My wife and I, together with two friends, cruised the Baltic on the Royal Princess May 11-23, 2014. It was the ship’s inaugural visit to Baltic ports, and its arrival in each was met with much fanfare. The itinerary was wonderful. We embarked in Copenhagen and sailed to Oslo, Gothenberg, Warnemunde, Tallinn, St. Petersberg, Helsinki, and Stockholm, then finally returning to Copenhagen. It was by far the largest ship we had ever sailed on, and the largest ship to visit several of these ports (over 4,000 passengers).

There were positive experiences aboard the Royal Princess, among them:

•Embarkation in Copenhagen was very smooth, very easy, possibly the best boarding experience of our many cruises. Cabins had been made ready earlier than on other cruises. Read more