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Celebrity Constellation
Baltic Cruise - August 2007
Page 3: 7th August: Rostock, Germany
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This page is one of a series showing a Baltic cruise on
Celebrity Constellation
in 2007 (renamed from
Constellation
earlier in 2007).
The second Port of call was Rostock (usually Warnemünde on Constellation's Baltic cruises). We berthed adjacent to the Scandlines, TT Line and Silja/Tallink ro-ro berths. A DB charter train of 13 coaches was on the quay waiting to take passengers to Berlin. We decided to use public transport (a day ticket on Rostock trams, buses, ferries and DB S-Bahn is 4 € compared to about 9 € for ship's shuttle bus). We found a bus from the terminal gates (risking a 40 € fine for travelling without ticket - they are only available from machines (not one at this stop) and the driver did not sell anything). At Dierkower Kreuz we transferred to the excellent local tram system. This has received many new trams since unification, but some older bogie cars with trailers still operate all day (although not on routes through the Hauptbahnhof subway).
We visited various sites in Rostock before travelling from the Hauptbahnhof to Warnemünde on the S-Bahn, to photograph other visiting cruise ships (AIDAaura, Crystal Symphony and Regatta) plus ferries to Denmark and Sweden and the local boats engaged in the Grosse Hafenrundfahrt trade. We returned on S-Bahn line 183, using new low floor diesel sets. We tried to pick this up at Dierkower HP (=Haltepunkt - park & ride?) tram terminus. Despite being shown as an interchange, there were no signs for the S-Bahn, and various locals when shown the S-Bahn map either professed no knowledge of any trains, or claimed that trains no longer ran. We had to catch the tram back to the Hauptbahnhof and travel from there. Dierkower S-Bahn station consisted on an ancient weed-strewn platform and small concrete, graffiti-emblazoned shelter, with a small track disappearing into the bushes towards the tram terminus. It is not surprising that the locals knew nothing about it. Perhaps the service is newly reinstated.
I presume that four visiting cruise ships is unusual for Rostock/Warnemünde, since this day was nominated as one of six Rostock 'Port Parties' with live music and entertainments at the Warnemünde cruise terminal. In addition, nine (!) local excursion boats filled with passengers to escort
Celebrity Constellation
(and presumably the other ships) out of the harbour. It was an amazing spectacle with lots of siren blowing, singing and cheering from ships large and small. It exceeded most final sailings or new arrivals that I have seen - quite extraordinary. Unfortunately, since we left at 9:30pm, I have no inages of this event. The last such party is on 16th September for the end of the cruising season with
Norwegian Dream
.
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Page 1: Dover
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Page 2: Helsingborg
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Page 3: Rostock
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Page 4: Helsinki
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Page 5: St. Petersburg
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Page 6: Tallinn
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Page 7: Riga
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Page 8: Klaipeda
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Page 9: Copenhagen
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Ships on this Page:-
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Kronprins Frederik
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Prins Joachim
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Skåne
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Cruise Itinerary:-
Sat Aug 04 Dover
, England Depart 5:00 PM
Sun Aug 05 At Sea
Mon Aug 06 Helsingborg
, Sweden Tendered Arrive 8:00 AM Depart 5:00 PM
Tue Aug 07 Rostock
, Germany Docked Arrive 7:00 AM Depart 9:30 PM
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Wed Aug 08 At Sea
Thu Aug 09 Helsinki
, Finland Docked Arrive 7:00 AM Depart 6:00 PM
Fri Aug 10 St. Petersburg
, Russia Docked Arrive 7:00 AM
Sat Aug 11 St. Petersburg
, Russia Docked Depart 6:00 PM
Sun Aug 12 Tallinn,
Estonia Docked Arrive 7:00 AM Depart 4:00 PM
Mon Aug 13 Riga
, Latvia Docked Arrive 9:00 AM Depart 4:00 PM
Tue Aug 14 Klaipeda
, Lithuania Docked Arrive 7:00 AM Depart 4:00 PM
Wed Aug 15 Copenhagen
, Denmark Docked Arrive 7:00 PM
Thu Aug 16 Copenhagen
, Denmark Docked Depart 4:30 PM
Fri Aug 17 At Sea
Sat Aug 18 Dover, England Arrive 4:00 AM
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Baltic Cruise - August 2007
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Rostock
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Rostock Trams
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Rostock S-Bahn (DB)
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Warnemünde Cruise Ships
AIDAaura
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Crystal Symphony
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Regatta
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Scandlines
Kronprins Frederik
Kronprins Frederik
was built in 1981 as a train/vehicle ferry for the Nakskov-Korsør Storebælt service. She was laid up in 1997 on completion of the Storebælt Bridge. She was then rebuilt for use as a vehicle ferry on the Gedser-Rostock service in 1998.
Kronprins Frederik
was re-engined by Blohm&Voss in 2004.
Kronprins Frederik
passing Warnemünde on way from Gedser to Rostock
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Kronprins Frederik
passing Warnemünde on way from Rostock to Gedser
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Kronprins Frederik
passing Warnemünde on way from Rostock to Gedser
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Kronprins Frederik
passing Warnemünde on way from Rostock to Gedser
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