We did not avail of the NCL shore excursion. We just got off the ship and walked a couple minutes to the train station. You don’t even have to buy the ticket from the machine as what everybody tried to do that caused a long wait. We just used the app, trainline and bought the ticket which was very convenient and fast. The ticket only cost $60 each with a return. As soon as we had confirmation, we boarded the train and travelled for 3 hours to the central station and got out of the public square in Potsdamer Platz. Pretty much walked around to see all major sights (Public Square, Panoramapunkt, Holocaust Memorial, Brandenburg Gate, Galeries Lafayette, Gendarmenmrkt, Checkpoint Charlie) to check out. We chose to ride the taxi from GendarmenMrkt back to the station which cost less than 9euro. Read Less

Exceptional things to do around the port. Very easy to walk around, eat, sight see and shop. No need to take a 2+ hour train ride to Berlin. Do that on another trip. Read Less

If you don't take the excursions you are stuck in Warnemunde itself, but that isn't all that bad. It is a quaint little city with a pretty church. The old old light-house is neat (you can climb to the top for 2 Euros) and the beach is always fun. Great fresh herring and smoked fish of all sorts, including eel. Read Less

very tipical tourist vilage Read Less

A pleasant port to walk around with a beach about 20 minutes walk from the ship Read Less

Took the shuttle in and enjoyed a stroll around the Market square and cathedral. Took the train to Wanermunde for a stroll around and lunch. A very pleasant day. Read Less

Amazing place a must see, Read Less

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 service), and then walked around. Everything was closed except for restaurants. It was Sunday. So it was a bit of a bust. Read Less

Interesting but was on a Sunday, all shops and restaurants closed. Read Less

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. Read Less

Got their late all shops closed as it was Sunday,cute town Read Less

We hired a guide in Berlin to maximize out time. Well worth it. Need to retrun Read Less

A great place to explore on your own , very easy to do with great places to eat and shop. Read Less

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. Read Less

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. Read Less

Horrible experience. Made us cancel all our other group tours. Read Less

I booked the tour with an independent tour company with 60% of the price of the cruise ship. Read Less

Took train ride on vintage steam train. It was a fun day out of the normal city tour day. Read Less

Wonderful and historic church. Enjoyed the outing very much. We had been to Berlin before. Read Less

We did our own excursion recommended by a travel blogger called Friends of David. It was an amazing tour. Read Less

Nice seaside resort. Read Less

Went walking along the coastline upto the lighthouse..enjoyed the scenery on the way n shopped for trinkets... Read Less

We took the ferry from Warnemunde to Rostock for the day. Very easy to do on your own. Read Less

Walked the city and ended with at the brewery. The brew master was very interesting to listen to and the pretzel and beer was great! Read Less

We walked to the local train station in Warnemunde from the ship, no more than 10 minutes, and got a day ticket for the local trains, £3.66 each. We took the train to Rostock, about 20 minutes away, and then a local tram to the old town centre. We enjoyed a coffee and then a stroll around Rostock old town and river side before heading back to Warnemunde where we had lunch at water side snack and fish bars. There is excellent souvenir shopping at the port. Read Less