Loved the itinerary of the Baltic. The sea was very smooth and all of the posts were enjoyable. We opted not to go to Berlin and had a great time exploring the local area of Germany on our own which included trains, buses and the beach. We did a small group tour of St. Petersburg with Denrus Tours (ended up being a private tour) which worked out very well. We saw everything on the itinerary and more (including the Fabrage Museum) with minimal time spent shopping and for meals (which we requested). Stockholm was great for the 6 hours we spent and we had a chance to spend all of the time we needed at the VASA museum (did on our own). We would have liked another day in Stocholm. We also did Helsinki and Tallin on our own with no difficulties and the help Rick Steve's books.

We enjoyed the ship and the entertainment. Our cabin had a large window, but no balcony - and was a fine size for the 2 of us. It included a clothes line and plenty of hanging and shelf space for our needs. The cabin was quiet and in a good location (5th floor).

We enjoyed the food and felt the variety and quality was very good. We mostly ate in the Versailles dining room, but did try out some of the restaurants and the buffet. We thought the Bistro and Cagney's were both very good. Read more