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Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Visit famous sights, attractions, museums, and hundreds of shops. From classic Hollywood to the stunning coastal landscapes and legendary beaches of Santa Monica. We offer 24-hour, 48-hour, and 72-hour passes, giving you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service.

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StarLine Tours ( book online ) is the most popular guided tour company for Los Angeles and Hollywood. They've been doing it for more than 75 years! They have all of the traditional tours plus some that you can only find at StarLine.

The first advantage of StarLine Tours is that most of their tours originate from a major tourist attraction - Hollywood and highland. While waiting for your tour, you can explore browse stores, get something to eat, wander through the courtyard of the Chinese Theatre, and check out nearby stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The fun starts before the tour even begins! When you're finished looking at cement imprints, you are only steps away from Hollywood and Highland shopping district. Before or after the tour, you can browse shops or get something to eat. From there you have access to the heart of the Hollywood tourist district, including Madame Tussauds, the Walk of Fame (stars on the sidewalk), the novelty museums and more!

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(Most tours originate from Hollywood and Highland, and many include hotel transportation.)

The Grand Tour of Los Angeles - If you're looking for a traditional guided tour of many of the places that define L.A., then you'll want to take StarLine Tour's Grand Tour of Los Angeles. There are plenty of interesting attractions on this tour! You will visit Hollywood Boulevard, the Sunset Strip, Beverly Center, downtown Los Angeles, Rodeo Drive, Farmers Market, the Grove and others. This tour lets you "sample" some of the attractions on 15-20 minute stopovers. You'll see for yourself which attractions look interesting enough to return. When you get home people will ask, "did you see the so-and-so?" and whatever it is, you'll be able to say you saw it!

Tour: The Grand Tour of Los Angeles Departs: 9:30 AM daily (hotel pickup schedule varies) Duration: 5.5 hours Location: Starts at StarLine Terminal. Hotel pickup is provided for most local hotels.

Tour Combo: The Grand Tour of Los Angeles (above) -and- Movie Stars Homes Tour (below) - Seven and a half hours of sightseeing in L.A., Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the Sunset Strip PLUS over 40 current and former homes of movie stars!

Movie Stars Homes Tour - You won't believe how much fun you will have on this tour! You might not actually see Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie, but imagine the thrill of seeing their neighborhoods, the streets that they drive on and the house that they call home. This tour is about a million times better than buying a worthless "map of the movie star homes" and driving around in a rented car looking for those locations. Those maps aren't even accurate! On the StarLine Movie Stars Homes Tour you'll be driven by a professional who already knows where to go. They'll give you the scoop on the REAL homes of the stars. Some homes you might see: Michael Jackson, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Lucille Ball, Orlando Bloom, Courtney Cox, Elvis Presley, Christina Aguilera, Doctor Phil, Aaron Spelling mansion.

Tour: Movie Stars Homes Tour Departs: Daily every half hour, 9:30 AM until sundown Duration: 2 hours Location: Starts at StarLine Terminal. Hotel pickup is provided for most local hotels.

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• Hollywood Route: Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood's RockWalk, Sunset Strip, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Center, Museum Row on Miracle Mile (LACMA, Auto Museum, La Brea Tar Pits), The Grove and Farmers Market, Pink's Hot Dogs on Melrose Avenue, and other stops.
• Santa Monica Route: Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, Westwood Memorial (Marilyn Monroe), many more!

You can easily spend an entire day on the Hop-on, Hop-off Double Decker Bus. It will take 3 to 4 hours (depending on traffic) to ride the entire circuit even if you don't get off at any of the stops.

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Since 1935, 'Starline Tours of Hollywood' provides the most exciting tours to discover greater Los Angeles. The daily Hollywood and Los Angeles tours are from 2 hours: Movie stars homes tour which departs every 1/2 hour, to all day tours like the Grand tour of Los Angeles or Los Angeles Tours by night. Starline gives you the opportunity to visit all the major attractions in California; Universal Studios, Disneyland, J.Paul Getty Museum, Knotts Berry farm and Sea World. We have many 'good value' packages which combine compatible tours and give you a very enjoyable hassle free day out. The tours are fully commented by professional guides, in comfortable air conditioned coaches or mini-buses.

