Once a year in May the Port of Hamburg, the "door to the world," is truly tops: About 1.5 million people every year celebrate the Hamburg Port Birthday - the greatest harbour festival in the world - on the nearly four kilometre-long "Harbour Mile" along the Elbe between the HafenCity and the Övelgönne Museum Harbour. Special highlights include the breathtaking fireworks display, ship launches and parades, and the unique tugboat ballet.

This is the Russian School Ship "Kruzenshtern", ex-German four masted Barque "Padua". She is one off the four remaining Flying P-Liners. (Thank you, Walter, for your information about it)