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Tour of Hamburg's Speicherstadt and HafenCity

Book a tour of Hamburg's Speicherstadt with HafenCity and find out more about the Elbphilharmonie.

Hop-on hop-off harbor tour with Museum Ship Cap San Diego ticket

Discover the world's largest navigable museum cargo ship in combination with a 90-minute boat ride through the port of Hamburg.

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Book your Hamburg Card and explore Hamburg by bus, train and harbor ferry (HVV) and save at more than 150 tourist attractions.

Elbphilharmonie guided tour and Hamburg Port cruise combo ticket

Which classics shouldn't be missing from any visit to Hamburg? A visit to the Elbphi and a harbor cruise tour. Book your combo tour now!

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Port of Hamburg sunset cruise with highlights

See the highlights of Hamburg during the fascinating evening hours. Marvel at the port, the Speicherstadt, the HafenCity and much more.

Hamburg hop-on, hop-off bus and harbor tour

Discover the main attractions of Hamburg with a hop-on, hop-off bus tour and admire the Port of Hamburg during a harbor cruise.

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Hop-on hop-off harbor tour with International Maritime Museum ticket

Discover the International Maritime Museum in combination with a 90-minute boat ride through the port of Hamburg.

90-minute harbor tour in German and English with possible hop-on, hop-off

Buy your hop-on, hop-off boat tour in Hamburg for great views of the Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity and the district Speicherstadt.

Classic 1-hour Hamburg harbor cruise with live commentary

Experience a fascinating tour through the harbor of Hamburg and see one of the most important container handling centers in Europe. Book your tickets now.

Discover Hamburg with hop-on hop-off bus, harbor and Alster cruise

Explore the highlights of Hamburg by land and water: Enjoy a sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tour, a harbor cruise, and an Alster cruise in 1-3 days!

Port of Hamburg 2-hour cruise with live commentary

See the impressive port of Hamburg on a guided 2-hour cruise of the docks and get to know many interesting facts and insights about the city.

Evening light cruise through the port of Hamburg

Join the evening light cruise and cruise through the illuminated port of Hamburg and the historic Speicherstadt at dusk.

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Hamburg (Germany)

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Port Hamburg cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Hamburg, Germany. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

Port Hamburg (Hamburger Hafen) is Germany's largest seaport and one of the world's largest cruise ports, currently ranked Europe's 2nd-largest (after Rotterdam Holland ) and the world's 15th-busiest. It is also an Elbe River port handling ~10,000 inland vessels (including river cruise ships) annually.

As cruise port, Hamburg is currently ranked Europe's 2nd largest (after Southampton England ) and the world's 9th largest. The city has population around 1,8 million (metro over 5 million).

Hamburg is a major turnaround/cruise homeport in Northern Europe and one of the continent's largest ports of call on itineraries crossing the Atlantic Ocean and in the Baltic Sea (Norwegian Fjords, Scandinavia and Russia).

Port Hamburg (aka "Hafen Hamburg") is on Elbe River, approx 110 km (70 mi) from the North Sea. This is Germany's largest cargo / containership port. The port has large shipyards for shipbuilding and repairs and refurbishments of mega yachts and large cruise liners . A big part of the port's cruise ship schedule has listed (as homeported) vessels from the fleets of the German companies AIDA, TUI , Hapag-Lloyd , Fred Olsen , as well as CroisiEurope riverboats.

In the period October-April, HafenCity offers numerous sightseeing tour options, including the harbor waterway. There are also many great places for leisure, dining, shopping, and entertainment.

AIDA Kreuzfahrten is Hamburg Port's largest customer with year-round homeporting/turnaround operations. In 2023, AIDA alone had booked 124 ship berthings. AIDA also sponsors the annual maritime events Hamburg Harbour Birthday (May 7th) and the Hamburg Cruise Days (in September).

HafenCity Hamburg

HafenCity is an inner-city district of Hamburg. In the year 2000 (February 29), the city's Senate gave its approval to the Masterplan for building the new district. This project transformed the port's fringes (around downtown).

The plan originated in 1991 (after the fall of USSR / Cold War's end). Since 1995, the port's owner HafenCity Hamburg GmbH company started acquiring (secretly purchasing) crucial land areas that were private properties, adding them to the port's city-owned land.

In May 1997 was officially presented the "Vision HafenCity" design plan to the public. The plan required the inner city to regain its waterfront land (primarily Altona's River Elbe embankment, between Fischmarkt and Museumshafen). This affected only narrow land areas on the riverfront.

An area of approx 1,6 km2 (0,6 mi2) had be developed into a luxury inner-city district with mixed types of buildings (residential, leisure, cultural, business). The HafenCity area was removed from the Port of Hamburg territory. Under public law, a special fund was established to hold public lands in the city's ownership. The new Altenwerder container terminal was also funded by the city.

HafenCity urban development planning was launched in April 1999. The Hamburgplan project's official approval was announced in October 1999. HafenCity's urban redevelopment plan was approved by the city's Senate in February 2000. The plan was then opened up to discussion through various public events.

The Masterplan integrated existing and new buildings with the port's waterways. It also included the elevation of buildings (for flood protection) and the development of HafenCity's neighborhoods.

All the city's cruise tourism activities are managed by CGH (Cruise Gate Hamburg GmbH). The 2015 -established company is co-owned by Hamburg Airport (49%) and Hamburg Port Authority (51%). CGH is in charge of berth assignments at Steinwerder Terminal and (since 2016) also at the terminals HafenCity and Altona. In September 2018, CGH turned its cruise terminal parking into multi-use parking that is also available for trucks (~50 trailer lots) on no-ship days. The parking is CCTV-monitored and has restrooms.

Hamburg cruise port

Port Hamburg handles 10000+ ship calls per year. It has a total of 43 km / 27 mi quay walls. It serves 1200+ freight trains per week. It has 4 top-modern containership terminals, 7300+ logistic firms. The port handles over 0,5 million cruise tourists annually.

In 2015, MSC Cruises brought to the city 100,000+ tourists via 13 itineraries/visits. MSC Splendida (max capacity 3929 pax) became the biggest cruise vessel homeported in Hamburg. On June 1, 2015, while berthed (at Altona Terminal), AIDAsol was powered pierside by an LNG Hybrid Barge. The barge is a floating powerplant, on which LNG (liquefied natural gas) is heated and passed on to generators (5 motors) to produce electricity for the hotel operations on the ship while docked in port. The total power output provided by the barge is 7,5 MV. The new practice reduces greatly bad emissions and particle discharge in port (NO emissions by up to 80%, CO2 emissions by 30%).

