streghina70 Posted March 2, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I been reading reviews about the Norwegian Cruises, and the Holland American Cruises, both, doing the Baltic Sea. We are looking forward to having a nice time, not crowded, and a good itinerary. Need some help to decide which Cruise line will be the best for us. Married, no kids, near our 50, feeling 25. We have already done some cruises with Costa, Celebrity and MSC.. very different locations, but I did love the Celebrity Eclipse when we did Bahamas. Any help is most welcomed thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted March 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2019 21 hours ago, streghina70 said: I been reading reviews about the Norwegian Cruises, and the Holland American Cruises, both, doing the Baltic Sea. We are looking forward to having a nice time, not crowded, and a good itinerary. Need some help to decide which Cruise line will be the best for us. Married, no kids, near our 50, feeling 25. We have already done some cruises with Costa, Celebrity and MSC.. very different locations, but I did love the Celebrity Eclipse when we did Bahamas. Any help is most welcomed thanks everyone Check out Celebrity Reflection or Silhouette since you loved the Eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 3, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted March 3, 2019 thank you very much, I did check the Celebrity, but it departs in August, and July.. I was looking to go on first days of June.. or at the end of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 4, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 4, 2019 If you are looking for lots of space and no kids, suggest checking out itineraries from Viking Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 4, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 4, 2019 There are many lines to choose from, I would look at X again if you enjoyed them. Out of your two nominated choices, HAL is more likely to be more sedate (older English crowd) compared to NCL (younger mixed European crowd) which is more likely to be a fun ship. We did NCL when we did the Baltics and had a wonderful time, it is a port intensive itinerary so the ship had less importance to us. However, we loved the ship and found the passengers a good mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 4, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 4, 2019 We did a 14 day Baltic cruise on the Pacific Princess last summer and loved it. The Pacific is a smaller ship 680 passengers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 4, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted March 4, 2019 23 hours ago, taglovestocruise said: Check out Celebrity Reflection or Silhouette since you loved the Eclipse. 17 hours ago, Heidi13 said: If you are looking for lots of space and no kids, suggest checking out itineraries from Viking Ocean Thank you very much, we have already checked Viking..perhaps we will do some of their excursions on land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 4, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 hours ago, paul929207 said: We did a 14 day Baltic cruise on the Pacific Princess last summer and loved it. The Pacific is a smaller ship 680 passengers. thank you very much, I know the Pacific is pretty good, I've heard good opinions, but It has no date on May. Most of these cruise lines, start their itineraries on June or August, and we prefer May, and we have to be careful with Holidays over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 4, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 4, 2019 If you are travelling in May, it is likely to be a cooler cruise and as such means the ship will need more inside spaces rather than sun decks, so take that into consideration when choosing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 4, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted March 4, 2019 micCanberra, you are so right. It will be first days of June, but you have a great point. I was thinking about the pools, and perhaps we"ll need some more "to do" inside.. gym, covered pools.. we are still looking around. thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawktraveler Posted March 5, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 5, 2019 We took a Baltic cruise on Celebrity Silhouette in early June in 2016 (Amsterdam - Stockholm) and loved it. The cruise spent 3 days in St. Petersburg and that's what sold it for us since we had time to explore SPB and also a full day to Moscow. We also had an overnight in Copenhagen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 5, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 days in St Pete's is excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted March 5, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, MicCanberra said: 3 days in St Pete's is excellent Totally agree - it is the best option one can book for a Baltic cruise as the visa free program allows only 72 hours in Russia. 