14 Night SCANDINAVIA / RUSSIA




Celebrity Constellation
Celebrity Cruise Lines
Constellation - Scandinavia / Russia
May 20 - June 3, 2006
Celebrity Cruise UK - Destinations

In August 2003, we set sail from Dover, England on Celebrity cruise Line's Constellation for this same 14 night cruise. Just after we departed Dover, we got a phone call that my mother-in-law had passed away. We spent the next day at sea planning our trip back home. The conceirge onboard was great, helping us book flights from Oslo, Norway back home.

While this cruise is not identical to the interrupted one, it included all the ports with an additioal stop in Helsingborg, Sweden. By the way, for those that don't buy cruise insurance, we can tell you first hand how important it is to have the insurance. Also make sure you have room on a credit card for very expensive last-minute airfare.

Constellation Cabin 9080 - click for more pictures Cirque du Soleil - click for more pictures Constellation Buffet - click for more pictures

This time we opted for Concierge Class and booked cabin 9080 on Sky Deck. Celebrity is our favorite cruise line. We are now Captain's Club Elite members thanks to this cruise. If you've never sailed on Celebrity, you really need to give it a try. The food is outstanding and the service is fabulous.

DATE
(Plans)
DAY PORT ARRIVE DEPART SHOREX
18-May Thu England Pre-Cruise     View
19-May Fri England Pre-Cruise     View
20-May Sat Dover, England (Harwich)   5:00 PM View
21-May Sun at sea      
22-May Mon Oslo, Norway 7:00 AM 2:00 PM View
23-May Tue at sea      
24-May Wed Stockholm, Sweden 10:00 AM 6:00 PM View
25-May Thu Helsinki, Finland 10:00 AM 6:00 PM View
26-May Fri St. Petersburg, Russia 7:00 AM   View
27-May Sat St. Petersburg, Russia   6:30 PM View
28-May Sun Muuga (Tallinn),Estonia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM View
29-May Mon at sea      
30-May Tue Warnemunde(Berlin), Germany 7:00 AM 9:30 PM View
31-May Wed Copenhagen, Denmark 12:30 PM   View
01-Jun Thu Copenhagen, Denmark   6:00 AM View
01-Jun Thu Helsingborg, Sweden 8:00 AM 5:00 PM View
02-Jun Fri at sea      
03-Jun Sat Dover, England 7:00 AM   View


In addition to the online resources contained on these pages, we purchased Rick Steves' book Scandanavia 2005 from a local bookstore. You might search online for a better price if you have the time to order it.
You may also wish to consult his online Country Information pages for:
    Britain     Germany     Scandanavia     St. Petersburg, Russia     Tallinn, Estonia

While we were in London, we found out that our cruise was going to depart from Harwich, England instead of Dover, England due to weather conditions preventing the ship from docking in Dover. Since we had private transfers, we called our driver and told him about the switch. He had just heard about it also, so everything still went ahead on schedule. Any passengers that showed up in Dover were bused to Harwich by Celebrity. The ship returned to Dover as scheduled at the end of the cruise.

As usual, I will describe the ports that we visited on our cruise. On this particular sailing, several shore excursion tours were possible. Visit the page for each port to find out what tours we took.

Learn more about these Ports of Call by visiting the websites listed above or Celebrity Cruises website. If you prefer, start with my page on Dover, England or choose a page from the drop down list above.