Baltic’s on Sihouette in May 18. Port advice

[svards]

Hi all

We are going on Silhouette in May 18 to the Baltic’s. Please could you advise on best way to explore cities on our own. I have heard there are shuttle buses. How much/ how easy are they to get?

In St Petersberg we are going on a Celebrity excursion. If 2 or 1.5 days do you come back to the ship in between days?

Ports are:

Copenhagen

Tallinn

St Petersberg

Helsinki

Stockholm

Warnemunde ( we are not going to Berlin)

Many thanks for help anyone can give.

:)

[cruisestitch]

Lots of information in the ports of call boards. Start there and you should find out what you need.

[Essiesmom]

Get a copy of Rick Steves' Northern European Cruise Ports. Written for cruisers who want to DIY. EM

[Lastdance]

Yes, you do come back to the ship after long days of touring and you will be tired. Talinn is small and crowded due to all the ships, but I really enjoyed it. Actually, all the ports are special, especially St, Petersburg...yes, you need to research!!!

 

 

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[jelayne]

Join the Roll Call for your sailing, you may find others are organizing tours that you can join.

[Silkroad]

As some of the others have said, the Cruise Critic forums are a great place to start. You’ll find more up to date information there than you will in any book IMO. Also, do join the roll call for your sailing because others will share useful information. Here is the link to the CC forum for Northern Europe and Baltic Sea:

 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=192

 

Yes, Celebrity will arrange shuttles to and from the destination port if necessary. There will be a charge, but there’s no way to know in advance. To give you an idea, it cost five euros per person, round trip, last year in Barcelona. They seem to always have enough for everyone. There are often local buses, taxis or water taxis as well. We’ve found that we’d often rather take a brisk 20 or 30 minute walk to town instead of taking a shuttle.

 

If you mean you’re doing a two day shore excursion in St. Petersburg with Celebrity, then yes, you will return to the ship at night.

 

Hope this helps! We will be on the same itinerary a month after your cruise. Cheers:)

[Fogfog]

We used a private tour guide for St Pete--TOTALLY worth it

Pre-arrange a taxi in Brugge-- you have to pay in cash. Get a group together on your roll call

Talin--easy to see yourself and get a great local meal

Copenhagen-- easy to do on your own.. long walk from pier

Stockholm--easy to do on your own with water taxi

Warm. (we did Berlin)... there is a group that does a local tour and brewery stop. Needs to be booked in adv

Helsinki-- we were there on a Sunday--many reasonable restaurants in guidebooks were closed since it was a weekend. Saw the Rock church, rode the tram around town and went to the ship. Would only do it again with some tour plans

[roxievegas]

we did this cruise in 2016. We also went in May. We had the best weather, it was hot, and in some ports, no coat was needed. They said the weather was never like this.

We did a celebrity tour in St. Petersburg - at a cost of appox $320pp - it was a two day tour. early morning out and back in the evening, and then out again the next morning. We enjoyed the tour and as much as everyone says not to do the ship tours, we had a great group of people on the bus, everyone returned to the bus on time.

We used the "hop on hop off" buses in all the other locations. You can buy the tickets for the buses once you get off the ship. credit card is accepted - cost is around $20 -$30pp. Because of the beautiful weather, we enjoyed riding around in the bus, getting off when we wanted and getting back on. Using the guide books, you can decide what stops you should see.

[Ravensbourne1960]

We are going on Silhouette in May 18 to the Baltic’s. .. If 2 or 1.5 days do you come back to the ship in between days?

 

The only port of call in the Baltics on this cruise is Tallinn.

 

The bridges in St Petersburg are raised at night, so you won't be able to sleep under these. It's probably best to come back to the ship!

[CNPGOLF]

We used SPB Tours and they were fabulous. They give a discount for multiple tours. The two day tour in St Petersburg you should book as a private tour as you will see more.

 

 

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[svards]

:')

The only port of call in the Baltics on this cruise is Tallinn.

 

The bridges in St Petersburg are raised at night, so you won't be able to sleep under these. It's probably best to come back to the ship!