Got off the ship around 8am and proceeded to the Frihamnen cruise terminal to buy our 24 hour bus tickets. Cost was 115/70 SEK adult/child and credit cards were accepted. Took bus #76 to Djurgårdsbron station and walked about 300m to the Vasa museum. There was already a long line at the museum. We didn't realize there were actually two lines to the museum: the right one for group excursions and the left one (much shorter) for individuals.
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| In case you wanted to take a taxi |
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| Outside the cruise terminal |
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| Kiosk next to the Frihamnen bus stop. As we bought our tickets inside the cruise terminal, I couldn't tell if this kiosk takes credit cards. |
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| Inside Vasa Museum |
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| Outside the Vasa Museum |
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| View from the bridge going towards Vasa Museum |
Around 10am, took the same #76 bus to Slottsbacken stop in Gamla Stan.
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| Nobel Museum |
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| Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, narrowest street in Stockholm |
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| Gamla Stan street with no tourists. Very rare. |
Around 11:30am, started standing behind the ropes for the changing of the guard ceremony.
The ceremony started around 12:10pm. We decided to leave around 12:30pm to catch the bus #76 back to the ship. Please note that public bathrooms around the royal palace require local coins to get in. On-board time was 1:30pm. I heard a lot of people complain that the time in Stockholm was too short and maybe the ship should have skipped Helsinki instead. While I agree that the time was definitely too short in Stockholm, I wouldn't have wanted to miss Helsinki to see more of Stockholm. Leaving Stockholm early was just unavoidable in order to make it back to Copenhagen in time.
Scenic cruising leaving Stockholm from 2pm - 4pm:
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