In October 2015, Costa Group ( Carnival Corporation 's subsidiary controlling 3 brands - AIDA, Costa, Costa Asia) opened in Hamburg its Carnival Maritime facility. Carnival Maritime Center (supported by Lufthansa Technik) improves ship-to-shore communications by processing in real-time port traffic data with a single goal - to reduce to minimum cruise ship incidents in the port. Carnival Maritime also monitors the ships' fuel consumption and wastewater.

In February 2016, Carnival Corporation announced its collaboration with the Hamburg port's Vessel Coordination Center (abbrev HVCC) in order to facilitate port entries for the vessels of its subsidiary companies AIDA and Costa. Carnival will share the ships' expected port arrival/departure times with the port's NTK department, which will match the provided info with the port's current vessel traffic data and adjust (if necessary) the ship's speed. The optimized speed control results in fuel savings (lower fuel consumption and bad emissions) and reduced wait times in port. The HVCC center serves ocean-going ships (cruise vessels, feeder and inland waterway vessels) in Port of Hamburg, while its NTK department is controls the traffic flow. The HVCC is a joint venture of port's 2 containership terminal operators - HHLA and CTH (Eurogate).

On May 7, 2016, in Hamburg was christened the new AIDA ship AIDAprima . The vessel arrived in port together with AIDAaura . The event coincided with the port's 827th anniversary and featured a grandiose firework show. Prima docked at Altona, while Aura berthed at Steinwerder. Between May 5-7, 2017, over 1 million people enjoyed Germany's largest maritime festival live (on TV or social media). Over 355,000 passengers watched the Prime Time Special broadcasted live on AIDA's media channels. In 2016, the cruise port reported record-breaking year with a total of 171 ship calls and handled 710,000+ passengers.

In 2017, AIDA had 6 vessels deployed here for a total of 82 ship calls. Also in 2017, for the first time ever, NCL Norwegian homeported a ship ( Norwegian Jade ) in Hamburg. The ship's itineraries were 6-8- 9-nights (themed Norwegian Fjords, Norway and North Cape , Western Europe). During season 2017, the port reported a 12% increase (over 2016) in cruise passenger shipping traffic. Maiden port calls made the liners MSC Preziosa ( MSC ), Norwegian Jade ( NCL ) and Independence of the Seas ( RCI ).

In 2018, the cruise port had scheduled (booked) 220 ship calls (handled 212) by 50 different vessels and 26 different companies, with expected over 880,000 passengers. On May 13 here was held the naming ceremony of TUI's new (and ever-largest) liner Mein Schiff 1 . Other maiden calls included AIDAnova and MSC Meraviglia . Port's biggest cruise customer (AIDA) had booked 88 ship calls by 8 ships. The second biggest (MSC) booked 36 calls.

• In 2018, MSC homeported here the company's ever-largest vessel - MSC Meraviglia (launched 2017), together with the fleetmate MSC Magnifica (max capacity 3605 pax). On June 24, 2018, the port received its ever-largest passenger ship - Meraviglia (max capacity 5386 passengers, 1400 crew, LOA length 315 m, GT 171598 tons).
• In 2018, AIDA Cruises homeported here AIDAperla (launched 2017, max capacity 3400 pax). Between March-October 2018, the ship operated a 7-day itinerary to Southampton , Le Havre , Zeebrugge , Rotterdam .
• Since July 2018, Port Hamburg offers 10% port fees discount for ESI-registered cruise vessels registered (Environmental Ship Index). ESI evaluates NOx and SOx quantities and CO2 emissions released by ships.
• In late-October 2018 was reported that UK's eventual Brexit will seriously impact Port's trade volumes. ~1000 companies in Hamburg closed their businesses with British companies. Brexit impacted ~17,5% of the city's economic output.

With the inauguration of Cruise Center Baakenhoft (July 1, 2020), Port Hamburg (Kirchenpauerkai Baakenhafen, eastern HafenCity) started to serve cruise ships with previously booked dockings for Chicagokai (HafenCity-CC1). The Baakenhoft Terminal is only a temporary alternative for CC1, as this passenger terminal is going to be rebuilt and integrated into the new leisure complex in Uberseequartier.

Due to the Coronavirus crisis, in 2020 the Port handled just 81 cruise ship calls. In 2022, the cruise port reported a record year with 280 ship calls (49 different vessels from 20 brands/companies), including 10 maiden) and handled ~750,000 passengers. Additionally, the Port received 41 river cruise ship visits. Altona Terminal's shore power station served 30 vessels.

In 2023, for the first time, the Port handled 1 million cruise passengers within a year. On November 12th, the lucky family (parents and their two kids) boarded MSC Euribia at Steinwerder Terminal. In 2023, the cruise port was visited by 51 different vessels (1,2+ million passengers), handling a total of 278 ocean ship calls (including 8 first-time) plus 62 riverboat calls.

For 2024, the Port's schedule listed 268 ship calls ( booked berthings) including 9 maiden/first-time visiting ships (Azamara Onward, Costa Favolosa, Cunard's Queen Anne, Disney Dream ( DCL/Disney Cruise Line 's debut), Sky Princess, TUI's Mein Schiff 7, Oceania Sirena, Seabourn Quest, Ocean Albatros).

Port Hamburg

Port Hamburg (officially "Hamburger Hafen") is on Elbe River and approx 110 km (70 mi) from North Sea/Baltic Sea. It is ranked the country's largest cargo port In terms of TEU-containers volumes, as well as Europe's second-busiest (following Rotterdam ).

According to a study conducted in 2019 (before the COVID crisis), Port Hamburg's cruise shipping business generates an annual GVA (gross value-added) ~EUR 420 million and directly supports ~4500 full-time jobs, besides direct employment with cruise shipping companies .

The harbor waterway covers a total area of approx 74 km2 (nearly 88% usable), of which the land area is approx 43 km2 (usable 34 km2). Port's facilities serve mainly large container ships , liquid- and bulk cargo carriers, and passenger vessels ( ferries and cruise ships).

