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Hi Anni,

First I want to thank you for the information you provide on your website and this forum. It is invaluable for us first time travelers to Germany.

 

You have listed the best rate for 4 people traveling via train from Berlin to Warenemunde (68 euro). We have a group of 5 from our roll call meeting in Berlin 2 days before our May 26 Getaway cruise. Looking on the Bahn.de website, a group rate starts at 6 people. Is there a great rate for 5 traveling together? The 4 for 68 rate breaks down to about 17 euro each...is it simplistic of me to think a 5th person would be 17 euro also? Not sure if we are going to try and purchase our tickets online prior to leaving the US or buy at the station before we depart.

 

Thank again for your help.

 

Deb

From Anni's website: http://travelanni.webs.com/ticketsdeutschebahnlocal.htm

Best price option for:- Berlin, Monday to Friday

Quer-Durchs-Land Ticket - Cross Country Ticket

This ticket is valid Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 3am the following

day using regional (red - RE, RB, S) trains only, anywhere in Germany.

1 person : EUR 44.00

2 people : EUR 52.00

3 people : EUR 60.00

4 people : EUR 68.00

5 people : EUR 76.00

Best price option for:- Berlin, Saturday and Sunday

Schönes Wochenende Ticket - Great Week-end Ticket

This ticket is valid on either Saturday or Sunday between midnight and

3am the following day using regional (red - RE, RB, S) trains only,

anywhere in Germany.

Up to 5 people

EUR 42.00 bought online.

EUR 44.00 bought from a machine, ticket office or on the train

Hi Anni,

First I want to thank you for the information you provide on your website and this forum. It is invaluable for us first time travelers to Germany.

 

You have listed the best rate for 4 people traveling via train from Berlin to Warenemunde (68 euro). We have a group of 5 from our roll call meeting in Berlin 2 days before our May 26 Getaway cruise. Looking on the Bahn.de website, a group rate starts at 6 people. Is there a great rate for 5 traveling together? The 4 for 68 rate breaks down to about 17 euro each...is it simplistic of me to think a 5th person would be 17 euro also? Not sure if we are going to try and purchase our tickets online prior to leaving the US or buy at the station before we depart.

 

Thank again for your help.

 

Deb

Hi Deb,

Thank you for your appreciation.

The fares quoted by Sauer Kraut from my web site will rise as from mid December. I am in the process of updating the site (fares, timetables etc) for 2017 and hope to have it finished by next week so please bear with me.

If you are certain of your travel dates it is a good idea to buy the special tickets (for regional RE trains) on-line shortly before leaving home to avoid wasting time in queues. Of course full price, standard tickets for the long distance, express trains (IC/ICE) should be be bought 3 months in advance to get the best deals.

Please check the web site later next week for the updates.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hi Deb,

Thank you for your appreciation.

The fares quoted by Sauer Kraut from my web site will rise as from mid December. I am in the process of updating the site (fares, timetables etc) for 2017 and hope to have it finished by next week so please bear with me.

If you are certain of your travel dates it is a good idea to buy the special tickets (for regional RE trains) on-line shortly before leaving home to avoid wasting time in queues. Of course full price, standard tickets for the long distance, express trains (IC/ICE) should be be bought 3 months in advance to get the best deals.

Please check the web site later next week for the updates.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Thanks Anni for the information. I will check back after the update.

And thanks Sauer-Kraut for the prices. The page I had bookmarked must have been out of date as it only showed up to 4 people.

We are looking at taking a Norwegian cruise May 26 stopping from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. We will be traveling with 6 adults and a 9 month old. I would like to see Berlin but am realizing that is probably not practical with a little one. We enjoy hiking, scenery and unique sights. Is there anything thats within a reasonable distance by walking or public transportation that we may like. I know the baby won't "enjoy" much but litte ones usually don't need to be entertained by much.

I considered a tour but most include other people so the schedule may not be flexible if we need it to be and some don't want a child along especially if she gets fussy.

Also tours get quite pricey when I'm footing the bill! :):eek:

We are looking at taking a Norwegian cruise May 26 stopping from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. We will be traveling with 6 adults and a 9 month old. I would like to see Berlin but am realizing that is probably not practical with a little one. We enjoy hiking, scenery and unique sights. Is there anything thats within a reasonable distance by walking or public transportation that we may like. I know the baby won't "enjoy" much but litte ones usually don't need to be entertained by much.

I considered a tour but most include other people so the schedule may not be flexible if we need it to be and some don't want a child along especially if she gets fussy.

