23-night Grand Viking Vistas Voyage

Dublin: Highlights of Dublin City - 8 hours

Dublin: An Introduction to Dublin - 4 hours

Disembark for a city adventure this morning accompanied by your expert guide and driver. Your tour of Dublin begins with the impressive Trinity College; Ireland's oldest university. Explore the Old Library, which houses 200,000 antiquarian texts and the oldest surviving harp in Ireland. Here you will see the world-famous Book of Kells; a fabulous example of early Irish manuscript illumination. Hand-crafted by monks, it contains the four gospels and has been resident at Trinity College since the 17th century. Continue to St. Patrick's Cathedral, the largest church in Ireland, where you have the opportunity to see a memorial to Jonathan Swift, the author of 'Gulliver's Travels', who became Dean of St. Patrick's in 1713. Afterwards you are transferred back to port.

Highlights:

• See the world-famous Book of Kells, a fabulous example of early Irish manuscript illumination
• Continue to St Patrick’s Cathedral, the largest church in Ireland and home of a memorial to the writer Jonathan Swift

• Private transport by luxury car or minivan
• An expert local driver-guide for 4 hours
• Entrance fees to all sights and museums
• All taxes

• All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
• Gratuities

Dublin - Dublin City & Powerscourt - Full Day Tour

Upon arrival in Dublin Port, you will meet with your private driver/guide and transfer directly to Powerscourt House & Gardens in Co. Wicklow

This stunning 18th Century Stately home comprises extensive gardens, which are open to the public; as is the Main House.    There is a lovely restaurant in the house, overlooking the gardens and Wicklow Mountains, which offers the finest in Irish artisan, home cooked cuisine.   The 34,000 acres of this estate extend along both shores of the River Dargle .  Powerscourt is one of the finest properties in Europe, designed and laid out by Daniel Robertson between 1745 and 1767.  This property is filled with splendid Greek and Italian-inspired statuary, decorative ironwork, a petrified-moss grotto, lovely herbaceous borders, a Japanese garden, a circular pond and fountain with statues of winged horses, and an occasional herd of deer.  Opportunity for shopping at Avoca Handweavers now located in Powerscourt House. Enjoy lunch here at Powerscourt or at a traditional Irish pub in the city centre.

Upon your return from Powerscourt Estate, your private driver guide will take you on your tour of Dublin City. 

Whilst Dublin is a vibrant and bustling city, by European standards it is a small city with a population of just over 1 million people. Much of Dublin’s streetscapes are adorned with beautiful 18^th century townhouses and a number of city parks, such as St. Stephen’s Green and indeed Merrion Square. The highlights of any tour in Dublin may include a visit to Trinity College, the Guinness Storehouse… and –if time permits –St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  

Following the city tour, your driver will return you to your ship.


Inclusions

• Private Driver Guide
• Entrance to Powerscourt House & Gardens
• Lunch

Belfast: Cultural Belfast - 8 hours

Belfast may be a small city, but it has a wealth of culture and excitement on offer for you to discover! Firstly, visit the purpose-built iconic ‘Titanic Belfast’. With over nine galleries, the Titanic story is brought to life for you with exhibitions, rides, full-scale reconstructions and lots
of interactive fun.

After a hearty Irish lunch (payable locally) head into Belfast city where your guide unravels stories related to “the troubles” of Northern Ireland. You cannot miss the murals across Belfast that offer a fascinating history in pictures. Although huge strides have been made in the fight to combat sectarianism in the city, the marks of the past can still be witnessed across the city, adorning the sides of buildings and walls. A tour of Belfast wouldn’t be complete without enjoying a pint of Guinness at the famous Crown Bar in the city centre. This 19th-century bar is an experience that is unique to Northern Ireland. You are privately transferred back to board your cruise after your tour.

Highlights:

• Explore the 'Titanic Belfast' and learn about the ship's fascinating history
• Learn about Belfast's turbulent past and visit the famous Crown Bar in the city centre

• Private transport by luxury car or minivan
• An expert local guide for 8 hours
• Entrance fees to all sights and museums
• All taxes

• All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
• Gratuities

Belfast: Highlights of Belfast - 6 hours

Today you are met by your expert local guide for a sightseeing in Belfast and the surrounding area. Spend the morning on a panoramic tour of the city centre, where you see the impressive City Hall in Donegall Square, St. Anne’s Cathedral and the buildings of Queen’s University. During this tour, your guide talks to you about the sectarian divisions that have been so prominent in Belfast in recent years. You also visit the Titanic Quarter, so-called as it was here that the ill-fated liner was being constructed a century ago. Your guide shows you where the ship was constructed and the Thomson Dock where it had its final fit-out.

