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| CRUISE REVIEW | Baltic delights |
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The growth of the cruise industry in
the Baltic Sea Region has by far
FINLAND
outpaced the growth of the total
NORWAY
SWEDEN
RUSSIA
cruise industry during the last six
ESTONIA
BALTIC
years. The number of passengers to
DENMARK
SEA
LATVIA
Baltic cities has increased by an
LITHUANIA
UK
GERMANY
average of 12 percent per year since
2000 and the increasing trend is
FRANCE
expected to have to continued in 2008.
MEDITERRANEAN
Jill Faulds discovers the many attractions of the Baltic ports
while on board her Crystal Symphony cruise to the region
My 7-night ‘Baltic Getaway’
itinerary on board Crystal Symphony
to Northern Europe began in
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efore embarking The attractions of Tallinn’s
the ship, it was centre and ‘Old Town’ with
well worth its cobbled streets and
arranging to stay medieval walls are all within
pre-cruise in easy walking distance of the
Stockholm, Sweden sailing to Tallinn,
Stockholm, sprawling over port – from flower stalls,
Estonia, St Petersburg – the cultural
14 islands and known shops and art galleries, to
as ‘The Beauty on Water’. cathedrals and craft shops.
capital of Russia – and Helsinki,
New blends with the If time allows for taking a
Finland, arriving finally in
historical; a city of bridges, guided coach tour of this,
parks, forests and walking the 2011 European Capital
Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.
areas, with an abundance of Culture, you can hear
of shops, restaurants and about the Estonian Open
cafes. We sailed from Air Museum, Zoo and
Stockholm overnight Botanic Gardens just on
for Tallinn. the outskirts of Tallinn.
SUMMER 2009 | ITINERARY PLANNING | SHORE PROGRAMMES | PASSENGER HANDLING |
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