Tasting Cruise

Includes a day cruise and dinner at Bistro Botnia, optional wine package at extra fee

Friday 6.11.2026 at 16.45 from Vaasa, 20.15 from Umeå

from 117€/1287 SEK

Environmental and fuel surcharge for 1 adult is included in the price. Read more →

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The menu is prepaid, while the optional wine package is ordered and paid on board

Tasting Cruise

An exclusive dinner for wine and food lovers!

This autumn we welcome sommelier Andreas Sandén on board to present the season’s best wines to our passengers. For these special occasions, our chef de cuisine Mikael Styris has prepared an exclusive menu that aligns perfectly with the wines. Our restaurant Bistro Botnia provides an intimate and interactive venue for the event.

Your hosts

Mikael Styris

Mikael Styris
Chef de cuisine, Aurora Botnia

Food is Mikael’s great passion. As Head of Cuisine aboard Aurora Botnia, he never tires of exploring new trends and refining ideas into dishes served at the ship’s restaurants. Working with local and sustainable ingredient suppliers brings Mikael great joy.

Andreas Sanden

Andreas Sandén
Sommelier

For over 20 years, Andreas has shared his wine expertise through his company, Avinea. He knows how to speak about wine in a way that’s both engaging and informative, which is why his tasting events are always popular. Many of our passengers remember Andreas from previous tasting cruises, where he has been a familiar and welcome guest.

Friday 6.11.2026

Discover Aurora Botnia

Eat and enjoy

Let us invite you on a culinary journey across Kvarken

Archipelago Buffet

Our famous Archipelago Buffet offers a selection of the best land and sea has to offer. All inclusive beverage package now available.

Bistro Botnia

Bistro Botnia is a casual and intimate restaurant that always has something fresh for you to try.

Cafeteria

Quick snack for the casual traveler. The cafeteria serves tasty homemade meals, salads, and sandwiches for all appetites.

Bar and pub

Broad selection of beer, wine, cider, and drinks at affordable maritime prices. On most departures you can also enjoy live music at the bar.

Travel your way

Experience comfort and make the most of your trip

Cabins

Recharge yourself during the trip in one of our comfortable cabins.

Shop

Our well-supplied shop offers beverages, perfumes, sweets, toys, local products, and plenty more.

Business Lounge

Travel in style, get work done and enjoy free coffee in our business passenger lounge.

Comfort Lounge

Enjoy silent nautical miles in a recliner chair in the Comfort lounge.

For children

The youngest of seadogs will like our playroom with a slide, tunnel, board games, tv, and couches for parents.

The voyage

Our unique route and sustainable measures

The route

Aurora Botnia transports passengers and cargo between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden all year round on a daily basis. One-way trip takes only 3.5 to 4 hours.

The Kvarken Strait

The High Coast of Sweden and the Kvarken Archipelago in Finland is the best place to understand the effects of the last ice age. Our route cuts across this Unesco world natural heritage site and the waters are rich in natural species.

Sustainability

Our promise to continuously become more environmentally friendly is clear and outspoken. We review our sustainability policy every year to make sure we are achieving our goals.

Menu

Wine package