Also tours get quite pricey when I'm footing the bill! :):eek:

Hi tidygirl. I don't have any information in regards to your question but it looks like you are on the same cruise I am on. Come join our roll call:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2316856

Also Anni's website has a wealth of information about the Warnemunde/Rostock area so you should be able to find some ideas of things to do there that would be enjoyable for everyone.

We are looking at taking a Norwegian cruise May 26 stopping from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. We will be traveling with 6 adults and a 9 month old. I would like to see Berlin but am realizing that is probably not practical with a little one. We enjoy hiking, scenery and unique sights. Is there anything thats within a reasonable distance by walking or public transportation that we may like. I know the baby won't "enjoy" much but litte ones usually don't need to be entertained by much.

I considered a tour but most include other people so the schedule may not be flexible if we need it to be and some don't want a child along especially if she gets fussy.

Also tours get quite pricey when I'm footing the bill! :):eek:

Look at post 495 on this thread and if you're interested, drop me an e mail.

Simon

@sddsddean - I did send you an email

@debenson - I do have the cruise on hold but won't know till the first of Dec if my hubby will get that time off or I will have to switch :confused:

Anni,

Thanks for all the great information - I found it really helpful. I was planning a trip to either Schwerin or Güstrow on our port day (5th June 2017) but as it is a Monday both palaces will be closed. Is there still enough to justify a visit to Schwerin without seeing the inside of the Palace?

Also - did you know that you have a link to an escort service on the Rostock page of your website? And not a tour guide kind of escort! I couldn't find a contact me link on the website so I thought I'd let you know here.

Michelle

Anni,

 

Thanks for all the great information - I found it really helpful. I was planning a trip to either Schwerin or Güstrow on our port day (5th June 2017) but as it is a Monday both palaces will be closed. Is there still enough to justify a visit to Schwerin without seeing the inside of the Palace?

 

Also - did you know that you have a link to an escort service on the Rostock page of your website? And not a tour guide kind of escort! I couldn't find a contact me link on the website so I thought I'd let you know here.

 

Michelle

Hi Michelle, thank you for your appreciation.

Schwerin is a lovely baroque town, set on 7 lakes. Many of the buildings have connections with the ruling Ducal family. The palace gardens on the edge of the largest lake are beautiful and the outside of the palace is, to my mind, more interesting than the interior. On a Baltic cruise you see some really splendid palaces, especially in St. Petersburg, so missing the interior of Schwerin is no great deal. The park surrounding the castle has some interesting features and is very pleasant in summer. Guided walks in English are available. Please see my Schwerin page for details.

There are some nice cruises on the lakes, the landing stage is right next to the palace. The 4-See cruise includes the three smaller lakes within the suburbs, lovely waterside houses and quaint week-enders, approx 1.5hrs. Or you can take the ferry to Zippendorf, about 20 mins. to the lake beach for a swim. Return on the ferry at 3.50pm or on the tram.

For more info. see http://en.schwerin.com/en/attractions/water/boat_tours/index.html (in English) or

https://weisseflotteschwerin.de/ (German only.)

You could also combine Schwerin with Wismar if you have the time.

Many thanks for the tip re. the link on the Rostock page, now deleted. I have no idea how it got there and apologise to anyone whom it may have offended. It is just the latest in a long line of unexplained additions to my internet activities which have caused me recently to get out of the social media scene completely and strengthen my security. Hopefully it will not happen again.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hi Anni, my family and I will be in Schwerin on a cruise shore excursion next July, and will be buying lunch/midday snack on our own in the town before visiting the castle. Are there a lot of choices there, reasonably priced? My teens are picky eaters so we don't need anything fancy. And I assume that we pay with euros? Thank you for any info you can give me.

 

Hi Michelle, thank you for your appreciation.

Schwerin is a lovely baroque town, set on 7 lakes. Many of the buildings have connections with the ruling Ducal family. The palace gardens on the edge of the largest lake are beautiful and the outside of the palace is, to my mind, more interesting than the interior. On a Baltic cruise you see some really splendid palaces, especially in St. Petersburg, so missing the interior of Schwerin is no great deal. The park surrounding the castle has some interesting features and is very pleasant in summer. Guided walks in English are available. Please see my Schwerin page for details.

There are some nice cruises on the lakes, the landing stage is right next to the palace. The 4-See cruise includes the three smaller lakes within the suburbs, lovely waterside houses and quaint week-enders, approx 1.5hrs. Or you can take the ferry to Zippendorf, about 20 mins. to the lake beach for a swim. Return on the ferry at 3.50pm or on the tram.

For more info. see http://en.schwerin.com/en/attractions/water/boat_tours/index.html (in English) or

https://weisseflotteschwerin.de/ (German only.)

