Opera Cruise
Cruise to the Savonlinna Opera Festival
In the summer of 2026, we will offer evening cruises from Järvisydän to the Savonlinna Opera Festival. If you are staying at Järvisydän, you can conveniently travel directly to the Opera Festival by boat and return by bus right after the opera performance.
The opera cruise sails through the beautiful Lake Saimaa, which you can admire from the ship’s rooftop terrace. The ship’s bar serves a variety of refreshments during the cruise, allowing you to enjoy the stunning archipelago, Linnansaari National Park, and the summer scenery of Lake Saimaa. During the cruise, we will also enjoy a three-course Opera Dinner in the ship’s dining hall. See the menu below.
The ship docks directly at the Opera Festival, at the Olavinlinna pier, from where you can head straight to the audience seating.
Schedule:
- Departure from Järvisydän at 3:30 PM
- Arrival at Olavinlinna at 6:30 PM
- Return bus departs after the opera, around 11:00 PM
Price: 139€ per person, including the cruise, a three-course dinner, and return by bus (Please notice that the cruise does NOT include tickets to the opera).
Opera tickets and the festival info: Home - Savonlinna Opera Festival
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Cruise from Savonlinna to Järvisydän
Cruises from Savonlinna to Järvisydän (July 6 – August 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM)
Enjoy a scenic cruise from Savonlinna to Järvisydän, taking you through the beautiful Lake Saimaa and the breathtaking Linnansaari National Park. Along the way, you can admire the stunning archipelago landscape, and the luckiest passengers may even spot a Saimaa ringed seal or a majestic osprey on its fishing trip.
On a beautiful summer day, you can relax on the ship’s spacious sun deck or in inside the main deck on a rainy day.
The cruise lasts approximately 3 hours, arriving in Järvisydän at 2:00 PM.
Schedule:
- Departure: 11:00 PM from Savonlinna Passenger Harbor
- Arrival: 2:00 PM in Järvisydän
Price: 34,90€ per person, children -50%
Reservations can be made easily online by 4:00 PM on the day before the trip.
Cruises from Järvisydän to Linnansaari National Park
Excursion to the National Park
15.-31.5. Mon-Sat | 1.-14.6. Daily | 15.6.-30.8. Mon-Sat