Baltic Cruises Online Dating Secret
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Baltic Cruises With Stunning Port Stops
By Julia Barnes
According to travel experts, June is the best time
of year for Baltic cruises and Scandinavian cruises.
The busy season is just beginning around Europe, but
the crowds haven’t quite surged to their July-August
peaks yet. The cruises run from May through September
to Scandinavia, Russia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden.
The port-of-calls are particularly stunning in Eastern
Europe, offering museums like The Hermitage in St. Petersburg,
a beautiful archipelago in Stockholm and swanky shopping
in Copenhagen. The weather can vary greatly in terms
of sun, rain and wind so it’s best to check out the
weather forecast before you go and hope for the best.
7-night Russia And Baltic Cruise
There are many Baltic cruises offered but here are
some of the best itineraries. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
offers a 7-night Russia and Baltic cruise leaving from
Stockholm and wrapping up in Copenhagen (or vice versa)
in July and August, spending three days in St. Petersburg.
Prices start around $3,604 per person, including gratuities
and drinks.
The UK’s Fred Olsen Cruise Lines offers a 14-night
"Treasures of the Baltic" adventure leaving
from Southampton en route to Berlin, with three days
in St. Petersburg starting at $2,266 per person for
the cruise only. Costa Cruises’ "Baltic Discovery"
offers 12 nights starting in Amsterdam on August 5th,
calling at all major ports and spending two days in
St. Petersburg for $1,970, including flights and transfers.
Journey To The Land Of The Tsars
Princess Cruises has great Russian and Scandinavian
cruises that run 10 nights from May to September, departing
from Copenhagen and stopping at Gdynia, as well as two
days in St. Petersburg for $1,678 including flight.
Lastly, Swan Hellenic’s 16-day "Journey to the
Land of the Tsars" cruise departs from Dover in
July, spends three days in St. Petersburg and tours
the Kiel Canal starting at $3,975 per person, not including
flight.
Baltic cruises are appealing because there is so much
culture, history and world-class entertainment, all
within reach of the other European countries. The downside
is that not all the countries have opted for Euro currency,
which means you’ll need krone in Norway, krona in Sweden,
kroner in Denmark, zloty in Poland and rubles in Russia.
The only places where you can use your Euros are Estonia
and Finland.
Yet on Scandinavian cruises, you can visit the balsa
Kon-Tiki raft and Ra II reed ship used by Norwegian
ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl at Oslo’s Kon-Tiki Museum.
In Helsinki, Finland, you can shop at the esteemed local
markets or visit the Church in the Rock. In St Petersburg,
Russia, you can see the massive Hermitage art museum,
catch a ballet or opera, visit the Peterhof summer palace
or see where Raputin was poisoned at Yusupov Palace.
World’s Best Food And Music In Berlin
Germany houses some of the world’s best food and music
in Berlin, not to mention historical locations like
Checkpoint Charlie, the Brandenburg Gates and the Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church. In Poland, you can see where
the first two shots of WWII were fired in Westerplatte
and Stockholm invigorates with its tour through the
archipelago.
If Baltic cruises are new to you, then you might want
to try a big cruise liner like the Mediterranean cruise
Princess, Holland America, Cunard, P&O, Royal Caribbean,
Celebrity, Oceania, Seabourn, Silversea, Costa, MSC
or Crystal; all of which offer "highlight"
journeys. On these trips, you’ll only get a taste of
the vacation you crave, but it’s a great overview of
different cities and countries.
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More Mediterranean Cruises Facts....
What is included with the price of Mediterranean cruises?
Most Mediterranean cruises will
offer a flat rate depending on the cabin size. The price
will include your food and non-alcoholic beverages.
You will have to pay fees to get off the boat at a port
of call and the package price does not include any gratuities
or extras. Some of these extras may be massages or gambling.
Those you will have to pay out of pocket.
Lower priced cruise lines and
packages may not include any shows or special restaurants
that are included on deck. You have to carefully review
your package to see what is included and what is not
included in the overall price. You may decide to go
with a luxury cruise simply because more is covered
than the basic cruises.
If you can find an all-inclusive
cruise that covers everything but you can expect to
pay anywhere from $5000 on upwards to $13,000 depending
on how many nights you will be cruising and what type
of cabin you select.
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