Two different Itineraries First Time going which one?

[penutbutterjelly]

Day 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Mon, Aug 21, 2023 Departs 5:00PM	Day 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Sat, Sep 2, 2023 Departs 5:00PM
Day 2 At Sea - Cruising	Day 2 At Sea - Cruising
Day 3 Berlin (Warnemunde), Germany 14 hrs at port	Day 3 Portland, Dorset, UK 9 hrs at port
Day 4 At Sea - Cruising	Day 4 Cork (Cobh), Ireland 9 hrs at port
Day 5 Stockholm, Sweden Arrival: 9:30AM Overnight	Day 5 Waterford (Dunmore E.), Ireland 12 hrs at port
Day 6 Stockholm, Sweden Sat, Aug 26, 2023 Departs 3:00PM	Day 6 Liverpool, England 10 hrs at port
Day 7 Helsinki, Finland 9 hrs and 30 mins at port	Day 7 Belfast, Northern Ireland 11 hrs at port
Day 8 Tallinn, Estonia 9 hrs at port	Day 8 Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland 11 hrs at port
Day 9 At Sea - Cruising	Day 9 At Sea - Cruising
Day 10 Copenhagen, Denmark Arrival: 11:00AM Overnight	Day 10 Lerwick, Scotland 9 hrs at port
Day 11 Copenhagen, Denmark Thu, Aug 31, 2023 Departs 5:00PM	Day 11 Inverness/Loch Ness Scotland 9 hrs at port
Day 12 At Sea - Cruising	Day 12 At Sea - Cruising
Day 13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Arrival: 6:00AM	Day 13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Arrival: 6:00AM

[CruiserBruce]

Depends on your interests, but I would take the cruise depicted on the left, sailing on Aug 21. JMHO.

[VMax1700]

Without any doubt the one with overnights in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, VMax1700 said:

Without any doubt the one with overnights in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

And it is also the only one with Tallinn.

[mskaufman]

I would also vote Baltic, but it depends on your interests.

[SomewhereGirl]

Baltics for the variety of ports.  I did a Baltics cruise 7 years ago, and British Isles a couple months ago.  The British Isles ports all blend together in my memory.

[penutbutterjelly]

Thank you for all your input!!!!

[markeb]

Just piling on! I haven't been on a British Islands cruise (want to someday) but I've been to all the stops on the Baltic cruise, except for Rostock. The sail into Stockholm is worth the cruise, so be up when you're sailing in!

 

If you've never been, and never think you'll return, then I'd reluctantly say go to Berlin. But it's not close. And the city itself is huge. If you can tag time on before or after the cruise, I'd look at options to get there from Amsterdam for 2-3 days (minimum).