Thursday, June 24, 2021 - 12:08 by ce-press
Early in the morning on June 23 2021, the Hanseatic city of Wismar and the Columbus Cruise Center Wismar (CCCW) welcomed Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ HANSEATIC inspiration for the first transit call of a cruiseship on the German coast.
With this call at the cruise berth in the World Heritage City of Wismar the season was finally resumed after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Two days ealier, the new terminal building for cruise passengers was inaugurated by Harry Glawe, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s minister of economy, and senator for economic affairs Wismar, Michael Berkhahn.
The event marked the end of the cruise berth’s major refurbishment: the flooring in the area of the berth has been prepared for handling provisions and luggage. Furthermore, a UNESCO World Heritagecompliant ISPS fence, a greywater station for the discharge of dirty water and a Dalbensteg were built to improve safe mooring of the vessels.
As a last measure, a terminal building was constructed and handed over to the authorities (federal police and customs) for usage. The total investment amounted to approximately €8 million.
The cruiseship berth with it´s new terminal building, which is located within walking distance to the old town of the UNESCO World Heritage site, is part of the tourist centre of the Old Port in Wismar.
The passengers of HANSEATIC Inspiration were offered guided walks into the city centre as well as excursions to Schwerin Castle and the Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Rostock. A bus journey from Wismar to Berlin takes about 2.5 hours.
Wismar’s traditional fusiliers bid farewell to the ship and passengers in the evening with several salute shots.
In 2021, 11 further departures of cruise ships are planned.