• Container terminals are EUROGATE (6 berths, total quay length 2050 m, 21 cranes), Altenwerder (4 berths, total quay length 1400 m, 26 cranes), Burchardkai (8 berths, total quay length 2850 m, 22 cranes) and Tollerort (4 berths, total quay length 1240 m, 12 cranes).
• The multi-purpose terminals are Buss Hansa (quay length 840 m), Buss Ross (quay length 230 m) and Rhenus Midgard (quay length 500 m).
• The bulk cargo terminals are GTH Getreide (quay length 270 m), Louis Hagel (quay length 300 m) and Steinweg (quay length 1150 m).
• The liquid cargo terminals are Buss Hansa (quay length 840 m), Vopak (quay length 840 m) and Elbe MineraLlwerke (operated by Shell).
• The cruise passenger terminals are Altona (1 berth, quay length 326 m), HafenCity (2 berths, quay length 345 m) and Steinwerder (1 berth, quay length 330 m).

The Port operates ~2000 container train services weekly, ranking it Europe's largest rail container port. Over 611,000 TEUs throughput by rail was reported for Q3 2017. This service is provided by 220 freight trains (total 5900 wagons). Haamburg serves around 11% of Germany's total rail freight traffic.

The Port supports 155,000+ jobs (in the metro region) and also generates an annual GVA (gross value added) of EUR 21,8 billion (FY2017).

For 2017-Q3, the port handled 104,3 million tons of general and bulk cargoes and 6,8 million TEUs. The Port's container throughput features Northern Europe's lowest percentage of empty containers (13,7%).

• Of all the 6.8 million TEUs in Q2 2017, 3,5 million were import and 3,2 million export. The main boxship traffic is with China (2,5% growth over Q3 2016, or 2 millionTEUs). Baltic shipping trade increased by 2,8% (1,4 million TEUs), of which with Sweden (20,9% / 220.000 TEUs), Poland (7,7% / 172,000 TEUs), Lithuania (95,000 TEUs), Latvia (88,000 TEUs), Estonia (35,000 TEUs). A significant increase in container traffic was reported for the port's trade with Vietnam (62,6% / 52,000 TEUs), Chile (43,4% / 57,500 TEUs), Mexico (22,7% / 68,000 TEUs), Israel (25,5% / 57,000 TEUs).
• The number of large boxships (slot capacities 14K-18K TEUs) visiting Hamburg increased by 36,9% (167 vessels). The number of ULCV (ultra-large constainerships with capacities 18K-20K+ TEUs) increased 87,8% (77 vessels). Maiden calls in 2017 were made by the mega-ships MOL TRUST (capacity 20,170 TEUs) and MUNICH MAERSK (capacity 20,568 TEUs).
• In 2017, seaborne freight cargo handled in Port Hamburg was 138 million tons, while the containership traffic was 8,9 million TEUs.
• On July 19, 2018, the ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ship) Cosco Shipping Universe docked at Tollerort Terminal (HHLA). The huge boxship (LOA length 400 m, width 59 m, draft 18 m, max cargo capacity 21237 TEUs) operates along the maritime Silk Road between Asia and Europe.

In 2017, the HHLA company (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) increased its revenue to EUR 1,25 billion (or over 6% compared to 2016's EUR 1,18 billion). The company operates 3 container terminals at Port Hamburg (Altenwerder, Burchardkai, Tollerort), also providing cargo handling and logistics by rail, road and sea. In fiscal year 2017, HHLA handled a total, of 7,2 million TEUs (6,7 million in 2016, or 8,1% increase).

In 2019 (on July 23) started the planned Elbe River deepening and widening works by MV Scheldt River (trailing suction hopper dredger, IMO 9778143). The project increased seaport's max draft from 13,5 to 14,5 m (44-47,6 ft).

In 2019, the cruise port handled 214 ship calls from 18 different companies/brands and 41 different vessels. Among the visiting liners were 7 newbuilds with maiden port calls - MSC Grandiosa , Costa Smeralda , TUI Mein Schiff 2 , World Explorer ( Quark Expeditions ), Hanseatic Nature and Hanseatic Inspiration ( Hapag-Lloyd ), Roald Amundsen ( Hurtigruten ).

In October 2019, Hafen Hamburg announced a EUR 76 million project for creating an alternative power supply ( dockside power capabilities ) for city-grid electricity supply provided to berthed vessels. The project started in November 2022, with completion rescheduled to 2023-Q2 (Steinwerder) and 2024-Q2 (HafenCity). The shoreside power will be provided to ULCV boxships (8 connection points at the container terminals Predohlkai, Burchardkai, Europakai) and cruise liners (at all passenger terminals, with connection points at HafenCity-CC1 and Steinwerder-CC3).

In May 2021, the boxship CMA CGM Jacques Saade (23000 TEUs) became the first Megamax-class ULCV to utilize Elbe River's increased (by 90 cm, now 13,1 m / 43 ft) draft en route to Hafen Hamburg. The Lower-Outer Elbe navigation channel (Wedel and Blankenese) was deepened and widened (in some places) to enable bigger seagoing vessels to safely navigate the inland waterway.

Hamburg port statistics 2018

In FY2018 (fiscal), Port Hamburg handled a record of 46,8 million rail-freight cargo tons (+4,7% over FY2017) from a total of 135,1 million sea-shipping cargo tons (-1%). The containerized cargo was 2,44 million TEUs (+4,7%). The number of handled cargo trains was 60,000+ (~1,6 million freight cars). Other stats included:

• imports 79,7 million tons (+1,7%)
• general cargoes 90,9 million tons (-0,9%)
• bulk cargoes 44,2 million tons (-1,2%)
• TEU containers - total 8,7 million (-1%), loaded 7,6 million (0%), import 4,6 million (-0,6%), export 4,2 million (-1,5%)

Cruise port stats included:

• FY2019 (booked) 2016 ship calls (+1,9%)
• FY2018 (handled ship calls) 212 (+7,15 over 2017)
• FY2018 (handled passengers) 900,562 (+10.8% over 2017)

Hamburg Blohm+Voss shipyard

Port Hamburg is also famous for the shipyard Blohm+Voss (Blohm und Voss). Since 2016, this German shipbuilding and engineering company is owned by the Bremen -based, family-owned company Lurssen. The Hamburg shipyard was acquired by Star Capital Partners (private equity investor) from ThyssenKrupp (industrial group) in December 2011. The yard's purchase price remained undisclosed. With the acquisition of Bohm and Voss, Luerssen combined 6 shipyards in Germany with total employees around 2800.

Blohm+Voss (founded in 1877) is a shipbuilding and engineering company that provides services to both the military and civil sectors. The company also builds oil rigs, manages a drydock yard and provides regularly scheduled maintenance, refit and shiprepairs for large-sized cruise vessels. For bigger refit jobs, the shipyard manages ~3500 workers. There are also "flying squads" (groups of skilled workers) who are often sent to work on vessel refits at other shipyards.

