We took a tour that we booked through a private tour company. We rode a nice bus into the city of Berlin and spent the day seeing all the sights of a modern city with a jaded past. A must see for all World War II history buffs. It's a very long day due to the distance from the port to Berlin. It is 3 hours each way. Read Less

Walked around Wernemende which is a very nice little seaside town as did not want to spend 6 hours on the train to get to Berlin and back. Read Less

This was not Berlin but Warnemunde which is 3 hours from Berlin. We felt it was too long a journey so we stayed in the port and we are so glad we did as it was a lovely place. The people who went to Berlin were exhausted on their return. Read Less

visit waremunde, light house, and rostock. The public transportation is very convenience. Read Less

Didn’t go to berlin. Stayed in Warnemunde and it was a lovely quaint seaside town. Water was freezing through! Lovely walk on the beach and through the town. Read Less

Just stayed in Warnemunde since Berlin so far, about 6 hours round trip by train. Just walked into Warnemunde and did a little shopping and hung out at beach bar right on beach close to water. There is a walk way out to the bar on the beach so you do not have to take your shoes off or get sand in them. Also climbed lighthousse tower for some nice views of area. Read Less

We went to Lubeck and Wismar. Nice day. Good tour...not from the ship. Read Less

Warnemünde great place , 5 min walk in, cute like a old seaside town Read Less

Went to Lubeck & Wismar on a tour (not Berlin), not worth it. Read Less

Didn't go into Berlin, stayed in Warnemunde. Very nice summer town with beautiful beach and nice shops. Read Less

Lovely place Read Less

Tour conducted by well informed student. German lunch a change from the terrace cafe Read Less

One of the highlights of the cruise and booked with TJ Travel which as I covered above was exceptional. Boris our tour guide was fabulous and for those thinking they don't want to take the 90 mins to Berlin from the ship, it goes by quickly, you have a stop plus you see the German countryside. We would not have missed this for the world and Berlin is an extraordinary city that is worth a visit by itself. Read Less

Berlin on your own - shuttle bus, but no aircon on the way back in 35 degree heat. That is just bad luck. We encountered scammers so mind your bags. Walked around the major sites. If had more time I would check out the palaces outside the city. I felt Berlin had lots of history, but personally have enjoyed other cities more. Read Less

We did our own thing in Warnemunde where they were having a Tall Ship Festival. It was a lovely little town and the Tall Ships were beautiful. Read Less

Warnemunde is a lovely seaside town. The ship docked 5 min walk to canal lined with restaurants and cafes. This was a nice quiet day after previous days of city sightseeing. The beach is broad and sandy and we spent the day wandering along the promenade and reading our books on the beach. Being the Baltic, the sea was a bit cold for a swim, and there was a strong breeze, but some hardy Germans did venture in! The beach has loads of beach shelters/deck chairs which you can hire for the day. Read Less

Train station is 10min walk from port of passengers want to go independent to Berlin or Rostock Read Less

Stayed at Wanamunde and Rostok, very pretty and surviving a 7 hour coach trip to Berlin Read Less

This port is actually 3 hours (by train) north of Berlin. So if you want to see Berlin, it is a minimum of 6 hours travel by train and can be a very long day. We opted out and plan to do a road trip of Germany in the future. We took a quick train ride to Rostock. Buying the train ticket was the most challenging part of the day. But with patience, it got done. It was nice not to be in a city (knowing many city ports were coming up) and just meander through a town. We walked to the main square and spent time in St. Mary's church, a 13th century church, worth the train ride alone. Although we did not opt to do so as our travel partners were tiring, there is time and we would have loved to grab a beer at one of the cafes in the square and just enjoy our time in Germany. We made up for it. We took the train back to Warnemunde (where the ship actually comes to port), a seaside village. Our travel partners returned to the ship and we strolled through the, busy/crowded, seaside/beach community, but it was nice. We climbed the lighthouse for a great view of the area, strolled the beach barefoot, and hit a cafe for a German beer, German Reisling and bratwurst before returning the ship. A lovely day and not chaotic. Read Less

Made our way to Rostock, used local transport, bus, tram and train, lovely place and well worth a visit Read Less

Rostock (Germany) - Surprisingly peaceful and clean. We enjoyed our day here especially the shops and harbour. Read Less

Visited Rostock and Warnemunden but a little underwhelming compared to the previous stops. In hindsight should have gone to Berlin. Read Less

Berlin excursion was too long/far Read Less

Finland a clean and simple city, catch a shuttle bus and explore - 2 or 3 hours will take in most of the major sites Read Less

We took the S-bahn to Rostock hoping to see the Stasi museum, but it was closed. It was still a short, enjoyable visit. We enjoyed the ocean resort town of Warnemunde more, though. Read Less