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Forum: Europe
Jul 21st, 2018, 05:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Hi Julie, I think it was primarily the tour that...

Hi Julie, I think it was primarily the tour that was arranged by our cruise line. We did a little boat tour on the lake and the castle is quite picturesque from the water. My husband & I would have...
Forum: Europe
Jul 21st, 2018, 06:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Elizabeth_S - here is a Cruise Critic thread...

Elizabeth_S - here is a Cruise Critic thread about the Oceania Balitc Cruise. It has information about various ships getting into ports. Evidently, it's the larger ships that have trouble docking in...
Forum: Europe
Jul 21st, 2018, 05:31 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Hello Elizabeth_S - We have been on several...

Hello Elizabeth_S - We have been on several cruises on a few different cruise lines (Princess, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean). This was our first Oceania Cruise. We were in stateroom 9133, which was...
Forum: Europe
Jul 16th, 2018, 12:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Yes, we know that now. It was actually a good...

Yes, we know that now. It was actually a good location for all the things we were going to be doing in our short, 3-day stay. Our walking tour on day 1 started at the Barbizon Hotel which is a short...
Forum: Europe
Jul 16th, 2018, 11:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Yes, we only did 2 ship sponsored excursions. All...

Yes, we only did 2 ship sponsored excursions. All the rest we arranged ourselves. If we could do it over again, I would do 100% DIY excursions. I think they are a better value.
Forum: Europe
Jul 16th, 2018, 06:31 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Impressions of Amsterdam. This is an interesting...

Impressions of Amsterdam. This is an interesting city. It is beautiful & charming. It's also crowded & dirty. There is a small army of city workers who hose down the streets, run street sweepers, and...
Forum: Europe
Jul 16th, 2018, 06:20 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Hi jerseysusan - I hope it cools off for you next...

Hi jerseysusan - I hope it cools off for you next month! It's in the mid-80's today. We are trying to resist jumping in the canals. So far, so good.

As I stated above, we are staying at the NH...
Forum: Europe
Jul 14th, 2018, 11:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Travel Tip #1 - Always check to make sure museums...

Travel Tip #1 - Always check to make sure museums and attractions are open before showing up to see them.
DH was unsuccessful at visiting the Armory in Stockholm - it is closed on Mondays.

We...
Forum: Europe
Jul 1st, 2018, 11:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Day 7: We bought a combo-ticket to visit the...

Day 7: We bought a combo-ticket to visit the Palace Apartments and some other museums. We got to the Royal Palace right at 10am, and got on the 10:30 English Tour. Some of the tour was a little...
Forum: Europe
Jul 1st, 2018, 07:03 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Hi havetwinswilltravel, I think our allocation of...

Hi havetwinswilltravel, I think our allocation of days is about right. We will have one day in Copenhagen on our cruise, so we will do some things we didn’t get to during our 4-night stay. We need to...
Forum: Europe
Jun 30th, 2018, 04:39 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Day 4: We were able to use our Copenhagen cards...

Day 4: We were able to use our Copenhagen cards to get from our hotel to the main train station in Copenhagen, and after grabbing some coffee we got on the local train to Malmo C. Since we had...
Forum: Europe
Jun 26th, 2018, 12:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

@hetismij2 - good pedantic question for which I...

@hetismij2 - good pedantic question for which I don’t have a good answer.

The World Cup in Moscow is a good thing. Usually cruise ships stop for one night in Saint Petersburg which gives...
Forum: Europe
Jun 26th, 2018, 07:02 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,562
Posted By halfapair

Denmark, Sweden, Amsterdam & Baltic Cruise

Hello,

DH & I are celebrating his recent retirement by taking a Baltic Cruise, and doing some "DIY" travel before & afterwards. We will be taking a 12-Day Baltic Cruise on Oceania which will start...
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