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).
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Azamara Club Cruises
The Azamara Journey will sail a variety of 7 to 12-day cruises from Amsterdam, Stockholm and Copenhagen in northern Europe in 2012.
Celebrity Cruises
The Celebrity Constellation will cruise to northern Europe roundtrip from Amsterdam with 12-day cruises, and the Celebrity Eclipse will sail from Southampton roundtrip on 14-day cruises to the Baltic in 2012.
Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises has five ships with several different seven to eleven day itineraries in northern Europe in 2012--the Costa Magica, Costa Pacifica, Costa Fortuna, Costa Luminosa, and Costa Deliziosa.
Crystal Cruises
The Crystal Serenity will spend part of the summer of 2012 in Scandinavia and northern Europe, with a variety of 11-day cruises.
Cunard Line will send the Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth to northern Europe and the Baltic in 2012 on cruises from Southampton, Kiel, New York, or Hamburg.
Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines will have four ships sailing northern Europe in 2012--the Boudicca, Balmoral, Braemar, and Black Watch.
Holland America Line
HAL sends four ships to northern Europe from May through early September in the summer of 2012. The Ryndam, Prinsendam, Rotterdam, and Eurodam will all be sailing in northern Europe.
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten's ships serve as both a cruise line and a ferry service for the small villages along the western coast of Norway.
MSC Cruises
Italian line MSC Cruises sends the MSC Poesia, Lirica, Magnifica, and MSC Opera to northern Europe in the summer. The four ships will be sailing a variety of 7-12 day itineraries.
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCL has one of its ships in northern Europe and the Baltic in 2012 sailing roundtrip from Copenhagen on 9-day cruises - the Norwegian Sun.
Oceania Cruises
The Marina and Nautica will sail 10 to 21-day cruises to northern Europe for Oceania in 2012 from Dover, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
Princess Cruises
Princess is sending the Emerald Princess to the Baltic in the summer of 2012. The Grand Princess, Ocean Princess, and Caribbean Princess will also feature northern European itineraries.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The Regent Seven Seas Voyager will be cruising between Copenhagen and Stockholm on 7 to 29-day cruises for much of the summer of 2012.
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean features the Jewel of the Seas, the Vision of the Seas, and the Brilliance of the Seas in northern Europe for 2012. They will sail from Harwich, Oslo, Stockholm, and Paris on a variety of itineraries.
The Yachts of Seabourn
The Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Pride will sail northern Europe in the summer of 2012 for The Yachts of Seabourn. The ships will sail a variety of itineraries.
Silversea Cruises
The Silver Cloud and Silver Whisper will spend the summer in Scandinavia and Northern Europe on a variety of 7-16 day cruises in the Baltic area and around the North Sea in 2012. The exploration ship Silver Explorer will cruise the north Atlantic and northern Europe.
Voyages of Discovery will have the MV Discovery sailing 8 to 19 day northern Europe itineraries roundtrip from either Harwich or Portsmouth in the summer of 2012.
Windstar Cruises will send the Wind Surf sailing vessel to northern Europe in July and August 2012.
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.