Berlin Spree River Sightseeing Cruise on a Luxury Yacht

One hour on a 1908 steamship or a fully electric classic yacht: the same city-centre route as the salon boats, with a fraction of the passengers and a mahogany interior.

Getting started

The MS Hemingway departs from Anlegestelle Paul-Löbe-Haus, directly between the Reichstag and the river — a pier most Berlin visitors walk past without knowing it exists. The Fitzgerald departs from the FLAGSHIP.BERLIN pier at the Berlin Cathedral. Both are easy to find: the Hemingway pier sits between Marschallbrücke and Kronprinzenbrücke; the Fitzgerald pier is at Am Lustgarten / Friedrichsbrücke. No crowds, no queue.

What to expect

The route covers City Palace, Nikolaiviertel, the Palace of Tears, the Reichstag waterfront, the Federal Chancellery, and the House of World Cultures. Identical sightseeing to the standard 1-hour city cruise, on a boat that holds 35 to 75 people instead of 160, with individual tables and waiter-served drinks rather than bench seating and a bar queue. The Hemingway's original 1908 mahogany-and-brass salon is intact; the Fitzgerald runs fully electric since 2024 with a covered, heated quarterdeck and a large teak sun deck. The 75-minute evening variant (Fitzgerald only, max 30 guests, departs 6pm) replaces the audio commentary with lounge music, a different atmosphere rather than a different route.

Features

• MS Hemingway: a 1908 steamship with original mahogany-and-brass interior, now running on a silent electric engine

• Motor Yacht Fitzgerald: fully electric since 2024, covered heated quarterdeck, teak sun deck, capacity up to 35 guests

• Individual table seating with waiter-served bar on both vessels — no benches, no bar queue

• Hemingway pier sits directly below the Reichstag; Fitzgerald pier at the Berlin Cathedral

• 75-minute evening music tour (Fitzgerald, max 30 guests): lounge music replaces commentary for a sunset-into-evening atmosphere