The cruise should have been fabulous: 10 days to areas of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland rarely visited by cruise ships, with expected weather a relief from the heat of a New Jersey summer. Instead, the cruise started off badly, with problems regarding food service and an excursion, and never quite recovered.

Stateroom

Let's start with the best part of the cruise: our room and its attendants. Our superior veranda suite was nearly indistinguishable from the suites were used to on our usual cruise line, Regent. Our butler, Rahul, and our cabin attendant Jobie kept the room in tip top shape. Rahul attended to our every need, including our unusual requests for pomegranate juice and other beverages, and even provided me with a tie, since I had forgotten to pack one. Read more