The 2010 Baltic Thread--Cruise Tips and Planning

They are very different beasts. As you say the grounds at Leeds Castle are lovely. It was lived in relatively recently so some rooms are as they were then, more like a stately home than a castle as such. There is a maze, a small aivery, sometimes displays with hunting birds, places to eat, relax and walk. Dover Castle, is very different. There is more to "do". They revamped the Keep a few months ago with stunning tapestries etc to give more of a feel of Henry IIs time. It is more historical (Roman lighthouse, medieval keep, Tudor tunnels, WWII exhibition etc) and although the site might be less polished than Leeds its a big site with more to explore. Of course there are also the war time tunnels and amazing views of the channel etc.

You could probably do either in half a day but equally you could spend a whole day and not be bored :-)

Kit


Thanks for both replies. I think it's gonna work out that we can do both - Leeds the Saturday morning of our cruise and Dover the Thrusday morning we disembark from our cruise. Both look awesome!

We've been to Edinburg Castle, Sterling Castle and Eilean Donan Castes so we're anxious to add two more English castles to our list.
 
In STockholm, does anyone know if the port runs a shuttle to town/old town as it is a good walk otherwise!

Celestine
 
In STockholm, does anyone know if the port runs a shuttle to town/old town as it is a good walk otherwise!

Celestine

Just curious to know if Disney is telling people the specific ports where the ship is docking in each city?
 

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Does anyone know the exact port we dock at in each location? I want to make my own map with my points of interest and how far they are from the dock we will be at. I'm going to do this on google. We will be doing many tours on our own and just want to get an idea of how far from the dock they are.
Thanks.
Don't need St. Petersburg or Germany as we are doing private tours. Also we are going into Helsinki.
Thanks.
 
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For all care on booking flights home.


Due to tidal issues, debarkation in Dover on July 6th (for the June 24th voyage) will not begin until 10:30am. It is recommended that your flight departure time should be no earlier than 4:00pm.

Guest ashore times and onboard times are subject to change without notice.

Hi; Does anyone know if any other Baltic cruise will be in the same situation with the debarkation time?
 
Hi; Does anyone know if any other Baltic cruise will be in the same situation with the debarkation time?


We are on the June 24th cruise. It seems that we may be the only ones affected. (except those boarding on the 6th). We got a letter several months ago letting us know about the change.
 
hi - sorry if this has been asked before but if you have Disney transfers are they only good from the airport to the ship OR from one of their recommended hotels to ship? We're flying into Heathrow & spending a few days prior to the cruise in London - I couldn't find rooms at the Disney recommended hotels so I wasn't sure how the transfers work. I almost think I need to cancel them & try to figure it out on our own
 
We are on the June 24th cruise. It seems that we may be the only ones affected. (except those boarding on the 6th). We got a letter several months ago letting us know about the change.

Thanks. We will be boarding on the 6th so we will most likely take our time getting to port... just wanted to make sure that a 2PM flight when we return is feasible.
 
hi - sorry if this has been asked before but if you have Disney transfers are they only good from the airport to the ship OR from one of their recommended hotels to ship? We're flying into Heathrow & spending a few days prior to the cruise in London - I couldn't find rooms at the Disney recommended hotels so I wasn't sure how the transfers work. I almost think I need to cancel them & try to figure it out on our own

If you book DCL transfers you will either have to go back to one of the airports or to one of the hotels they are using to use their transfers.
We used National Express Coach 2 years ago to go to Dover and found it easy and very affordable, it left from Victoria Coach Station.
 
My booking window opens on Feb 24th for baltic cruise.....I am on west coast so can I book at 9:00pm PST? Anything anyone wants to share with me that was able to book for the previous baltic cruise.....does anyone know how much nursery care they allow you to book? Any changes or thoughts on menus and shows?...trying to plan Palo....having been on TA, and 3 other cruises....I have seen most of the shows and menus....but don't want to miss anything new.
 
My booking window opens on Feb 24th for baltic cruise.....I am on west coast so can I book at 9:00pm PST? Anything anyone wants to share with me that was able to book for the previous baltic cruise.....does anyone know how much nursery care they allow you to book? Any changes or thoughts on menus and shows?...trying to plan Palo....having been on TA, and 3 other cruises....I have seen most of the shows and menus....but don't want to miss anything new.

Don't forget the Villians Show, night 6 :maleficen
 
Anyone get any special shots for the cruise?
Someone on my cruise said that Disney docs talk about shots that "might" be required to enter certain countries. They say to check with WHO (don't know what this is) I looked on the CDC and really didn't find any information. I have not received my docs yet so don't know if any are required.
Any thoughts?:confused3
 
Anyone get any special shots for the cruise?
Someone on my cruise said that Disney docs talk about shots that "might" be required to enter certain countries. They say to check with WHO (don't know what this is) I looked on the CDC and really didn't find any information. I have not received my docs yet so don't know if any are required.
Any thoughts?:confused3

We're thinking about it. My DH found a list of recommended shots for certain countries but I can't remember where he found it and which ones they were.

WHO is the World Health Organization.

I don't think any are required, at least not that I'm aware of, but it just might be a good idea and precaution to get them.
 
I think the only shot you need for this cruise is a shot of whiskey when you pay off your balance for the cruise! :-)

~Mike
 

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