National Cruise - a great success

It hapened! Together with our sections, and thanks to an enourmous load of work done by our dear cruise coordinator Tobias, we have pulled it off! Read on if you'd like to learn about a few more info about this event.

We cruised with Silja Line's Silja Symphony on a route Helsinki - Stockholm - Helsinki, with 5 hours stop in Stockholm. Our participants were lodged in shared A, P, B and C cabins, and enjoyed an 'all you can drink and eat' fancy buffet dinner. In total 1019 students took part in the cruise:

• Organizing team: 1 Main Coordinator and 5 ESN Finland NB (the photo!)
• 42 Group leaders
• 971 Students

Our participating sections: ESN METKA Helsinki, ESN OYY Oulu, ESN HELGA Helsinki, ESN HYY Helsinki, ESN ISYY Joensuu, ESN FINT Tampere, KISA Kuopio, ESN INTO Tampere, ESN Uni Turku, ESN VYY Vaasa, ESN Åbo Akademi Turku, ESN Aalto Helsinki, ESN-IAC Turku, ESN JYY Jyväskylä - 14 sections in totoal.

The tickets were sold locally by sections themselves, and (if needed) their cost included the fees for shared bus ride to Helsinki ferry terminal and back.

Onboard programme, apart from the regular boat's  'Las Vegas' theme, included a photo competition (ESN Photo-safari) and Speed Dating (100 participants). As sections' own initiative there was also a scary-but-funy zombie flashmob ;)

We are looking forward to organizing a second edition of the ccruise this spring, so stay tuned!