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Celebrity Century Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Celebrity Century

12 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 14, 2007

Ship: Celebrity Century

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Having just been refurbished, the Century looked great. Very clean, some nice artwork on the walls and neither too big or too small.

Ports of call

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5
No regrets about going, but the somberest of all the ports of call. Maybe it is the history of the place, or the great divide between rich and poor. It is worth seeing all those landmarks once, but it is not the top of my list for places to revisit. That said, don't miss it, and don't go independently. Take a tour. it is too spread out. Our tour guides, both days, were terrific.

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5
No regrets about going, but the somberest of all the ports of call. Maybe it is the history of the place, or the great divide between rich and poor. It is worth seeing all those landmarks once, but it is not the top of my list for places to revisit. That said, don't miss it, and don't go independently. Take a tour. it is too spread out. Our tour guides, both days, were terrific.

Klaipeda, Lithuania

5 out of 5
We had low expectations for this port, but it turned out to be a lot more that people had described. We opted for a tour of the Spit, so we hiked there and llistened to tales of witches. It was fun, and nice to walk for a bit on land. Otherwise, the main town doesn't offer as much as other places, unless you are happy to shop, drink beer and ieat local food. This is not a usual port of call, I understand, rather one that replaced Oslo, Norway, which we would have like to have visited.

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
What a sweet city. Very charming. Good shopping.

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
We ventured out independently in the morning and weren't terribly impressed, but also not disappointed. Then we took a walking tour in the afternoon, and the city really impressed us.

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5
Lovely city. We hooked up with a local, who, among other things, took us into the indoor food market, where the locals seem to shop and eat. It was a great experience.
Don't Miss: If you like food, go to the indoor/outdoor food market

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
Sweet. Great place for a walking tour/canal ride
Don't Miss: Definitely take a canal ride

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
What a sweet city. Very charming. Good shopping.

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
Sweet. Great place for a walking tour/canal ride
Don't Miss: Definitely take a canal ride

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
We ventured out independently in the morning and weren't terribly impressed, but also not disappointed. Then we took a walking tour in the afternoon, and the city really impressed us.

Klaipeda, Lithuania

5 out of 5
We had low expectations for this port, but it turned out to be a lot more that people had described. We opted for a tour of the Spit, so we hiked there and llistened to tales of witches. It was fun, and nice to walk for a bit on land. Otherwise, the main town doesn't offer as much as other places, unless you are happy to shop, drink beer and ieat local food. This is not a usual port of call, I understand, rather one that replaced Oslo, Norway, which we would have like to have visited.

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5
Lovely city. We hooked up with a local, who, among other things, took us into the indoor food market, where the locals seem to shop and eat. It was a great experience.
Don't Miss: If you like food, go to the indoor/outdoor food market

Pros: Luxurious, but not stuffy, very freindly staff

Cons: Too busy, but that's our own fault

Recommends Celebrity Century? Yes!

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