I did a 10 day Baltic cruise. It was fantastic. I wished it were longer.

Jul 22, 2017
10:27:56am

Hinta All-American

We flew a few days early into Copenhagen and toured Denmark before the cruise. Then on to Tallin, St. Petersburg ( private tour), Helsinki, Stockholm, Warnemunde (outside Berlin), and Kiel, then back to Copenhagen.

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POLL: Decided on cruise destination. Debating 7 day vs 12 day trip. What say he CB?

Metallicat

7/22/17 9:42am

A 12-day cruise sounds horrible to me.

kccougar

7/22/17 9:44am

I did a 12 day Caribbean cruise once where by day 9 or 10 we were ready to be

cheezedawg

7/22/17 9:57am

A cruise can be a lot of fun, but 12 days seems kind of long

Texas Hammer

7/22/17 9:45am

Have you cruised before? Even 7 days can feel long.

blackandblue

7/22/17 9:46am

No, this would be our first.

Metallicat

7/22/17 9:47am

Don't do 12 then. If someone has issues with the motion sickness, you'll

blackandblue

7/22/17 9:49am

It's a baltic cruise. We wanted to hit countries where wouldn't normally vacatio

Metallicat

7/22/17 10:09am

Do 12 days, then. Seriously, Europe is awesome! I have yet to not like a

specsauce

7/22/17 10:14am

I wouldn't do more than 7 on a beach type cruise, but a Baltic cruise would be

Truks Opinions

7/22/17 10:19am

I agree. It would depend how old the kids are too. 12 days of site seeing with

blackandblue

7/22/17 10:26am

I've never cruised that part of the world, so it might be different.

blackandblue

7/22/17 10:23am

I did a 10 day Baltic cruise. It was fantastic. I wished it were longer.

Hinta

7/22/17 10:27am

Your Private tour mention reminded me - OP, The boat will probably have tours

Truks Opinions

7/22/17 10:36am

Thanks for the tip!

Metallicat

7/22/17 10:38am

cruisecritic.com is the best place to research cruise stops/tours.

Cougar-Duck

7/22/17 10:44am

Our private tour in St. Pete was thru Red October tours. It was expensive

Hinta

7/22/17 10:49am

When my boss went she was only allowed off the boat in St Petersburg with a tour

Metallicat

7/22/17 11:26am

Have to get a $100+ dollar visa to enter Russia normally, so maybe the Cruise

Truks Opinions

7/22/17 11:33am

Yeah, that's worth 12 days...or more

zonacougar

7/22/17 10:37am

7 days go pretty fast. I've gone on two of them.

scott715

7/22/17 9:52am

I went on a 12 day Mediterranean cruise years ago. On day 12 I wasn't ready

Hinta

7/22/17 9:47am

I've been on a few cruises, the 7 day was the best by far

mosterlow

7/22/17 9:51am

The longer your cruise, the more you'll care about amenities like balcony,

d-coug

7/22/17 9:51am

What is the difference? More stops, longer stops, or just more days at sea?

jrob30

7/22/17 9:56am

More stops and more days at sea.

Metallicat

7/22/17 10:00am

Where to?

Zenoch

7/22/17 10:05am

RE: Where to?

Metallicat

7/22/17 10:12am

This all depends on the destinations. If it is Western Caribbean, then I say 7

specsauce

7/22/17 10:13am

I'd be happy with a full month. I love sea days.

Belboz

7/22/17 11:46am

My dream is to do a round-the-world cruise tour for 3-4 months. However, not sure I would be able to tolerate

Zenoch

7/22/17 11:58am

I would love being on the ship that long as long as it was a good ship & crew.

bbqoug

7/22/17 12:19pm

I don't even consider doing less than 10 days any more.

bbqoug

7/22/17 12:21pm

Empty ocean with no responsibility is about as good as it gets other than ftball

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