The Maritime Circle Line (MCL) is a private harbor cruise line and operator in the

Port of Hamburg The Port of Hamburg (, ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, from its mouth on the North Sea. Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" (), it is the country's largest seaport by volume. In terms of TEU throughput, Hambur ...

, Germany, established by Gregor Mogi in 2007. The

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

service is operated on a scheduled timetable, connecting a number of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

's maritime visitor attractions in the eastern port area.

Route and stations

The Maritime Circle Line is a one-way circle line with eight stops, offering three tours daily from April to September, while the service is less regular during the winter season. The total travel time is some 2 h, with travel time between stops varying between 10 and 20 minutes. The tour can be commenced at any of the eight stops. * St. Pauli Piers (Landungsbrücken) * Ernst-August-Schleuse * BallinStadt Emigration Museum * Hafenmuseum Hamburg *

HafenCity HafenCity () is a Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg, quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area. It was formally established in 2008 and also incl ...

( Internationales Maritimes Museum) *

Elbphilharmonie The Elbphilharmonie (; "Elbe Philharmonic Hall"), popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. The new construction resembles a hoisted sail, water wave ...

(Traditionsschiffhafen) *

Speicherstadt The Speicherstadt (, literally: 'City of Warehouses', meaning warehouse district) in Hamburg, Germany, is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on deep foundation, timber-pile foundations—oak logs, in this parti ...

* MS

Cap San Diego MS ''Cap San Diego'' is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany. Notable for her elegant silhouette, she was the last of a series of six ships known as ''the White Swans of the South Atlantic'', and marked the apex of ...

References

External links

maritime-circle-line.de
official site
English language Flyer
Ferries across Elbe Cruiseferries Tourism in Hamburg Ferry companies of Germany Travel and holiday companies of Germany Companies based in Hamburg Transport companies established in 2007 {{Ferry-stub