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NORTHERN CAPITALS

Overview

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Visit the Northern Capitals of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki—plus magnificent St. Petersburg—on this popular vacation! Enjoy guided sightseeing in each city that highlights special features, like Christiansborg Palace, the famous Little Mermaid, and Tivoli Gardens (mid-April to mid-Sept.) in Copenhagen; splendid Frogner Park in Oslo; the Royal Palace and Riddarholm Church in Stockholm; the Temppeliaukio Rock Church and Sibelius Monument in Helsinki; and Catherine Palace (if closed, Pavlovsk Palace) and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. A welcome dinner in Copenhagen and a farewell dinner in St. Petersburg are included, and a full day at leisure in Helsinki allows you to join an optional excursion to Tallinn, capital of Estonia and known as one of the pearls of the Baltics.

City Highlights
Copenhagen:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, the Little Mermaid; visit the Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace; Tivoli Gardens (mid-April to mid-Sept.)

Elsinore:
Ferry crossing with a view of Hamlet's castle

Gothenburg:
Orientation

Oslo:
Guided sightseeing, walk through Frogner Park and visit the City Hall

Stockholm:
Guided sightseeing, visit the City Hall

Stockholm-Helsinki, Finland:
Overnight cruise in first-class outside two-berth cabins with private facilities and included dinner

Helsinki:
Guided sightseeing, Sibelius Monument, visit the Lutheran Cathedral, the Temppeliaukio Rock Church, and the Open-Air Market

St. Petersburg:
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Isaac's Cathedral, Catherine Palace (if closed, visit Pavlovsk Palace instead), and the Hermitage Museum; farewell dinner

Notes:

• The overnight Baltic Sea crossing from Stockholm to Helsinki features first-class 2-berth cabins.
• Slight changes to the day-by-day itineraries cannot be excluded.
• Security cruise regulations require clients' family and first name, DOB, gender, and nationality at time of booking.
• Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.