Helsinki to Stockholm Overnight on the FABULOUS Silja Symphony Ferry

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• When you book ferries to Finland you should check both the English language and Finnish language websites. They might have offers and discount codes shown only in Finnish (on the principle that foreign tourists are richer and will not need a discount to encourage them to travel). I saved a lot of money on the Travemunde – Helsinki route by doing this.

• £17 for breakfast in a technically floating hotel is not bad and cheap. As I have paid up to £30 for breakfast in premier inn on my travels to Birmingham for Insomnia and that was before covid. So to me £17 is good especially on all you can eat to.

• Is this a passenger ferry only or dose it take cars and trucks like most of the ferry's in that part of the world?

• Old habits die hard don't they? I mean we still persist in saying 'set sail' or she 'sail's' at 5pm. My point is passenger ships have not 'set' any sails for decades, more like we fire up the engines, or we leave our berth at 5pm – but that kind of takes the romance out of it, don't you think?

• Otherwise know as a Booze Cruise in Sweden…

• fabulous way to start off the new year! helpful to know about the Helsinki travel cards and that ferry-come-cruise-liner is awesome and beautifully designed! curious: when you set up the beds to be a double did they stay put? lol that breakfast banquet is great bang for the buck (or sterling) the islands are stunning and yes pls do the Viking crossing 🙂 thanks for another great video!

• Really stunning scenery, thanks so much. You are a truly lucky man to have a job like this.

• We took DFDS from Copenhagen to Oslo in April 2019. It very much mirrors the trip you had in this video—although your ship was a bit nicer. But like you, we got up early to see the last part of the trip through the fjord to Oslo. Wow, what views!

• Love the video. Hope you get to do more cruises soon!

• Wonder how bright and calm it would be in March

• Amazing video it's great to have a different mode of transport on your channel now and then

• Great video! Many years ago when I was in my 20's I took the Newcastle ferry to Oslo & drove north through Norway to Bodo, then east (via Mo-I-Rana) across Sweden to Umea from where I caught the 4 hour ferry to Vaasa in Finland. The return journey was with Viking line Helsinki to Stockholm, ferry to Denmark (Helsingborg-Helsingor) to Copenhagen and then ferry to Germany (Rodby-Puttgarden). I believe this last ferry may soon cease once the road/rail tunnel has opened. I recal the Viking ship was fabulous, we ran alognside the Silja ship and as a direct competitor is likely to be very similar. This was well before Schengen, the Finns were thrilled to see a British passport and the ships were busy with duty free sales. Also before the Euro, with lots of different currencies, thank goodness for credit cards. You may like to show some of the ferries where the trains are transported across the seas by ferry.

• I have been on dfds pearl Seaways from Copenhagen to Oslo

• remember that symphony sister ship silja europa was hero ship for ms estonia disaster

• Hi from Ireland, it’s certainly a lot different from the ferries that cross the Irish Sea, nice to see and a different view that we normally see from train windows,

• This ship and the two large Color Line ferries are probably some of the best ferries in the world.

  Color Magic and Fantasy are cruise ship sized and built with the same interior street style that Silja Line pretty much invented (and Royal Caribbean copied for their "real" cruise ships)

• I could easily imagine that if I was touristing in this area, getting transport and a nice hotel night both covered for one fee would be a bargain.

• Amazing would love to take this trip one day!

• I did the same journey in May 2022 as part of a part of of a trip round the Baltic. Silja also operate from Tallinn, but due to ship refurbishment my sailing from Tallinn was cancelled about a month before I set out and I had to re-book from Helsink. I took a morning ferry over to Helsinki and transferred to the Olympia Terminal by tram. This required a change of trams in the city centre, but at €2 for a ticket this was a lot cheaper than a taxi. I included dinner in my booking, and reserved a table as the ship was busy. Half of one deck is taken up by the cafeteria you show in the video. The other consists of a massive duty-free supermarket, mainly selling cheap booze ( well inexpensive for the many Swedes on board). As you found ,the morning glide through the Stockholm archipelago was an unforgettable experience. Tickets for the shuttle bus from Silja's Stockholm terminal can be purchased on board from the information desk.

