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Hi Becky,My wife and I are also sailing on the Constellation, but on May 7. We have just returned from a fantastic trans Atlantic cruise on the Connie, and are really impressed by the ship, the food, entertainment and the service. Our Baltic cruises will have the Cirque du Soleil venue that is being installed in December. This is supposed to be a great experience, and knowing the quality operations of both Cirque and Celebrity i am sure it will be fabulous. While we haven't sailed this itinerary in the Baltic we have traveled around the area several times, and have sailed on a Russian cruise ship from Helsinki to St Petersburg and on various ferries from Helsinki to Gdansk and from Stockholm to Helsinki. Our cruises from Helsinki were in May and the weather, while still cool, was great and the seas smooth. I think we can expect to see good weather for our cruises in May and June. The ages of your children will be a big factor in how you are going to spend your time on shore excursions. How much will they be able to walk, how long is their attension span and what are their interests.There is a great deal to see in most of the ports of call, and you will have plenty of time in Copenhagen, Stockholm and St Petersburg to see most of the things you may interest you if you plan well. St Petersburgh is best seen with Celebrity's excursions because of the problems with Russian visas, and difficulties with transportation. While I haven't been to Tallin, I understand there will be a shuttle that will take you to old town which will be most interesting. In Helsinki you can see everything of interest in a two hour city tour that you can get in the city. The Church in a rock and the harbor area are of most interest. Oslo is one of the most interesting cities on the itinerary, with many very interesting sights such as Akerchus castle/fort which should be your first destination as it is just a short way from the dock and overlooks the ship and the center of the city which will give you a good perspective. Frogner park and the Viking ship are also of interest. Very short time to see so much. Gdansk is a large city and you may have language problems, so a celebrity excursion should be best. All the Scandinavian countries are easy to get around as English is almost a second language.Hope I have helped get you started on your research. The more you know about what to expect the greater your enjoyment is going to be.Peter
Hi Becky,
My wife and I are also sailing on the Constellation, but on May 7. We have just returned from a fantastic trans Atlantic cruise on the Connie, and are really impressed by the ship, the food, entertainment and the service. Our Baltic cruises will have the Cirque du Soleil venue that is being installed in December. This is supposed to be a great experience, and knowing the quality operations of both Cirque and Celebrity i am sure it will be fabulous. While we haven't sailed this itinerary in the Baltic we have traveled around the area several times, and have sailed on a Russian cruise ship from Helsinki to St Petersburg and on various ferries from Helsinki to Gdansk and from Stockholm to Helsinki. Our cruises from Helsinki were in May and the weather, while still cool, was great and the seas smooth. I think we can expect to see good weather for our cruises in May and June. The ages of your children will be a big factor in how you are going to spend your time on shore excursions. How much will they be able to walk, how long is their attension span and what are their interests.
There is a great deal to see in most of the ports of call, and you will have plenty of time in Copenhagen, Stockholm and St Petersburg to see most of the things you may interest you if you plan well. St Petersburgh is best seen with Celebrity's excursions because of the problems with Russian visas, and difficulties with transportation. While I haven't been to Tallin, I understand there will be a shuttle that will take you to old town which will be most interesting. In Helsinki you can see everything of interest in a two hour city tour that you can get in the city. The Church in a rock and the harbor area are of most interest. Oslo is one of the most interesting cities on the itinerary, with many very interesting sights such as Akerchus castle/fort which should be your first destination as it is just a short way from the dock and overlooks the ship and the center of the city which will give you a good perspective. Frogner park and the Viking ship are also of interest. Very short time to see so much. Gdansk is a large city and you may have language problems, so a celebrity excursion should be best. All the Scandinavian countries are easy to get around as English is almost a second language.
Hope I have helped get you started on your research. The more you know about what to expect the greater your enjoyment is going to be.
Peter
