Monthly Archives: June 2014

By the end of today, both Enid and I were wishing that we were able to fly out sooner tomorrow than our scheduled flight.  I think we have both had enough of European cities for a while. The cruise in … Continue reading →

We had a very beautiful day in Tallinn.  It was sunny, about 15 C, and a gentle breeze.  We spent several hours walking around through the old walled city. There are seven cruise ships in port that we can count, … Continue reading →

It looked a bit more cloudy this morning, so we took our umbrellas with us on our last day in St. Petersburg.  However, it did not rain on us although the street was wet as we exited from the first … Continue reading →

We had an early morning start at 8 am; however clearing passport control and getting off the ship was very easy.  There were no long lines at this time of day, and we walked out with almost no wait. Albina … Continue reading →

The cruise company tells you many horror stories about clearing Russian immigration.  In our experience they are telling a lie, since it was a very easy process this morning.  We were out with some of the early tour groups, and … Continue reading →

Today was the first day we’ve arrived at a port in mid-morning, docking at about 10:30 am.  We were again amongst the first passengers to get off the ship, and took the second shuttle bus, for €10 into the centre … Continue reading →

We had a big problem with time adjustment today.  Both Enid and I thought we needed to set our clocks ahead an hour — that was how we both read the ship information.  We wanted to make sure we were … Continue reading →

We were off the boat right at 8:30, among the first passengers to disembark.  As we walked south from the ship we caught up to the mother and daughter from Colorado with whom we ate supper last night.  They too … Continue reading →

Today was a scheduled day to travel at sea.  However, it started much later than planned.  We were to weigh anchor in Warnemunde at about 9 pm, but shortly after that the captain came on the pa system and announced … Continue reading →

We docked in Warnemunde just before 7.  I woke up about 6, and walked up to the top of the ship where I had a cup of coffee, and watched the process of docking the ship. After breakfast we took … Continue reading →