Cruise to Stockholm
On 20th of August, M/s Mariella from the Viking Line sailed for Stockholm, Sweden at 5:30pm from Katajanokka terminal, Helsinki. Aboard were 8 desis excited about going to the land of
Someone said, 'Mostly, the quickest and often the best way to do it is yourself'. I sure believe it. Inevitably, it was I who made the bookings for all the ppl. I got two class A cabins booked. This link, though from another ship, shows exactly the same 360 degree views of not only the cabins but also the whole ship. The ship's departure was at 5:30pm from the Katajanokka terminal (See this google map*).
I had a whole lot of tasks lined up before that. One of them being purchasing a music system which was on sale only till that particular day. After finishing off everything on

We all boarded the ship and as we got in, I suddenly felt as excited as a little girl, looking forward to one of life's experiences, never experienced before. At the same time I also saw myself detachedly as if from above, (blame it on visuals from the Titanic), entering the ship, realising with awe that it was a whole new world inside - an entire multistoried building complete with restaurants, pubs and discos, casinos and shops, floating on water. The sight of uniformed seamen, gleaming interiors, buzz of activity everywhere, made me truly feel as if I was part of a movie! I only hoped that it wouldn't have an ending like the movie.
Our cabins were on the 5th deck. After quickly dumping our bags in the cabin using the smartcards which were our tickets as well as our cabin keys, we all rushed to the 'sun' deck, where everyone was, to see the sight of the land moving past, our ship heading towards nothingness. On my visit to Soumenlinna island at the beginning of

Continued: Twilight in sunset and moonrise
* - the google map has my apartment (which doesnt exist in the maps) location, the Viking line terminals at Helsinki and Stockholm, marked.
8 Comments:
Having a great time na?
Found your sea legas as yet Twify? Hope you enjoyed the cruise.
Fun fun fun !
:)
awesome, i cud have visted finland when my bro was there but missed it:-(
I also want to go on a cruise ship sometimes,,lets c when tht day comes ..:-)
Yes Aakash, the cruise was great :)
JW, no problem with sea legs.. I never felt that we were on water till I saw it actually.
Ash, it sure was :)
Ankur, you sure missed something :). It's a nice place.
Blokes, there were no spectacular waves or the ship 'battling' something..but yeah, when a storm happens, I am told it can be really scary.
a real cruise ...wowsie wow..thats one of the agendas on my to do list ;-)
so no titanic ishtyle pose there ..how sad ....maybe u cudn't meet Leo out there ;-)
it all sounds like real fun ... :-)
yenjoi click lotsa snaps and bring back lotsa chocos :-D
Hey amit, yes a real cruise :)..but of course not titanic style or anything..so no leo style poses either :)
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