Highlights:

• Take a panoramic tour of Belfast’s city centre to see the impressive City Hall and the buildings of Queen’s University
• Visit the Titanic Quarter where the ill-fated liner was constructed a century ago

Belfast - Tour of Antrim Coast - Full Day Tour

Arrive at The Giants Causeway Centre.  

• Private Driver Guide
• Giants Causeway visitor Centre
• Entrance to Dunluce Castle
• Lunch Including Tea and Coffee

Full Day Tour (10 - 11 hours) to Berlin - Shore Excursion to Berlin

Our English speaking driver will await you at the harbor of Rostock and takes you to Berlin. The duration of the drive is max 3 hours.
You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
Afterwards you will start with the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts”:
The historical Berlin
includes the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the boulevard Unter den Linden, the famous Gendarmenmarkt as well as Charlottenburg Palace, the largest and most beautiful Baroque palace in Berlin.
The cultural Berlin
includes the city's three opera houses, two concert halls, numerous theaters and museums as well as the unique Museum Island with five important museum-buildings and the Kultur-Forum, where one of the world's most important collections of European paintings from the 13th till the 19th century is shown.
The political Berlin
includes the government area around the Reichstag with the new Office of the Federal Chancellor and the Paul Löbe Building as well as the Embassy Quarter around Pariser Platz and Tiergarten.
The divided Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing between East and West Berlin, reminds us of the long period which Berlin was a divided city.
The new Berlin
includes Potsdamer Platz – one of the most popular attractions with its mix of restaurants, stores, theaters, cinemas and business areas, which was predominantly designed by Sony and Daimler-Chrysler during the past 10 years.
The young Berlin
Features exciting night life around the Hackescher Markt, located in Berlin Mitte, the concentrated trendy scene from Oranienburger Straße and its side streets to the courtyard ensemble at Hackesche Höfe. This area is also known as the former Jewish Quarter the Centrum Judaicum/New Synagogue.
After up to 5 hours spend in Berlin, your private driver will bring you back to Warnemünde.
 
Itinerary
07:30 am: Pick Up by your private car at the port
- 2,5 - 3h Transfer -
10:30am: You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
11:00 am: Start of the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts"
- 2 hours of guided tour -
12:30 pm: Free time for lunch
01:30 pm: Continue guided tour through Berlin
03:30 pm: End of guided tour & Departure to Warnemünde
- 2,5 - 3 h Transfer -
06:30 pm: Arrival at the ship
 

Berlin: Historic Berlin - 12 Hours

Explore Berlin’s eclectic mix of celebrated architecture, gritty history and edgy culture. Upon arrival at Warnemünde Port you are met by your driver and privately transferred to Berlin centre, where you receive a warm welcome from your guide.

Highlights of your absorbing tour include the impressive Reichstag, complete with its stunning Norman Foster dome and the new home of the German Parliament. Lunch can be arranged for you in the spectacular setting of its roof terrace restaurant*. This afternoon’s touring includes the Brandenburg Gate, together with the spectacularly redeveloped Potsdamer Platz and nearby Checkpoint Charlie, the famous crossing point between East and West Berlin. Time permitting also visit the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, whose ruin stands as a dramatic reminder of World War II. After your visit you are privately transferred back to your ship in Warnemünde.

Highlights:

• See some of Berlin's most impressive sights including the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate

• Private transport by luxury car or minivan
• An expert local guide for 5 hours in Berlin
• Entrance fees to all sights and museums
• All taxes
   
• Exclusions:
• All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
• Gratuities

Explore the Cultural Capital with focus on art (Full day excursion)

Highlights:

Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Excursion to be tailored to your interests, be it classical or contemporary art
 
Meet your Berlin expert and upon arrival in town and start with important cultural sites such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, and Forum Fredericianum
Explore cultural highlights such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Museum Island for museum visits of your choice such as: 
 
PERGAMON MUSEUM which houses one of the greatest historic works of architecture the Pergamon Altar or the
 
NEUES MUSEUM with Berlin’s Egyptian and papyrus collection, artifacts of Pre- and Early History and other antiquities.  Must see: The Bust of Queen Nefertiti
 
Explore the ScheunenviertEl, Berlin's oldest and best preserved historic neighbourhoods, bustling with commercial galleries, boutiques and Berlin designer stores as well as site specific art hidden in courtyards
 
Optional further visit to other museum collections of interest such as the Jewish Museum, Hamburger Bahnhof- Museum of Contemporary Art, or other

Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Privately led tour by art expert
• Transportation by luxury car
• All taxes