Tours depart daily throughout the year. *Blackout dates: LA Pride Parade, Oscar Sunday, LA Marathon, Thanksgiving & Christmas Day

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Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Board the StarLine Open Top Double Deck Bus to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, including such world-famous sights as Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Melrose Avenue shopping district, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, and much more. This 24-hour pass gives you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. The Starline Tours Hop-On Hop-Off double-decker bus network is comprised of main routes, as well as shuttling guests from attractions and locales of the city back into the thick of the action. Red Route: Serving Hollywood and Beverly Hills, with stops at the Farmer's Market/Grove, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Dolby Theatre and much more! Yellow Route: Connecting Beverly Hills with Santa Monica, with stops including Rodeo Drive, 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica Pier and more! Purple Route: Downtown Los Angeles with stops at El Capitan Theater Chinatown, Fashion District and more! Click Here to view schedule. Click Here to view route map.

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Hop-on, Hop-off Double Decker City Tour 48 Hours

Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Board the StarLine Open Top Double Deck Bus to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, including such world-famous sights as Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Melrose Avenue shopping district, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, and much more. This 48-hour pass gives you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. The Starline Tours Hop-On Hop-Off double-decker bus network is comprised of main routes, as well as shuttling guests from attractions and locales of the city back into the thick of the action. Red Route: Serving Hollywood and Beverly Hills, with stops at the Farmer's Market/Grove, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Dolby Theatre and much more! Yellow Route: Connecting Beverly Hills with Santa Monica, with stops including Rodeo Drive, 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica Pier and more! Purple Route: Downtown Los Angeles with stops at El Capitan Theater Chinatown, Fashion District and more! Click Here to view schedule. Click Here to view route map.

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Hop-on, hop-off double decker city tour 72 hours.

Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Board the StarLine Open Top Double Deck Bus to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, including such world-famous sights as Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Melrose Avenue shopping district, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, and much more. This 72-hour pass gives you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. The Starline Tours Hop-On Hop-Off double-decker bus network is comprised of main routes, as well as shuttling guests from attractions and locales of the city back into the thick of the action. Red Route: Serving Hollywood and Beverly Hills, with stops at the Farmer's Market/Grove, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Dolby Theatre and much more! Yellow Route: Connecting Beverly Hills with Santa Monica, with stops including Rodeo Drive, 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica Pier and more! Purple Route: Downtown Los Angeles with stops at El Capitan Theater Chinatown, Fashion District and more! Click Here to view schedule. Click Here to view route map.

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The original hollywood celebrity homes tour.

