I’m back and I’m very tired since the weekend, but I’m very happy of it! The Scanbalt International Cruise is a cruise to Tallinn from Stockholm organised for students! Here is the resume of the weekend…
1st way
A 1pm, the 3 buses left Linköping in direction of Stockholm, full of Erasmus student, and 3h later, we were on the “ferry” in destination to Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.
We went immediatly to the cabin that we booked with Gesa, Caro, and Pascal to let our luggage there and we looked at the rules on board, pretty fun, and the program of the weekend!
To do - Don't do
Day 1 October 24th
5:30 PM (4:30 Swedish time) be at the Värthamnen Terminal for checking in.
18:45 PM Departure (17:45 Swedish time)
7:30-9:00 PM Speed-dating, Don’t be shy!!!
9-11 PM Karaoke, Kings Pub deck 6
10.30 PM, Show in Show Bar
11;00 PM Best costume competition, Show Bar
11:10 PM- 06 AM DJ, Show Bar
11 PM-05 AM DJ, Aluminium Disco
Day 2 October 25th
10 AM Arrival in Tallinn, Go Explore!!!
6 PM Departure, be back 45 minutes before.
6:15-7 PM Conference department, everyone interested in Lapland Travels can come and ask questions and get info about the upcoming tours!!!
9-11 PM Erasmus Karaoke Championship Kings Pub
10.30 PM Show in Show Bar,
11 PM- 06 AM DJ, Show Bar
11 PM-04 AM DJ, Aluminium Disco
Day 3 October 26th
11 AM, (10 AM Swedish time) arrival in Stockholm.
Events on the ship:
Flag Party (or any other party clothes)
Day 1. Bring something typical from you country region or city. We like to see Viking helmets, sombreros, kilts, lederhosen or make it simple and bring a football shirt from your local team. Best outfits will be rewarded!!!
Speed-Dating
Day 1, 7:30-9 PM. The conference department deck 6, girls who like girls room 5, boys who like boys room 6 and all others room 9. No pre booking needed just be there in time. Bring your charm and sexy look!!!
Erasmus Karaoke Championship
Day 2. 9-11 PM Kings Pub. Sign up and decide song 15 minutes before start (you can sign up later if there’s still space). You need a team name, maximum 4 singers. The winners will sing their song one extra time!!!
Sauna and Pool Party
Day 2, Price 43 SEK, (the ordinary pool fee) unfortunately this ship doesn’t have a huge pool area (3 saunas and 1 jacuzzi) However we organize it a bit. Maximum 50 Places and you buy tickets in advance at reception desk already day 1. The entire area will be open for both men and women therefor you can only change in toilets, we recommend you to change to swimmers already in your cabin. Notice you need to bring some money for drinks and the only alcohol you can bring into the area is the one inside your body 
Sessions: 6-7:30 PM, -19:45-21:15 PM, 21:30-23 PM (be there 5 minutes in advance)
Eat & drink as much as you can buffet
For 23 Euros you can eat and drink as much as you can in the buffet restaurant.
Seatings are both days and in local times 18:15-20:15 PM and 9-23 PM.
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We made after a visit of the boat and we sought something cheap to eat, so we found a restaurant where it was possible to eat some “cheap” burger for only 15€, one of the cheapest one on board…
We went to the taxes-free shop, indeed, we were on international waters, so no taxes on all the products, especially for the alcohol. Some people had to do the queue for 1h30 before go in! (we waited only 10min).
Flo, Caro, Pascal, Jan & moi
We went back to the cabin, with full bags, and we stay into it for a while speak, playing et I tried to communicate in german (that is easier every day, but still hard).
Our cabin
Next, we went to see the end of a concert of a soft-rock band and then the circus spectacle. Finally we made party a big part of the night. We went sometimes outside to feel the fresh air of the Baltic see!
Tallinn
We arrived to Tallinn the tomorrow morning at 10am (local time, so 9am with the Swedish/French time).
For those who doesn’t know, Tallinn is the Estonian capital, and we use the Estonian kronor (15 eek ~ 1€).
We only visited the old town, which has a very medieval look. The global atmosphere was a little bit strange, maybe because of it was Monday. There was not so much people, and no big shopping street as other capitals i visited.
So, it didn’t really look like a capital, but it was very nice to see it! The architecture, colors, roads with pavements, amber shops, gardens etc..
Tallinn
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Tallinn
Tallinn
When we arrived, we didn’t eat anything on the morning, so we decided to go on a café to take an English breakfast (no Estonian breakfast proposed, but i’m curious to know what it could looks like!).
Next we went to the main interesting points we looked at the map. Before going back to the boat, we went in a restaurant to eat something cheaper than in the boat.
The way back
The evening/night of the way back was not so different as the first way, maybe less party (according to me) because everyone was tired, or to drunk.
Gesa, Caro, Pascal & moi
When we arrived on the morning, there was a lot of sun (and cold) in Stockholm, instead of the 1st way and Tallinn.
Stockholm and the sun!
We took the bus at 10:30am to finally arrive at Linköping at 1:00pm.
It was a very very nice weekend (I mean, Sunday-Monday-Tuesday), tired, but it worth it!
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- Le compagnon de route
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- Magnifique vu par la fenêtre
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- A faire – A ne pas faire
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- Gesa, Caro, Pascal et moi
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- Dans la cabine, avec Caro, Gesa et Pascal
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- Sur le pont du bateau, en pleine nuit avec un vent assez important
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- Caro, Pascal, Jan et moi
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- Escaliers dans Tallinn
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- La cabine dans laquelle nous étions 4
Of course, as usual, you can visit my Flickr to see more pictures!
Slides/exercices/livres concernant mes cours à Linköping!
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