Arriving in Hamburg on the Elbe

When a ship turns from the North Sea into the 18 kilometer wide Elbe estuary, there are about 107 kilometers of great river travel in front of the bow until you moor in the port of Hamburg. In total, you will experience the trip in six sections. The first contact with Hamburg is 15 kilometers northwest of Cuxhaven with the island of Neuwerk, which belongs to Hamburg. At the second point you meet mainland for the first time in Cuxhaven. At the northernmost tip of Lower Saxony, you can see the "Alte Liebe" (a pier with a viewing platform) as well as the "Kugelbake" - the former sea mark is now Cuxhaven's landmark and part of the city's coat of arms. Continuing on, a unique stretch of land now stretches out: the Alte Land. It is the largest closed fruit-growing area in Europe and attracts many visitors every year with its charming villages with old thatched and elaborately restored half-timbered houses. When you now hear the ship's national anthem, you have reached the fourth point of your Elbe cruise. For the past 60 years, almost every ship is greeted with its national anthem at Willkomm-Höft via loudspeaker as it passes the Schulau Ferry Building, and is bidden farewell again, while the national flag is hoisted. Now the noble section of Hamburg begins. The proud white villas of the suburbs Blankenese, Nienstedten and Othmarschen stand out clearly against the otherwise lush green slopes. At Blankenese, the port of Hamburg shoots up between the Landungsbrücken and Speicherstadt. The last point of your journey. Enjoy the Hamburg harbor panorama with Landungsbrücken, Speicherstadt, Michel, the museum ships RICKMER RICKMERS and CAP SAN DIEGO, Elbphilharmonie and container terminals.