For years, the grandiose Russian city of St Petersburg ruled supreme over Baltic Sea cruises, thanks to its unparalleled line-up of majestic imperial palaces and stately museums.
But with Russia off-limits due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, cruise companies have been forced to drop the so-called Venice of the North, replacing it with little-known, homespun Scandinavian outposts that have brought a different, and altogether more authentic, flavour to Baltic sailings.
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Renowned as Sweden’s answer to the Hamptons (the affluent Long Island enclave for wealthy New Yorkers), this