Visit the star-studded homes and neighborhoods of Hollywood’s Celebrity Elite. During this 2-hour guided tour the world-famous “Hollywood" sign will be spotted as you venture through Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. You’ll stop by the residences of the world’s biggest stars, and ride down the iconic...Sunset Strip! The tour is offered on a smaller vehicle that’ll guides you through the narrow residential streets and offers great photo opportunities. Tour stops and Points of Interest: - Entertaining guides showing exclusive areas and hot spots - Beverly Hills celebrities neighborhood & mansions! - Historical and iconic landmarks - TCL Chinese Theatre - Dolby Theatre - Mulholland Dr Overlook of Studios, Downtown LA - Sunset Strip, The birthplace of the LA Music Scene - Rodeo Drive shopping District - Dozens of film and TV locations Historical Sites: - Whisky A Go -Go - The Roxy - Beverly Hills sign - Capitol Records Building - Hollywood Murals-You Are the Star - Hollywood & La Brea Gateway (The Four Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo) Hollywood Boulevard The Original Celebrity Hollywood Tour is the first and only tour company found where the historical Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Dolby Theatre are located on the Hollywood Blvd. Discover the history of filming locations, where the biggest Hollywood stories broke, the hottest clubs’ celebrities frequent and iconic attractions like The Hollywood Bowl, Capital Records building and where celebrities eat and shop. Mulholland Drive & The Hollywood Sign Drive along Hollywood Hills most scenic Mulholland Drive with panoramic views of The Hollywood sign, downtown Los Angeles, Griffith Observatory, Universal, Warner Bros and Disney studios overlook, and stars homes built into the Santa Monica mountains 1700 feet above sea level just miles away. The Sunset Strip The Sunset Strip is legendary worldwide. Its allure of yesteryear…a time when it was known as the playground to old-guard Hollywood elite, and offers premier collection of boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs, nightclubs and upscale shopping that are consistently featured in the world’s best lists, luring eclectic crowds from all corners of the world. From the Whiskey A Go-Go were Jim Morrison and the Doors became the house band, The Rainbow Bar & Grill with frequent rocker guests and where Joe DiMaggio had his first date with Marilyn Monroe., The Roxy, home to the Rocky Horror Picture Show and the Sky Bar owned by Cindy Crawford’s husband Randy Gerber. Also see the Viper Room, where River Phoenix died, The Tower Bar used to be Bugsy Siegel’s apartment and The Comedy Store where many famous comedians got their start, such as Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton and David Letterman. Beverly Hills & Sign The Original Movie Stars’ Homes Tour created in 1935 is the most famous and popular tour in Los Angeles. Our professional guests bring you to the most exclusive Beverly Hills opulent estates, and the actual places where they live, work, eat and play. Discover the juicy secrets and fascinating history of celebrity homes on this up-close-and-personal tour of the Hollywood celebrity lifestyle you've read about and seen on television! Celebrity Homes You may see star homes such as: Michael Jackson, Al Pacino, Halle Berry, Dr. Phil, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Elton John, Simon Cowell, Ozzy Osbourne, Charlize Theron, Bob Barker, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Fisher, Gwen Stefani, Will Ferrell, and more! Note, in respect of owner’s privacy celebrity homes visited vary. Tours depart from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week and depart every hour until sunset - starting at 10am.

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Tours depart from the tour at the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Suite #203 Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run Monday-Sunday - 5 PM departure during Winter Season (November 1 - March 31), and 7 PM departure during Summer Season (April 1 - October 31). Blackout dates apply - not available on Oscar Sunday, during the LA Pride Parade, Oscar Sunday, LA Marathon, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Reservations required. You must call Starline Tours at least 72 hours in advance of the day you wish to take this tour. You will not be guaranteed a place on this tour without calling in advance. Starline Tours can be contacted at the number listed on ticket voucher after purchase. Please arrive at the Starline kiosk at least 30 minutes prior to your departure time. Please present voucher(s) and photo identification to the Starline Tours driver upon pick-up.

Hollywood Celebrity Homes Tour + Hop-on, Hop-off - One Day

Combine our signature guided Celebrity Homes Tour with the excitement of the Hop-on, Hop-off Tour and save! Catch a taste of the Hollywood celebrity lifestyle as you tour past over 40 celebrity homes in Beverly Hills & the Hollywood Hills. Then hop on and off our open-top double decker buses to explore Los Angeles’ most popular sights including famous attractions, shopping districts & restaurants. Hollywood Celebrity Homes Tour Starline’s Hollywood tour is fun, with over 80 years of history, LA’s most experienced and entertaining tour guides travel to Hollywood’s legendary landmarks delivering the city of LA’s most popular and unforgettable 2-hour Hollywood adventure. -Our professional guides spot more celebrities, see more homes and tell more history than anyone else. -Our intimate small open-top vehicles go to more places.-See where celebrities work, play, live and create stories. Hop-on, Hop-off Double Decker Tour Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Board the StarLine Open Top Double Deck Bus to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, including such world-famous sights as Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Melrose Avenue shopping district, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, and much more. This 24-hour pass gives you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service. Celebrity Homes Tours Tours departs from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week and depart every hour until sunset - starting at 10am. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. Reservations are not required. Please present voucher and photo identification to redeem. Click Here to view schedule. Click Here to view route map.

