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Germany · Ships call at Bremerhaven, Germany
Ships use the Columbus Cruise Center on Columbuskaje, about 2 km from the city center and 10 minutes from the main train station. Bremen airport is about 45 minutes away by car, and a cruise-day bus links the terminal with the station.
Ships leave from Columbus Cruise Center, Columbuskaje, 27568 Bremerhaven. (Source: Cruise Europe)
Prices and drive times were checked in October 2026 and change. Allow extra time on busy sailing days.
What cruisers do the day before boarding or after getting off, collected in October 2026. Each item links to where it came from.
A museum about the millions who left Europe through this port between 1830 and 1974. European Museum of the Year in 2007.
Sources: Cruise Europe, WhatsInPort
Exhibits that take you through the world’s climate zones, with large aquariums.
Source: Cruise Europe
On the old harbor, with museum ships moored outside.
Source: WhatsInPort
HarborBus tours take you close to the container port and the shipyards.
Source: WhatsInPort
About 70 km away. The Town Hall and Roland statue on the market square are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Sources: Cruise Europe, WhatsInPort
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Zeitlose Kanaren - Ab/Bis Bremerhaven
TUI Cruises · Mein Schiff 3
Zauberhaftes Norwegen - Ab/Bis Bremerhaven
TUI Cruises · Mein Schiff 3
Oslo Entdecken: Entspannung Im Hohen Norden - Ab Bremerhaven/Bis Kiel
TUI Cruises · Mein Schiff 3
Die grose Amerika & Sudsee-Reise
Phoenix Reisen Cruises · Amadea
Zauberhaftes Norwegen Und Ostseemetropolen - Ab Kiel/Bis Bremerhaven
TUI Cruises · Mein Schiff 3
Cricket Legends Festive Getaway
Ambassador Cruises · Ambience
The best months to visit Bremerhaven by cruise ship are June, July, August. During these months you can expect the driest weather and the most comfortable temperatures for port excursions.
Cruisers most often mention: German Emigration Center; Klimahaus Bremerhaven; German Maritime Museum; Harbor tour; Bremen.
Bremerhaven is a regular port of call for many cruise lines. The ships-calling list above has the next sailings for live departure dates, or search all itineraries that include Bremerhaven.