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Island Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

billgrum

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

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4.4 out of 5

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Island Princess

14 Night Scandinavia & Baltic Collection (Southampton To Copenhagen)

Sail date: August 28, 2022

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E335

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I did this cruise out of interest in the ports and was totally pleased with my experience exploring each one. The ship excursions were overpriced and unnecessary since all ports are easily explored on your own, as I did. The ship was fine, seen better, seen worse. The ship staff was excellent.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Dining room food excellent. Buffet was only OK.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Few sea days, too cold outside to use the pool, in my opinion.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Ship band and dance group excellent. Rotating performers highly variable, some excellent, some terrible.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

There was an issue with shower not being hot, but they fixed it.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

I went to Bath on my own easily from here.

Skagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Cute town, good beach.

Klaipeda, Lithuania

5 out of 5

Curonian Spit National park is excellent place and easy to visit on your own.

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5

One of the nicest and walkable old town centers in Europe.

Helsinki, Finland

4 out of 5

Nice system of parks, but port is a long walk from center.

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

The most beautiful medieval town center on the entire continent of Europe, bar none!!!!

Stockholm, Sweden

4 out of 5

Very nice, but a lot of construction and renovation work made photos difficult.

Visby, Sweden

5 out of 5

Europe's best kept secret!!! A real gem of a place.

Bornholm, Denmark

4 out of 5

The town of Ronne is nothing special, but the island itself is a very nice place to explore on public transit. Was better than I expected.

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Excellent public transit makes this city easy to explore on your own. Roskilde is worth a visit.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Awesome itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Appreciate your feedback.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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