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Celebrity Homes Tours Tours departs from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week and depart every hour until sunset - starting at 10am. Blackout dates apply - not available on Oscar Sunday, during the LA Pride Parade, Oscar Sunday, LA Marathon, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Reservation confirmation is required. You must call Starline Tours at least 72 hours in advance of the day you wish to take this tour. You will not be guaranteed a place on this tour without calling in advance. Starline Tours can be contacted at the number listed on tickets voucher after purchase. Please arrive at the Starline kiosk at least 30 minutes prior to your departure time. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. Reservations are not required. Please present voucher(s) and photo identification to the Starline Tours driver upon pick-up.

Hollywood Celebrity Homes Tour + Hop-on, Hop-off - Two Day

Combine our signature guided Celebrity Homes Tour with the excitement of the Hop-on, Hop-off Tour and save! Catch a taste of the Hollywood celebrity lifestyle as you tour past over 40 celebrity homes in Beverly Hills & the Hollywood Hills. Then hop on and off our open-top double decker buses to explore Los Angeles’ most popular sights including famous attractions, shopping districts & restaurants. Hollywood Celebrity Homes Tour Starline’s Hollywood tour is fun, with over 80 years of history, LA’s most experienced and entertaining tour guides travel to Hollywood’s legendary landmarks delivering the city of LA’s most popular and unforgettable 2-hour Hollywood adventure. -Our professional guides spot more celebrities, see more homes and tell more history than anyone else. -Our intimate small open-top vehicles go to more places.-See where celebrities work, play, live and create stories. Hop-on, Hop-off Double Decker Tour Starline Tours’ Hop-On Hop-Off, City Sightseeing buses showcase the very best our city has to offer. Board the StarLine Open Top Double Deck Bus to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, including such world-famous sights as Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Melrose Avenue shopping district, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Dolby Theater, and much more. This 48-hour pass gives you the freedom and flexibility to see the city on your own schedule while enjoying the comfort and convenience of our open-air double-decker bus service. Celebrity Homes Tours Tours departs from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week and depart every hour until sunset - starting at 10am. Hop-on, Hop-off Tours can be joined at any sightseeing stops along the route. Reservations are not required. Please present voucher and photo identification to redeem. Click Here to view schedule. Click Here to view route map.

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If you want to experience the best L.A. has to offer in a single sightseeing outing, the L.A., Hollywood City Tour is for you! StarLine Tours, the Original Hollywood tour since 1935, is the longest-running and most respected tour company in Los Angeles. Narrated by the very best professionally guided experience, this 3-hour adventure showcases everything from the iconic landmarks in Hollywood, Beverly Hills to Griffith Observatory and everything in between. Tour stops and Points of Interest: - TCL Chinese Theatre: A historic gem, this world-famous cinema has hosted some of the most exclusive movie premieres in Hollywood history. - Dolby Theater: The Dolby Theater is the first permanent home of the glamorous Academy Awards. - Hollywood Walk of Fame: Iconic terrazzo stars grace block after block of city sidewalks on Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Can you find your favorite celebrities? - The Hollywood Sign: Erected in 1923, this instantly recognizable landmark is now an American national monument. - Griffith Observatory: The Griffith Observatory is one of LA's greatest cultural attractions offering spectacular views from Downtown LA to the Pacific Ocean. ( 30 minute stop) - The Hollywood Bowl: This exclusive concert venue hosts the world’s leading recording artists, with past performances by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Who, Genesis, Monty Python, Kanye West, and dozens of others. - Miracle Mile: Lined with museums, this was the first urban district in the United States designed around the automobile. - La Brea Tar Pits: A unique natural landform, the La Brea Tar Pits houses fascinating fossils dating back to the Ice Age. - Melrose Avenue: This trendy shopping district has been featured in countless movies and television shows. - Sunset Strip: Nightlife hotspots, music venues, comedy clubs, and exclusive boutiques and restaurants line this famous stretch of Sunset Blvd. - Rodeo Drive: Undeniably one of the most famous streets on the globe. Beverly Hills City Hall Tours depart from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week. Tours depart at 9:30 am. Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to departure time. Blackout dates apply - not available on LA Pride Parade, Oscar Sunday, during the LA Marathon, Thanksgiving or Christmas.

