Monarchs and Tsars

Ah, summer in the Baltics.

Geri and I are cruising the Baltic sea this summer, visiting an eclectic collection of Scandinavian and eastern Baltic nations with Regent Seven Seas.

We'll be flying into Stockholm a few days before our cruise departure and staying a few extra days in Copenhagen post-cruise to explore the roots of my personal Scandinavian design obsessions.  We'll also visit the Baltic sister-cities of Helsinki and Tallinn, both former Soviet Union members before gaining their  independence in the 20th century.

In between, we'll have a few days to explore a particular highlight of our trip - 
St Petersburg, Russia's capital city for 200 years. Assuming we're allowed to leave, we'll sail to northern Germany to visit it's current capitol, Berlin.

We're looking forward to taking you all along!

Date	Port	Arrive	Depart
Jun 25 Tue	Stockholm, Sweden		4:00 PM
Jun 26 We	Helsinki, Finland	9:00 AM	6:00 PM
Jun 27 Thu	St. Petersburg, Russia	9:00 AM
Jun 28 Fri	St. Petersburg, Russia		6:00 PM
Jun 29 Sat	Tallinn, Estonia	9:00 AM	6:00 PM
Jun 30 Sun	Cruising the Baltic Sea
Jul 01 Mon	Berlin (Warnemunde), Germany	6:00 AM	9:00 PM
Jul 02 Tue	Copenhagen, Denmark	7:00 AM

We've sailed twice with Regent Seven Seas on the Mariner, but this time we'll be on the Explorer. 

The newest of Regent's fleet, its construction was the subject of a
PBS Nova episode.