We didn’t want to travel all the way to Berlin, so decided to just stay close to the ship. I wish I had done some sort of tour in the area. We had difficulties getting a train to Rostock ( would not take credit cards, thankfully a nice couple told us about an app we could get tic with) and it was a bit frustrating for a lot of people. When we got to Rostock, we had lunch (good food, horrible ...
Enjoyed wandering around Warnemunde harbor canal town and beach in the morning and then taking the train (with a Mecklenburg state two-person day pass) to Schwerin to visit its castle and castle garden. We didn't do Berlin excursion since it was 3 hours one way and we had already been to Berlin three previous times. ...
We didn't register for a shore excursion but rather engaged in a self-directed tour. It was easily done -- good shopping, food, beach. It was nice. ...
We toured Berlin with SPB. While the tour was great, Berlin is over 3 hours away by bus or train. This city is large and should not be explored independently given the limited amount of time you will have. ...