• Meals
• Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
• Tipping at your discretion

Berlin visit with focus on Jewish heritage (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience the past and present of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Meet your Jewish Berlin expert upon arrival in town and start with a visit at the memorial of the ‘Murdered Jews of Europe’ a field of stelae located next to Brandenburg Gate
 
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Walk through the Forum Fredericianum – site of the infamous book burning during the Nazi regime
 
Stroll the ‘Scheunenviertel’, the former Jewish quarter with its narrow alleys, hidden courtyards and the famous ‘Neue Synagoge’
 
Visit memorials and site specific art dedicated to Jewish heritage
See the former Jewish Nursing home turned into a collection point for deportation of Berlin´s Jews
 
See the Reichstag and the ‘Topography of Terror’ located close to remains of the Wall
 
Private guided tour of the Jewish Museum, in the award winning architecture designed by Daniel Libeskind
 
En route back to the port visit the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a deportation ramp at the former Grunewald train station
 
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Privately led tour by Jewish expert
• Transportation by luxury car
• All taxes

• Meals
• Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
• Tipping at your discretion

Explore Berlin with focus history and WWII (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials

Day to be tailored to your interests

Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Day to be tailored to your interests
 
Tour the Baroque city center with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Explore Pariser Platz, site of the world-renowned Berlin landmark, the Brandenburg Gate
 
Visit important cultural sites such as Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum, and the Reichstag
 
See the ‘Topography of Terror’ former site of the Nazi headquarters
 
Stop at the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a former deportation ramp at the Grunewald train station
 
Experience Bernauer Strasse memorial located on the former death strip and see remains of the Wall at East Side Gallery
 
Stroll through the Scheunenviertel, the former Jewish Quarter now filled with memorials and site specific art hidden in courtyards
 
Walk through the ‘Memorial of the Murdered Jews of Europe’
 
See Tempelhof Airport, heart of the Berlin airlift during the Cold War blockade
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Transportation by luxury car
• Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
• All taxes

• Meals
• Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
• Tipping at your discretion

Highlights of Germany’s Capital City (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Excursion to be tailored to your interests
 
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Visit important cultural sites such as Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum
 
Explore recent architectural developments since the Fall of the Wall, such as Potsdamer Platz and the new Government Quarter with the refurbished Reichsstag building
 
Witness Cold War sites such as remains of the Berlin wall, East Side Gallery, the former no-mans land, Checkpoint Charlie
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Transportation by luxury car
• Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
• All taxes

• Meals
• Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
• Tipping at your discretion

Full Day Tour (10 - 11 hours) to Berlin - Shore Excursion to Berlin

Our English speaking driver will await you at the harbor of Rostock and takes you to Berlin. The duration of the drive is max 3 hours.
You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
Afterwards you will start with the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts”:
The historical Berlin
includes the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the boulevard Unter den Linden, the famous Gendarmenmarkt as well as Charlottenburg Palace, the largest and most beautiful Baroque palace in Berlin.
The cultural Berlin
includes the city's three opera houses, two concert halls, numerous theaters and museums as well as the unique Museum Island with five important museum-buildings and the Kultur-Forum, where one of the world's most important collections of European paintings from the 13th till the 19th century is shown.
The political Berlin
includes the government area around the Reichstag with the new Office of the Federal Chancellor and the Paul Löbe Building as well as the Embassy Quarter around Pariser Platz and Tiergarten.
The divided Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing between East and West Berlin, reminds us of the long period which Berlin was a divided city.
The new Berlin
includes Potsdamer Platz – one of the most popular attractions with its mix of restaurants, stores, theaters, cinemas and business areas, which was predominantly designed by Sony and Daimler-Chrysler during the past 10 years.
The young Berlin
Features exciting night life around the Hackescher Markt, located in Berlin Mitte, the concentrated trendy scene from Oranienburger Straße and its side streets to the courtyard ensemble at Hackesche Höfe. This area is also known as the former Jewish Quarter the Centrum Judaicum/New Synagogue.
After up to 5 hours spend in Berlin, your private driver will bring you back to Warnemünde.
 
Itinerary
07:30 am: Pick Up by your private car at the port
- 2,5 - 3h Transfer -
10:30am: You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
11:00 am: Start of the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts"
- 2 hours of guided tour -
12:30 pm: Free time for lunch
01:30 pm: Continue guided tour through Berlin
03:30 pm: End of guided tour & Departure to Warnemünde
- 2,5 - 3 h Transfer -
06:30 pm: Arrival at the ship
 

Berlin: Historic Berlin - 12 Hours

Explore Berlin’s eclectic mix of celebrated architecture, gritty history and edgy culture. Upon arrival at Warnemünde Port you are met by your driver and privately transferred to Berlin centre, where you receive a warm welcome from your guide.

