Cruise

What is the Hanseatic Spirit cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?

Short answer

Hanseatic Spirit is a Hapag-Lloyd Cruises expedition ship for up to 230 guests, built in 2021 to Polar Class 6. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.

Upcoming visits to Gibraltar

  • Friday 22 October 2027, in port 08:00–23:55

    Also in port: Corinthian, Sky Princess. Combined: about 5,914 passengers where known.

Plan your shore day in Gibraltar

From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.

Detailed answer

Hanseatic Spirit is the third of Hapag-Lloyd's expedition ships built by Vard, after Hanseatic Nature and Hanseatic Inspiration. Its steel was cut at Tulcea in Romania in 2019 and the ship was completed at Langsten in Norway, delivered on Monday 28 June 2021 and sent on its maiden voyage from Hamburg on Thursday 26 August 2021. Its gross tonnage is 15,651 and its length 138.2 metres. It carries up to 230 guests, or 199 on expedition voyages, in 120 outside cabins and suites across seven passenger decks. The ship is built to Polar Class 6 and carries 17 Zodiac boats, with three restaurants, an observation lounge and a spa. It had its first drydock at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven in May and June 2026, and since January 2026 Hapag-Lloyd has offered service in German and English across its fleet.

How busy will town be?

The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.

Can you sail on it from nearby?

Yes, from Seville. The call on Friday 22 October 2027 is part of voyage SPI2716, which leaves Seville on Saturday 16 October 2027 and sails down the Guadalquivir to Cádiz, Puerto Banús, Almería and Melilla before Gibraltar, where Hapag-Lloyd gives 08:00 to midnight. It continues to Tangier, Casablanca, Lanzarote and La Gomera, ending in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Thursday 28 October 2027. Accompanied shore excursions on this voyage are in German. The voyage before it, SPI2715, sails from Hamburg to Seville via Lisbon. Bookings are made through Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

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