Viking Ocean Cruises offer itineraries catering to art, architecture, culinary adventures, + history thru many ports across the Baltic Sea.

Until very recently, the appeal of traveling by cruise ship never made port in our lives. Any piqued interest was mostly extinguished by the notion of staying aboard a ship for week(s) alongside rowdy party goers and exuberant families enjoying vacation ? crowds typically associated with cruise ships. Fortunately cruise providers like Viking Ocean Cruises offer itineraries catering to interests in art, architecture, culinary adventures, and history through numerous ports, including the six city itinerary that delivered us across the Baltic Sea.
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The Viking Jupiter isn’t the largest ship, but it hosts up to 930 guests. \ Photo: Gregory Han For the purpose of our trip across the Baltic ? starting from Stockholm into days in St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Tallinn, Gda?sk, and Berlin ?  accommodations were singular and all-inclusive. After flying in from Los Angeles by way of Frankfurt, we’d board the Viking Jupiter at port in Stockholm, Sweden, joining approximately 900+ other guests onto what was practically a new ship (launched earlier in 2019). Greeted by the Jupiter’s numerous crew and offered hot towels with a cool drink, the introductory service would be indicative of the exemplary attentive and friendly team aboard the Viking Jupiter enjoyed throughout our stay.

Our stateroom accommodations were ...