Itinerary and Highlights of Cruising the Baltic Sea

Itinerary

Day     Destination

1          Depart from the U.S.

2          Stockholm Sweden/Embark m.s. Le Boreal

3          Helsinki, Finland

4          St. Petersburg, Russia

5          St. Petersburg

6          Tallinn, Estonia

7          Riga, Latvia

8          Gda´nsk, Poland

9          Copenhagen, Denmark

10        At sea

11        Talgjefjorden, Norway/Riskafjorden

12        Bergen/Disembark m.s. Le Boreal/Return to the U.S.

Activity Level

Moderately Active

 

Highlights

  • Immerse yourself in the historical and cultural riches of the Baltic States on this enlightening cruise aboard the exclusively chartered, deluxe m.s. Le Boreal during the fabled "White Nights of Summer."

  • Spend a morning in dynamic Helsinki, the "White City of the North."

  • Stroll through Tallinn, a hub of European culture and commerce that retains its history in the 600-year-old spires and gables that comprise its distinctive skyline.

  • Admire one of the world's greatest collections of fine art during a special early-opening tour of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

  • Visit St. Petersburg's first building, the Peter and Paul Fortress, and its impressive Baroque Cathedral, burial place of Russia's czars from Peter the Great to Nicholas II.

  • Cruise through the magnificent fjords of southern Norway.

  • Enjoy a rare opportunity to meet two former world leaders:  Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. Former President of Poland Lech Walesa.