Spend a relaxing day at sea before arriving at Copenhagen, home to the famous Little Mermaid, Tivoli Gardens and the old world charm of the Nyhavn inner harbour. From Warnemünde, one of Germany’s few sea resorts, take the optional excursion to Berlin, where must-see sights include Check-point Charlie, Charlottenburg Palace and the Reichstag.  The Estonian capital of Tallinn, an enchanting medieval city packed with turrets, spires and winding cobbled streets, precedes a two day stay in glorious St. Petersburg. This will undoubtedly be the highlight of this cruise with a carefully planned excursion programme to historic and cultural gems such as the fabulous Hermitage, Catherine Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Peterhof.  In the evening, enjoy a folkloric spectacular or a classical ballet performance. On to Helsinki, Finland’s capital with its harbour dominated by the spectacular onion-domed Uspensky Cathedral and surrounded by shops and restaurants. Stockholm is different again - a splendid waterside city built across a maze of islands linked by elegant bridges. Stroll along these waterfronts and wander into the enchanting, medieval Gamla Stan with its twisting lanes packed with craft shops and curiosities. Sadly, your cruise has come to an end but not before transiting the mighty Kiel Canal.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages create a very relaxing atmosphere which is ideal for enjoying our extensive programme of Guest Speakers, entertainers and craft specialists. Guest Speakers on this cruise include the following subjects; Russian Tzars & House of Faberge.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages are delighted to welcome Jane Ann Davey (Russian Tzars & House of Fabrege) on board. Jane is a professional linguist who was educated in Singapore and England. She gained her Post Graduate Diplomas for Linguists, specialising in French, German and Norwegian.

She has had a varied career in business, ending up as Marketing Manager for a technical building products company. Seeking a change in career, she left the business world in 1993 and found a position with a mountain health farm in Norway. She stayed in that position for a year before moving to Oslo, where she took a job translating technical articles from Norwegian to English, and English to Norwegian, for the legal department of a major international Shipping Insurance Company.

During her seven years of Norwegian residence, she travelled extensively in the country studying their folklore, history, geography and language.

Her lecture topics include Norwegian History, the Vikings, the geography of Fjordland, Norwegian Folklore, an in-depth study of Oslo, and the Hanseatic League.

Jane Ann is a confident and capable public speaker.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages would also like to welcome Rosemary Niblock who specialises in Marine wildlife (Arctic Circle, Gorillas in the mist, and Whitewater rafting!) nd Rose Cook (Busby Babes, Footballing Legends & the Titanic) on board.

This cruise is a ‘Supercraft’ cruise. With arts and crafts growing in popularity, we are including sessions on all CMV cruises of five nights or more. Specialists will be delighted to demonstrate their talents replicating many of the growing number  of new crafting skills now witnessed on dedicated TV channels. These may include millinery, bead jewellery, mosaic decoration, calligarphy and decorative card art.

Cruise & Maritime Voyages are delighted to welcome aboard Mary Loggie, Mary started adult life as an Auxiliary Nurse working in Occupational Therapy, hence her introduction to teaching using sewing and craft exercises.

After marriage and a family of three boys, she qualified as a Nursery Nurse to N.N.E.B. standard, then, following a divorce, went back into nursing which took her to Germany for three years as a Nanny/Housekeeper.

On returning to the UK she decided to broaden her career outlook and entered Catering & Hotel Management.

After being involved in a car accident, she decided to teach Patchwork & Quilting full time and became qualified to C & G standard. She holds an F.A.E.T. certificate which qualifies her to teach adults etc. in the art of crafts and sewing techniques. She is an active committee member of "Save the Children" charity's local branch, bringing her expertise to helping to produce costumes etc. for their fund raising Shows & pantomimes.

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