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Tours depart from the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run 7 days a week, departing at 9:30 am. Blackout dates apply - not available on Oscar Sunday, during the LA Marathon, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Reservations required. You must call Starline Tours at least 72 hours in advance of the day you wish to take this tour. You will not be guaranteed a place on this tour without calling in advance. Please arrive at the Starline kiosk at least 20 minutes prior to your departure time. Please present voucher(s) and photo identification to the Starline Tours driver upon pick-up.

Hollywood Night Tour

Los Angeles comes alive after dark, with its sparkling city lights and shimmering avenues creating an unmistakable air of glamour and romance. Our tour guides have created a one-of-a-kind sightseeing adventure that takes you through the shining heart of Hollywood after nightfall, with highlights including: -Hollywood Blvd & Walk of Fame -Sunset Strip -West Hollywood -Griffith Observatory Depending on the season, you’ll also have a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity at the historic Griffith Observatory, high above the city. 1.5-hour tour leaving at 5 pm winter, from the Starline Hollywood Terminal. Note: The Griffith Observatory portion is unavailable on scheduled concert nights at the Greek Theatre. Tours depart from the tour at the Starline kiosk, located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Suite#203 Los Angeles, CA. 90028, in front of the Dolby Theatre. Tours run Monday through Sunday. 5 PM departure during Winter Season (November 1 - March 31) 7 PM departure during Summer Season (April 1 - October 31) Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to departure time. Blackout dates apply - not available on LA Pride Parade, Oscar Sunday, LA Marathon, Thanksgiving or Christmas.

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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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Starline Tours of Hollywood

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“ We had taken the TMZ tour earlier and enjoyed that so wanted to take another. ” in 7 reviews

“ Thoroughly enjoyed the tour that covered Hollywood, the Farmers Market, Beverly Hills , and Santa Monica. ” in 65 reviews

“ He was super funny and knew a ton of information when it came to showing us the homes! ” in 8 reviews

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About the Business

Welcome to Starline Tours of Hollywood, L.A.'s premiere choice in sightseeing and #1 in celebrity tours. Located in the heart of Hollywood, Starline Tours is the largest tour company in Los Angeles, offering a full range of tours. We have been featured on hit shows like Ellen, American Idol, the Muppet Movies, Iron Man 3, NBC's Today Show and showcased on the Travel Channel. We've also been written about in the LA Times, USA Today and other reputable newspapers and travel magazines from around the world. Starline originated as the Movie Stars Homes Tour when Mr. Sid Grauman, creator of the famous Chinese Theatre, gave his chauffeur (Bud Delp) the idea of driving people around Hollywood to see the homes of celebrities, back in 1935. We are still the leader in this tour today. For movie enthusiasts, we have the Warner Brothers VIP Tour and The Movie Locations Tour (presented with Turner Classic Movies), which recently has been added to our tour selection. Starline's City Sightseeing Los Angeles covers over 100 miles of route, with guided narration in nine different languages, making it the largest Hop-on Hop-off service in the world! Also included in our tour portfolio, are our Grand Tour of L.A, City and Beach tours, 1-Hour Fun Tours and Night Tours. We also have tours to take you to Southern California's major attractions like Universal Studios, Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Knott's Berry Farm and Sea World... …

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Does this tour have a live guide or is it pre-recorded? I see both being mentioned.

When we went in November of 2018, it was a live guide, a gentleman who was very funny, informative, & entertaining. We wore earbuds so we could hear him easily. He did have a few pre-recorded bits too, like songs that matched up to the places we… more

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I booked the red/yellow hop on/off tour for myself and my daughters (5, 7, and 9). I bought the family pass which includes two adults and three children. The bus driver accused me of having two adults and two children, meaning my nine yr old was an adult? It would have been fine but we had to haggle for ten minutes about my pass being invalid. He eventually apologized. Then he stopped at stop 13 near Pink's Hot Dogs so we got off for lunch. He said we could be back in 45 minutes to catch the noon stop. We were back at noon and no bus came. I called. They said that "stop wasn't operating today". I explained we were let off here and told to be back here. He said he would have someone there in ten minutes. A second phone call later and 30 minutes more and they eventually got there. I'm local and so I'm familiar with the areas, but had I been from out of town with three young daughters, I can't imagine how worrisome this would have been. On the way back, the driver didn't follow the route, went further south than she was supposed to and prolonged our already long trip by another 30-45 minutes. It's an audio tour which require ear buds and they didn't work in every seat. They also didn't fit in my daughters' ears so they couldn't listen. Even if they could, the information and references are very outdated. The bus itself is also outdated. It was unfortunate. I would not recommend.

