Our vacation of a Lifetime

Item: Jewel of the Seas
Rating: 5
Author: GailB5

Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

GailB5

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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13 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Harwich Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 27, 2008

Ship: Jewel of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

Overall, the ship was great. Each ship has it's own personality. YOU WILL ALWAYS LIKE CERTAIN THINGS ON EACH SHIP YOU SAIL ON.

Ports of call

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5

I think I could live here. A small but very clean city.

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Don't Miss: Senator Square and the Rock Church-

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Lots to see. Esy to navigate all the sights. We took the Hop On Hop Off bus which included the ferry which we took to the ship at the end of the day.

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Don't Miss: Vasa Musuem

Oslo, Norway

5 out of 5

The sights are really spread out. We took the Hop on Hop Off bus. I think I wouls have liked 2 days at this port.

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Don't Miss: Vigeland Park- the sculpture park

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

I highly recommend booking a tour with DenRus. The tour was excellent and worth the price.. Our tour guide for the 2 days Ludmilla was excellent. try to see the metro.

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Don't Miss: Peterhoff and the Hermitage Museum

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

A medieval town with alot of history. We took the Hop on Hop Off bus.

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Don't Miss: Old Town

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

We walked the whole city. Alot of shopping. Don't go to Tivoli Garden Park.

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Don't Miss: Canal Cruise

Klaipeda, Lithuania

5 out of 5

Apparently this was the first and only time the ship came to this port. It was worth the visit and some place I probably would never have seen.We took the Hop On Hop Off bus

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Don't Miss: The post office. I would have liked to have seen the Soviet Nuclear Site

Pros: The ports

Cons: The internet service-too slow

Our vacation of a Lifetime

Overall rating:

Review summary

Ports of call

Recommends Jewel of the Seas? Yes!

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