Rikk007

I just did a week in Tallinn during December. Just a private vacation - not cruise related. It's a compact city with Medieval core from Hanseatic times. They run free tours from the tourist office, one block from the main old town hall square. The young woman that led our tour was great. So you really can see it without paying for an official excursion. Of course one day can't do it justice but that's probably all you get on the cruise. If you ever get there in December, the Christmas market and live performances were pretty magical. It was well below freezing the whole time and snowed a lot. I'd recommend the small compact Rick Steve's guide to Tallinn, Helsinki and St. Petersburg. The latter is out but his city walk directions for the others are quite useful.