This was my first trip to Europe, and was very happy that we were flying into Stockholm a day before the cruise. Stockholm was pleasantly surprising and very warm - I would say the high was about 80. Lots of local people sunbathing and out and about. I think the funniest thing was it was "Iron maiden" day in Stockholm - a heavy metal band from the 80's was playing a concert and it seemed like ...
This was my first cruise on a bigger ship. I did do a Greek Island Cruise on a much smaller ship and enjoyed that too.
We stayed at The Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel and this was fine for our two night pre cruise. We got a taxi to the port and began embarkation which was fast with no hassle. The only thing I had to explain was that we each had one bottle of wine for a celebration with us. The ...
Arrived in Stockholm the day before departure and enjoyed a brief look at the charming old town. Although a large city Stockholm retains a town atmosphere and is beautifully positioned on a group od islands connected by bridges and ferries. Sin taxes are high to help[ pay for a cradle to grave welfare state do drinking and eating out can be very expensive as are admission fees for most sights. The ...
I recently went on the Vision of the Seas for a 7 day St. Petersburg cruise. The title that was given by Royal Caribbean. At embarkation, the ship was in shabby condition. The chairs on the pool deck around the tables were scratched up and torn, besides being uncomfortable. The rest of the ship was in similar condition from the carpets being stained and just generally rundown. Our cabin had ...
Our family of 4, two adults and two teens undertook a 7 day Baltic cruise aboard the Vision of the Seas sailing from Stockholm, Sweden July 21,2012. We had done 4 other Caribbean cruises but never before had we had so many ports in a 7 day time frame. This was our first trip to Europe and we wanted to see as much as we could in the time we had available and this cruise more than fulfilled that ...
This was our second cruise to the Baltic the previous one having been 4 years ago.It really is a lovely part of the world with great ports to visit.
Had an enjoyable cruise on Vision from Stockholm in July 2012.This is the oldest ship that we have sailed on in a long time so we were prepared for her to be showing her age especially as she is due for a major overhaul sometime next ...
We opted for this cruise as a trial to see if it would meet the very different holiday needs my hubby and I have. We are frequent travellers but since buying a holiday home in Spain 4 years ago, have not visited anywhere new since then. We chose this cruise as it was short and visited St Petersburg (which was in my bucket list). Hubby likes all inclusive but we don't like to be too long in one ...
We arrived in Stockholm 2 days prior to our cruise. We stayed in the Stockholm Sheraton which was a great location. We took the express train from the airport and walked the 2 blocks to the hotel. We visited Gamla Stan, Vasa, Skansen, Ice Bar prior to boarding. We took a taxi to the port from the Sheraton.
Ship was in good shape. There are no good tv stations/movies. The ship is MUCH more ...
We were first-time cruisers and had read much on Cruise Critic, especially about this ship. To be honest we were a little apprehensive due to the many negative points and issues we read. Frankly, I think many of those issues lie with the individuals themselves and not necessarily the staff! I will elucidate later on this point.
We chose this cruise due to the many interesting ports from ...
We travelled on this cruise with 2 of our kids in a last minute decision because it was so cheap and we've always wanted to visit St Petersburg. As such I had no great aspirations having not heard great things about Royal Caribbean. How wrong we were.
The standout difference between this cruise and our last (on Celebrity Infinity around the Panama and Sth America)was the food. An Australian ...