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A cruise ship is a very large passenger ship, specially designed for holidays on the water. Mostly sunny destinations are on the program, but also Alaska or the South Pole are popular destinations for cruises in summer. Cruises are becoming increasingly popular. The television series The Love Boat from the 70s, recorded on the Pacific Princess cruise ship from the company Princess Cruises, made cruises and cruise ships popular to a large number of people.
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Lithuania (former Lithuanian Soviet Republic) is the largest and most southern of the 3 Baltic states. Lithuania is bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia and the Baltic sea. Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania. Accross the country there are national parks, examples are: Dzūkija, Žemaitija close to Plungė, Historical National Park Trakai, near Vilnius, Aukštaitija at Ignalina and Kuršių Nerija at the Baltic Sea. Lithuania has a large number of museums (especially in Vilnius) such as A. Puskin Museum, the High Castle museum (Gediminas castle), the Low Castle Museum, National Museum of Lithuania, the Jewish Museum, Nazi's Genocide Museum and the Railroad Museum. Other attractions are the television tower with a top restaurant, Gediminas Castle, Planetarium, The Old Town, The Gedimanas shopping area. Only 11 kilometers away from Vilnius is the geographical centre of Europe.
