QV Russian Rendezvous II - Helsinki 29 Jun 08

17th December 2008

Just like Stockholm, the previous port, the early morning approaching Helsinki looked unpromising in the extreme - grey and drizzly. I had planned a slightly less labour intensive shore excursion for this one; in fact “shore excursion” was a slight misnomer as it involved a boat trip round the harbour and islands around Helsinki. During the early part of this mini cruise it threatened to rain quite heavily at one point but it just managed to hold off and, by the time we got back to the quay near the city centre, the sun had come out and it stayed out for the rest of the day. The return to the ship was by the courtesy shuttle coach and after a “light” lunch I decided to get the shuttle back into town for some general photography. As it turned out, this little bit of foot slogging probably generated more ship photographs than the tour around the harbour, so it was well worth it. All in all quite a pleasant and productive day, although some of the ferries were already becoming quite familiar from previous ports.

Baltiysk	Baltiysk	Georg Ots	Beluga Modesty
Beluga Modesty	Aegean Legend	Aegean Legend	Krokus
Krokus	Taipan	Alcoa Chemist	Scot Venture