You could also combine Schwerin with Wismar if you have the time.

 

Many thanks for the tip re. the link on the Rostock page, now deleted. I have no idea how it got there and apologise to anyone whom it may have offended. It is just the latest in a long line of unexplained additions to my internet activities which have caused me recently to get out of the social media scene completely and strengthen my security. Hopefully it will not happen again.

 

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Anni - thanks for the great tips. We'll definitely take the train to Scherwin during our port stop at Warnemunde. Glad I could help re the link.

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Hi Anni, my family and I will be in Schwerin on a cruise shore excursion next July, and will be buying lunch/midday snack on our own in the town before visiting the castle. Are there a lot of choices there, reasonably priced? My teens are picky eaters so we don't need anything fancy. And I assume that we pay with euros? Thank you for any info you can give me.

I was in Schwerin in August. The shopping area has plenty of fast food places, bakeries, restaurants and bar/restaurants. Your teens will be fine! You pay in Euros and also by credit card if you wish - which we did.

As previously stated, we too found the inside of the castle very underwhelming and would have preferred to have spent more time outside. You won't miss much if you don't go inside it.

Thank you Mim! Good to know.

Hi Anni! My name is John from New York. I am sailing on the NCL Jade from Hamburg in July 17'. I have never been to Hamburg, or Europe for that matter, before. We will be arriving in Hamburg 2 days before sailing. While searching for a pre-cruise hotel, we came across the "25hour Hotel" in Hafen City. The hotel is certainly unique and looks interesting with views of the harbor, but I have some questions. It is not in the center city area, how difficult would it be to get back and forth? My thought on avoiding center city is the G20 Conference taking place in Hamburg the week before our arrival. Not much seems to be in the area of the hotel, Google Earth actually shows construction sites around the hotel. Do you have any knowledge about this hotel and the area it is in?? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and Happy Holidays!!

Hi Anni! My name is John from New York. I am sailing on the NCL Jade from Hamburg in July 17'. I have never been to Hamburg, or Europe for that matter, before. We will be arriving in Hamburg 2 days before sailing. While searching for a pre-cruise hotel, we came across the "25hour Hotel" in Hafen City. The hotel is certainly unique and looks interesting with views of the harbor, but I have some questions. It is not in the center city area, how difficult would it be to get back and forth? My thought on avoiding center city is the G20 Conference taking place in Hamburg the week before our arrival. Not much seems to be in the area of the hotel, Google Earth actually shows construction sites around the hotel. Do you have any knowledge about this hotel and the area it is in?? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and Happy Holidays!!

Hi John, thank you for your greetings.

I am sorry but I don't feel qualified to comment on Hamburg, after it was pointed out that it is 'not NE Germany' and that questions on Hamburg should be posted on a different thread where 'others with better knowledge' could see them, although it is my shopping city and favourite city in the world for that matter. I'm sure that JMM Hamburg will be happy to help though.

Thanks for the reminder about the G20 conference. After experiencing the mayhem it created in Rostock a few years ago I will make sure not to go shopping in Hamburg that week.

Wherever you stay I'm sure you will enjoy Hamburg as much as I do.

Seasons Greetings and Happy Planning

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

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Hi Anni! My name is John from New York. I am sailing on the NCL Jade from Hamburg in July 17'. I have never been to Hamburg, or Europe for that matter, before. We will be arriving in Hamburg 2 days before sailing. While searching for a pre-cruise hotel, we came across the "25hour Hotel" in Hafen City. The hotel is certainly unique and looks interesting with views of the harbor, but I have some questions. It is not in the center city area, how difficult would it be to get back and forth? My thought on avoiding center city is the G20 Conference taking place in Hamburg the week before our arrival. Not much seems to be in the area of the hotel, Google Earth actually shows construction sites around the hotel. Do you have any knowledge about this hotel and the area it is in?? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and Happy Holidays!!

Hi John,

I can tell you the 25h Hotel at HafenCity ist a great place to stay with.

It´s very close to the cruise terminal, the new HafenCity, Elbphiharmonie and the city Center.

The week after the G20 conference there will be no hazzles in the City!

But unfortnately Nowegian Jade will not call at HafenCity Cruise Terminal but at Cruise Terminal Altona where you have to go by cab.

Peter

We will be in Warnemunde on May 26 from 7.30 am till 10:30 pm.

We would kind of like to go to Berlin but the 6 hours of riding is kind of putting me off as we will be travelling with our 9 month old grand daughter. I had thought of booking a private tour but if we discover the baby is not a good traveler we would stand to lose a fair amount of money if we would cancel.

