Stockholm, Sweden
The About Cruises Guide and the About Fishing Guide Cruise Scandinavia on the Renaissance R6
Since we didn't get to port into Helsinki, we arrived a couple of hours early in Stockholm. We thoroughly enjoyed sailing up the fjord into Stockholm. The fjord was filled with small cabins and boats. We entered the fjord about 6 am, cruised for 4 hours and arrived in Stockholm at 10 am. Stockholm was our final port of call on this cruise to the "Jewels of the Baltic".
Stockholm is famous for its waterways, and it is the home of 53 bridges! Some locals even fish for salmon right in the center of the city, thanks to a decree from Queen Christina. The city of over 1 million people stands on 14 islands in Lake Mälaren, with islets stretching all the way to the Baltic sea. The city was founded more than seven hundred years ago, but did not become the capital of Sweden until the middle of the 17th century.
Ingmar Bergman, one of the most famous Swedes, once told James Baldwin in a 1960 interview, "Stockholm is not a city at all. It is ridiculous of it to think of itself as a city. It is simply a rather large village, set in the middle of some forests and some lakes. You wonder what it thinks it is doing there, looking so important."
The old city of Stockholm dates back to the 13th century, and it and the ancient Royal Warship the Vasa are the two biggest attractions of the city. We managed to do both on our day in the city.
If you would like to follow the Garrisons on our 30th wedding anniversary cruise, check out the table below for links to each day's itinerary. You can also follow my postings to the About Cruises Forum. Click here for link to the About Cruises Forum postcards from the R6. Here are some links to the pictures I made and detailed articles from each port of call.
Pictures from the Renaissance R6 cruise
Articles on Each Port of Call --
Cruising from Dover to Le Havre on the Renaissance R6
Normandy Beaches - Le Havre and Normandy, France
D-Day Beaches - Arromanches and the Artificial Harbor
The Medieval City of Bruges, Belgium
A Walking Tour of Bruges (Brugge)
Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tuesday, August 14 |
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Wednesday, August 15 |
Embark |
5:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 16 |
8:00 am |
9:00 pm |
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Friday, August 17 |
12:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
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Saturday, August 18 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 19 |
8:00 am |
6:00 pm |
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Monday, August 20 |
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Tuesday, August 21 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 22 |
12:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 23 |
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7:00 pm |
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Friday, August 24 |
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Saturday, August 25 |
8:00 am |
3:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 26 |
8:00 am |
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Monday, August 27 |
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5:00 pm |
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Tuesday, August 28 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 29 |
12:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 30 |
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Debark |
Picture Courtesy of Renaissance Cruises
