Cruisers going to northern Europe have diverse choices of prices, ships, and cruise lines. The cruising season to northern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltic states runs from May into September, with the busiest (and most expensive) cruises in July and August. Here is a list of the major cruise lines for Scandinavia, the Baltic, and northern Europe (listed alphabetically).
Azamara Cruises
The Azamara Journey will sail a variety of 12 to 16-day cruises roundtrip from Copenhagen in northern Europe in 2010.
Celebrity Cruises
The Celebrity Constellation will cruise to northern Europe roundtrip from Amsterdam with 12-day cruises, and the new Celebrity Eclipse will sail from Southampton roundtrip on 14-day cruises to the Baltic in 2010.
Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises has five ships with several different seven to seventeen day itineraries in northern Europe in 2010--the Costa Mediterranea, Costa Atlantica, Costa Magica, Costa Luminosa, and Costa Deliziosa.
Crystal Cruises
The Crystal Symphony will spend most of June, July, and August of 2010 in Scandinavia and northern Europe, with a variety of 7-15 day cruises.
Cunard Line will send both the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Victoria to northern Europe in 2010.
Disney Cruise Lines will sail to northern Europe for the first time in 2010. The Disney Magic will sail roundtrip from Dover on a series of 12-day cruises.
Holland America Line
HAL sends four ships to northern Europe from June through August in the summer of 2010. The Maasdam, Prinsendam, Westerdam, and Eurodam will all be sailing in northern Europe.
MSC Cruises
Italian line MSC Cruises sends the MSC Poesia, MSC Opera, and MSC Orchestra to northern Europe in the summer. The three ships will be sailing a variety of 7-11 day itineraries.
Norwegian Coastal Voyage
Norwegian Coastal Voyage's ships serve as both a cruise line and a ferry service for the small villages along the western coast of Norway.
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCL has one of its ships in northern Europe and the Baltic in 2010 sailing roundtrip from Dover - the Norwegian Sun.
Oceania Cruises
The Regatta and Insignia will both sail northern Europe for Oceania in 2010. The Regatta primarily sails between London and Stockholm on 14 day cruises from late May through early September, and the Insignia sails to the Norwegian fjords in July.
Princess Cruises
Princess has five ships sailing to or visiting in northern Europe in 2010--the Grand Princess, Crown Princess, Dawn Princess, Star Princess, and the Ocean Princess.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The Regent Seven Seas Voyager will be cruising between Copenhagen and Stockholm on 7 to 14-day cruises for much of the summer of 2010.
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean features the Jewel of the Seas, the Vision of the Seas, and the Independence of the Seas in northern Europe for 2010.
The Yachts of Seabourn
The new Seabourn Sojourn will sail northern Europe in the summer of 2010 for The Yachts of Seabourn. The ship will sail a variety of 7 to 28-day itineraries from Dover or Copenhagen.
Silversea Cruises
The Silver Cloud and Silver Whisper will spend the summer in Scandinavia and Northern Europe on a variety of 7-18 day cruises in the Baltic area and around the North Sea in 2010. The exploration ship Prince Albert II will cruise the north Atlantic and northern Europe.
Visit these web sites and check out the diversity of ships and cruise itineraries. With the wide variety of cruises offered, there should be a great cruise to northern Europe and the Baltic States that will fit your budget and vacation time.
