Depart the pier for the two and 1/2 hour drive to Berlin. Upon arrival, you will meet your local professional guide who will show you many of the highlights of Berlin.

The first site of interest will be the Olympic Stadium, where Jesse Owens totally upset Adolf Hitler with his performance in the Olympic Games of 1936. You will then join a one and one half hour canal boat cruise along the Spree River, showing you Central Berlin from a different view. Highlights like the Chancellery, the Reichstag (1894) Germany's parliament building with its copula designed by Sir Norman Foster will border your waterway. To top off your river cruise see the Berlin Cathedral and Museum's Island, with its world-class museums and galleries.

You will finish your cruise at the Nikolai Quarter, which is the city's oldest living quarter around St. Nicolas Church. Dating back to the 13th century this neighborhood will inspire you during a short walk through this cradle of Berlin as it was once the spot where local scientists, writers, philosophers and architects such as Humboldt, Lessing, Schinkel and others lived and worked.

You will then drive to one of the most popular sites of Berlin - the world-famous Brandenburg Gate. You will also see Checkpoint Charlie, the East Side Gallery and Charlottenburg Palace, the former residence of the royal family Hohenzollern.

You will then return to the ship inspired by unforgettable impressions of Germany's capital.