Wanted info on short duration cruises

[john200856]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a short duration cruise this autumn sailing from the UK?

 

Maximum 5 days maybe to the baltic.

 

Any advice would be welcome

 

Cheers

 

:)

[Gilliano]

Hi John

 

You won't get to the Baltic in 5 days from UK.

 

If you are looking for a short one, then P & O do a 3 day one on Oriana on 17 October which goes to Amsterdam and Bruges. QE2 do an autumn getaway on the 12 October.

 

Gill

[john200856]

Thanks for the info I will try and get on the short cruise that you suggested. I have looked on the various websites and it looks like 7 days is the minimum for the Baltic maybe next year;)

[Gilliano]

Whatever you decide on have fun.

 

By the way P & O do some very nice 7 day Fjord cruises which may appeal to you.

 

Gill

[john200856]

Thanks for that I will have a look at the web sites.

 

Kind Regards

 

John

[soletread]

If you truely would like to expereince the Baltic I would allow a two week cruise we sailed from Southampton on P&O Arcadia in 2006. I will be honest my wife wanted to cruise the Baltics I was not sure but will admit it was my favorite itinerary so far.

 

I loved St Peterburg and the P&O schedule allows two days in port giving the oppertunity to vist to Ballet or a traditional Russian event we did the later and it was fantastic.

 

I was also very pleasantly surpised by Gdansk in Poland and would recommend it as a port of call to anyone.

 

After the expereince of cruising north we have booked the Arcadia again for next year to cruise Norway and the Fjords

[LibraLass41]

I'm off on Aurora on Sunday doing the 3n Amsterdam and Bruges cruise 'Autumn getaway'. We have 1 formal and 2 smart casual nights. Should be fun.

Any questions just ask, and I'll find out for you. I have also done a 2n cruise to bruges only on Aurora last dec.

 

Sue

[Citizenship]

The shortest 'Baltic' I can find departing anywhere within in Europe now, is 7 days out of Copenhagen on Costa Magica, departing 2nd Sept and also the 9th Sept. No idea of rates!

Probably a bit late for the Baltic this time of year.

 

Do have a look at Fred O's cruise itineraries for next year though, as they have often cruises out of Newcastle & Lieth as well as Dover and Southampton, occasionally taking the short cut through the Kiel Canal.

 

Holland America sometimes use Harwich too, it might be worth a look.

 

We did a 7 night 'semi Baltic' out of Southampton on Arcadia back in 2005, calling at: Rotterdam; Oslo; Copenhagen & Aarhus

 

Sorry that we can't be of any further help beyond this at the moment.:(

 

Peter & Alan.