CRUISE 3
Eastern Baltic Circuit
Opinions differ on the “best option” for undertaking this voyage to see the splendours of the Baltic – should it be in a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction? The argument for an anticlockwise cruise is that, since the ports on the southern shore are more widely spaced and have poorer facilities and communications than the Scandinavian islands to the north of them, it would be preferable to reserve access to those enhanced facilities for the homeward leg.
In favour of a clockwise route is that it enables the main thrust of the voyage to be devoted to the wonderful Swedish and Finnish islands. Further considerations in planning this cruise of some 2000 nautical miles are, first, a reminder that those who have visited the southern ports, especially in Poland, have found a warm welcome in attractive and unspoiled places well away from the herd. Secondly, there is a further option to “island-hop” the larger islands of Bornholm, Gotland and Saaremaa on the outward or return leg.