May 13-14, 2010 AmsterdamAmsterdam - our first stop on our trip. A chance to accomodate to the 6 hour time change and to see the sights and sounds (and water) of this wonderful city.
May 15, 2010 MadurodamOut of Amsterdam and by rental car to The Hague for a visit to Madurodam (The Netherlands in miniature).
May 15, 2010 DelftA short drive from The Hague over to Delft for dinner and some sight seeing in this very traditional old Dutch town.
May 18, 2010 GermanyAfter a day on the North Sea and then the Baltic Sea we've finally reached our first port - Warnamunde/Rostock, Germany.
May 20, 2010 SwedenAnother day at sea and we're in Stockholm, Sweden to see the many sights of the city and the Vasa - a 17th century warship that wasn't so lucky (it sank on its maiden voyage!).
May 21, 2010 FinlandOur 2nd European capital in as many days - Helsinki, Finland. Time for sightseeing, shopping and learning more about the composer of Finlandia - Jean Sibelius.
May 22-23, 2010 RussiaA visit to the Venice of the North - St. Petersburg, named in honor of Peter the Great - except when it was called Leningrad (in honor of that other fellow)
May 22, 2010 Kirov BalletA wonderful musical opportunity - attending a spectacular performance of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Ballet in the historic Mariinsky Theater where many of Tchaikovsky's compositions were premiered.
May 24, 2010 EstoniaAfter a day on the Baltic Sea we're in the old city of Tallinn - the capital of Estonia (along with some rain).
May 26, 2010 DenmarkOur last port of call - Copenhagen, Denmark - and a chance opportunity to see Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I in 1412) as she arrived at her office.
May 16-28, 2010 ConstellationPictures aboard Celebrity Cruises' G/T/S Constellation throughout the 12 day cruise.