Wonderful Baltic Cruise for Anniversary

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: ahyro500

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

ahyro500

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Stockholm Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2017

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8511

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful Baltic cruise for our 1st wedding anniversary! The ports of call were all wonderful despite a little rain, the onboard entertainment was wonderful, and the service was excellent. Be aware of the nickel and dime-ing that goes along with any cruise line (exorbitant drink packages, photos and specialty restaurants), but we had a wonderful cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We did not attend any of the specialty restaurants. The Windjammer Cafe had a very nice buffet that got quite busy at times, and the main dining room had wonderful food and staff.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium was perfect for the colder days.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent entertainment - we had an Olympic gymnast and a Celine Dion impressionist, both of which were fantastic.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service from the staff.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Bring empty water bottles with you so you can refill them in your cabin instead of purchasing bottled water on the ship everyday.

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Ports of call

Stockholm, Sweden

4 out of 5

Helsinki, Finland

4 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4 out of 5

It took 2.5 hours the first day to get through passport control, but the rest of the visit was wonderful.

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Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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GIL155 7 years ago

Glad your 1st anniversary cruise was a happy experience - it should be. May you have many more pleasurable experiences both on, and off, cruise ships during your marriage.

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