Thank you for your interest in “Alexander von Humboldt II”

Foto: Maurizio Gambarini/alex-2.de

Some key facts:

• built in Bremen, Germany
• launched October 2011 (yes, it is a newly built tall ship)
• port of registry: Bremerhaven, Germany
• length 65m, width 10m, draft 5m
• rigged as 3-masted barque
• 24 sails totalling 1360m²
• 550kW Volvo Penta engine (just in case)
• max 79 crew members on board
• owned and operated by a German non-profit foundation
• run completely by volunteers
• everybody with normal health conditions can join the crew, no sailing experience or knowledge required
• classified as Special Purpose Ship, used for sail training

However, I am afraid that your intention was not to get here.
Even though I could tell you a lot about this beautiful tall ship this page is by no means official - it is just a privately run homepage, dedicated to Alex2.

You might want to continue your journey with one of the following links:

• official homepage: http://alex-2.de
• my own private collection of pictures taken on board (mostly password protected though - and currently offline)
• the current position of our ship (updated every hour)
• the current itinerary where you can book your trip

• Facebook fan page