Worst customer service ever advised bus on the way and would arrive in 40 minutes- waited to find out driver went to lunch and it would be an additional 40 minutes - called star line and the employee Stephanie never apologized and said I'm just trying to help you out and accused me of calling with an attitude! I won't be using them or recommending them to anyone

Tour was pretty good...I cant recall our guide's name but he called himself Dr. Phil! We did the Starz homes and LA tour combo which was all day and pretty good. The only thing I frowned on was the no cell phone policy on the bus which I still don't understand. The best part of the tour for me was going to Venice beach which was waaaaaaaay too short and we stayed at the Santa Monica pier waaaaaaay too long. I also very much enjoyed the stop in town which we've coined as Little Mexico. Which I could remember the area but it's donned with booth after booth of handmade items, there were a couple of Mexican restaurants, and my favorite part was the fresh fruit cart which had a table lined with several fresh fruit juices to choose from (I chose watermelon..yum) and fruit cups/bags. This tour was well worth the money spent.

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Glad to hear you had a wonderful time Gangy! :)

It's not worth the money. Buses come around between 40 min to an hour. When you get on the bus, the bus sits there until the operator goes around and collect from those who do not have any existent tickets. I'm writing this review as I'm sitting on the bus for over 20 minutes waiting for it to move and that's on top of waiting 57 minutes for the to arrive!

I did the combination tour of Hollywood & movie stars homes. The cost was about $75. The Hollywood tour was pretty informative. We passed Paramount studios, Capitol Records, a big concert theatre (forgot the name), Walk of Fame, The hotel from Pretty Woman, and a few more spots. I wish our tour guide was a bit more enthusiastic and had more "up-to-date" information to share with us. But I guess it's the history of the place and how it came about, so I can't REALLY complain. A lot of people expect Hollywood to be this upscale, dashing place but it's actually kind of dirty and run down! I don't mind, I think it adds character but that's just to forewarn any future visitors. Also, our tour guide was a bit of a downer. The movie stars tour was decent. It's 2 hours long, so it's pretty thorough. There's a lot of talk about celebrities and what not, but the closest we've got to a celebrities house was Katy Perry's and Michael Jackson's. Celebrities already know they're going to have people outside of their doorstep, so most of them buy homes in gated inaccessible communities or on top of hills where the busses aren't allowed to drive through. He did point out some celebrities homes from a far. Like Jlo, Pharrell, Britney Spears, etc. We drove through a couple towns too. Yeah. You probably won't see a celebrity. And you definitely aren't ENTITLED to see one. This is a tour of their homes and hangout spots. By no means are celebrities obligated to be in a certain place and stay there so the tourists can spot them. They're human, and they hang out where they want on their own time. Get over your entitlement if you're disappointed and post a bad review if you don't see one! I hate how they ask for a tip at the end. The tours are already so expensive and they guilt you into a tip. Absolutely ridiculous.

We greatly appreciate your visit and kind words Macy - very glad to hear you had a great time! We will do our best to improve in any area we need to and hope you can come back again sometime soon! =)

The company should remove the word "Star" from their name as they don't deserve 1 star. The worst thing is, the buses are ALWAYS late! For $50, I waited for a bus that was 45 minutes late!!! Tourists enough to fill 3 buses were in the queue which snaked around the block. There were crying babies, rude people, and when the bus eventually came, the impatient people were stepping all over eachother and wheeling strollers over peoples' feet to push onto the bus. Luckily I got onto the bus but saw 2/3 of the people stranded, left to fight their way onto another late running bus. During an evening with no traffic, I travelled on the slow bus and it took 1 hour to get somewhere that out have otherwise taken 10 minutes.

Amazing tour!! I got to see some of the most beautiful sites in Los Angles! The tour guide was funny and knew a lot about the houses he showed us. His name was Daren, I highly recommend taking his tour, best I've been on.