The Hamburg shipyard is also famous as the world's leading shipbuilder of mega-yachts. Here were constructed the world's ever largest yachts, owned by billionaires, businessmen and sovereign states. The list of private mega-yachts constructed here features (in brackets are shown LOA length and shipowner's name):

• A (119 m, Andrey Melnichenko)
• Dubai (162 m, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)
• Eclipse (163 m, Roman Abramovich)
• Lady Moura (105 m, Nasser Al-Rashid)
• Savarona (136 m, Emily Roebling Cadwallader)

On October 13, 2015, at Blohm+Voss shipyard (Dock Elbe 17) berthed the largest cruise ship ever visiting Hamburg - the NCL ship Norwegian Escape . The new ship arrived to receive adjustments of its scrubber system and for final inspection, then sailed to Bremerhaven for final equipment. NCL Escape visited again on Oct 23, docking at the Steinwerder terminal. The ship departed on Oct 25 on a 2-night maiden voyage to Southampton , followed by a Transatlantic crossing to Miami (Oct 29).

Cruise itineraries to and from Hamburg Germany

Follows a list of destinations visited by cruise ships leaving out of Hamburg:

• Round-trip Baltic cruise itineraries leaving from Hamburg visit Norway (Norwegian Fjords) or Scandinavia and Russia (with overnight stays in St Petersburg). Most round-trips are to Norway (7-days in length) operated during summer.
• The week-long Northern Europe (Nordeuropa) itineraries visit UK (Southampton), France (Le Havre-Paris), Belgium (Zeebrugge-Bruges), Holland (Amsterdam).
• Longer southbound roundtrip itineraries visit Canary Islands and Madeira combined with other ports in Portugal, Spain, France and often England.
• Round-trips to Iceland from Hamburg visit Akureyri, Isafjord, Reykjavik, often combined with UK ports.
• British Isles itineraries (around Britain) visit ports in Scotland (Invergordon, Kirkwall, Greenock-Glasgow), Ireland (Dublin, Cork) and England (Southampton, Portsmouth).
• Regularly, the Cunard QM2 liner offers 2-day cruises to Southampton England and 9-day Transatlantic crossings to NYC New York .
• Short-break (mini cruises) leaving round-trip from Hamburg are offered mainly by AIDA (4-nights) and visit Holland (Ijmuiden) and England (Dover).
• The list of offered one-way departures from Hamburg to major home-ports in Northern Europe includes itineraries ending in Kiel Germany or Amsterdam Holland .
• Scandinavia and Russia itineraries visit the Baltic capitals of Denmark ( Copenhagen ), Sweden ( Stockholm ), Estonia ( Tallinn ), Russia ( St Petersburg /overnight stay).
• Transatlantic crossings on repositioning cruises from Hamburg to USA and Canada-New England are one-way itineraries offered at the end of the season (late August - early September). These westbound ship relocation routes often include stops in Iceland and Greenland, UK (ports in England, Scotland, Ireland) and end in New York City. Longer crossings may end up in Florida ( Miami or Fort Lauderdale ) with included stops in the Azores and often - Bermuda.
• Relocation cruises to the Mediterranean leaving from Hamburg are offered mostly by Costa and MSC ships repositioning to their home-ports in Italy ( Savona , Genoa , Civitavecchia-Rome , Venice ).

Hamburg cruise terminal

Port Hamburg currently has 4x cruise terminals - 3x main (HafenCity, Altona, Steinwerder) plus the smaller/alternative Uberseebrucke.

The three main terminals are capable of handling the world's largest passenger ships while Uberseebrucke has capacity to accommodate smaller-sized/expedition ships, sailing ships and superyachts.

All facilities are on Elbe River.

Cruise ships usually arrive in Hamburg in the early morning (7, 8, 9 am) and depart in the late afternoon (5, 6, 7 pm).

Hafen Hamburg has dedicated terminals for handling all types of cargo (TEU containers, general, bulk, grab, project, agri, liquid, oil, gas), reusable waste products, recyclable materials.

The Port's site area is sized over 70 km2 (30 mi2) with more than 50 handling facilities, 290 ship berths (including for containerships bulk/breakbulk cargo carriers, tankers, ro-ro, feeders, and inland waterway vessels.

• port address - "Hamburg Cruise Center, Steinstrasse 7, 20095 Hamburg, Germany"
• UN-LOCODE (United Nations location code) - DEHAM
• supported by excellent road, rail and air infrastructure
• sheltered harbor, large turning/swinging basins, deep water berths
• professional services - stevedoring, luggage, logistics, security,
• shore-to-ship power (shore-side electricity supply by an LNG barge) reduces significantly the levels of emissions, noise and vibration in port.

Hamburg-HafenCity Cruise Terminal

• address - "Grosser Grasbrook, 20457 Hamburg, Germany"
• location (GPS coordinates) - latitude 53.538847, longitude 9.996607

HafenCity Terminal is in the Hamburg-Mitte district (spreading on two Elbe River islands - formerly named Wandrahm and Kehrwieder). The terminal is just 50 m (160 ft) away from the Port's subway station.

During the area's redevelopment (2,2 km2 / 0,8 mi2 landmass), the old port warehouses were replaced with residential and business buildings (hotels, shops, offices).

HafenCity was removed from Hamburg's duty-free port zone in 2003 and was declared a separate district in 2008. The new district includes Grossen Grasbrooks and the warehouse district on the Kehrwieder-Wandrahm islands.

The HafenCity port complex houses 12000+ people and is a workplace for 40,000+ (mostly in the office blocks). The area houses the headquarters of Kuhne & Nagel (shipping conglomerate), Spiegel Group (news magazine), Unilever (consumer goods), Greenpeace, and Hamburg-America Center.

The HafenCity Terminal has two ship berths/quays with lengths 295 m (968 ft) and 330 m (1080 ft).

There is a short-term parking area (max capacity 350 vehicles) located ~200 m / 660 ft from the building. The Terminal is located just 50 m / 160 ft away from the nearest metro station.

In 2019 started construction works on the new HafenCity Cruise Terminal, which is currently scheduled for completion and inauguration in 2025 (postponed from 2023).

Hamburg-Altona Cruise Terminal

• address - "Edgar-Engelhard-Kai, 22767 Hamburg, Germany"
• location (GPS coordinates) - latitude=53.5435964, longitude 9.9372181

Hamburg-Altona Cruise Terminal is in the Bezirk district, on the river Elbe's right bank. To the east is Hamburg-Mitte district, and to the north - the Eimsbuttel district.

was inaugurated . Construction works started in 2008 October. The ship berth was finished in 2009 while the terminal building was opened/inaugurated in April 2011.

