15 Day Norwegian Fjords & Baltic Capitals Cruise - MSC Lirica

$3239 Land Only

$4399* Air & Land

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Highlights Escorted Package Includes Flights NYC - Oslo, Copenhagen - NYC. Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices. Airline fuel surcharges Flight Oslo - Copenhagen 13 nights First Class accommodations 2 nights Clarion Royal Christiania, Oslo 2 nights Scandic Bergen City, Bergen 1 night Lindstrom, Laerdal 1 night Radisson SAS, Lillehammer 7 nights sea cruise on MSC Lirica (Category 3) inside cabin All transfers 28 meals: 13 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 9 dinners Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach Services of English-speaking tour manager: days 2-7 Services of local guides per itinerary Entrance fees per itinerary: days 2-7 Special Features: Harbor Front in Bergen Flam Mountain Railway, Norway Sognefjord Cruise, Norway Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo Cruise Features: fitness center, casino, disco, internet cafe Itinerary DAY 1, Saturday - Depart USA Depart USA for Norway. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment DAY 2, Sunday - Arrive in Oslo Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome drink and orientation Overnight: Oslo Meals: Breakfast DAY 3, Monday - Travel to Bergen Begin your morning with a journey to the sides of fjords, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, and glaciers. Traveling through the Norwegian countryside, pass through ski resorts such as Geilo to the port of Bergen. Interestingly, this 11th-century city was a major distributor of the wealthy trading guilds of the Hanseatic League, and still derives its income from the sea Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast DAY 4, Tuesday- Full Day at leisure Enjoy your full day at leisure to explore Bergen on your own Optional: Highlights of Bergen Tour Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast DAY 5, Wednesday - Flam Railway, Sognefjord Cruise This morning, board the Flam Railway for a mountain train ride into Norway's high glacial regions. View pastures, waterfalls and snow-clad peaks, all nestled beautifully into the surrounding mountain side. Ascend to 3,000 feet within 12 miles for one of the most scenic views of Norway. Once in Flam, enjoy a relaxing cruise across the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest Norwegian Fjord Overnight: Laerdal Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 6, Thursday - Borgund Stave Church This morning, continue through the Norwegian countryside of the village of Borgund, where you will visit one of the largest and best-preserved stave churches in Norway, built around 1180. Aside from the church's unique facade, which appears to have been plucked from a medieval fairytale, the church's interior walls are equally impressive, featuring an authentic baptismal font made of soapstone. From here, travel through the cheese producing district to reach Lillehammer, site of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Enjoy time at leisure in Lillehammer to visit the Olympic Museum or the Maihaugen Museum of Rural LIfe, the largest open-air museum in Norway. The Maihaugen features 185 buildings, the most famous of them being the 12th-century Garmo Stave church Overnight: Lillehammer Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 7, Friday - Oslo City Tour Today, travel to Oslo. Upon arrival in Oslo enjoy a tour of the city. Pass the National Theater and visit the main square with its Old Cathedral and 19th-century Royal Palace. Visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park, designed by Gustav Vigeland in the early 19th century. The park contains 192 sculptures with more than 600 figures, the most intricate of them being the Monolith column, measuring 46 feet high with 121 human figure reliefs. Carved from a single block of granite, the Monolith took three stone sculptors 14 years (1929-43) to complete. Continue to the modern City Hall. Transfer to your hotel for some last minute shopping and an evening at leisure Overnight: Oslo Meals: Breakfast DAY 8, Saturday - Flight to Copenhagen for Cruise Transfer to the Oslo airport for your flight to Copenhagen. Upon arrival, transfer to the port to board ship for 6:00 pm. departure Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 9, Sunday - Kiel Full day at leisure in Kiel (Germany) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Host of Kiel Week, the largest yachting event in the world, the city of Kiel has a long tradition surrounding its status as one of Germany's principal seaports. The city's Nord-Ostsee canal also happens to be the busiest artificial waterway in the world. The old town center is full of cafés offering prime views of the various ships Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 10, Monday - Visby With the morning at sea, enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Visby (Sweden) from 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The town of Visby preserves its medieval history in immaculately maintained, winding cobblestone streets. This evening sail to Stockholm Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 11, Tuesday - Stockholm Enjoy time at leisure in Stockholm (Sweden) from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Occupying 18 islands, the city of Stockholm is often called the "Venice of the North." This evening sail to Estonia Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 12, Wednesday - Tallinn Enjoy time at leisure in Tallinn (Estonia) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Medieval walls and towers still stand tall in