7/18/2010 Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!!

[salliep]

who got it?

 

[alanapapa]

I can't beleive we still are not at 1000

 

[salliep]

you little fountain pirate you!!!!

 

[bellelinus]

who got it?

Sorry, Sallie -- I did, couldn't help myself -- but you'll get the next one!

 

[jilljill]

Definately do NOT try to jump in the fountains at Peterhoff, security will be right there to grab you. We saw them going after a couple of children climbing into one of the smaller fountains.

If you really want a treat be at Peterhoff at 1:00 and another time in the afternoon and start walking down the path that leads to the Finnish Sea, you will be in for quite a treat. Warning...an umbrella will not help you.

 

[salliep]

Sorry, Sallie -- I did, couldn't help myself -- but you'll get the next one!

I only get them when I dont watch- I will never look at that counter again!!

 

[alanapapa]

Missed it by " " that much.

Congrats Julie. I too thought it was strange without Tom.

 

[bellelinus]

I can't beleive we still are not at 1000

Don't believe it -- we are!

you little fountain pirate you!!!!

What can I say????? My better instincts were waterlogged .. .

 

[jlawall]

For this cruise in general it sounds as though we have to plan for at least the possibility of cool weather and rain every day -- you can get lucky and get a warm day, but it just luck! Every trip report I read mentions carrying a travel umbrella and jacket on port days . . .

I haven't cruised it before, but DCL is limiting it to the best month or two, I have looked into it over the weekend and June and July are good months.

I have to say the issue could be the North Sea out of Dover, that is so unpredictable, the wind direction should be good at that time of year but here in the Uk we may get rain we may get wind we might have sun.

July should be a better than average month for Sunshine for us what ever happens in the UK often then goes to Europe.

The Med was great bar that last sea day I agree, it will not be as hot as that, but good sightseeing weather.

Hi everyone- just checking in before I leave school- some of the teachers said the Baltic is very rough... any comments??? I cant imagine spending this money and being sick... the Med was so great- so calm except for one night, and I felt it right away in the dining room.

Thx for checking all of this out, I was wondering about this too!

 

[bellelinus]

Missed it by " " that much.

Congrats Julie. I too thought it was strange without Tom.

I know -- there was such a thrill in being sure you could get it, just to see Tom or Roger come in from nowhere . . .

We're just going to have to start our own traditions here! In the 2007 Med thread, I only got them trying to deny Andrew one . . .

 

[jlawall]

My family and I were on a cruise on RCL a few years ago and we saw a water spout (my second) and of course, we took pics...........I still have that shot on my refrigerator (along with shots of Trunk Bay, St. Thomas and Virgin Gorda, BVI)..........I LOVE crazy weather!!! Bring in on Baltic Sea!!!

 

[jlawall]

 

[jlawall]

Oh sorry, missed a couple!!!!!!!!!

 

[jlawall]

We had extremely smooth seas this past July. It's like cruising anywhere else, the luck of the draw with the seas and the weather.
We also had good weather, it was anywhere from 65 and raining up to 85 in Amsterdam. We also had a beautiful day in London, my friends' said it was the nicest day of the summer.

Thx again for this up-to-the-minutes info!!!!!!!!

 

[jlawall]

Imagine how our post count could go with her and Andrew both on this thread!

Excuse me??

 

[jlawall]

Okay, I'm finally caught up (ketchuped up to some Med friends?) and I realized that I was somehow in a quest w/o realizing it!! Congrats to Julie!! Anyway, thx to all for some much needed comic relief today! I'm off to watch DWTS, The Hills, and of course...........Gossip Girl!!

