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Join fellow NAS members and their friends for a truly unique maritime experience in Stockholm, 14-15 November 2026COSTS
£180/person for museum and entry and guided tours, historical information flyers and NAS certification. This does not include flights, accommodation or any food.
NAS members can also book for one non-member at this price as well.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday
Start with a guided tour, in English, of the new Vrak Museum (Wreck Museum) by a maritime archaeologist finding out all the hidden stories and exploits of Swedish shipwreck investigations. Then spend the afternoon exploring the museum on your own and delving into the different displays and interactives that it offers. This museum covers the history of the many amazing wrecks and underwater cultural sites that are preserved in the cold Baltic waters. It's only been open a few years and will be a fantastic experience.
Saturday night
Optional traditional Swedish dinner (at your own cost) with the group, in the Old Town (Gamla Stan).
Sunday
Arrive at the Vasa Museum before regular opening hours and spend some time in the quiet, experiencing the vast shipwreck. While it is not possible for anyone to go onboard the Vasa for the next 3-4 years due to stabilisation works, we will still have an unsurpassed glimpse into this extraordinary vessel's past under the guidance of the man who knows her best - museum curator Fred Hocker.
We'll then continue our maritime experience with a tour of the museum galleries with extra information and anecdotes provided by our charismatic guide Fred Hocker. He'll tell us about the archaeology completed on the wreck to date and the ongoing preservation sagas. We'll also find out about the search for Vasa's missing cannon! The official tour will finish at lunchtime. You'll then have the rest of the afternoon to explore the museum some more, or explore nearby museums or other Stockholm delights!
WEATHER AND CLOTHING
Make sure that you are prepared for the cold both outside, and inside. The Vasa museum is climate controlled to 17 degrees. And we will get cold standing still during the tour.
Jon Parlour will be the NAS host for the weekend.
He will be arriving in Stockholm on Friday night and leaving on Monday morning. Details of his flights and accommodation will be shared shortly if you would like to coordinate with him.
TRAVEL
Flights into Arlanda airport depart from most UK airports and are reasonably priced at the moment (£40-£100 return).
It is recommended that you arrive on Friday and depart on Monday to make the most of the weekend's activities. But you might like to extend your Stockholm stay a little further to enjoy some of these other events and activities:
Skansen historic park
The Viking Museum
The ABBA Museum
The Nobel Prize Museum
And many other delights of Stockholm.
ACCOMMODATION
There is a variety of accommodation options that you can find through Booking.com or AirBnB
Stockholm is a city of islands, so just be aware of how you get between your accommodation and museums or the airport as it might involve a ferry and they don't run as often during the winter! There's only one hotel on the island with the Vasa and Vrak Museum and it is on the more expensive side. There are many other options on the other islands.
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