Petersburg in your Visa information.
If you're going to attend only St.Petersburg program you should ask us for invitation and we'll send it to you.

The train cost $122 - $135 (with breakfast) per person for the first class private compartment (2 persons compartment) and $66-85 (with breakfast) for the second class compartment per person (4 persons compartment).

The train has the sleepers. You will be able to sleep about 7 hours in the train.

Saint-Petersburg Submariners Club account for USD transfers:

Internet Enterprises Ltd.
Rietumi Banka, reg. Nr. 00307449, Vesetas str., 7, Riga, Latvia
Account: 032806769
SWIFT: RTMBLV2X, telex 161234 RIET LV
IBAN: LV04 RTMB 0000 0328 0676 9

Registration form

Keep abreast with the site for more details.

The Meeting is supported by

Planned conventions:
2007 - Cherbourg / France 2008 - Gdynia /Poland