Rostock Trip Overview
Those who don’t want to go far (to Berlin) are welcome to explore what port proximity has to offer: Warnemuende & Rostock, two charming Hanseatic towns with stunning architecture, interesting history and lots of photo opportunities!
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Rostock, Germany
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Those who don’t want to go far (to Berlin) are welcome to explore what port proximity has to offer: Warnemuende & Rostock, two charming Hanseatic towns with stunning architecture, interesting history and lots of photo opportunities!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Warnemünde Cruise Center, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Meet at the Warnemuende Rostock pier and start with a walking tour of Warnemuende. An enthusiastic local guide will share insight into the local history and present with you and take you to the most prominent places in Warnemuende and Rostock. The tour starts with a stroll through Warnemuende, the fisherman’s village and seaside resort your ship docks in today. See the typical gabled houses of the 18th and 19th century with their half-timbered facades and ornamented doors and gables. The authentic “Old Stream” canal with its fisherman’s boats, boutiques, cafés and often street art performance is an absolute must-see. Above all towers the lighthouse of 1898 and the sandy beach. (Please note this tour cannot be run from ships docking in Rostock as there is no access to public transportation in this port. This tour is only offered to ship which dock in Warnemuende Port)
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Town Hall Rostock, Neuer Markt 1a, 18055 Rostock, Germany
Head to Rostock on the public train and tram An approx. 30 min train ride away is the heart of Rostock, the biggest and most well known city of Mecklenburg county. This old hanseatic and university town offers a rich variety of sights and photo opportunities. During your guided walk of the historic center see the splendid town hall, lively market square, historic university, medieval monastery of the Holy Cross as well as the buzzling boulevard Kroepeliner Strasse and the brick gothic town wall and mighty town gates.
Stop At: St. Mary’s Church, Rostock, b. d. Marienkirche 2, 18055 Rostock, Germany
inside visit to St. Marien Church with astronomical clock and continue guided walk
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Warnemünde Cruise Center, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Time at leisure for example for shopping or a snack. Enjoy some time for browsing or shopping before returning to the port by tram and train again. All times are approximate times and will be adapted to the docking times of the ship. The tour typically starts at 9:00AM but for ships docking at 9:30AM the tour departure will be at 9:45AM. Please note this tour is only offered from ships docking in Warnemünde and cannot be offered from the following ships docking in Rostock, Überseehafen.