Highlights of your absorbing tour include the impressive Reichstag, complete with its stunning Norman Foster dome and the new home of the German Parliament. Lunch can be arranged for you in the spectacular setting of its roof terrace restaurant*. This afternoon’s touring includes the Brandenburg Gate, together with the spectacularly redeveloped Potsdamer Platz and nearby Checkpoint Charlie, the famous crossing point between East and West Berlin. Time permitting also visit the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, whose ruin stands as a dramatic reminder of World War II. After your visit you are privately transferred back to your ship in Warnemünde.

Highlights:

• See some of Berlin's most impressive sights including the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate

• Private transport by luxury car or minivan
• An expert local guide for 5 hours in Berlin
• Entrance fees to all sights and museums
• All taxes
   
• Exclusions:
• All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
• Gratuities

Explore the Cultural Capital with focus on art (Full day excursion)

Highlights:

Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Excursion to be tailored to your interests, be it classical or contemporary art
 
Meet your Berlin expert and upon arrival in town and start with important cultural sites such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, and Forum Fredericianum
Explore cultural highlights such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Museum Island for museum visits of your choice such as: 
 
PERGAMON MUSEUM which houses one of the greatest historic works of architecture the Pergamon Altar or the
 
NEUES MUSEUM with Berlin’s Egyptian and papyrus collection, artifacts of Pre- and Early History and other antiquities.  Must see: The Bust of Queen Nefertiti
 
Explore the ScheunenviertEl, Berlin's oldest and best preserved historic neighbourhoods, bustling with commercial galleries, boutiques and Berlin designer stores as well as site specific art hidden in courtyards
 
Optional further visit to other museum collections of interest such as the Jewish Museum, Hamburger Bahnhof- Museum of Contemporary Art, or other

Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Privately led tour by art expert
• Transportation by luxury car
• All taxes

• Meals
• Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
• Tipping at your discretion

Berlin visit with focus on Jewish heritage (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience the past and present of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Meet your Jewish Berlin expert upon arrival in town and start with a visit at the memorial of the ‘Murdered Jews of Europe’ a field of stelae located next to Brandenburg Gate
 
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Walk through the Forum Fredericianum – site of the infamous book burning during the Nazi regime
 
Stroll the ‘Scheunenviertel’, the former Jewish quarter with its narrow alleys, hidden courtyards and the famous ‘Neue Synagoge’
 
Visit memorials and site specific art dedicated to Jewish heritage
See the former Jewish Nursing home turned into a collection point for deportation of Berlin´s Jews
 
See the Reichstag and the ‘Topography of Terror’ located close to remains of the Wall
 
Private guided tour of the Jewish Museum, in the award winning architecture designed by Daniel Libeskind
 
En route back to the port visit the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a deportation ramp at the former Grunewald train station
 
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Privately led tour by Jewish expert
• Transportation by luxury car
• All taxes

• Meals
• Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
• Tipping at your discretion

Explore Berlin with focus history and WWII (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials

Day to be tailored to your interests

Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Day to be tailored to your interests
 
Tour the Baroque city center with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Explore Pariser Platz, site of the world-renowned Berlin landmark, the Brandenburg Gate
 
Visit important cultural sites such as Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum, and the Reichstag
 
See the ‘Topography of Terror’ former site of the Nazi headquarters
 
Stop at the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a former deportation ramp at the Grunewald train station
 
Experience Bernauer Strasse memorial located on the former death strip and see remains of the Wall at East Side Gallery
 
Stroll through the Scheunenviertel, the former Jewish Quarter now filled with memorials and site specific art hidden in courtyards
 
Walk through the ‘Memorial of the Murdered Jews of Europe’
 
See Tempelhof Airport, heart of the Berlin airlift during the Cold War blockade
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Transportation by luxury car
• Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
• All taxes

• Meals
• Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
• Tipping at your discretion

Highlights of Germany’s Capital City (Full day excursion)

Highlights:
 
Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
 
Excursion to be tailored to your interests
 
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
 
Visit important cultural sites such as Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum
 
Explore recent architectural developments since the Fall of the Wall, such as Potsdamer Platz and the new Government Quarter with the refurbished Reichsstag building
 
Witness Cold War sites such as remains of the Berlin wall, East Side Gallery, the former no-mans land, Checkpoint Charlie
 
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light

Inclusions:

• Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
• Transportation by luxury car
• Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
• All taxes

• Meals
• Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
• Tipping at your discretion