Best and worst bits of Baltic Cruise
This is the last post on our Baltic Cruise. We will pick up the travel blog again in January when we go to Australia and New Zealand. But for the moment here are the best bits, and the worst bits of our Baltic cruise. First of all the ship and cruise line. We have sailed Royal Caribbean a few times and loved it. Not so much this time. The ships are getting too big for us. The other problem is that it is all about upselling now. Every time you turn around they are trying to sell you something you don’t need. We bought the drinks package and regretted it as we felt we had to drink to break even. This isn’t a good thing if you are trying to maintain your weight! But on the other hand drinks cost a lot on board. Beer was nearly $9 and whiskey $11 as was a glass of wine. You had to buy your water which was $3 a bottle and cokes and coffee much the same. So it wasnt hard to spend your daily allowance which we worked out at $50 a day. There was plenty of free food and drink of course aroun...