The terminal area is sized 3100 m2 (33,400 ft2). The Altona is sized 78 km2 (30 mi2). The terminal is at 15 min drive distance (via public transport) from the inner city.

The ship berth has a quay with length 360 m (1180 ft) and can accommodate vessels with max LOA length 300 m (985 ft). The berth's water depth/max draft is 12 m (40 ft).

There is an integrated gangway (boarding bridge) for passengers.

The Altona Terminal has a 1-story building) was inaugurated in June 2011 by Olaf Scholz (the City's Mayor). The construction started in October 2008, the berth was completed in 2009 while the terminal building was completed in April 2011.

(NEW) Hamburg-Steinwerder Cruise Terminal

• address - "Buchheisterstrasse 14, 20457 Hamburg, Germany"
• location (GPS coordinates) - latitude=53.5296218, longitude 9.9603356

The port's newest cruise ship terminal Steinwerder ("Cruise Center 3" / aka CC3) is located at Kronprinzkai. Its construction started in July 2014 and the facility was opened/inaugurated on June 9, 2015. The 2-building Steinwerder terminal cost ~EUR 64 million.

The 9000 m2 / 96900 ft 2 area is surrounded by cargo containers and other multi-purpose terminals, also by shipyards and warehouses. The berth's vessel restrictions are max LOA length 360 m (1180 ft) and max draft 12 m (39 ft).

There are 2 separate buildings (for passenger embarkation and disembarkation) with combined capacity 8000 passengers, served by 2 parallel boarding bridges (mobile). Steinwerder Terminal has its own 35000 m2 / 376740 ft2 parking area (max capacity 1500 vehicles) plus 20 lots dedicated to taxis, buses and service trucks.

The inner city is at ~20 min drive distance. There is also a public waterbus stop part of the HADAG ferry network.

Hamburg-Uberseebrucke Cruise Terminal

The Uberseebrucke Terminal serves sailing boats and smaller-sized/expedition-type ships and superyachts.

Uberseebrucke is close to St Pauli-Landungsbrucken - the Port's largest landing site. Originally, its building dates from 1930, but during WW2 (1939-45) it was destroyed and later rebuilt.

• Port of Hamburg: also known as the German “Gateway to the World.” do not miss to take a look at the whole port area. Take a walk along the promenade of the industrial part and discover the history of the German connection to the world. The top tourist attraction are the floating piers St. Pauli Landungsbrücken.
• Altstadt: the oldest Hamburg’s quarter is also know as the Old City. It dates from the 17th century. The most famous buildings are the Kontor Häuser and Chilehaus. Here are the famous baroque church St. Michaelis Church and the Jewish cemetery from the early years of the 1600s.
• Zoo and parks: visit the Hagenbecks Zoo or the Tierpark Hagenbeck. Try riding camels or just give food the the friendly elephants and giraffes. Spend a fun day with your family. Hamburg offers beautiful parks for leisure. Visit Stadtpark and Planten un Blomen.
• Beatlemania museum: it dates from 2009 and represents historic rock period. The place where Beatles had been playing night after night before they became famous. Here they met Astrid Kirchherr, their friend photographer.
• Beatles-Platz: next to the museum is the Beatles square. The form of the square resembles a huge vinyl record. Statues of John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Stuart Sutcliffe are made of stainless steel.

Hamburg tours, shore excursions, hotels

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Hamburg Cruise Port represents one of the largest transport hubs in Europe, as well as the famous sea and river port, which can offer its tourists as many as three cruise terminals. The main cruise terminal can be found in HafenCity, on the territory of a reconstructed warehouse whereas the second one is located in the Altona district in the former fishing dock. The newest cruise terminal (opened in 2015) is in the very heart of the Hamburg port (Steinwerder district). Let us get better acquainted with one of the most popular German cruise ports with Cruise Panda!

Where Cruise Ships Dock in Hamburg

As we have already mentioned, there are 3 cruise terminals in the city. Let us get to know about each of them in more detail. 

Altona Cruise Center

Hafencity cruise center (baakenhöft), steinwerder cruise center.

How to Get from Hamburg Airport to Hamburg Cruise Port and Vice Versa

• Hamburg Airport - HafenCity Cruise Center: the nearest metro station to the port is Überseequartierthe (green line) located 300 meters from the port;
• Hamburg Airport - Altona Cruise Center: again, you should go by metro to Königstraße metro station;
• Hamburg Airport - Steinwerder: you should go by metro to the Veddel metro station, then take a taxi to cover 5 kilometers to the cruise port or wait for bus 256.

What to See in Hamburg Cruise Port

Hamburg rathaus (town hall), hamburg museums, lake alster, st. nicholas church , miniatur wunderland.

Old Elbe Tunnel 

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Port of Hamburg – Harbour

Hamburg is one of Germany’s largest cities and home to the second largest port in all Europe. It’s a city boasting historic architecture, culture, many theatres and music events, great shopping and inviting parks such as the Hamburg’s botanical gardens.

Best pre and post cruise hotels, b&b’s and apartments near Hamburg passenger terminals HafenCity and Altona, in the city centre (downtown or mitte), near the central train station and HAM airport.

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Accommodation in the city centre is within easy reach of all famous sights, the port, harbour and attractions. Many local cafes, restaurants and bars can be reached on foot. Some establishments feature a large spa, modern gym and indoor swimming pool.

A few hotels are located close to HafenCity and the Harbour area such as the AMERON hotel and 25hours Hotel. Lots of other properties are located within easy reach in the city centre. Closest hotels from Altona can be found around Bahnhof Altona (train station), only a few minutes away from the terminal. However most cruise passengers and visitors to the harbour choose to stay in Hamburg’s city centre, close to all major attractions and sights.

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Highly recommended 4 star hotel set by the port of Hamburg (Harbour) and the Reeperbahn entertainment district.

Located close to the Hamburg cruise passenger terminal, port and harbour. 15 min from the Old Town district.

Very popular hotel located along the River Elbe and the Reeperbahn, St. Pauli area of city. Great views of harbour.

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Port of Hamburg – HafenCity, Steinwerder and Altona Cruise Ship Terminal (Pier)

Cruise vessels tie up at four terminals, HafenCity, Altona, Überseebrücke and Steinwerder . All terminals are located within close proximity of the city centre. Hotels and b&b’s are an inexpensive taxi ride away from both embarkation or disembarkation terminals.

