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Reader Wants To Know How To Book A Segway Tour & Visit The Icebar Stockholm In One Day

On March 7, 2012, in Activities, Attractions, Ice Bar, Segway Tours, by Ralph Grizzle

Q. I’m cruising to Stockholm on NCL in August, and I’d like to try a Segway tour. Can you offer advice as to who to contact and how to make it happen? I would also love to visit the Icebar if both can be done on the same day. A. I experienced and wrote about [...]

Cruise Planner: Midsommar & Other Events You Will Not Want To Miss When Cruising To/From Stockholm

On March 2, 2012, in ABBA Tours, Fotografiska, Millennium Tours, National Museum, Skansen, by alundgren

One hundred years after August Strindberg passed away, his lifetime achievements continue to glow as brightly as ever. Strindberg is probably the most well-known Swedish author of all times (despite Stieg Larsson’s more recent success with the Millennium trilogy). The fact that it’s been 100 years since Strindberg passed away will not go unnoticed in Stockholm, which [...]

Exploring Djurgården

On November 30, 2011, in Activities, Attractions, Djurgarden, Just For Fun, Skansen, Vasa Museum, by Aaron Saunders

One of the most fascinating aspects of Stockholm lies in just how many distinct districts the city is made up from. But perhaps none is more diverse – and rewarding – than the island of Djurgården. Loosely translated as “The Game Park,” Djurgården is one of the most popular destinations for tourists and native Stockholmers’ [...]

Two Perfect Days Stockholm: An Avid Cruiser Feature Video

On November 14, 2011, in Activities, Airport, Attractions, Bars & Clubs, Canal Tours, City Hall, Djurgarden, Fjallgatan, Fotografiska, Gamla Stan, Ice Bar, Live From Stockholm, Restaurants, Royal Palace, Saluhall, Shopping, Skansen, Södermalm, Storkyrkan, Two Perfect Days, Vasa Museum, Video, by Ralph Grizzle

How do you spend two perfect days in Stockholm before or after your cruise? Avid Cruiser Ralph Grizzle shows you in this 10-minute show. Having trouble viewing the video? Click this link.

Step Back in Time: The Vasa Museum With A New Exhibition

On October 26, 2011, in Activities, Attractions, Basics, Family, Just For Fun, Special Events, Vasa Museum, by Aaron Saunders

One of the most impressive attractions Stockholm has to offer is arguably the Vasa Museum, or Vasamuseet. Opened in 1990, the Vasa Museum is one of the most visited in all of Scandinavia, owing largely to its preservation of the only 17th-century ship to be salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa. Like the more famous RMS [...]

On Kanelbullens dag: raisins or not?

On October 5, 2011, in Fika, Live From Stockholm, by alundgren

To add or not to add — that can be a question with no clear-cut answer for Swedes who baked their own cinnamon buns this past Tuesday. That’s when Kanelbullens dag, or The Day of the Cinnamon Bun, was celebrated in Sweden. It’s the raisins that pose the problem. Not only that: They have the [...]