They sell you the ticket, they don't said that the AC is broken and is super dirty, never ever again

My wife & I recently took this tour. We were on our anniversary & honeymoon DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY The driver spoke very little English. He was rude, he didn't want to talk to the bus patrons, he consistently flew by a tourist spot, so u could take a picture DONT BE FOOLED

Not worth the money :( I was expecting a live tour host so there was some humor and personality. Ok fine, it's recorded, and not that insightful. And so so so so so out of date!! How hard can it be to re-do a few things on the recording every now and then. Like um, maybe take out House of Blues? And the promo stuff was for tv shows premiering in October. I want more fun facts!!!! Not pauses or simple lists of shows filmed at a studio that can't be seen bc the driver zoomed past at 40 mph. We missed a lot of stuff bc the audio didn't match up. Also, the bus was filthy. At the Dolby Theater stop, there were 2 busses with drivers doing nothing but playing on their phones. Couldn't they clean up the trash? Including half eaten apples.

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A History of The Actors Studio

Written by Andreas Manolikakis

The Actors Studio was founded in New York by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford and Robert Lewis in 1947. For seven decades it has been devoted to the service and development of theatre artists –actors, directors and playwrights. To our members, who are primarily actors, The Actors Studio offers free lifetime membership, with no fee or tuition required, which entitles them to a unique opportunity to explore and improve their craft in a safe, laboratory environment with colleagues with whom they share the same process of work.

The roots of The Actors Studio go back to the Group Theatre (1931-1941) whose work was inspired by the discoveries of the great Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and his best student Eugene Vakhtangov as revealed in the legendary productions that the Moscow Art Theatre toured in America in 1923. In fact Stanislavski’s dedication to his book, ‘My Life in Art,’ (1924) reads: “I DEDICATE THIS BOOK IN GRATITUDE TO HOSPITABLE AMERICA AS A TOKEN AND A REMEMBRANCE FROM THE MOSCOW ART THEATRE WHICH SHE TOOK SO KINDLY TO HER HEART.”

When the Moscow Art Theatre ended its American tour, several members of the theatre stayed behind and trained artists, including Lee Strasberg, Harold Clurman and Stella Adler, who would go on to form the Group Theatre along with other artists such as Elia Kazan, Sanford Meisner and Robert Lewis. These artists studied, explored, developed and improved the work of the Russian masters with extraordinary results that were unique in the history of the American theatre and a new kind of acting was born.

After the Group Theatre closed, in 1941, many of its members went their separate ways. Elia Kazan has stated that one of the principal reasons he created The Actors Studio, in 1947, was in order to preserve and develop this new American acting. He wanted to create a not-for-profit organization that would provide a laboratory, a private workshop in which the professional actor could work on his or her craft, far away from the commercial pressures of casting, rehearsal and performance. It was to be a place that would offer its member-artists an ongoing training, a continuity of work and the feeling of an artistic home like they had at the Group Theatre.

At the Studio, it was eventually decided that membership should be achieved through an audition process of preliminary and then final auditions where the only requirements are talent and the possibility of improvement.

In 1948, Lee Strasberg was asked by Elia Kazan to join the Studio as one of its teachers and in 1951 he became its Artistic Director, a position he maintained until his death in 1982. Strasberg’s deep understanding of the Stanislavski System and the reformulations of Vakhtangov, together with his own personal discoveries and improvements on the acting process, provided the foundation on which The Actors Studio based its work.

At the same time, the work of Elia Kazan as a theatre and film director demonstrated in the most powerful way the extraordinary results of the deep and personal process of acting espoused by The Actors Studio.

For seven decades, the very existence of The Actors Studio, the principles and values that it represents, the methodology of its work process, its consistency and long life have established the Studio as a unique theatre organization and a guiding light for actors, directors and playwrights around the world. For many it is considered the temple of the acting process.

Today the work that is done at The Actors Studio continues the Stanislavski-Vakhtangov-American approach, and most of the leading members of the Studio today have studied with more than one of these great American teachers: Lee Strasberg, Harold Clurman, Elia Kazan, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner and Robert Lewis.

