built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges. This vibrant city offers a wealth of museums, galleries and attractions. Thanks to Stockholm’s compact size, travelers can see and do most things within a short amount of time—making it an ideal cruise port city. Stockholm’s varied attractions also make it a fascinating stand-alone vacation destination.
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MUSEUMS
With its 750-year history, Stockholm has the world’s highest concentration of historical and cultural museums. The quaint Old Town (Gamla Stan), one of the world’s best-preserved medieval cities, is filled with restaurants, cafes and shops, and is also home to the Royal Palace. Visitors can tour the reception rooms and museums in the 600-plus-room palace, and view the daily changing of the guard.
Other top attractions include the Vasa Museum, Scandinavia’s most-visited museum, which boasts the only preserved 17th-century ship in the world; Skansen, the world’s oldest open-air museum, displaying traditional Swedish crafts and traditions; Drottningholm, Sweden’s best-preserved royal palace; Millesgården, sculptor Carl Milles’ home on the island of Lidingö; the surrounding archipelago of 30,000 islands; and the city’s many boat tours, such as a canal tour and a hop-on, hop-off boat, stopping at Stockholm’s most popular attractions.
GETTING HERE
Most cruise ships are able to dock right in the city center at the Port of Stockholm (for more information on Stockholm Harbors, visit www.stockholmshamnar.se).
Nonstop flights from the U.S. to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (www.arlanda.se) are available from such cities as New York, and Chicago. Scandinavian Airlines (www.sas.se) offers more flights from the U.S. to Scandinavia than any other airline from its U.S. gateways: New York (Newark), Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Through a partnership with Air Canada, Continental Airlines and United Airlines SAS provides smooth connections to Scandinavia from more than 60 US cities.
You travel in comfort and style and SAS takes pride in its quality of service and attention to customer satisfaction. SAS gives offer three services classes, Economy, Economy Extra, their premium economy class, and Business—it’s your choice!