3 day St. Petersburg options - May/June Viking Sky - May Viking Jupiter - May Oceania Marina - leaving Southampton June 2nd and ending in Stockholm on June 14th. 3 days in St. Petersburg, June 10-12. I've sailed the Marina and it is wonderful!!! Edited March 5, 2019 by dogs4fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted March 5, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 4:09 PM, streghina70 said: I been reading reviews about the Norwegian Cruises, and the Holland American Cruises, both, doing the Baltic Sea. We are looking forward to having a nice time, not crowded, and a good itinerary. Need some help to decide which Cruise line will be the best for us. Married, no kids, near our 50, feeling 25. We have already done some cruises with Costa, Celebrity and MSC.. very different locations, but I did love the Celebrity Eclipse when we did Bahamas. Any help is most welcomed thanks everyone Between these choices, I recommend Holland America. NCL ships are crowded and have the worst food in the business (my opinion, of course). HAL isn't known for great entertainment but overall, its a nicer cruise line than NCL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jhawktraveler said: We took a Baltic cruise on Celebrity Silhouette in early June in 2016 (Amsterdam - Stockholm) and loved it. The cruise spent 3 days in St. Petersburg and that's what sold it for us since we had time to explore SPB and also a full day to Moscow. We also had an overnight in Copenhagen. That would be excellent for us, we are double checking the dates of departure of the Celebrity, since I just saw, they only had departures on July. thank you very much Edited March 5, 2019 by streghina70 mistaken words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Aquahound said: Between these choices, I recommend Holland America. NCL ships are crowded and have the worst food in the business (my opinion, of course). HAL isn't known for great entertainment but overall, its a nicer cruise line than NCL. If I do not find a good departure date on the Celebrity cruise, I think everyone has guided me on the Holland. Thank you very much for your opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, dogs4fun said: Totally agree - it is the best option one can book for a Baltic cruise as the visa free program allows only 72 hours in Russia. 3 day St. Petersburg options - May/June Viking Sky - May Viking Jupiter - May Oceania Marina - leaving Southampton June 2nd and ending in Stockholm on June 14th. 3 days in St. Petersburg, June 10-12. I've sailed the Marina and it is wonderful!!! I am double checking on celebrity, and then I'll check Viking. Marina is impossible for us, we are flying from Argentina to Amsterdam. But many thanks for all the tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted March 5, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, streghina70 said: If I do not find a good departure date on the Celebrity cruise, I think everyone has guided me on the Holland. Thank you very much for your opinion Like the others, I also recommend Celebrity over both those lines. Good luck on your hunt. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 5, 2019 Author #19 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I have just checked on Celebrity, they have only 11 days itinerary, no longer 3 days on St Petersburg. and departs on July and end of June. Pitty..so excited to find my cruise with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 5, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, streghina70 said: If I do not find a good departure date on the Celebrity cruise, I think everyone has guided me on the Holland. Thank you very much for your opinion I take it the 2 June Silhouette cruise doesn't suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted March 6, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 6, 2019 For this itinerary, and price being pretty much comparable, my priority would be the ports and time in ports rather than which particular ship/line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 6, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 6, 2019 4 hours ago, marco said: For this itinerary, and price being pretty much comparable, my priority would be the ports and time in ports rather than which particular ship/line. Agreed, that port intensive itineraries mean the ship is less important but not necessarily irrelevant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streghina70 Posted March 6, 2019 Author #23 Share Posted March 6, 2019 https://www.princess.com/find/cruiseDetails.do?voyageCode=G922 Thank you very much Everyone.. I agree, with so many cities to see, the ship is not my priority, but I think we have a winner: Princess has good cities, good departure day for us, and all I've heard from this cruise, has been positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 6, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, streghina70 said: https://www.princess.com/find/cruiseDetails.do?voyageCode=G922 Thank you very much Everyone.. I agree, with so many cities to see, the ship is not my priority, but I think we have a winner: Princess has good cities, good departure day for us, and all I've heard from this cruise, has been positive. Good work, I think you will enjoy princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted March 6, 2019 #25 Share Posted March 6, 2019 1 hour ago, streghina70 said: https://www.princess.com/find/cruiseDetails.do?voyageCode=G922 Thank you very much Everyone.. I agree, with so many cities to see, the ship is not my priority, but I think we have a winner: Princess has good cities, good departure day for us, and all I've heard from this cruise, has been positive. Good choice. We did this itinerary on the Star Princess (in 2007 for our 30th anniversary), and it is still our best cruise ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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