elvrho

Hello,

 

Our family, which includes 3 adults (Grandma is joining us) and 3 children (8, 10 and 13) are very excited to be part of the NCL Getaway cruise in the Baltic sea in July 2017! But I realize that there is a lot of planning to do...!

 

I would like to get some advices on a few destinations and things to do that would be interesting for the kids.

 

Here is our itinerary:

 

• Departure from Copenhagen
  
• Rostock - we would like to go to Berlin - the NCL excursions are VERY expensive... any suggestions?
  
• Helsinki - anything fun to do with the kids? What is the best way to get to the city from the port (I believe we will be docked at the West Harbour/Hernesaari dock....)
  
• St-Petersburg - any recommendation on a private tour? We will be there for 2 days...
  
• Tallinn - I believe this is doable by walking in the city by ourselves... anything we should not miss?
  
• Stockholm - big city... lot to see, but not too much time to spend (8 to 4)... any suggestions to make it fun for the kids?
  
• Copenhagen on the return - what would be the best way to get to the airport for us when we get back - bare in mind that we will be 6 with luggages....
  

Any help / advices / suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks a lot!

So much to see, busy cruise but well worth it. St Petersburg, 2 day tour with TJ Travel - private air conditioned bus, extremely good guide Victoria (great English and expert at getting our group through crowds). Very busy two days, kids may get bored with the museums - they are quite intensive. We did the Folk Show at night (as opposed to the Vodka Tour) - very enjoyable, kids will like it (they did have vodka at intermission). They also do tours at other ports. Tallinn, we did a 4 hour walking and cycling tour with Marty from Traveller Tours (http://www.traveller.ee/), very good guide with great English, cycling felt safe. They do a variety of tours other than cycling. Stockholm is great - the ABBA museum will be fun for kids as well as adults, interactive singing & dancing etc. Vasa Museum is good for all ages (http://www.vasamuseet.se/). The changing of the guard at the Palace is great - the band plays some modern music which will appeal to the kids (get there a bit early to get a good spot, it gets busy). Helsinki - we took the cruise line transfer into the city - bit of a line up to get back to the ship but we were on time, no problems. We did a cycle tour with Helsinki by Bikes, very good, great look around the city starting at the markets. Afterwards we went up to the Ateljee Bar in the Hotel Torni - excellent views of the city. Copenhagen, we did a free walking tour, informative and enjoyable. Cant help with transport after the cruise as ours ended in England. Enjoy

We will be in Tallinn in August and have been considering a bicycle tour - it sounds like this will be worthwhile.

Can you please confirm the company you used and an approx. cost?