MV Frederic Chopin – 2011

Stralsund to Potsdam

DAY PORT ARRIVAL DEPARTURE OPTIONAL TOUR INFORMATION
Saturday Stralsund, Germany   5:00pm Embarkation - begins 3:00pm
  Zingst, Germany 9:00pm    
Sunday Zingst, Germany   5:00pm M Fischland, Darss, Zingst
        M Sailing Tour
Monday Vitte (Isle of Hiddensee) 8:00am 10:15am M Circular Tour w/ Horse Carriage Tour
  Rügen (Wittower Fäehre) 11:45am 5:00pm A Island Tour
        A Traditional Boat Trip
        A Jasmund Walking Tour
Tuesday Griefswald-Wieck 8:00am 11:00am M City Walk
  Peenemünde (Isle of Usedom) 2:00pm 3:00pm A Imperial Spa Towns on Usedom Island #1
  Wolgast (Isle of Usedom) 4:00pm 7:00pm A Bodden Fisherman City Tour
Wednesday Szczecin, Poland 10:00am 5:00pm A City Tour
Thursday Oderberg, Germany 7:30am 8:30pm M Oder Marshlands
        A Chorin Monastary and the Health Land
Friday Spandau, Germany 10:30am   A Berlin City Tour
         
Saturday Spandau, Germany   5:30am  
  Berlin (Potsdam) 8:00am   Disembarkation - until 10:00am
Itineraries and excursions are subject to change..
M = morning tour A = afternoon tour E = evening tour F = full day tour

#1 Re-embarkation in Wolgast

SAILING DATES:
Intermediate Season July 2, 16, 30 August 13, 27


2011 Per Person Cruise Fares*

CATEGORY DECK 7-Night Value 7-Night Inter. 7-Night Main
Outside Twin  Main Deck $1538 $1692 $1846
Sole Occupancy of Twin  Main Deck $2154 $2385 $2539
Outside Single  Main Deck $2000 $1958 $2308
Junior Suite  Main Deck $1692 $1846 $2000
Outside Twin (sliding glass doors) Upper Deck $1846 $2000 $2154
Sole Occupancy of Twin (sliding glass doors) Upper Deck $2770 $3000 $3155
Outside Single (sliding glass doors) Upper Deck $2308 $2462 $2616

* Shore excursions are not included in the cruise fare and are optional at an additional cost.  Package price of $273 for 5 tours.

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Daily Itinerary

Saturday Travel to Stralsund and embark
The crew of our cruise ship welcomes you aboard from 15.30 in Stralsund. You then have an opportunity to explore this attractive Hanseatic port with its historic buildings on our guided walk (bookable only on board).

Sunday Zingst
During the morning we arrive in Zingst, situated on a peninsula, dividing the Baltic Sea from the coastal lagoon, and in the centre of the National Park „Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft“. Zingst is the starting point for our excursion firstly to the picturesque artists’ colony of Ahrenshoop and then to Prerow, with its historic sailors’ church (bookable only on board). During the early evening the ship sets course for the island of Hiddensee.

Monday Hiddensee / Rügen
This morning we arrive in Vitte, the main town on the island of Hiddensee. Here you must not miss a ride in a horse-drawn carriage around the island. The island is 17 km (11 miles) long and is completely car-free. It has a variety of interesting and attractive landscapes. We then leave Hiddensee for
Wittower Fähre (ferry) on the island of Rügen. Here we offer an excursion to the famous chalk cliffs in the Jasmund National Park . On our return the ship departs for Greifswald.

Tuesday Greifswald / Usedom
After breakfast we arrive in Wieck, a suburb of Greifswald. From here there is a coach transfer into the centre of Stralsund for a guided walk through this ancient Hanseatic city, with its attractive brick buildings and impressive gables (bookable only on board). The ship then cruises across the bay to Peenemünde on the island of Usedom. Here we offer a coach tour which visits the island’s coastal resorts – including Ahlbeck and Heringsdorf. In the meantime the ship has sailed to Wolgast where we re-embark.

Wednesday Szczecin
After cruising across the Oder Lagoon we arrive during the morning in Szczecin. This afternoon we have a coach tour of the city, which takes us to the restored Gothic Town Hall and to St. James Cathedral, the city’s largest Gothic church. The remains of the former defensive walls bear witness to the city’s turbulent history. The Seven Coat Tower and the richly decorated Berlin Gate are both most impressive. During the early evening the ship sets sail for Oderberg.

Thursday Oderberg
This morning we offer an excursion to the open air museum at Altranft
(bookable only on board). Here we see traces of Prussian history and explore the various craft workshops and the attractive half-timbered houses. The afternoon tour takes us to the huge boat lift at Niederfinow and to the ruined abbey of Chorin. The boat lift has been in operation for 70 years and has attracted many visitors from all over the world. From the Visitors’ Gallery one has superb views across the Eberswald Valley and over the River Oder. The tour then continues to the Cistercian monastery in Chorin, a fine example of North German Brick Gothic. During the evening the ship casts off again and sets course for Berlin-Spandau.

Friday Berlin
During the morning we arrive in the German capital. Here we offer an afternoon coach tour of the city (bookable only on board), before the final section of our cruise – across the attractive Wannsee and Jungfernsee Lakes to Potsdam.

Saturday Disembark in Potsdam
After a final breakfast on board it is time to take our leave of the ship with many happy memories of our time on board.