Bremerhaven (Bremen, Germany)

Bremerhaven is the cruise port to Bremen, Germany. The port is located on the east side of Weser estuary on Germany's North Sea coast.

Bremerhaven was established in 1827 as a shipping port for Bremen - approx 40 ml (65 km) downstream Weser River to the south with medieval flavour, narrow streets and gabled houses. From Bremerhaven it's possible to visit Hamburg, founded by Charlemagne more than 1000 years ago.

Port Bremerhaven is ranked world's 16th-largest containership port and Europe's 4th-largest - with annual capacity over 5 million TEUs (containers). In addition, over 1,35 million cars are imported or exported per year via Bremerhaven, which imports and exports more cars than any other European city (excepting Rotterdam in Holland). A new panamax-sized lock was opened in 2011, replacing the 1897 Kaiserschleuse, back then the world's biggest lock.

In 2018, the cruise port reported a record season with handled 111 ship calls and around 230,000 passengers, which was 45% increase over 2017. Maiden calls in 2018 included the liners Norwegian Bliss, Mein Schiff 1, AIDAnova, Marella Discovery, Costa Mediterranea, Seabourn Ovation, Azamara Journey. In 2018, the port introduced new "cruise parking" packages, with optional pre-booking and luggage collection service from the vehicle. For 2019, the port has booked 120 ship calls and expects around 260,000 cruise passengers.

Cruise port Bremerhaven has total quay length 1 km and capacity to berth vessels with LOA length 350 m (1148 ft) and max draft 10 m (33 ft). The port has modern passenger terminal (Columbus Cruise Center) and good infrastructure with connections to highways and railways.

Bremerhaven cruise terminal