MS EUROPA 2

Gourmet Dining Included in the Fare on MS EUROPA 2

Dining on MS EUROPA 2 is included in the fare, and the line describes her restaurants as gourmet rooms that carry no surcharge. Restaurant Weltmeere, in the heart of the ship, is the main dining room, with an international menu that changes daily, carries the chef’s personal signature and always includes vegetarian dishes.

Restaurant Sakura takes Japanese cooking from classic to creative sushi, with sea views to match, while Restaurant Serenissima is her Italian room, the kind of place for ditaloni with saffron-marinated lobster. Between them, a fortnight aboard can travel the world at the table without a single cover charge.

Late Summer in the Mediterranean, Spring and Autumn from Tenerife

In August and September MS EUROPA 2 sails the Western Mediterranean on one-way voyages. The 11- and 12-night sailings leave Rome (Civitavecchia) and end in Palma de Mallorca; stops change between departures, but you might see Saint-Tropez, Portofino, Portoferraio on Elba or Alghero in Sardinia. From Palma she carries on with 13- and 14-night voyages ending in Santa Cruz de Tenerife or Hamburg, and typical calls include Barcelona, Málaga, Cádiz and Lisbon. Our cruises from Palma open on those departures.

In March and October she leaves Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 12-night voyages that begin in the Canary Islands and end in Cape Town or Lisbon. Ports vary; La Gomera, Agadir and Casablanca are among them, and our Canary Islands cruises for 2027 carry this route.

Much of the rest of her programme is single voyages, starting from ports such as Hamburg, Kiel and Cape Town. Miami is among her departure ports too, and our Caribbean cruises from Miami show what leaves from there. Wherever she sails from, we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday. She sails in the Hapag Lloyd Cruises fleet alongside EUROPA, HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC spirit and HANSEATIC inspiration.

Champagne, Concerts, a Cookery School and Clubs for Children

Sansibar, Belvedere and the Kochschule give MS EUROPA 2 her evenings and her days. Sansibar is the onboard outpost of the beach venue on Sylt, built around a long champagne list; entry is free, and drinks and food are charged unless they are part of a beverage package.

Belvedere is the quiet one, a panoramic lounge regularly used for readings and concerts. By day, the Kochschule is a professionally equipped kitchen with Miele appliances, where the ship’s chefs teach classics and regional dishes from the places she visits; the school is free to enter and individual courses are charged.

Younger guests have supervised clubs of their own, for ages from two up to teenagers, all included in the fare.

MS EUROPA 2 Cabins and Deck Plans

Every cabin on MS EUROPA 2 is a suite, so the decision is which suite and on which deck. Her cabins and deck plans are worth a look before you book.

Cruise1st is one of the UK’s leading cruise specialists. We know how Hapag Lloyd Cruises builds its one-way voyages and can talk you through which of hers fits your dates. To see what is open on her and similar sailings now, start with our two-week Mediterranean cruises.