If you want to explore Berlin on your own during your cruise stopover this is the option for you! With our VIP Bike Rental you get round-trip transport from the port to Berlin, meet and greet when your bus arrives by our friendly English-speaking staff, and a great City Cruiser style bike to explore Berlin like a local. You will have the perfect opportunity to see it all as your day starts in the West and you will return your bike to our shop in the former East. Don’t worry about getting lost, our shop and return location for your bikes is at the base of the giant TV Tower (Fernsehturm), the tallest structure in the city! From there, we will escort you back to the bus to return to your ship.
Want to explore Berlin in a guided tour? We offer two options for tours for those visiting during shore excursions. Our VIP Private Bike Tour is for those who want a private tour with everything included, and our Small Group Bike Adventure is for those who want to be part of a small group and escorted by one of our expert guides.
Booking this activity is inclusive of the transportation from the port to Berlin, where your host will be waiting for you. The journey is about 3 hours each way and is made in a comfortable air-conditioned bus.
Booking this activity is inclusive of the transportation from the port to Berlin, where your guide will be waiting for you. The journey is about 3 hours each way and is made in a comfortable air-conditioned bus.
Yes, we must have a reservation to prepare a bike for you.
We operate our VIP Rental bases directly off your ship’s docking times. When you select a date for your VIP Rental, we are matching that directly with the time that works with your ship, so you don’t have to worry! On a few days there are multiple ships docking, so you can verify your correct departure time from this list:
Date(DD.MM.YYYY) |
Ship |
Starting time at the port |
3.05.2018 |
Rotterdam |
8:30 AM |
12.05.2018 |
Brilliance of the Seas |
6:30 AM |
12.05.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
13.05.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
18.05.2018 |
Zuiderdam |
7:30 AM |
21.05.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
23.05.2018 |
Koningsdam |
7:30 AM |
24.05.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
30.05.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
4.06.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
6.06.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
7:30 AM |
6.06.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
6:30 AM |
8.06.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
11.06.2018 |
Zuiderdam |
7:30 AM |
15.06.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
16.06.2018 |
Serenade of the Seas |
7:30 AM |
17.06.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
19.06.2018 |
Rotterdam |
8:30 AM |
20.06.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
9:30 AM |
21.06.2018 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
9:30 AM |
21.06.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
23.06.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
26.06.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
26.06.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
27.06.2018 |
Crystal Serenity |
7:30 AM |
3.07.2018 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
9:30 AM |
4.07.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
9:30 AM |
5.07.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
5.07.2018 |
Zuiderdam |
7:30 AM |
7.07.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
10.07.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
8:30 AM |
14.07.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
18.07.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
9:30 AM |
18.07.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
18.07.2018 |
Sapphire Princess |
7:30 AM |
23.07.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
24.07.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
27.07.2018 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
9:30 AM |
29.07.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
29.07.2018 |
Zuiderdam |
7:30 AM |
1.08.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
9:30 AM |
1.08.2018 |
Disney Magic |
8:30 AM |
1.08.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
9.08.2018 |
Azamara Journey |
7:30 AM |
9.08.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
10.08.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
13.08.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
6:30 AM |
15.08.2018 |
Celebrity Silhouette |
9:30 AM |
19.08.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
20.08.2018 |
Celebrity Eclipse |
9:30 AM |
20.08.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
22.08.2018 |
Zuiderdam |
7:30 AM |
23.08.2018 |
Oceania Nautica |
6:30 AM |
28.08.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
28.08.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
30.08.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
6:30 AM |
31.08.2018 |
Regal Princess |
7:30 AM |
5.09.2018 |
Koningsdam |
7:30 AM |
6.09.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
14.09.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
15.09.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
23.09.2018 |
Oceania Marina |
7:30 AM |
24.09.2018 |
Norwegian Breakaway |
8:00 AM |
Be sure to bring your camera and some cash for souvenirs, and lunch. We also recommend that you bring an extra layer of clothing in case it get’s chilly during the tour. There is a luggage rack on our bikes so you can easily carry some small items with you.
We hope so! Here is a full list of the cruises and dates we have available:
May
• 24 - Koningsdam (7:30am)
• 24 - Celebrity Silhouette (7:30am)
• 25 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 26 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 31 - Celebrity Eclipse (7:30am)
June
• 4 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 5 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 8 - Zuiderdam (6:30am)
• 13 - Oceania Marina (6:30am)
• 13 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 16 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 16 - Serenade of the Seas (7:30am)
• 19 - Disney Magic (8:00am)
• 20 - Zuiderdam (6:30am)
• 22 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 27 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 28 - Oceania Marina (7:30am)
• 29 - Celebrity Eclipse (7:30am)
• 30 - Oceania Marina (6:30)
July
• 1 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 8 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 10 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 12 - Celebrity Silhouette (7:30am)
• 13 - Prinsendam (6:30am)
• 13- Celebrity Eclipse (9:30am)
• 14 - Zuiderdam (6:30am)
• 17 - Oceania Marina (8:30am)
• 19 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 19 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 23 - Vision of the Seas (10:30am)
• 27 - Celebrity Eclipse (9:30am)
• 28 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 30 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
August
• 1 - Celebrity Silhouette (9:30am)
• 6 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 9 - Serenade of the Seas (7:30am)
• 10 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 10 - Celebrity Eclipse (9:30am)
• 15 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 21 - Azmara Journey (6:30am)
• 21 - Zuiderdam (6:30am)
• 21 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 23 - Celebrity Eclipse (9:30am)
• 24 - Oceania Marina (6:30am)
• 24 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 25 - Celebrity Silhouette (9:30am)
• 27 - Oceania Nautica (7:30am)
• 31 - Azmara Journey (6:30am)
September
• 1 - Regal Princess (7:30am)
• 2 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 5 - Oceania Nautica (7:30am)
• 6 - Koningsdam (7:30am)
• 11 - Oceania Marina (7:30am)
• 11 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 20 - Oceania Marina (7:30am)
• 20 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
• 29 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
October
• 8 - Norwegian Getaway (8:00am)
You should have some cash (Euros) with you. Since you will be exploring Berlin on your own with your bike you may need some cash to pay for food or souvenirs as some places don’t accept credit cards.
Not at all. Berlin is nearly completely flat and is totally bike friendly.
There are lots of good options: pieces of the Berlin Wall, anything “Ampelmann,” toy Trabi’s to name a few. All are available in or near our shop where your shore excursion concludes before going back to your ship.
Comfort is the name of the game, and layers! Berlin’s summer weather is usually great but can change quite a bit over the course of a few hours. Bring layers that you can swap should you find it to be warm or chilly. The bikes have a luggage rack on them, so it’s easy to strap extra layers there so you are comfortable while you bike.
Everyone is welcome! We have bikes of all sizes, including tag-a-long bikes for kids a bit too young to ride on their own. When you make your booking please let us know in the “comments box” if you have kids in your booking and we will take care of the rest!
You will share transport on the bus between the ship and Berlin. Once in Berlin, you will be free to ride around Berlin and return your bike to our shop at the giant TV Tower where we will take you back to the bus to return to the ship.