Hamburg Cruise Center Altona — Cruise facility, mainly used by larges cruise ships, is located in the old fish dock area, less than a mile downriver from the Landungsbrucken.

From Central Train Station to Altona: Take S1/S3/U3 to Landungsbrücken, from there take the HVV-ferry (line 62) direction to Finkenwerder and exit at Dockland, Hamburg Cruise Center Altona is located next to the ferry pier.

Address: Van-der-Smissen-Strasse 5, 22767 Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity — the modern cruise terminal is located in the harbour area, to the south of the downtown area.

From Central Station to HafenCity: Take the U4 and get off at “Überseequartier”. Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity is located 50m away. Address: Grosser Grasbrook/Chicagokai, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Cruise Centre 3 Steinwerder — located right in the heart of the port. The terminal can handle the largest vessels afloat.

Überseequartier — when it’s busy in port, largee sailing ships and small passenger vessels can tie up here close to the city centre. No matter if you are looking for a cheap place to stay, an over the top design hotel or a luxury 5 star accommodation, we offer you all of them and even more. All hotels are located within close distance of the cruise passenger piers of Hamburg Germany. Kiel Hotels are 1 hour away . Bremerhaven is just over 1,5 hours away and Warnemunde approx. 2 hours .

City located on the Alster and Elbe Rivers

Hamburg is situated on the Alster and Elbe rivers and boasts a large network of waterways and bridges. In fact Hamburg has more bridges than Venice in Italy .

The Old City or Altstadt offers unique architecture. Don’t miss Michaels Church with its impressive 132m high tower and built in the 18th century. It’s the most significant Baroque church in Northern Germany. Nearby is the Rathaus, the Neo-Renaissance City Hall of Hamburg. Art lovers must visit the Hamburger Kunsthalle, a major art museum displaying works of world famous painters.

A popular spot for families with kids is the Tierpark Hagenbeck Zoo. Another fun thing to do for children is the Miniatur Wunderland, home of the largest model railway layout in the world.

Popular by tourists are the scenic 1 hour harbour and Alster Lake cruises. These boat trips take you on the Elbe river, Binnenalster and Aussenalster, and connecting canals, offering views of shipyards and the main touristic sights of Hamburg.

Located in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg is the International Maritime Museum, housed in a beautiful brick warehouse building. Admire collections of Peter Tamm’s tiny and full ship models, maritime art, construction plans, dioramas of harbors, oil paintings of naval ships, and many more. There is even a large 25-foot Lego model of the Cunard Cruise Liner “Queen Mary 2”.

Plenty of reasonable priced hotels, cheaper hostels and cosy b&b’s can be found in the city centre (downtown), close to Hamburg’s central railway station, and nearby both cruise passenger terminals (HafenCity, Steinwerder and Altona).

Cruise companies sailing from the port include Cunard , AIDA , Tui Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd .

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Hamburg Airport — the passenger terminals are located about 10 miles or 16 km from the airport .

The airport is well served by taxis (25 to 30 minutes) and by the Jasper-Bus dept every 10 minutes, which takes you straight to Hamburg railway station.

Address : Flughafen Hamburg GmbH, Flughafenstrasse 1-3, 22335 Hamburg, Germany

The S-bahn station is located below the airport terminal.

From the Airport to Altona Cruise Center : cruise passengers can take the subway line S1 to “Landungsbrücken”, from there you have to take the HVV-ferry line 62 to Finkenwerder and exit Dockland. Hamburg Cruise Center Altona is located next to the ferry pier. From the Airport to HafenCity : cruise passengers can take the subway line S1 to “Jungfernstieg”, from there take the U4 and get off at “Überseequartier”. Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity is not far away.

Many reasonably priced properties offer a free shuttle transport service to/from HAM airport. The city centre can be reached in a little over 20 minutes.

The currency of Germany is the Euro (€). Credit cards and traveler’s checks are widely accepted.

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German is the language in Hamburg. English is widely spoken.

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Hamburg Steinwerder Cruise Center

Hamburg Steinwerder Cruise Center Buchheisterstraße 16, 20457 Hamburg

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Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

Hamburg hat ein gut ausgebautes Netz an öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. Dazu gehören die U- und S-Bahnen , Busse sowie die Hafenfähren der HADAG.

Einen guten Überblick bietet die Website des HVV.

Das Hamburg Steinwerder Cruise Center ist mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln m.E. ziemlich umständlich zu erreichen. Leider fährt weder S- noch U-Bahn dorthin. Wer mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln zum Cruise Center fahren möchte, sollte bis zum S-Bahnhof Veddel fahren und von dort mit dem Shuttle-Bus fahren. Dieser fährt nur an Tagen, wo Kreuzfahrtschiffe in Hamburg sind. Abfahrten S-/U-Bahnhof Veddel 7:30 / 8:30 / 9:30 & 10:30 / 11:30 und 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 und 17 Uhr. Die Fahrtzeit beträgt ca. 30 min. Die Abfahrt erfolgt an den HVV-Bus-Haltestellen 254 und 354 (Ausgang „Harburger Chaussee). Veddel ist vom Hauptbahnhof mit der S1/S2 erreichbar (2 Stationen). Am Besten ist man bucht die Tickets bereits vorher . Leider sind es auch noch Klein-Busse mit beschränkter Kapazität für das Gepäck. Eine einfache Fahrt für Erwachsene (und Kinder ab 7 Jahren) kostet 2,50 EUR. Kinder unter 6 Jahren fahren kostenfrei mit.

• direkt vor dem Cruise Terminal gibt es ca. 1500 Parkplätze. Wenige Schritte nur bis zum Cruise Center.
• Bei einer Online-Reservierung des Parkplatzes spart man ab dem 6. Tag (vor Ort 102 EUR) und online 95 EUR. 14 Tage kosten online 130 EUR /vor Ort 145 EUR
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• Der Anbieter ist auf Kreuzfahrtreisende spezialisiert. In Hamburg ist der Übergabeplatz für die Autos in der Moorfleeter Str. 51 in 22113 Hamburg. Von dort geht es dann mit dem Shuttle-Bus einschließlich dem Gepäck direkt bis zum Kreuzfahrtterminal. Fahrtzeit ca. 30 min.
• Preise: ab 39 EUR für einen Außenparkplatz, ab 79 EUR für Valet Parking und ab 100 EUR für eine PKW-Überführung

Hamburgs Flughafen „Helmut Schmidt“ befindet sich nördlich gelegen. Ein Transfer vom Flughafen zum Cruise Center Hafencity kann je nach Bedürfnissen geplant werden.

per Taxi: ca. 30 min Fahrzeit und ca. 30 bis 35 EUR

S-Bahn: direkt vom Flughafen fährt die S-Bahn Linie S1 bis zum Hauptbahnhof und dann umsteigen in die U-Bahn U4 bis zur Station Überseequartier.

