June 2019 found Hubby and me on the Oceania Marina for a Northern Europe (Baltic) Cruise. (Photo of cruise itinerary from Oceania’s website at https://www.oceaniacruises.com/
Lots of “Firsts:” First time in any of those countries; first time on an Oceania Cruise ship; first time on Lufthansa Airline; and first time to primarily rely on a credit card for purchasing items internationally. I was a little concerned about using a credit card rather than cash, but all the research said it is the best way to go – so – this is our trial run. I did not really want to take the bank credit card we regularly use for our purchases, so I researched credit cards and decided on the Capitol One – Venture One card. THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT of a credit card. I chose it because it advertises no foreign transaction fees, no annual fee, and I will get points for travel. In fact I will get enough points for a $100 credit if I charge $1000 in the first three months. This was easily accomplished while we traveled in the Baltics. It seemed to work well.
I made separate posts on each city of the tour. Hope you enjoy
The first two days are in Stockholm Sweden at the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel.
Day 1: Stockholm, Sweden
Day 2: Tallin, Estonia
Day 3: St. Petersburg, Russia Day – 1
Day 4: St. Petersburg, Russia Day 2
Day 5: – Helsinki, Finland
Day 6: – Riga, Latvia
Day 7: – Klaipeda, Lituania
Day 8: – Gdansk, Poland
Day 9: – Cruising the Baltic Sea
Day 10: – Berlin (Rostock) Germany
Day 11: – Copenhagen, Denmark
An absolutely amazing, port-intensive itinerary.