Royal Princess Review
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We joined the 11 day Scandinavia and Russia cruise in Copenhagen. We have travelled previously with Princess and are Platinum members. This cruise has a number of embarkation ports which is quite different and our Roll Call had members joining in different ports. We chose this cruise for both the ship and the itinerary.
We arrived in Copenhagen two nights before our cruise departure. The city is very easy to see by walking and we didn't feel the need to use public transport apart from a one hour canal cruise to get a view from a different perspective. We stayed at the Imperial Hotel which I would recommend. We had a lovely (if small) room with a balcony and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Apart from the castles the highlights for us were Nyhavn, Tivoli Gardens and the local produce market Torvehallerne (a great place to go for breakfast).
We took a taxi to the ship at the new and more distant cruise terminal. Embarkation went very smoothly, we were early and got on board within half an hour. Once on board we immediately made bookings for the Crown Grill and Chef's Table for ourselves and a Winemakers Dinner for a group of 10 of us from CC for the first formal night which was the day following the Berlin embarkation.
Cabin Review
This is a great suite. It is at the front of the ship and the spacious bedroom has a large window facing forward. The sitting area is quite small but very nice and as with all cabins on the Royal Princess it has a small balcony. This is not a major issue on a Baltic cruise. There is plenty of storage space and the bathroom and separate toilet are great.One point to note the cabin sits above the area where the anchors are stored and released. If the itinerary has a number of tender ports you need to be prepared. It was quite a shock to hear the anchors being released at 5am as we arrived in Nynashamn for Stockholm.