Last weekend the Växjö International Students (VIS) campus organization planned a cruise for about 1500 exchange students from Sweden, Finland and Estonia. I was expecting a rinky-dink, run-down fishing boat for the price that we had to pay...only $80 USD for a 3 day/2 night cruise. Thankfully though, I was pleasantly surprised when we pulled into the departure port. Our cruise vessel was just that...a real cruise...on point with anything Royal Caribbean or Norwegian Cruise Lines has in the US, just slightly smaller. I was also lucky enough to have a double cabin instead of a quad and it also had a window. Our boat had a ballroom for shows, a casino (Christians don't bet...lol), a duty free store, 3 restaurants, and a few hot night spots.
We basically chartered the entire cruise because there were so many exchange students on board. We booked 90% of all cabins available. I felt sorry for these two older women a few doors down from us, but they didn't seem to mind the noise and partying until 6am!!! Or at least not too much... We were even able to provoke this older gentlemen to participate in our hallway Limbo game...it was hilarious! My highlight was when I talked 3 other people to do Karaoke with me in the lounge. We did Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and we totally rocked the joint! It was exhilarating!
Our cruise was from Stockholm to Talinn (Estonia) with a short stop in Finland along the way. Estonia reminds me a lot of Gamlastan (Old Town) in Stockholm. It's a small city but it was nice to be able to cross another country off my passport list.
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