A truly special experience for the port's anniversary...
Harbor twilight cruise on the world's largest still coal-fired museum steam icebreaker STETTIN!
Would you like to experience firsthand how work was done on a coal-fired steamer from the 1930s? To see a huge steam engine in action in the engine room? To watch the stokers as they generate steam with two enormous boilers and manually burn up to 1500 kg of coal per hour in the 6 fires?
Escape the hustle and bustle of the port's anniversary celebrations and admire Hamburg's skyline from the water. You'll see the charming captains' houses of Oevelgönne, the white villas of Elbchaussee, the Airbus site, the container terminals, the Landungsbrücken (St. Pauli Piers), and the Elbphilharmonie (Elphi).
THE STEZTIN:
The STETTIN was commissioned in 1933, as the largest icebreaker under the German flag to date.
It kept the Oder River and the Szczecin Lagoon ice-free. In March 1945, it was able to escape from Szczecin to Copenhagen across the Baltic Sea with more than 500 war refugees – at times under the effects of the war. Subsequently, it found its home port in Hamburg and was responsible for keeping the ice on the Elbe River, the Kiel Canal, and the Kiel Fjord clear.
Since 1982, the steam icebreaker STETTIN has been a museum ship and technical cultural monument, is maintained by volunteers and relies on donations, sponsors and the income from trips for the preservation of the ship.
DETAILS
Children up to 5 years: €0
Children 6-14 years: €20
SERVICES
2-hour scenic cruise on the steam icebreaker STETTIN
Delicious food and drinks are available on board at fair prices.
Note: Soot, coal, or grease stains may occur. Please keep this in mind when selecting your clothing.
