My sister and I started our Baltics cruise in Copenhagen. The boarding process at the cruise terminal was smooth and quick. We had dinner at Izumi our first night. Very good food with an attentive staff. The prices were between $5 - $13 per item. Nice wine list available. After dinner we had drinks in the Viking Crown lounge on Deck 11 with a spectacular view.

On our first day at sea, we had facials and massages, then a late lunch at the Windjammer buffet. Sunday night we joined our table mates for the first time in the main dining room at our 6 p.m. setting. The people were friendly and interesting. Our servers were excellent. The food was okay.

On Monday we went into Tallinn, Estonia, where we did the hop on, hop off bus. Perfect way to see the sights of this compact medieval town. Lovely town. Monday night we again at in the main dining room. Read more