Pacific World: Hamburg Welcome to the global peace ship!

Pacific World: Hamburg Welcome to the global peace ship!

On Saturday morning the Pacific World, a cruise ship from the Japanese shipping company Peace Boat Cruises, moored for the first time at the Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg. The almost 30-year-old Pacific World, which entered service in 1995 as Sun Princess, has an impressive format of 216 meters long and 32 meters wide. With her 77,441 GT, she is the lead ship of the Sun Class and was sold by Princess Cruises to Peace Boat during the Corona pandemic before being renamed in April 2023. She will stay in the port of Hamburg until 10 p.m.

This first call is not only a welcome change for the Hanseatic city, but also a special feature for the ship itself. In such cases, a solemn ceremony traditionally takes place during which plaques are exchanged between the ship's management and representatives of the port. Pacific World will visit a total of 21 different destinations during its 120th round-the-world voyage, which began in Yokohama on April 23, 2025 and ends in Kobe on August 8, 2025, including Tenerife, Le Havre and Zeebrugge.

Unique stop in Hamburg

Hamburg is the only German port on this special trip. After the stay in the northern German metropolis, we continue to Bergen, Norway and Reykjavik, Iceland, before the transatlantic journey to New York begins. From there the route leads through the Caribbean, the Panama Canal into the Pacific and finally back to Japan via Alaska.

As part of this journey, which lasts a total of 107 days, the ship has extraordinary travel destinations in its program. Passengers can look forward to the breathtaking panorama of the snow-covered fjords of Alaska or exchange experiences in the green valleys of Norway.

Peace projects on board

Particularly noteworthy is the “Time for Peace” project, which is carried out on board. It marks 80 years since the end of World War II and aims to amplify the voices of people affected by war. Representatives from organizations such as Nihon Hidankyo, which advocates for the rights of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, as well as members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will be on board. Peace Boat Since 1983, the mission has been to promote international understanding through education and dialogue between cultures and to draw attention to the problems in different countries.

With a capacity for up to 1,000 passengers, the Pacific World not only offers comfortable accommodation, but also a rich educational and leisure program. The trip is a wonderful opportunity to learn about cultural peculiarities and societal challenges, and offers passengers the opportunity to participate in working groups that address topics such as gender roles and universal human values. -peace counts emphasizes that a relaxed atmosphere on board promotes dialogue between different cultures and has already inspired numerous people.