Day 1:   DEPART LOS ANGELES.  
Board your jet at LAX today and fly overnight to Denmark.

Day 2: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.   
Welcome to the Danish capital!  You will be met at the airport and transferred to your luxury ship, Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas.  Settle into your stateroom or, time permitting, visit Copenhagen’s charming old Nyhavn port.  At 5:00 p.m., set sail and cruise past the famous Little Mermaid, immortalized by Hans Christian Andersen, and head east into the Baltic Sea.
 

Stockholm

Day 3: CRUISING. 
Full day at sea to enjoy the many amenities of this luxury vessel, including the ShipShape Fitness Center, solarium, spa, shops, showroom, 10 bars and lounges, beauty salon, casino, Internet Center, dance venues, and more.

Day 4: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.  
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m..  In Stockholm, built on 14 islands, wander the cobbled Old Town streets of Gamla Stan, take a city tour, or visit the Vasa Museum or Royal Palace.  Summer in Scandinavia is teeming with activities.

Day 5: HELSINKI, FINLAND. 
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  The Finnish capital offers wonderful opportunities to visit Market Square (sweeter berries cannot be found anywhere), Sibelius Park, and fascinating city sites.

Day 6: ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA. 
7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.   There is much to see:  Peterhof Palace, with its cascading fountains; Catherine Palace (a.k.a. Pushkin), with its Amber room; St. Isaac’s Cathedral, with its shimmering dome covered in 200 pounds of pure gold; the icons at the Russian Museum; and the famous Hermitage Museum. 

Tallin, Estonia

Day 7: TALLINN, ESTONIA. 
10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Estonia’s splendidly preserved walled capital, with medieval spires, baroque cathedrals and cobblestone streets, is considered by many to be the most beautiful city in Northern Europe.

Day 8: CRUISING. 
Enjoy a variety of meals onboard the Brilliance, served in the Minstrel main dining room, Chops Grille and the open-air Windjammer Café.  Pick up that book you’ve been meaning to read and grab a cup o’joe at the ship’s coffeehouse and bookstore, Books, Books and Coffee.  In the Colony Club, you’ll find four theme clubs in one:  The Bombay Billiard Club, Jakarta Lounge, Singapore Sling’s and the Calcutta Card Club.

Day 9: COPENHAGEN. 
7:00 a.m.  Disembark after breakfast and transfer to the airport for your flight back to Los Angeles, arriving the same day.  Alternately, you may extend your stay in Copenhagen at a 1st Class hotel (Skandic or similar).