Bon Voyage Sea Princess World Cruise 2019

[MMDown Under]

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.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

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 . 

[MicCanberra]

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.

[NSWP]

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.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Looks like they have sailed past the cruise ship docks and have headed up the river to Rostock, an industrial port.

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

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 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

[MicCanberra]

No worries, there are certainly plenty of ships that go up and down that river.

[Gwendy]

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.  

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Now on the way to Riga in Latvia.

 

[MicCanberra]

I haven't been to Riga as yet, out previous Baltic cruises didn't stop in Latvia.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

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

[MicCanberra]

cool. cheers for that.

[Gwendy]

5 port days in a row, that will  be testing!

[Aus Traveller]

Just now, Gwendy said:

5 port days in a row, that will  be testing!

I agree. It will be very tiring.

[MicCanberra]

5 ports in a row is always tough, but especially in old cities with cobblestones and such, very tough on the feet and legs.

[OzKiwiJJ]

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.

[MicCanberra]

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.

[Gwendy]

When we did the Baltics it was so port intensive we came home for a holiday. Lol  Loved all the ports though.

[MicCanberra]

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.

[NSWP]

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.

[NSWP]

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.

[Porky55]

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

[OzKiwiJJ]

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.