Baltic Capitals Cruise - Itinerary
Dignified and monumental, London offers a staggering array of sightseeing treasures. There are museums to visit and wonderful shopping from Harrods and Marks & Spencer to open-air markets. Explore London’s infinitely diverse neighborhoods: Hyde Park and Downing Street, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Then board the Norwegian Dream, designed to take you to some very special places. Enjoy dining in six restaurants and relaxing in multiple cafes and lounges, and stay active afloat in the fitness center and pools.
Visit Warnemunde and travel to Berlin to visit the fascinating Checkpoint Charlie museum. Estonia’s capital of Tallinn is a fairyland jewel of medieval architecture perched dramatically above the sea. Marvel at the wonders of Czarist Russia in legendary St. Petersburg, the “Empress of the Baltic,” where you have two full days to visit the State Hermitage Museum, the breathtaking Catherine Palace, and much more. Helsinki is the capital and cultural center of Finland, built on a peninsula and surrounded by hundreds of islands. Stockholm is Sweden’s center of art and culture as well as the home of the Nobel Prize, filled with a dazzling display of churches, palaces and museums. Your cruise ends in Copenhagen, where you may explore the amusements of the Stroget, the world’s longest pedestrian mall; or stroll among the flowers at world-famous Tivoli Gardens.
The sequence of touring and days may be altered to adjust to religious holidays, special closings of sites, air schedule changes, etc. Hotels listed subject to availability. Meal inclusions may vary by departure.
Day - Port
Day 1 - London (Dover)
Day 2 - Transit of the Kiel Canal
Day 3 - Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany
Day 4 - Cruise Baltic Sea
Day 5 - Tallinn, Estonia
Day 6 - St. Petersburg, Russia
Day 7 - St. Petersburg, Russia
Day 8 - Helsinki, Finland
Day 9 - Stockholm, Sweden
Day 10 -Copenhagen, Denmark
Day 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Day 12 - Cruise North Sea
Day 13 - London (Dover), England
Ports of Call
Warnemunde
Once considered just a quaint fishing village at the mouth of the Warnow River, Warnemunde emerged in the 20th century as Germany’s fifth largest maritime center for all of Germany’s shipping, shipbuilding and fishing industries. This port city is also the gateway to the great city of Berlin and its history, culture and attractions such as the restored Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag, and the Unter den Linden Strasse, a sweeping tree-lined shopping venue full of boutiques, galleries, and a wide variety of gift shops.
Tallinn
The beautiful capital city of Tallinn, situated on the Gulf of Finland, is one of the Baltic’s great surprises, a fairyland jewel of medieval architecture perched dramatically above the sea. In 1991, Estonia won its independence from the Soviet Union without bloodshed, and since then, Tallinn has succeeded in restoring its beauty and charm. A member of the famed Hanseatic League that dominated trade in the Baltic during the Middle Ages, Tallinn has preserved its medieval Old City with its high church spires and red-tiled roofs.
St. Petersburg
Russia's second largest city and the supreme monument to the fantasy, boldness and sense of beauty of its people. Peter the Great founded it in 1703 to give Russia "a window looking on Europe." With its elegant palace-lined waterways, gilded and domed skyline, and grand boulevards where Czars once traveled in golden carriages, the majestic city of St. Petersburg well-deserves its nickname as the “Empress of the Baltic.”
Helsinki
The capital and cultural center of Finland. The city is built on a peninsula and surrounded by hundreds of islands, while the skyline features a dramatic blend of classical architecture and clean modernism, with Russian and Swedish influences throughout. At seven every morning, most of the population appears to converge on the market square, where fresh fish, fruit and flowers are delivered by horse-drawn carts.
Stockholm
The capital of Sweden is beautifully set on a cluster of islands linked by boats and graceful bridges, from which there's a dazzling display of churches, palaces and museums. Explore Gamla Stan, or Old Town. Shop at NK, Stockholm's famous department store and sample the local smorgasbord. Sweden’s center of art and culture, Stockholm is also famous for being the home of the Nobel Prize.
Copenhagen
Dotted with palaces, castles and churches, Copenhagen is a city of architectural beauty. Wander through some of the city's great museums such as the National Museum of the Glyptotek, with its radiant Gaugins. See the Crown Jewels in the Amalienborg Palace, home of the Danish Royal Family and the Royal Guard. Enjoy the shops, cafes and amusements of the Stroget, the world's longest pedestrian mall. Stop and smell the flowers at world-famous Tivoli Gardens, and explore the colorful Nyhavn district, a much-painted and photographed area along a picturesque canal dotted with boats.