Tallinn's Old Town. Stroll and shop along cobblestone streets or walk up to the Baroque palace in the Upper Town, looking out over the red roofs to the Baltic below. This evening sail to Russia Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 13, Thursday - St. Petersburg Enjoy a full day at leisure in St. Petersburg (Russia) from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Peter the Great called this city his "Window on Europe." Designed with the intent to create a premier cultural capital, the focus on art and design is readily apparent throughout this cosmopolitan city. It is the home of the Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace, housing a renowned art collection ranging from Raphael to Rembrandt, Titian to Tintoretto. Other highlights include the babbling fountains of Peterhof and the Amber Room at Catherine's Palace, a chamber of singular beauty, walled with amber, gold, and mirrors Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 14, Friday- At Sea Enjoy your time on board cruising on the Baltic Sea Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 15, Saturday- Depart for USA Disembark cruise ship in Copenhagen (Denmark) at 9:00 a.m. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight Meals: Breakfast Optionals Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Highlights of Bergen Tour Day #4 01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008     $58 Begin your morning tour of Bergen, Norway's most beautiful city. This old trading port has maintained a bustling harbor since the 11th century as part of the Hanseatic League and its history will unfold as you tour the sights. Visit Troldhaugen, the home of famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg. Grieg's home stands majestically overlooking the city and was a great inspiration for his music. During your tour stroll through the narrow lanes of ancient Bryggen and ride the inclined railway up to Mount Fløyen for splendid views. Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Rates & Hotels Click On A Date To Book Online * All Prices are in USD 2008 Land/Cruise Only Air & Land/Cruise May 17 (Sold Out) 2969 3779 May 31 (Sold Out) 3149 4279 Jun 28 3239 4699 Jul 26; Aug 23 3269 4399 *Not included: , airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Feerestaurant tips of $10, optional tours, tips to guides, driver, and tour manager, taxes and fees of $171.75, shore excursions and tips (See Terms & Conditions). Single and Triple Cabins are available on request only. On day of embarkation, all flights must arrive by 2:00 PM. On day of disembarkation, no flights should depart earlier than 1:00 PM. Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers. Land only prices includes flight Oslo - Copenhagen. May 17 & 31 departures will be accommodated at Rica Victoria Hotel in Lillehammer. Cabin Categories 15 Day Norwegian Fjords with 7 Day Baltic Capitals Cruise - MSC Lirica -Cabin 3 - [details] Mediterranean Shipping Cruises   Copenhagen Boasting an Italian elegance, central to the MSC family offering, comfort with wide open public spaces, excellent facilities from bars to cafes to restaurants to the casino and nightly entertainment and more. [more] Clarion Royal Christiania   Oslo This superior first class hotel is centrally located in the heart of Oslo. [more] Scandic Bergen City   Bergen This first class hotel is centrally located in Bergen. [more] Lindstrom Hotel   Laerdal This first class hotel in Laerdal is situated by the majestic Sognefjord between Oslo and Bergen. [more] Hotel Radisson SAS   Lillehammer This first class hotel is located in its own private park close to the Olympic Park. [more] Rica Victoria Hotel   Lillehammer This first class hotel is centrally located in Lillehammer. [more] 15 Day Norwegian Fjords with 7 Day Baltic Capitals Cruise - MSC Lirica -Cabin 8 - [details] Mediterranean Shipping Cruises   Copenhagen Boasting an Italian elegance, central to the MSC family offering, comfort with wide open public spaces, excellent facilities from bars to cafes to restaurants to the casino and nightly entertainment and more. [more] Clarion Royal Christiania   Oslo This superior first class hotel is centrally located in the heart of Oslo. [more] Scandic Bergen City   Bergen This first class hotel is centrally located in Bergen. [more] Lindstrom Hotel   Laerdal This first class hotel in Laerdal is situated by the majestic Sognefjord between Oslo and Bergen. [more] Hotel Radisson SAS   Lillehammer This first class hotel is located in its own private park close to the Olympic Park. [more] Rica Victoria Hotel   Lillehammer This first class hotel is centrally located in Lillehammer. [more] 15 Day Norwegian Fjords with 7 Day Baltic Capitals Cruise - MSC Lirica -Cabin 11 - [details] Mediterranean Shipping Cruises   Copenhagen Boasting an Italian elegance, central to the MSC family offering, comfort with wide open public spaces, excellent facilities from bars to cafes to restaurants to the casino and nightly entertainment and more. [more] Clarion Royal Christiania   Oslo This superior first class hotel is centrally located in the heart of Oslo. [more] Scandic Bergen City   Bergen This first class hotel is centrally located in Bergen. [more] Lindstrom Hotel   Laerdal This first class hotel in Laerdal is situated by the majestic Sognefjord between Oslo and Bergen. [more] Hotel Radisson SAS   Lillehammer This first class hotel is located in its own private park close to the Olympic Park. [more] Rica Victoria Hotel   Lillehammer This first class hotel is centrally located in Lillehammer. [more] Package Date: Select Date   Include Flight? 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