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Cologne

Cologne, Germany — what to do while your ship is in port.

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Site Staff Published October 20, 2026
Cologne, Germany
Cologne, Germany Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cologne's twin-spired Gothic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, towers directly over the river cruise pier — an easy walk into the old town's breweries and the Museum Ludwig's modern art collection.

From Wikipedia

Cologne

Largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is the fourth-most populous city of Germany and the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with over one million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is located on the River Rhine, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf and 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.

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Country
Germany
Currency
Euro
Language
German
Dock Type
Docked
Excursion Style
Culture & History, Shopping

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