Northern Europe cruise port of calls info. – can I go to those places without joining the tours?
I plan to take the 10 days cruise to: Stockholm, Helsinki, Saint Petersburg, Tallinn, Gdansk (Gdynia), Oslo. Can I go to these places on a self guided tours without joining the tours from the cruise line as they are so expensive. How far are these ports to those places, can I walk, take public transit, or taxi? Any tips?
Ive done ships (working) for 10 years. Baltic and Norway are my favorite destinations.
Stockholm – do it yourself, no tours.
Helsinki – do it yourself
St. Petersburg – TOURS for sure.
Tallin – do it yourself
Oslo – do it yourself.
Ok, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki… you can get a cab or walk, not far at all and quite safe obviously. Oslo is very close by.
Usually the cruise lines have a shuttle service in Helsinki and Stockholm, cause its a 30 min walk.
Tallin, when you get off the ship you can go eithe left of right, right is shopping centers, shops etc. Left is the old town, and its lovely, specially Sundays, there´s a festival that goes on in July… lots of cafes, really lovely.
St Pertersburg, even if you have a visa and can visit by yourself don´t.
They overcharge, you cant exchange money, nobody speaks English… go with the tours, they take you to the museum, the palaces etc.
If you have overnight there, on the first evening there is usually a tour of the canals with some boat, its very nice and your get vodka included.
You didnt mention Kopenhagen, its my favorite city of them all… very nice (a little $$$).
There´s a place in Sweden called VISBY (or Wisby) very nice indeed, but few lines stop there.
Never been to Gdansk.
Wannermunde in Germany is nice too.
Enjoy.
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