Hamburg is the most beautiful Metropolis in Northern Germany. We welcome our international guests with an impressive skyline, many historic sites, great architecture, superb shopping in excellent gallerias, museums, theatres, musicals and many well known hotels. It comprises the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and fourteen districts of the adjoining federal states Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein and has a total population of approximately 2.5 million. Many people consider Hamburg to be one of the most beautiful cities anywhere – a gem among the urban centres of the world.

• 111 calls in total are forecast for 2010, the first time ever
• 09.02. Christening of "AIDAblu" at Hamburg's Fischmarkt.
• Hamburg will for the first time be the base port for three ships in the AIDA fleet. The "AIDAblu", "AIDAluna" and the "AIDAaura"
• 6th March follows the christening of the "MSC Magnifica" from MSC Cruises, with her 'godmother' Sophia Loren.
• 6 maiden calls to the Port of Hamburg
• a total of 29 calls in May
• five ships alone are expected during the 821st Hamburg Port Festival (the "Hafengeburtstag"), including the "Queen Mary 2" on 8th May.
• The "QM2" will be visiting the Port of Hamburg a total of four times in 2010.
• Hamburg Cruise Days take place from 30th July to 1st August.
• The season is crowned by the official opening of the terminal building in Altona.
• Port of Hamburg cruise season will last until well into December. A number of Christmas cruises will again be calling at Hamburg.