• Of course I want to see a video of a Viking Line cruise😊

• Ooh my beloved Silja Symphony! Did the trip the other way last summer, and it's just excellent, by far my favourite sea voyage ever! After this trip I started to understand what people see in cruising, she convinced me that I have to try a true cruise ship once.
  It's really an unforgettable experience, one of the best ferries in the world, more a "cruise ship with garage" than a ferry. And the central promenade is iconic, she and her sister Silja Serenade were the first to have it. Their designer got a job at Royal Caribbean Cruises later on, and so the central promenade idea was transplanted into cruising world with "Voyager Class"x ships. So these two sisters are the garndmothers of modern cruise ships too, though just being "ferries".
  Btw a call in Mariehamn is necessary for all ships between Sweden and Finland/Estonia in order to be allowed to offer tax-free onboard, as Aland islands are tax-free zone.

  I recommend you to try Viking Line too. I took them back to Sweden aboard the smaller, but charming Croatian-built cruiseferry Gabriella. Not so "party ship" as Silja sisters, but really very nice.

• Yeah you should try the Viking Grace. Then take the train from Turku harbour to onwards …

• The flags of Ukraine on Senate Square in Helsinki will undoubtedly help defeat Putin, who has an advantage in both the army and weapons. Putin will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Without any doubt, a rally with flags will lead to Putin’s defeat. After this he will cry and give up. The protesters must continue! Maybe this will help? Hand face…
  It is a pity that Ukrainians do not have the wisdom of Finland – which was able to come to an agreement with Stalin and gave up its lands for the sake of the country’s independence, saving people and the economy. Ukraine does not use the successful experience of saving Finland. It's a pity for Ukraine and its people…

• Loved the change of pace with this video! I enjoyed the beautiful views of the wake and the scenery as you cruised on by.

• When we were briefly in Sweden in the summer, we noticed that while meat dishes in restaurants were expensive, fish and vegetarian dishes were quite reasonable, and beer much cheaper than we were expecting!

• Loved this!! Thank you!

• Great video as always. You are one of the few vloggers who entertain me. Superlabs is also one of them. You are the best, I hope i win the giveaway

• I had taken this 12 years ago, well actually the reverse trip from Stockholm to Helsinki, Silja Serenade! Wow, thanks for this video that I recall my memories. I hope to take Silja Line again, it was really fascinating!

• Awesome video! Maybe in the future you can do the celebrity beyond ship! I took a cruise on it over the past summer and it was amazing! ❤

• Out of curiosity many years ago the predecessors (Finlandia and Silvia Regina) had sauna and swimming pools on board. Did this ship have these too? I also enjoyed the UK- Sweden (Harwich Gothenburg) ferry during the same time period. That was Tor Scandinavia. They had a buffet meal which consisted of "a thousand different ways to eat Herring" aka Smorgasbord!

• I've travelled on the 'Spirit of Tasmania' in Australia: An overnight ferry from Melbourne to Devonport in Tasmania. I had a smooth crossing, but I'm told it can be rough at times.🤺🇦🇺🐊🦘

• Amazing 🤩. I did a transatlantic Cruise awhile ago and this gives me flashbacks. I should check it out

• Great video !!

• I saw my teacher in the video😅. Usually i prefer the buffet when you are eating dinner cause on morning when your tired its quite annoying when you wait to need a long time before your plate is ready

• Great trip. Bit curious, is this ferry has vehicle deck onboard? I didn't see any vehicles ramp. Overall nice ship, nice food, and nice facilities onboard for 30's year old Ferry.

• Thank you for an absolutely superb video! I certainly would like to see a video covering the Turku-Stockholm trip

• Boa viagem de navio ai gostei lindo

• Amazing video! Loved this ship review!

• Great video! As a finn, I've been cruising these ships (Viking and Silja both) many times in different routes. When you book your cruise, you might want to take notice, that many local people go these ships just to party. So in those cheaper cabins "below deck", life can be a bit more restless, especially in C-type cabins. But if you don't mind some drunk people (they're mostly harmless) and want a cheap trip across Baltic Sea, those cabins are much more affordable.

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