Baltic cruise deals

Baltic cruises usually include Scandinavia, Norwegian fjords, The British Isles, and islands of the northern Atlantic. Whatever the area is called -- it's a wonderful summer cruise destination! The hotel and dining costs can be very expensive in northern Europe, which makes a cruise tour of the area even more attractive.

Cruisers going to northern Europe have diverse choices of prices, ships, and cruise lines. The cruising season to northern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltic states runs from May into September, with the busiest (and most expensive) cruises in July and August.

Main Baltic Cruise Ports

Baltic Ports in and around the Baltic Sea countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Russia

Baltic Cruises depart from most of the major ports but they key embark ports include Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Russia, Stockholm and Helsinki.

Baltic Cruise Weather

Weather during the cruise season is warm to hot and the days are long and generally sunny. Most rain in the region falls in the winter months.

Ports of Interest

Copenhagen, Denmark Oslo, Norway Tallinn, Estonia

Stockholm, Sweden Helsinki, Finland Gdansk, Poland

Cruise lines operating Baltic cruises

	Crystal Cruises The Crystal Symphony will spend most of June, July, and August of 2010 in Scandinavia and northern Europe, with a variety of 7-15 day cruises. More information about Crystal Cruises
	Cunard Cruises Cunard Cruises will send both the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Victoria to northern Europe in 2010. More information about Cunard Cruises
	Holland America Line Holland America Line will send four ships to northern Europe from June through August this year. The Maasdam, Prinsendam, Westerdam, and Eurodam will all be sailing in northern Europe. More information about Holland America Line
	MSC Cruises Italian line MSC Cruises sends the MSC Poesia, MSC Opera, and MSC Orchestra to northern Europe in the summer. The three ships will be sailing a variety of 7-11 day itineraries. More information about MSC Cruises
	Oceania Cruises The Regatta and Insignia will both sail northern Europe for Oceania in 2010. The Regatta primarily sails between London and Stockholm on 14 day cruises from late May through early September, and the Insignia sails to the Norwegian fjords in July. More information about Oceania Cruises
	Princess Cruises Princess has five ships sailing to or visiting in northern Europe in 2010--the Grand Princess, Crown Princess, Dawn Princess, Star Princess, and the Ocean Princess. More information about Princess Cruises
	Regent Seven Seas Cruises The Regent Seven Seas Voyager will be cruising between Copenhagen and Stockholm on 7 to 14-day cruises for much of the summer of 2010. More information about Regent Seven Seas Cruises
	Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean features the Jewel of the Seas, the Vision of the Seas, and the Independence of the Seas in northern Europe for 2010. More information about Royal Caribbean International
	The Yachts of Seabourn The new Seabourn Sojourn will sail northern Europe in the summer of 2010 for The Yachts of Seabourn. The ship will sail a variety of 7 to 28-day itineraries from Dover or Copenhagen. More information about The Yachts of Seabourn
	Silversea Cruises The Silver Cloud and Silver Whisper will spend the summer in Scandinavia and Northern Europe on a variety of 7-18 day cruises in the Baltic area and around the North Sea in 2010. The exploration ship Prince Albert II will cruise the north Atlantic and northern Europe. More information about Silversea Cruises