Currently, Ellen Burstyn, Alec Baldwin and Al Pacino serve as co-Presidents of the Studio. Beau Gravitte serves as Artistic Director in New York and Salome Jens and Lou Antonio serve as interim co-Associate Artistic Directors in West Hollywood at our Actors Studio West branch, which opened in 1966. The Actors Studio is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of members from both coasts.

After 70 years, The Actors Studio continues to thrive because it is needed. Goethe has said that, “The actor’s career develops in public, but his art develops in private.” The Studio provides its members with this special kind of privacy, along with a group of colleagues who share the same passion for what Studio members refer to as “The Work.”

In spite of the presence of The Actors Studio over many years and its extensive influence in America and worldwide, there still persist many misunderstandings of the Studio, its mentors, its philosophy and its process. These errors most often arise from discussions by some academics, theoreticians, historians and even by some theatre professionals who attempt to analyze and interpret a process of work that they have never learned through serious practice. The work of Stanislavski, Vakhtangov and The Actors Studio was arrived at through deep and lengthy practical experiments that elude rational analysis by non-practitioners.

In 1994 The Actors Studio entered a major new phase with the creation of The Actors Studio Drama School MFA (Master of Fine Arts) Program in acting, directing and playwriting, in order to bring the Studio’s method into a university setting. In September 2006, the Actors Studio Drama School moved to Pace University in downtown New York City, which also is the home of one of the program’s most visible teaching platforms, INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO, hosted by James Lipton.

Andreas Manolikakis is a Board Member of The Actors Studio and Chair of The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.

Bill Downs, War Correspondent

October 17, 2016, 1943. stalin previews the hollywood film "mission to moscow".

Since its release early last month, Warner Brothers and Joseph E. Davies's "Mission to Moscow" has thrived on controversy ( Newsweek, May 10). Vociferously attacked on the one side as a whitewash of the Soviet regime, and just as staunchly defended on the other as a worthy tribute to a gallant ally, the film has currently split Hollywood leaders into two sharply divided camps on the advisability of making films with political implications. The following dispatch from Bill Downs, Newsweek correspondent in Moscow, survived a three-day delay at the censor's desk to add an international huff and a puff to the storm in a samovar. The Russian premier of "Mission" was staged at the Kremlin, following a banquet for an international audience of diplomatic elect. Flanked on one side by a translator, and on the other by a beaming Joe Davies (then on his return engagement as missionary to Moscow), Stalin sat poker-faced throughout the two-hour tribute to his people and regime. The next night the print was loaned to the United States Embassy and run off for the staff and a group of newspaper correspondents. In each case the audience reaction is best summed up in one word—squirm. And alternating with the squirming was the self-conscious tittering of those who had to sit in the Presence while an onscreen Joe Davies held forth on the subject of Joe Davies. On occasion there were cinematic touches that provoked outright laughter. A bevy of Russian girls tricked out in ski-and-skating costumes looked just like what they were—Hollywood extras. Frieda Inescort , playing Madame Molotoff , attempted a spot of Russian dialogue that gave the Moscow natives a bad moment. And when the camera faded in on a Muscovite restaurant featuring the soulful strumming of a gypsy orchestra, several young army officers at the preview enthusiastically volunteered to withdraw on the off-chance of finding the place. Stalin's poker face may have derived from the fact that the film's portrayal of the Soviet Premier was judged the least adequate in a roster of generally excellent characterizations. Playing Stalin for sweetness and light, Manart Kippen missed the strength and power and twinkling humor with which Stalin invariably impresses foreign visitors. There was less of the dead-pan among members of the British diplomatic legation, with some officials pointedly hinting that the film's unfriendly, inept, and undiplomatic conception of His Majesty's representatives to Russia was ill-advised. No one doubts that "Mission to Moscow" will be a sensational success in Russia, if only because the Soviets are anxious to see how they look to a foreign, though friendly, observer. At the same time, it was unanimously agreed that the Warner film was excellent propaganda for fostering better relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, although a number of changes are indicated if the film is to obviate a tendency of the realistic Russians to laugh out loud at the wrong places.