Hamburg. Immer eine Reise wert oder auch „das Tor zur Welt“ genannt. Wenn Ihr eine Kreuzfahrt ab Hamburg gebucht habt, dann solltet ihr es nicht verpassen, Hamburg kennenzulernen. Ein passendes Hotel in der Nähe des Hamburg Steinwerder Cruise Center ist leicht gefunden:

Restaurants & Cafés

Im Hamburg Steinwerder Cruise Center oder in unmittelbarer Nähe gibt es leider (außer einem Bistro) keine Restaurants & Cafés. Neben unseren Empfehlungen für Restaurants & Cafés für die Hamburg Altona Cruise Center und Hafencity Cruise Center nennen wir Euch hier 4 weitere unserer Lieblingsrestaurants:

• Die besten Crépes nördlich der Bretagne;-)! Von herzhaften Buchweizen Crépes bis zu süßen Weizen Crépes. Alle sind lecker! Im Sommer kann man am Fleet auf der Terrasse speisen.
• Öffnungszeiten: täglich von 12 bis 22 Uhr
• Adresse: Deichstraße 39, 20459 Hamburg
• Telefonische Reservierung; 040 / 323 909
• DIe L’Osteria ist eine Restaurant-Kette mit Filialen in Deutschland, Niederlanden, Österreich, Frankreich und UK. Hier wird italienische Küche serviert. Frische Pizza, Pasta und Salate sowie Antipasti serviert. Die Pizza reicht für 2 ;). In Hamburg gibt es 3 Restaurants. Eines direkt in der Nähe vom Fischmarkt.
• Öffnungszeiten: Mo bis Sa 11 bis 0:00 Uhr / So 12 – 23:00 Uhr / Feiertage von 12 bis 23 Uhr
• Adresse: Große Elbstraße 49, 22767 Hamburg (außerdem noch Winterhuder Marktplatz und Dammtorstraße)
• Telefon: 040 / 70 29 85 70
• Hier ist „Fleisch ist mein Gemüse“ angesagt. Frische, kreative deutsche Küche überzeugt im alten Schlachthof von Hamburg.
• Öffnungszeiten: Mittagstisch von Mo bis Fr 12 bis 15 Uhr, Deli ab 15 Uhr, Restaurant täglich ab 18 Uhr (Sonntags schon ab 17 Uhr)
• Adresse: Lagerstraße 34b, 20357 Hamburg (Schanzenviertel)
• Hanseatisch – Japanisch ist hier das Motto der Küche. Die Küche ist offen und jeder kann schauen, wie die Gerichte gekocht werden. Angeboten werden Burger, Pasta, Salate, Suppen und japanische Spezialitäten. Mittags und abends hat das Restaurant geöffnet.
• Öffnungszeiten Mittag; Mo bis Sa von 11:30 bis 15 Uhr und zum Abend von Mi bis Sa von 18 bis 23:00 Uhr
• Adresse: Alsterufer 3, 20354 Hamburg (Nähe an der Außenalster)
• Telefon: 040 / 28 410 014

Sehenswürdigkeiten & Attraktionen

Hamburg hat vieles zu bieten. Vom größten deutschen Hafen, spannenden Museen, der Speicherstadt und den vielen Brücken bis hin zum Miniatur Wunderland.

