Kieler Woche – Windjammerparade

Tradtionelles Segelschiff Platessa von Esbjerg
Departure
28 June 2025 09:30
Return
28 June 2025 16:30
Days
1
Sailing area
Baltic Sea
Port of departure
Kiel (DE)
Port of arrival
Kiel (DE)

From June 21 to 29, 2025, the Kieler Woche will take place in and around the Kieler Fjord!

No week is like this. For nine days, the Kiel Woche combines the world’s biggest sailing event with the largest summer festival in northern Europe. She offers cultural highlights and joyful outdoor festivals. And that all over the city.

The unique concept of the Kieler Woche began in 1882, when sailing was the sole focus. Since World War II, the aim of the modern Kiel Week has been to “improve understanding between peoples and contribute to peace and friendship”.

The windjammer parade is the maritime highlight of the Kieler Woche with around a hundred traditional sailing ships. Barges, brigs and schooners – usually led by the Gorch Fock – sail up the Kieler Fjord in parade formation.

You have the chance to board an original traditional sailing ship. The crew takes care of your physical well-being and you can enjoy the fantastic views of the fjord and the other traditional sailing ships in peace, just as many kings and tsars have done before you. Of course, if you want to lend a hand, you can also help hoist and lower the sails.

The trip takes place on the shark cutter Platessa from Esbjerg. The Platessa is rigged as a 2-mast gaff ketch and was launched in 1935. There will be a maximum of 25 guests on board.

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Frequently asked questions

We still handle your bookings personally and therefore do not have an automatic booking system. This way, we can enable you to reserve individual places for a few days without any obligation. This allows you, for example, to arrange your holiday without someone stealing your place from under your nose. For this reason, we cannot keep track of the exact number of free places on a daily basis. However, we regularly check the availability of our sailing holidays. Therefore, you can generally assume that plenty of free places are still available on all trips that are not marked as ‘fully booked’ or ‘Last Minute’. Call us or use our booking form if you want to know the exact number of places available.

If you are travelling alone and have not booked a private cabin, you will be accommodated in a shared cabin. Shared cabins are normally divided by gender. Only on the Belle Amie and Seatrips Yachts do they sometimes have mixed cabins.

Yes, vegetarians and allergies/intolerances can be catered for on most ships. However, there is only one menu per day on the programme. Therefore, please let us know during your booking if you have any special dietary requirements.

In principle, all our trips are suitable for both experienced and novice sailors. The professional crew on board will teach you everything you need to know. In some cases (e.g. on Atlantic crossings) initial sailing experience may be an advantage/requirement. In this case, this will be clearly indicated in the cruise description.

Prices

DescriptionPrice
Daytrip ticket
Adult€ 139
Child

Included in price

Welcome drink
Ship's stew
Kaffee/Kuchen

Not included in price

Transfer zum Abfahrtshafen
Weitere Getränke (zu fairen Preisen an Bord erhältlich)

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