Riga Port Location

[brandybold]

We are going into Riga on Insignia on July 30. Can anyone tell me how close we will dock to Riga's Old Town? What kind of transportation is there from cruise terminal to Riga? thanks!

[Bob and Peg]

Unfortunately, I don't have a response for you; I was looking thru the site to try to find the same information. We're on the Insignia, August 3 out of Copenhagen.

Can anyone help us with this info. I can't find it on the Baltic Sea under the Destinations Site; or using Google. We have a map that shows a City harbor, but Riga is up river from the coast, so I don't know whether or not the cruise ships can go there.

[celem]

I was there with the Celebrity Constellation, which is twice the size of your ship. For whatever it is worth, here are my notes:

July 5, 2004, Riga, Latvia
$1=1.85 Lat
- Arrived at Riga, Latvia at 11AM. Docked at a remote and ugly container port about 30km from town. Rode the courtesy shuttle to the Freedom Monument. We walked South after obtaining some local currency (Lat) at a money exchange. Money exchanges and ATMs are everywhere in Old Latvia, within sight in every direction no matter where you are standing, at least in areas with people on foot.
- After seeking out the St. Peter's Cathedral we discovered that all sights are closed on Monday, so we walked to the City Market on the Southeastern edge of old town in two huge old dirigible hangers with vendors spilling out the back for several blocks. There was an interesting assortment of fish, meat, flowers and everything else imaginable. We purchased some cookies, candy; bottled water and Gail purchased a half-kilo of some horrible smelling cheese that we eventually discarded without tasting, as it was a bit scary.
- We walked back into the thick of things and ate a nice lunch of Salmon, chicken, sauerkraut, coleslaw, etc. at a restaurant. After lunch we went to the only museum that was open, the Occupation Museum. It was interesting - the Latvians have suffered much. I don't know who was worse, the Soviets of the ****s - I think the ****s as the Latvians considered them liberators when they chased the Soviets out.
- Gail purchased some amber earrings and a pendant, and Black Balsam, which is purported to be famous Latvian medicinal liquor.
- When it started pouring rain at around 3:45PM, we walked back to shuttle and returned to the ship at 4:30PM.
- This was the third night that we ate alone at a table for eight. The waiter continues to delay for the no-shows. I spoke with the assistant Matrie 'D requesting that he either change us to a table with other people or to a table for two