We chose this review partially because my Great-Great-Great Grandparents emigrated from Sweden to the US. This cruise itinerary gave us the opportunity to spend some time in the old “home country” as well as some of the neighboring countries.
As word of advice to future cruisers and this itinerary – a lot of walking is involved. We saw several people struggle with the physical activity involved. Much of the walking is on cobblestone and could be somewhat uneven.
Another reason we chose NCL was because of their “free-style” cruising and dining options. The options available for dining allowed us to vary our menu and we took advantage of three of their specialty restaurants, Cagney’s Steakhouse, Moderno (Brazilian) and La Cucinia. The other evenings, we rotated between the Aqua and Versailles for dining. We booked our dining reservation times weeks before embarkation, so it was just a matter of arriving at the time of our reservation. We never had a wait of more than about 5 minutes. The food was absolutely amazing.
Forward penthouse with large balcony. Has a "sea door" as well as interior cabin door. While the ship is sailing into the wind, you will experience rather "stiff" breeze. You will need to keep the sea door closed when at sea because of the wind. Even with the hall door closed, the ceiling tiles start to lift and bang around.
If on the Baltic capitals cruise, make sure to set your alarm early as you enter the Stockholm Archipelago. This part of the trip into and out of Stockholm takes about 4 hours, but the views are amazing.
We could only find one 110v plug. All others in the cabin were 220v. Luckily we had a voltage converter.
Arrive in Copenhagen two days early to acclimate to time change. Used Hop-on-Hop-Off tour.
Hop-on-Hop-off on our own. Enjoyed the day. As the cruise director informed the night before, we expected Shrek to come around the corner at any time.
Helsinki was somewhat disappointing. We personally wish the time could have been moved to Stockholm.