We chose this cruise to see the Baltic. We added a few days in Germany after the cruise to pursue seeing my Husband's Grandfather's homeland of Germany. We highly recommend this tour and cruise line. It was great getting on in Germany versus Copenhagen. I think the check in was easier, and we had a day to relax while other's were touring.
One down size was the excursions. There was too little time for bathroom and shopping breaks. Russia's 2 day excursion about killed us in it's pace. I think maybe next time I would do the on-off bus excursions. We did this in Berlin. It allows more personal time, and the audio purchased at the palace was great explaining everything.
In defense of the excursions; they are safer than going on your own, and the limited time in port does sometimes warrant a full schedule. All of our guides were great.
Our cabin was very comfortable, and housekeeping continued to provide all we needed. We slept like babies. We really loved our cabin's location of mid-ship port side. It was close to the theater, restaurants, customer service, and best of all shore excursion meeting spots for exiting and returning to ship. Everything was convenient. We loved our inside cabin.
Wish we had booked some of old town. Maybe next time we would do the on-off tours.We lacked bathroom and shopping times.