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MS Europa Departures

Charity - Marvellous days with Big Europa - Roundtrip from Kiel
MS Europa - August 24-28, 2012

Collecting seashells on the broad beach in Warnemuende before experiencing a magnificent event aboard the EUROPA - the Baltic Sea augurs a thoroughly pleasurable time. For the charity event BIG EUROPA, international wine growers have bottled premium-quality wines which you can taste and buy at auction for a good cause. On Bornholm, you will enjoy the "sun over Gudhjem“, a Danish dish, and in Copenhagen, the atmosphere of the cosmopolitan residential city will appeal to you. A short, but intensive cruise.

Highlights of this Cruise
• Exploring the Hanseatic city of Rostock on foot*
• The south of Bornholm*
• Charity event BIG EUROPA with the leading European wine growers
  and party night on board

* These arrangements are not included in the cruise price.
   Subject to changes.

Kiel
You could already be looking back on a few lovely days before you set sail in Kiel - enjoy Hamburg individually* prior to the beginning of your cruise. Perhaps with a walk around Lake Alster or a visit to Hagenbeck's Zoo?

Warnemuende
Even the German writers Fontane and Ringelnatz appreciated the broad sandy beach of Warnemuende back in their days. Since 1322, the former fishing village has been a district of the Hanseatic city of Rostock*, an important hub for German merchants and craftsmen in the Middle Ages. A stroll through the pretty historic centre takes you past gorgeous gabled houses, St. Mary's Church and the town hall overlooking the market square Neuer Markt. The city's university was already founded in 1419, and Holy Cross Abbey looks back on a long history, too. The Bad Doberan Minster* with a high altar dating back to the year 1310 is considered a gem of Northern Germany's brick Gothic architecture. Molli*, by contrast, is significantly younger - the steam railway has been connecting Bad Doberan with Heiligendamm, Germany's oldest seaside resort, since 1886. Back on board, the next major experience awaits you - at the charity event BIG EUROPA, you can taste first-class European wines and buy the huge 27 litre bottles at auction for a good cause. Following an exquisite charity dinner , a glamorous party will be hosted for you.

Gudhjem/Bornholm/Denmark
On a slope in the east of the Danish island lies its presumably most picturesque settlement with colourful half-timbered houses and winding alleys: Gudhjem. This is where Bornholm's beautiful "Riviera" with Svaneke, a little town that is very popular among artists, begins. The defensive round church of Nylars dates back to the 12th century, and the gorgeous broad beach of Dueodde is also one of the destinations of our landscape tour to the south of Bornholm*.

Copenhagen/Denmark
The charming Danish capital city is at the same time residence of the royal family. On a guided walk around the city*, you will be able to marvel at Copenhagen's quaint historic alleys, grand Amalienborg Palace and the trendy district Nyhavn. En route, a boat tour* will offer you insights from the water. And what would a stay in Copenhagen be without the sight of the Little Mermaid? Frederiksborg Castle* is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance architecture in Northern Europe. Today, it accommodates the National History Museum with the portrait gallery of all crowned heads since 1500. Elegant Fredensborg Palace, on the other hand, may only be admired from the outside - this is where Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik live in spring and autumn.

Kiel
Leave the EUROPA after four multifaceted days - and travel on to Hamburg in order to explore the popular Hanseatic city individually* for a while.