 

[jilljill]

.....here's the weather from our 7/08 Baltics cruise:

London, day of sightseeing - upper 60's, very sunny

Dover, embarkation day - upper 60's, sunny with a few clouds

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Copenhagen - upper 60's, cloudy in morning needed a jacket for walking into town then they went in the backpack, partly sunny

Warnemunde - we stayed in port and it rained in the morning twice (quite hard the first time) then sun came out and it was low 70's. Other who went to Berlin said it was low 60's and rainy all day

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Helsinki - sunny, mid 60's

St. Petersburg, day 1 - cool in the morning and then upper 60's, low 70's in the afternoon, very sunny

St. Petersburg, day 2 - rained most of the day, low 60's We were told that was typical StP weather

Tallinn - upper 60's, low 70's very sunny

2 sea days - sunny, smooth seas once again

Amsterdam - 85 and very sunny, got sunburnt

Dover, debarkation day - sunny and nice when we got off the ship at 7:45


We had a little rain very early one morning, but can't remember which. We woke up to a wet verandah.
We used our verandah every day and night. It was so nice sitting out there in the morning in full sunlight (we were on the starboard side) catching the rays watching all the super-size ferries and ships. We could also see the shoreline or at least the lights of the shoreline and it was so peaceful.

We only wore our jackets a couple of mornings and in StP the 2nd day. That was also the only time we used our umbrellas.

 

[bellelinus]

Excuse me??

Now no one would ever downplay your contributions toward a large post count, JoAnn! . . . although Maria's 15,000 is almost double yours, and how many hundreds of thousands is Andrew up to now? (Wonder how he's sleeping tonight?)

 

[jlawall]

.....here's the weather from our 7/08 Baltics cruise:

London, day of sightseeing - upper 60's, very sunny

Dover, embarkation day - upper 60's, sunny with a few clouds

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Copenhagen - upper 60's, cloudy in morning needed a jacket for walking into town then they went in the backpack, partly sunny

Warnemunde - we stayed in port and it rained in the morning twice (quite hard the first time) then sun came out and it was low 70's. Other who went to Berlin said it was low 60's and rainy all day

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Helsinki - sunny, mid 60's

St. Petersburg, day 1 - cool in the morning and then upper 60's, low 70's in the afternoon, very sunny

St. Petersburg, day 2 - rained most of the day, low 60's We were told that was typical StP weather

Tallinn - upper 60's, low 70's very sunny

2 sea days - sunny, smooth seas once again

Amsterdam - 85 and very sunny, got sunburnt

Dover, debarkation day - sunny and nice when we got off the ship at 7:45


We had a little rain very early one morning, but can't remember which. We woke up to a wet verandah.
We used our verandah every day and night. It was so nice sitting out there in the morning in full sunlight (we were on the starboard side) catching the rays watching all the super-size ferries and ships. We could also see the shoreline or at least the lights of the shoreline and it was so peaceful.

We only wore our jackets a couple of mornings and in StP the 2nd day. That was also the only time we used our umbrellas.

Thx, this is what I've been wondering about......FYI, I'm so psyched, I just found out that I had online booking fees!!!!

 

[bellelinus]

.....here's the weather from our 7/08 Baltics cruise:

London, day of sightseeing - upper 60's, very sunny

Dover, embarkation day - upper 60's, sunny with a few clouds

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Copenhagen - upper 60's, cloudy in morning needed a jacket for walking into town then they went in the backpack, partly sunny

Warnemunde - we stayed in port and it rained in the morning twice (quite hard the first time) then sun came out and it was low 70's. Other who went to Berlin said it was low 60's and rainy all day

Sea day - sunny, smooth seas

Helsinki - sunny, mid 60's

St. Petersburg, day 1 - cool in the morning and then upper 60's, low 70's in the afternoon, very sunny

St. Petersburg, day 2 - rained most of the day, low 60's We were told that was typical StP weather

Tallinn - upper 60's, low 70's very sunny

2 sea days - sunny, smooth seas once again

Amsterdam - 85 and very sunny, got sunburnt

Dover, debarkation day - sunny and nice when we got off the ship at 7:45


We had a little rain very early one morning, but can't remember which. We woke up to a wet verandah.
We used our verandah every day and night. It was so nice sitting out there in the morning in full sunlight (we were on the starboard side) catching the rays watching all the super-size ferries and ships. We could also see the shoreline or at least the lights of the shoreline and it was so peaceful.

We only wore our jackets a couple of mornings and in StP the 2nd day. That was also the only time we used our umbrellas.

Thank you -- that does look very much like the norm of what I've seen on trip reports . . . of course you can get a heat wave or a cold downpour as a fluke, but what you are describing seems very much like what we could reasonably expect.