TUI Cruises has put its 2027-28 winter programme for Mein Schiff Flow on sale, and it's a varied one. The ship spends the season based in northern Germany, running round-trip cruises from Hamburg and Kiel across Western Europe, the Norwegian coast and the Baltic, before pointing south for a long Caribbean voyage in February 2028.
The Baltic legs come first, with five- to seven-night departures in November and December sailing from Oslo and Bergen to Tallinn, Helsinki and Riga — an easy way to hit several Baltic capitals in under a week. An Advent-themed standout is the seven-night "Diversity of Norway" round trip from Hamburg, running December 9 to 16, 2027, which traces Norway's west coast and includes a sail-through of the Aurlandsfjord.
Christmas is covered too. A 12-night "Christmas Along the West Coast" sailing (December 23, 2027 to January 4, 2028) from and to Hamburg puts celebrations at sea between calls in Lisbon, A Coruña, Bilbao and Le Havre. Two shorter west-coast voyages, 11 and 14 days, also call at ports in Spain, Morocco, England and France.
Into the new year, the tone shifts warmer. A 19-day trip runs from Hamburg to the Canary Islands and back, and the 14-night "Getaway Along the Iberian Coasts" (January 23 to February 6, 2028) follows Portugal's coast to Morocco and Spain, with stops in Tangier and Cádiz and Lisbon pitched as the culture stop.
The big one is the Caribbean run in early 2028 — a repeat of this year's long crossing. It sails from Hamburg via Madeira, through the heart of the Caribbean and on to Bonaire, with the Atlantic crossing framed as a chance to unwind before the islands. Bookings are open now for the entire season.
For German-based cruisers this is essentially a no-fly winter: every itinerary starts and ends at home ports, so there are no flights to book and no baggage fees. The mix is unusually broad for one ship in one season — Nordic fjords, Baltic capitals, a festive Atlantic arc and a full tropical crossing — which makes it worth comparing side by side before picking a date. Note that the Norway, Christmas and Iberian sailings have specific windows in December, January and February, so flexibility is limited if one appeals in particular.
