IFR 116
Northern Europe - Northern Finland
Route
Terneuzen / Netherlands – Tornio – (Raahe) / both Finland – (Kiel Canal) – Terneuzen or similar
(ports in brackets are not called at regularly)
Duration
About 14 days
Departures
Weekly
About the vessel
Container ships, built 1996-2024, Finnish shipping company, Scandinavian ship command, 6,535-8,400 cargo tons, length 118.9-120.0 m, width 18.2 m, speed 16 kn, container capacity 466 TEU’s, sauna, TV/DVD.
Cabins
Cabin varies from ship to ship:
1 double cabin, shower/WC, bed 200 x 123 cm or bunk bed, A-deck or C-deck, open view.
Comments
A popular trip deep into the Gulf of Bothnia. Bright nights in summer and an ice cruise (January to April) in winter.
The winter months in particular are always very popular.
From May to December, one-way trips can also be booked on request.
Terneuzen, the city of the Flying Dutchman, is located on the Westerschelde and is easily accessible by train, but there are also good parking facilities at the harbour.
From time to time additional harbours in Holland are called at, such as Rotterdam, Dordrecht or Moerdijk.
Our passengers particularly praise the friendly crew and the excellent ship management.
The language on board is English.
The ships have ice class 1 A and were partly built at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg.
Age limit 75 years.
Alcohol is also prohibited for passengers on these ships. Smoking is not permitted indoors.
One-way trips are also possible from May to December; prices available on request.
Shore leave
Berthing time approx. 8-16 hours
Documents
Passport
Passage prices
€ 1.610.00 per person in double cabin
€ 1.610.00 single use of double cabin
Embarkation / Disembarkation fees
€ 89.00 (December – April € 139.00)
Deviation insurance
€ 89.00 up to 74 years, € 219.00 for 75 years old passengers
Travel insurance
Travel health and liability insurance
Medical certificate
Travel reports by customers
Northern Europe
Good morning Katharina and all the team,
I wanted to thank you for the wonderful trip.
Captain and all the crew are wonderful.
And thank you also for your responsiveness and professionalism.
I will definitely take another trip and will contact you with pleasure.
Thank you and have a great summer.
- A cargo ship voyage: Rotterdam–Dublin–Waterford–Rotterdam
I travelled from 3rd to 11th June 2026 aboard a container ship from Rotterdam to Rotterdam via Dublin and Waterford.
Right from my first exchanges with Internationale Frachtschiffreisen Pfeiffer, I could see just how professional this company was: prompt replies to my questions, accurate documentation, regular updates on the departure date, and efficient coordination with the taxi for boarding.
My stay on board was...
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We are very happy to have made this trip. The Internationale Frachtschiffreisen Pfeiffer (IFP) assistance, professionalism and responsiveness were very helpful and gave us a great confidence.
We really lived a special experience, in specific conditions, discovering a « new world ». We were, however, very disappointed by the crew behaviour; our expectations about the human exchanges, shown in the...
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