Rare MMDown Under Posted June 27, 2019 #201 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, NSWP said: And so on they go to Germany, 4 hour bus ride each way Warnemunde/Berlin. They must be in port for a while. Nice city Berlin, but you need a couple of days there minimum. Yes better to enjoy places near Warnemunde, at your leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 27, 2019 Author #202 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, NSWP said: And so on they go on to Germany, 4 hour bus ride each way Warnemunde/Berlin. They must be in port for a while. Nice city Berlin, but you need a couple of days there minimum. With the current European heatwave, a few steins of ice cold Lowenbrau would be in order. Wunderbar !!!🍺 The train is next to the dock.When were there we took the train to Rostock and wandered around the old Medieval part of the town , or what was left of it after the war . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 27, 2019 #203 Share Posted June 27, 2019 59 minutes ago, NSWP said: And so on they go on to Germany, 4 hour bus ride each way Warnemunde/Berlin. They must be in port for a while. Nice city Berlin, but you need a couple of days there minimum. With the current European heatwave, a few steins of ice cold Lowenbrau would be in order, with a couple of bratwurst or a big pork knuckle on the side. With sauerkraut of course. Wunderbar !!!🍺 Yep too far for a decent look around. We went to Rostock instead, caught the local train, trams and boats to get around. then some beers and such before heading back to Warnemunde for some shopping and more Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted June 27, 2019 #204 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Warnemunde was a major base for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in WW2, including submarines. They got bombed out by the RAF and USAF. I have been to Berlin but not Warnemunde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 27, 2019 Author #205 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Looks like they have sailed past the cruise ship docks and have headed up the river to Rostock, an industrial port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 27, 2019 Author #206 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Bit hasty there . They may have gone up river to turn around. Now heading back up tu Warnemunde and Another Cruise has arrived.....Celebrity Silhouette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 27, 2019 Author #207 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 27, 2019 #208 Share Posted June 27, 2019 No worries, there are certainly plenty of ships that go up and down that river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendy Posted June 27, 2019 #209 Share Posted June 27, 2019 5 hours ago, NSWP said: And so on they go on to Germany, 4 hour bus ride each way Warnemunde/Berlin. They must be in port for a while. Nice city Berlin, but you need a couple of days there minimum. With the current European heatwave, a few steins of ice cold Lowenbrau would be in order, with a couple of bratwurst or a big pork knuckle on the side. With sauerkraut of course. Wunderbar !!!🍺 Princess runs a train to Berlin, an interesting trip, better than sitting in traffic on the autobahn. You walk to the train from the ship. We got to see quite a lot in one day, starting with a visit to a concentration camp, very sobering, then in Berlin all the main sights including checkpoint Charlie, some Americans passed on this because there was a Maccas nearby. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 27, 2019 Author #210 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Now on the way to Riga in Latvia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 28, 2019 #211 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I haven't been to Riga as yet, out previous Baltic cruises didn't stop in Latvia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 29, 2019 Author #212 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 29, 2019 Author #213 Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) Here a link to a live cam in Riga. It pans back and forth... https://worldcams.tv/latvia/riga/panoramic-view local time 7.00 am Edited June 29, 2019 by Kiwi Kruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 29, 2019 #214 Share Posted June 29, 2019 cool. cheers for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendy Posted June 29, 2019 #215 Share Posted June 29, 2019 5 port days in a row, that will be testing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 29, 2019 #216 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Just now, Gwendy said: 5 port days in a row, that will be testing! I agree. It will be very tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 29, 2019 #217 Share Posted June 29, 2019 5 ports in a row is always tough, but especially in old cities with cobblestones and such, very tough on the feet and legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 29, 2019 #218 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I'm doing a cruise next year that has 14 European port days in a row. There are a few ports where we'll be there overnight though so can take things a bit easier on those days, and some of the places we've been to before. Still, it will be exhausting unless we pace ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 29, 2019 #219 Share Posted June 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: I'm doing a cruise next year that has 14 European port days in a row. There are a few ports where we'll be there overnight though so can take things a bit easier on those days, and some of the places we've been to before. Still, it will be exhausting unless we pace ourselves. We did a back to back cruise in Europe that had 23 nights and only 4 sea days. It was wonderful but as you say, pacing yourself is essential, we would alternate between a full day type shorex and a 1/2 day type shorex for the duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendy Posted June 29, 2019 #220 Share Posted June 29, 2019 When we did the Baltics it was so port intensive we came home for a holiday. Lol Loved all the ports though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 29, 2019 #221 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Yes very tiring. We have a tour of Scandinavia next year and we follow that up with a cruise (to rest a bit). However, the cruis eis the Baltics so probably not much of a rest. The good thing is we have visited all but one port (Visby) before so we can take it easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted June 30, 2019 #222 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Most cruising through Europe is port intensive. Last year we did Baltics/Scandinanvia B2B on Sapphire Princess. A few days break in Southampton then British Isles on Royal Princess. I had to have another couple of weeks rest in England to get over it all before we headed to Heefrow. But of all European cruising, The Med is the most port intensive, but then again you are not there for a haircut, you are there to see the places, not just the inside of a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted June 30, 2019 #223 Share Posted June 30, 2019 19 hours ago, MicCanberra said: 5 ports in a row is always tough, but especially in old cities with cobblestones and such, very tough on the feet and legs. Indeed, my feet and knees played up a treat walking around Tallin on ye olde cobblestones. I wonder how many tourists break their ankles there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky55 Posted June 30, 2019 #224 Share Posted June 30, 2019 (edited) On 6/24/2019 at 8:23 AM, Gwendy said: Leaving in 2 weeks to join her in Dover. Hope it is sorted. Some people on board do not seem to be happy campers. Gwendy, Please keep us all up to date on your journey on Sea Princess once you board - we love to hear how others travel 😎 I’m sure it will be wonderful. 💕 Rose Edited June 30, 2019 by Porky55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 30, 2019 #225 Share Posted June 30, 2019 17 hours ago, MicCanberra said: We did a back to back cruise in Europe that had 23 nights and only 4 sea days. It was wonderful but as you say, pacing yourself is essential, we would alternate between a full day type shorex and a 1/2 day type shorex for the duration. Our last Med cruise was 21 nights and 5 sea days. We mostly did half day shorex and/or just pottered around the ports by ourselves. The sea days were nicely spaced out on that cruise so we didn't feel like we were overdoing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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