Cruise with Silja Line - nice trip with Silja Symphony

A wonderful cruise with Silja Line! We have been on a cruise with Silja Symphony, to Åland and back. Wonderful that you can once again make such small mini-adventures!

Special cruise - Grand Rehearsal Tour

The trip we went on was a special cruise - Grand Rehearsal Tour - when Silja Line took the press, business partners and Club One members on a cruise with Silja Symphony to Åland. We drove on board with the motorhome, as it is easy and convenient when you want to shop in the duty free on board.

Silja Line has had a long break in the cruises due to the pandemic, and only ran freight transport and the like. Now the trips have started again and during the small welcome presentation you could feel the joy of finally being able to say "Welcome aboard" to guests again. In the picture below you can see the ship's captain.

On board the Silja Symphony

We stayed in an A-cabin, which was a relatively simple but nice cabin overlooking the sea. The photo below is taken with a wide angle perspective, to get as much of the room as possible.

We started by looking around the Silja Symphony's large and attractive shopping street, where there are both shops and bars.

Of course, we also wanted to see the view while leaving Stockholm. When the weather is like this, it's wonderful to be out on the deck!

A lovely afternoon on the sun deck

We had an absolutely fantastic afternoon on the sun deck. Up here was a DJ who played awesome music and we hung out in the sun with a beer each. I actually think this is the first time in a long time that we could relax really properly, without computers or musts.

Tax-free shopping

We also took the opportunity to shop in the duty free shop. We did not feel that everything was cheap, but if you look for offers you can make really good bargains. In the future, there will also be service, so that if you wish, you can have what you bought delivered to the car on car tyres.

For those who want to shop exclusively, there is also a lot to choose from. How about the Otard Cuvee 3 cognac for €4,699? It may be a super bargain, but it's not quite in our price range...

Large buffet

We had dinner in the large buffet restaurant Grande Buffet. As usual, there was plenty to choose from in the form of salmon and prawns, cold cuts, hot dishes and sweets. We did not think that the buffet stood out in any way, but if you look for the goodies, you can enjoy a nice dinner. To finish, you can pick up an ice cream cone or dip fruit in a chocolate fountain.

Evening on board the Silja Symphony

The evening on board continued, as we had a glass of wine on the promenade and watched Åland, where the ferry was returning.

In the bar we met a nice couple, with whom we chatted about travelling and who later joined us in the pub, where we were entertained by live music.

Breakfast and return journey

We slept well in our cabin and the next morning we had a leisurely breakfast in the Grande Buffet, before it was time to roll off and head home.

How did you tick in pandemic times?

The pandemic has entered a calmer phase, but it's not over yet. The ship is large, so in many places it is possible to keep your distance, but you have to think for yourself because many people seem to "forget" about distance. Perhaps many are so happy to finally get away and do something fun. Perhaps many also feel safer as a result of being vaccinated. The ship recommends face masks in places where it is difficult to keep a distance, and hand sanitiser is available everywhere.

Summer cruises with Silja Line

It's really great that you can cruise again! This summer, Silja Line arranges a number of cruises that attract at least us a little extra much, namely tours to the High Coast, Visby and Visby in combination with Ystad. On these cruises it is just Silja Sympony you go with.

Day cruises to Åland and 23-hour cruises to Turku are now also available. Later in July the Stockholm-Tallinn route will resume and on 1 August the Stockholm-Helsinki route will resume.