Csardas Posted November 3, 2016 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Looking for info here from past cruisers. Living in Scotland, I'm unsure about taking a chance with the weather-usually do the Med. What's the weather been like for past cruisers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted November 3, 2016 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2016 We're done that cruise twice in the last 4 or 5 years. It was amazing just how many people on the cruise thought they were going to the arctic and not the Baltics. It's roasting in Russia in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csardas Posted November 3, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted November 3, 2016 And the Baltic countries?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted November 3, 2016 #4 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Hot and sunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henderson1 Posted November 3, 2016 #5 Share Posted November 3, 2016 We did two weeks in June two years ago and as we say up north, sun was crackin the flags for the whole time! Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokyo Posted November 3, 2016 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Been to the Baltic twice in July and the weather was fine. In fact came back with a tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted November 4, 2016 #7 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Hot for us too in June 2011. Reached 30 deg C in St Petersburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlight Posted November 4, 2016 #8 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Very warm for us too a few years ago. St. Petersburg was around 35 degrees in July. The Baltics not much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTowner Posted November 4, 2016 #9 Share Posted November 4, 2016 We went mid September and thought it might be a bit cool, but the weather was great. In fact, a bit too hot in Tallin around 32c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulista1950 Posted November 4, 2016 #10 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Which one would you chose? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted November 4, 2016 #11 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Which one would you chose? :confused: Tallinn old town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulista1950 Posted November 4, 2016 #12 Share Posted November 4, 2016 So it's 1 vote for Tallin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTowner Posted November 4, 2016 #13 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Our favourite ports on our Baltic cruise were : SPB did 2 day tour with Alla Tours Stockholm we had an overnight and went everywhere on public transport. Gdansk very interesting and the cheapest of the port's. There are various Baltic cruises with different itineraries, so choose which interests the most. Tallin was our least favourite of the port's. Too crowded and too touristy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henderson1 Posted November 4, 2016 #14 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Loved Tallin, great little market where shuttle bus stopped, stall holders so friendly and obliging. Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokyo Posted November 4, 2016 #15 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Tallin, was there this year. Great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehg Posted November 4, 2016 #16 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Sorry to rain on your otherwise sunny parade, but we did Baltics on the Eclipse in June 2014 and I was very disappointed with the weather on the whole. St Petersburg was the only place really cracking the flags - both days, beautiful, but I have never, ever got as drenched as we did in Stockholm, Copenhagen was hit and miss, Tallin was rainy and sunny in equal measure, Warnemunde was sunny but quite cold. There was little sunbathing on deck - I snatched a few hours on our balcony. I do think we were unlucky, apparently the previous cruise had glorious weather the whole time. In conclusion, I think Northern Europe has weather much like the U.K. - sometimes fabulous sometimes rubbish. The good news is, we loved it so much anyway we want to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted November 4, 2016 #17 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Which one would you chose? :confused: Helsinki without a doubt. I did not like Talin at all - it felt like the old town was a theme park; almost as if Disney had built it for tourists. I expressed that view to a few people on the ship and they all disagreed with me but equally could see my point. But Helsinki is a great place. And Stockholm is fantastic as well. And Oslo also. Warnemünde is an odd place, but I quite liked it. Kristiansand, whilst there is not much there, I rather liked also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted November 4, 2016 #18 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Tallin was our least favourite of the port's. Too crowded and too touristy. I'd agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBearSF Posted November 4, 2016 #19 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Big fan of Tallinn. A fascinating city and so convenient to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn lass Posted November 4, 2016 #20 Share Posted November 4, 2016 We have done this itinerary twice, latest was this July, we had good weather. The cruises before us had weather issues with wind, rain etc but this July it was fine. Our previous cruise in 2012 was in August and again weather was good. We toured with SPB in St Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm in 2012 organised through our roll call. This time we did a couple of ships tours. St Petersburg is very tiring but rewarding and if you go on a small private tour you avoid the crowds. All ports have something different to offer. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTowner Posted November 4, 2016 #21 Share Posted November 4, 2016 ToadofToadHall I'm glad you agree with me about Tallin. I am normally made to feel somehow odd on these forums because Tallin was my least favourite of the Baltic ports. For me it was too hot, too crowded, too expensive and over hyped. However, would love to return to SPB, but difficult to find a cruise which visits SPB but not Tallin. We did the Baltic cruise in 2013 and twice that summer had driven to Bruges which is also touristy and expensive, but more classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted November 5, 2016 #22 Share Posted November 5, 2016 We did the Baltic cruise in 2013 We might have been on the same one then. Ours started on the 30th of August that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulista1950 Posted November 5, 2016 #23 Share Posted November 5, 2016 ToadofToadHall I'm glad you agree with me about Tallin. I am normally made to feel somehow odd on these forums because Tallin was my least favourite of the Baltic ports. For me it was too hot, too crowded, too expensive and over hyped. However, would love to return to SPB, but difficult to find a cruise which visits SPB but not Tallin. We did the Baltic cruise in 2013 and twice that summer had driven to Bruges which is also touristy and expensive, but more classy. it's in 2018, and that's why I asked about Tallin x Helsink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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