We started our visit to Helsinki by opting for a local 'hop-on, hop-off' coach trip, followed by a sail on a local tour boat.  Both were a great success.

There's also a great market at the quayside in the centre of Helsinki which offers craft goods, as well as cooked meals.  We happened to be there at lunchtime and enjoyed an al fresco meal of salmon, potatoes and vegetables - to die for!

We opted to walk back from the harbour to the ship, which took about 50 minutes along a waterfront promenade, which gave us some good views of the immediate archipelago.  This is well worth doing, both in terms of the scenery, and a bit of exercise!

Internet access is available free where the ship berths, and you can even access the wi-fi from the promenade deck.

Helsinki

Great cabin, good balcony, quiet location - great sleep quality.

The Emerald Princess caters for just over 3000 passengers, and on our cruise though the majority of passengers were American as expected, there was a rich variety of nationalities present.Generally, however, the quality was very good, but definitely not luxury cruise standard.

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