Rostock port to train station

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Serenade was originally scheduled to dock in Warnemunde but now seems to be docking in Rostock. Is there transportation from Rostock dock to the train station or is there only one port that being Warnemunde/Rostock?

 

Thanks

[Travelanni]

Serenade was originally scheduled to dock in Warnemunde but now seems to be docking in Rostock. Is there transportation from Rostock dock to the train station or is there only one port that being Warnemunde/Rostock?

 

Thanks

 

Hi, this seems to be a point of confusion with many people due to the way in which the cruise companies advertise this port as either 'Berlin' (totally misleading as Berlin is 200klms south) or Warnemünde. :confused:

The whole complex is officially the Port of Rostock and the usual place for cruise ships to berth is the Warnemünde Cruise Terminal, part of the port but situated in the seaside suburb of Warnemünde about 30mins from the Rostock city centre. These are berths P1-4, P7 and P8. There is a direct s-bahn train service from the Cruise Terminal to the Rostock main station.

 

However, at the height of the season, when there are more than 3 cruise ships or other visiting ships in Warnemünde some cruise ships must use the Rostock commercial (ferry and cargo) docks across the river. These are berths LP31, LP41 and LP42. There is no train service but most ships run a shuttle and there is a public transport bus to the nearest train station on the Warnemünde/Rostock s-bahn line.

The berths are assigned at least a year in advance and the Port of Rostock publishes a schedule of port calls in February of each year. All you need is the name of your ship and your due date in the port to check where you will berth. The assigned berths rarely change at short notice despite what the cruise companies may tell you.

http://www.rostock-port.de/en/cruise-shipping/port-calls/2017-port-calls.html

 

On my web site you will find a page for each set of berths with details on how to get to the main station in Rostock.

 

I hope this helps to clear up the confusion

Happy cruising :)

Anni

www.travelanni.webs.com

Edited February 26, 2017 by Travelanni

[GradUT]

Excellent information from Travelanni!

 

Just adding our experience with docking in the Rostock commercial docks a couple of years ago on the HAL Eurodam:

 

Our ship offered a free shuttle bus to Rostock and a free ferry to Warnemuende. A LOT of people wanted to go to Warnemuende in the morning and there was a long line for the ferries. (Despite getting off the ship soon after it cleared, we had to wait about 30+ minutes just for a ferry.)

 

In the early afternoon, after spending time in Warnemuende, we took the S-Bahn to Rostock which was easy to do. Then, after sightseeing there, we took the ship's free shuttle back to the ship. (If you do something like this, before you get off the ship, you need to know exactly where to meet the shuttle bus in Rostock. There won't be any signs for it and the locals won't know.)

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Thanks to both of you for your replies. Now it makes more sense.