I chose this cruise to see the many ports of call in the Baltic Sea region. We were not disappointed and the cruise itself was top shelf! The food and service on the ship were outstanding. I especially enjoyed our evening at Manfredi's, though every meal was very good. The staff was all very friendly and had memorized our names by day 3. The excursions which were included in the fare were delivered as promised. The optional excursions were generally worth the cost and enjoyable. We particularly enjoyed the intimacy of the ship, having only about 900 other passengers. We found the ship incredibly clean and well maintained. We were able to find relaxing areas to enjoy whenever we were on the ship and the on-board entertainment was quite good. Overall, outstanding! We even booked our next cruise with Viking Ocean while on board and received a very favorable discount (enough said!)