So I'm thinking of trying to have 2 options for us do public transportation to Berlin on our own or find something closer we would all enjoy.

We are a couple that's 50 travelling with adult kids 25 to 29. We actually prefer scenery, and outdoorsy stuff such a hiking. Any options for that not too far from the port?

How about rugen-konighstull (sp)national park? Would that fit our interests? Is that fairly close and would be doable with public transportation or private guides what are our options?

Nationalpark Jasmund looks interesting. I think the easiest thing would be to rent a car, that way if the toddler acts up you can drive somewhere else. Also, looking at the map from Warnemunde to Koenigsstuhl you can pass through Stralsund which is also a Hansastadt and has some interesting sights to visit. http://www.koenigsstuhl.com/en/directions/travel-tips/

driving time about 1 3/4 hours.

If you would rather stay closer to the ship, and its a nice day, just walking along the harbor to the end of the beach area in Warnemunde is lovely, you can stroll at your own pace, spend time on the beach building sandcastles and having a relaxing day.

Hello Annie, we will be cruising from Warnemunde on NCL in June. Thinking of flying into the Rostock airport from Munich. Do you know anything about the Rebus 127? I can only find the website in German. Otherwise I believe we have to take a bus to Gustow then take the train into Rostock station. Do these buses leave directly from the airport? Thanks for any information.

Hi Travelanni

Thanks for the information, it's been really helpful reading all of your advice.

We arrive in Warnemunde on the 1st of August 2017, at 9am and then leave at 11pm.

We were thinking of catching the bus to Bad Doberan, doing the Molli train. Catch a train to Rostock and then back to Warnemunde for the evening. Does this sound feasible?

Also would it be worth buying an all day travel card? There are 4 of us

best regards Mel

Hi Travelanni

 

Thanks for the information, it's been really helpful reading all of your advice.

 

We arrive in Warnemunde on the 1st of August 2017, at 9am and then leave at 11pm.

 

We were thinking of catching the bus to Bad Doberan, doing the Molli train. Catch a train to Rostock and then back to Warnemunde for the evening. Does this sound feasible?

 

Also would it be worth buying an all day travel card? There are 4 of us

 

best regards Mel

Hi Mel,

We did exactly this a few years ago. Drop me an e mail and I'll send you a 'how to do it' e mail.

Simon

I'm looking for some help.

We are a group of 6 people sailing on Independence of the Seas on 7th July 2017.

We dock at the Steinwerder Cruise Port on 12th July, from 07:00-22:00. How do we get from Steinwerder to the centre of Hamburg? One member in our group cannot walk long distances.

Hi Travelanni

 

Thanks for the information, it's been really helpful reading all of your advice.

 

We arrive in Warnemunde on the 1st of August 2017, at 9am and then leave at 11pm.

 

We were thinking of catching the bus to Bad Doberan, doing the Molli train. Catch a train to Rostock and then back to Warnemunde for the evening. Does this sound feasible?

 

Also would it be worth buying an all day travel card? There are 4 of us

 

best regards Mel

Dear Mel, Please accept my apologies for the late reply but I have just returned from holidays.

I guess that by now you have the information from Simon but some things may have changed so I will reply too.

The bus stop at the Warnemünde Werft station is now right alongside the train platform.

The buses are still timed to connect with the Molli. Dep. Warnemünde Werft 9:40, arr. Bad Doberan Station 10:14.

Trains to Rostock (better than the bus) depart Bad Doberan shortly after the return of the Molli.

It would definitely be worthwhile to buy a Group Day Ticket @24€ (32€ if bought separately). This ticket covers bus to Bad Doberan, train to Rostock Main station, tram to Rostock City and back to station, train to Warnemünde.

It will also cover the cross river ferry in Warnemünde if you would like a nice evening view of your ship and the town.

It does not, of course, cover the Molli which is a privately owned company.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com

Hello Annie, we will be cruising from Warnemunde on NCL in June. Thinking of flying into the Rostock airport from Munich. Do you know anything about the Rebus 127? I can only find the website in German. Otherwise I believe we have to take a bus to Gustow then take the train into Rostock station. Do these buses leave directly from the airport? Thanks for any information.

Hi, I have to confess that I know very little about the airport. It has only become popular in the last couple of years, since I left Rostock.

However, the 127 is a dedicated shuttle bus between the airport and Rostock Hbf. where you would change to the s-bahn to Warnemünde. I found this information at http://www.rostock-airport.de/en/getting-here.html

There is no public transport between the airport and Güstrow.

Hope this helps.

Happy cruising :)

Anni

http://www.travelanni.webs.com