Rudesheim, Germany Port Reviews

Nice monastery wine dinner

Overshadowed by covid and racism.

Great city.

Great dock location. Wonderful evening Christmas Market. Best stop!

We went on the Rüdesheim gondola ride in the morning and Sigfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet in the evening. We had a walking tour of the city before the gondola ride with a very knowledgeable guide who knew a lot about the history of the region. The gondola ride takes you up a mountain to a majestic monument of Germania, commemorating the unification of Germany in 1871. Panoramic views of the city and the Rhine valley from there. The ride is so popular that there was a line of people out into the street waiting to get tickets. We had passes from the ship that could have allowed us to skip the ticket line, but nobody told us that, so we waited unnecessarily in the ticket line for a half hour. There was a big line to wait to get on the gondola to go back down, too. But the view and the monument were worth it. Also, our walking tour guide (who didn’t come up with us) gave us an excellent explanation of the monument and its various components. We had time after the tour to wander about the city on our own, and it's close enough that you can walk back to the ship. We are extending a bit of grace on our criticism because the gondola schedule was unexpectedly changed the day before and the city tour was added as a bonus. Please note that the walking tour involved some hills and cobblestone roads. The Mechanical Music Cabinet was very interesting, with all kinds of automated music machines and old phonographs. It would have been nice to have had a bit more time to wander about the place instead of keeping up with the group tour.

Nothing there! Saw the music box factory for 1/2 hour.