{"id":2522,"date":"2023-10-10T08:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2023-10-10T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:23:33","slug":"helsinki-boat-tour-is-it-better-than-the-hoho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/helsinki-boat-tour-is-it-better-than-the-hoho\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinki Boat Tour: Is it Better than the HoHo?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bob managed to grab a spot on a Royal Line Sightseeing boat tour of Helsinki on the very last day of its tourist season. The sky was clear blue, and the crisp early-fall weather was perfect for spending an hour and a half on the Baltic Sea Harbor of this European capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Helsinki Boat Tour: Is it Better than the HoHo?\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8zGPegyxSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a sun deck above, a bar\/restaurant below, and harbor maps laminated to the tables, the boat cruise was an excellent way to get a feel for the city of Helsinki from the viewpoint of its harbor. Highlights included the fortresses that once guarded Helsinki, a church with a lighthouse on top, the Helsinki Zoo, and the jetty where families come to wash their rugs. Seriously!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour cost 26 euros, 22 euros for 65 and up, with larger discounts for children and babies. Audio tours were available in a variety of languages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how Royal Line describes the tour:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>During the 1.5-hour sightseeing cruise, the main historical sights of Helsinki are visited.\u00a0The large sun decks of sightseeing ships offer the best views of the city from the sea.\u00a0Behind the memorable cruise, you will hear interesting stories about the history of Finland, wonderful landscapes from the ship&#8217;s sun deck and the ships&#8217; professional crew<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The cruises start from the famous Kauppatori, and along the way you will admire, among other things, the beautiful Merisatama, Eira, Kaivopuisto, Kruununhaa beach and the wonderful UNESCO World Heritage Site Suomenlinna in its entirety.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>During the cruise, you can enjoy the most amazing island scenery on the outer deck of the ship and the atmosphere of the summer terrace with the best sea view.&nbsp;All ships have a caf\u00e9-bar that serves snacks and refreshing refreshments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoy Photos!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Helsinki-boat-tour-10-1024x670.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Helsinki-boat-tour-10-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Helsinki-boat-tour-10-300x196.png 300w, 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Finland<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/1979445439494329603#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helsinki Guide<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/9181503609429467230\/1979445439494329603#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Line Sightseeing Tours<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob managed to grab a spot on a Royal Line Sightseeing boat tour of Helsinki on the very last day of its tourist season. The sky was clear blue, and the crisp early-fall weather was perfect for spending an hour and a half on the Baltic Sea Harbor of this European capital. With a sun &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/helsinki-boat-tour-is-it-better-than-the-hoho\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Helsinki Boat Tour: Is it Better than the HoHo?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,490,222,486,211],"tags":[137,494,658,657,27,9,491,261,262],"class_list":["post-2522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-finland","category-lisa-blogger","category-scandinavia","category-videos","tag-europe","tag-finland","tag-harborcruise","tag-helsinki","tag-messysuitcase","tag-retirement","tag-scandinavia","tag-travelblog","tag-travelblogger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}