• Hamburgs jüngste Attraktion (Fertigstellung 2016, nach langer, langer Bauzeit) ist die direkt an der Elbe gelegene Elbphilharmonie. Das Konzerthaus soll für jedermann zugänglich sein und bietet neben klassischen Konzerten auch moderne internationalen Künstlern eine Bühne. Die längste Rolltreppe Westeuropas führt auf die Aussichtsplattform der Elbphilharmonie.
• Die Plaza bietet auf 37 Metern Höhe eine öffentliche Aussichtsplattform mit einen spektakulärem Rundumblick auf die Stadt und den Hamburger Hafen. Tickets für einen Plaza-Besuch am selben Tag sind direkt vor Ort kostenfrei erhältlich. Ansonsten sind sie online buchbar für EUR 2.
• Eine Hafen-Rundfahrt bei schönem Wetter ist fast Pflicht. Hamburg ist der größte Seehafen Deutschlands und der zweitgrößte Europas. Vom Wasser aus kann man viele Attraktionen sehen: die Landungsbrücken, den Michel, die Speicherstadt, die neue Hafen-City, die Containerterminals sowie eine Vielzahl von Brücken, Schleusen und alten Gebäuden. Vielleicht seht ihr auch schon euer Kreuzfahrtschiff.
• Ob die traditionell Große Hafenrundfahrt, die Lichterfahrt am Abend oder eine kurze Fahrt. Ob auf einer Barkasse oder einem größerem Rad-Dampfer. Für jeden ist etwas dabei.
• Die meisten Schiffe fahren täglich zwischen 10 und 18 Uhr, meistens alle 30 oder 60 min. Die Fahrten starten und enden an den St. Pauli Landungsbrücken. Die großen Schiffe (z.B. Rad-Dampfer) fahren nicht durch die Fleete und die Speicherstadt.
• Tickets für die Hafen-Rundfahrt könnt ihr hier erwerben.
• Baubeginn der Speicherstadt war 1883, die Speicherstadt am Hamburger Hafen gehört zu den weltgrößten historischen Langerghauskomplexen. Seit 2015 steht die Speicherstadt auf der UNESCO Weltkulturerbe-Liste. Die Speicherstadt wird durch diverse Fleete durchzogen (Kehrwiederfleet, Brooksfleet, St. Annenfleet, Hölländischbrookfleet, Kleines Fleet und Wandrahmsfleet. Eine Vielzahl von Museen gibt es hier: u.a. Speicherstadtmuseum, Gewürzmuseum, Miniatur Wunderland und das Hamburg Dungeon . Die Speicherstadt kann gut zu Fuß oder mit einer kleinen Bootstour erkundet werden.
• Die evangelische Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis gilt als die bedeutendste und imposanteste Kirche Norddeutschlands. Sie ist im Barockstil erbaut.
• Neben Gottesdiensten finden regelmäßig zahlreiche Veranstaltungen statt.
• Die Aussichtsplattform des Michels gilt weltweit als die höchste 360 Grad Plattform auf einer Kirche.
• Einen wirklich spektakulären Blick auf Hamburg hat man von der 106 m hohen Plattform. Ein Fahrstuhl steht auch zur Verfügung. Der Nacht-Michel ist besonders beeindruckend, hier kann man den Michel ab 18 Uhr besichtigen.
• für die Turmbesichtigung: Erwachsene 5 EUR / Kinder 3,50 EUR
• für die Turmbesichtigung & Krypta: Erwachsene 7 EUR / Kinder 4 EUR
• Tickets für den Hamburger Michel könnt ihr hier buchen.
• Wo befindet sich der Michel: Englische Planke 1, 20459 Hamburg
• Mai bis 30. September: täglich 09:00 Uhr – 20:00 Uhr (letzter Einlass 19:30 Uhr)
• Oktober bis 31. Oktober: täglich 09:00 Uhr – 19:00 Uhr (letzter Einlass 18:30 Uhr)
• November bis 31. März: täglich 10:00 Uhr – 18:00 Uhr (letzter Einlass 17:30 Uhr)
• seit 2001 kann man die mit viel Liebe zum Detail aufgebaute Anlage in der Speicherstadt besichtigen
• zu besichtigen sind u.a. Amerika, Italien mit Venedig, Skandinavien, die Schweiz, Mitteldeutschland sowie natürlich Hamburg.
• das Miniatur Wunderland hat täglich geöffnet von 9:30 bis mindestens 18:00, Am Wochenende, an Feiertagen oder Dienstags und Freitags auch deutlich länger. Die aktuellen Öffnungszeiten werden immer auf der Website täglich veröffentlicht.
• Ticketpreis: Erwachsende 15 EUR / Kinder ab 15 Jahren 7,50 EUR / Kinder bis 1 m zahlen gar nichts
• Am Besten ist es gleich früh morgens oder am späten nachmittag das Miniatur Wunderland zu besuchen.
• Wo befindet sich das Miniatur Wunderland: Kehrwieder 2, 20457 Hamburg (in der Speicherstadt)
• Der Hamburger Fischmarkt ist ein Muss für jeden Hamburg-Besucher. Jeden Sonntag besuchen mehr als 70.000 Neugierige den Markt. Ob frischer Fisch, Grünpflanzen vom Holländer, Käse oder Obst und Gemüse. Hier wird noch marktschreierisch gearbeitet,
• Vom Cruise Center Altona zu Fuß 10 bis 15 min.
• Öffnungszeiten: Sommerzeit ( 1.4 bis 31.10.) immer am Sonntag von 5 bis 9:30 Uhr und Winterzeit (1.11. bis 31.3.) von 7 bis 9:30 Uhr
• Der Fischmarkt befindet sich in der Großen Elbstraße 9
• Blankenese kommt aus dem Plattdeutschem und bedeutet „Blanke Nese“ also blank, glatte Nase. Blankenese gehört zu den schönsten Stadtteilen von Hamburg. Mit seinem traumhaften Blick auf die Elbe, den unzähligen kleinen Gassen und verwickelten Wegen, den vielen Stufen (Treppenviertel) und den traumhaften Fachwerkhäusern, den alten Fischerhäusern und Kapitänshäusern ist Blankenese jeden Besuch wert.
• Von den Landungsbrücken kann man mit der HanseFerry (als Hop-on Hop-Off) bis nach Blankenese fahren. Zwischenstop ist Teufelsbrück. Bis Blankenese dauert die Fahrt ca. 1 Std. Erwachsene zahlen für Hin/Rück 18 EUR, Kinder (4 bis 14 Jahre) 9 EUR, eine Familie mit bis zu 4 Kindern 43 EUR. Als Alternative bleibt noch die Busverbindung direkt vom Kreuzfahrtterminal Altona mit dem Bus Nr. 111 bis Teufelsbrück (ca. 20 min.) und umsteigen in Bus 286 (Richtung Niflandring) bis Blankenese (ca. 15 min).
• Die Alster ist ein Nebenfluss der Elbe und teilt sich in die Binnen- und Außenalster. Sie befindet sich direkt im Zentrum. Die Binnenalster grenzt an den Jungfernstieg und den Ballindamm direkt an.
• Alsterrundfahrten werden von Ende März bis Ende Oktober täglich von 10:45 Uhr bis 16:45 Uhr mit stündlicher Abfahrt angeboten. Im November und Dezember fahren die Schiffe von Mo bis So um 11:15 Uhr, 12:45 Uhr und 14:15 Uhr. Zwischen Januar und März gibt es keine Touren. Erwachsene zahlen 15 EUR und Kinder/Jugendliche (3 bis 17 Jahren) 6 EUR.
• Abfahrt ab: Anleger Alsterdampfschifffahrt, Jungfernstieg Anleger 4, 20354 Hamburg
• Tickets können hier erworben werden.
• Eintrittspreise; Erwachsene 7 EUR, Kinder 2,50 EUR
• Liegeplatz Überseebrücke / 20459 Hamburg
• auf der Cap San Diego kann man auch übernachten! Reservierung erforderlich.
• Eintrittspreise: Erwachsene zahlen 5 EUR und Kinder (4 bis 12 Jahre) 4 EUR.
• Liegeplatz: Landungsbrücken, Ponton 1a, 20359 Hamburg
• Die Reeperbahn im Stadtteil St. Pauli ist die zentrale Straße zum Rotlicht- und Vergnügungsviertel für Erwachsene. Der Hamburger Kiez sind die Reeperbahn, die Großen Freiheit, Hamburger Berg und Hans-Albers Platz. Hier finden sich neben Nachclubs, Bars und Restaurants auch diverse Theater der leichten Unterhaltung. Auf der Reeperbahn finden u.a. auch Festivals und Weihnachsmärkte statt.

Weitere Hamburger Highlights sind:

• der Alte Elbtunnel
• Planten & Blomen
• Övelgönne & Museumshafen
• Kontorhausviertel & Chilehaus
• Schokoversum
• Hamburger Rathaus
• Krameramtsviertel
• Schanzenviertel
• Deichstraße

Ein Citypass Hamburg lohnt sich für all diejenigen die Lust haben, ein straffes Sightseeing-Programm durchzuziehen. Der Citypass umfasst ein tolles und umfangreiches Angebot von Vorteilen. Jetzt gleich buchen!

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

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We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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