Impressions of a Cherbourg Harbor Tour History King Louis XIV. decided to build a naval port in Cherbourg to better protect merchant shipping against the British. One began to build huge wooden boxes filled with stones, which were sunk. It turned out, however, that this method was doomed to fail because the wooden structures could not […]
The port of Le Havre
The port of Le Havre is the second largest commercial port in France after Marseilles. In terms of cargo handling, it is the tenth-largest port in Europe. With the setting sun, we cross the Seine river and we make our way to the sea, immediately after the hotel check-in. At the sweeping beach we find […]
Port of Piraeus
The port of Piraeus is the largest passenger port in Europe. Cruise liners, ferries and excursion boats permanently reach or leave the port. Piraeus serves as a port already since 500 BC. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so […]
MS Westerdam leaving Piraeus
The MS Westerdam, a modern cruise ship of the Holland America Line was put into service in 2004. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and […]
AIDAluna and AIDAsol leaving the port of Hamburg
AIDAluna and AIDAsol belong to the so-called Sphinx class and can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 600 crew members. The cruise ships were built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. Owned by the Costa Crociere SpA which in turn is part of Carnival Corporation & plc. To see both ships at the same […]
Hamburg – Harbor Elbe Cruise
In bright sunshine we set off in Hamburg harbor which is already in hectic operation. At first we saw the Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, lying in dry dock for maintenance purposes and a cruise ships sailing in front of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall. In addition ferries and cruise ships, the Louisiana Star a […]