Michael Hillmann WIEDER AUF KURS

A trip with the steamer "Dresden" on the Elbe from Hamburg to the homeland. This experience will remain unforgotten. Even after five weeks we are still talking about our experiences, impressions and the good conversations on board. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this once again.
The subsequent concert reading "Wieder auf Kurs" with Michael Hillmann and Conny Borgwardt in Rammenau Castle was a successful event that resonates emotionally.
We look forward to further trips on the Elbe accompanied by Mr. Hillmann.

... a month ago it is now - our unforgettable trip with the "DRESDEN". Again and again one is caught up by the great memories; in order to record this in the long term, a photo book is also planned - as soon as time permits.
What you, dear Mr. Hillmann, have put together here can hardly be expressed in words of praise. Everything was really organized down to the last detail ... Chapeau!!! And not to forget, of course, all the others who did their utmost to make all passengers feel comfortable.
I had discovered the newspaper article in Nov. '22 only a few days later and knew immediately, a nicer birthday present - had shortly before the journey my 60th :-) - I could not make myself; born in Dresden, learned to swim with 3 years in the Elbe and much more. ... and then with the "DRESDEN" this interesting trip - it hardly fits better.
The fact that this experience then finally became such, for this a very big thank you!!!
We are already looking forward to being on board for further trips of this kind (very much in May '24 to Leitmeritz).
Birgit Lang-Andrä and Roland Lang

The trip upriver, from Lauenburg with the PD Dresden, will remain unforgettable. The atmosphere on board, the good tips from the locals on board, the conversations, the landscape, the shore excursions, the steamer - experiences that are priceless. Many thanks to all who contributed to the success of the trip. To you, dear Mr. Hillmann, a very special thank you for your commitment, your willingness to take risks, your "loving treatment" of us fellow travelers. With warm greetings from Lake Lucerne to the Elbe.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hillmann, for the eulogy. You found exactly the right words to vividly describe the life journey of our father, grandfather and loved one. Your words gave us courage and hope in this sad situation. I also found the inclusion of the French language very appropriate, as my father also enjoyed visiting and loved France, just as I appreciate and feel at home in my adopted country. Un grand merci, Monsieur Hillmann, bien à vous, et une bonne continuation dans votre activité d'accompagnement des personnes en deuil.

10 people from the Swiss shipping agency were allowed to take a wonderful river trip up the Elbe, first with the paddle steamer Kaiser Wilhelm and then for five days with PD Dresden. For such an enterprise, which is to be settled just at the border of an adventure, it needs the will of the shipping company to offer hand to such unusual ship journeys. It needs shipmasters like Kurt Reich (captain of the "Kaiser Wilhelm") and Andreas Weber (captain of the "Dresden"), who have the courage to take on the unknown with a high degree of professionalism and to master the unforeseen with confidence. And it needs a travel organizer in the person of Michael Hillmann, who is willing to take risks and logistically "lift a box". Michael, you succeeded completely, also thanks to a lot of heart blood and high, personal commitment, so to speak "around the clock". Our heartfelt thanks for this.

I had the great fortune to participate in the trip with the PD Dresden from Dresden to Hamburg and back. This trip was organized by Mr. Hillmann in cooperation with the white fleet Dresden. My expectations of the trip were met from the 1st minute with entering the ship. I was very positively surprised by everything that was organized to make the trip an experience. The trip was very pleasant and you immediately got into contact with the fellow passengers. The city tours conducted were very informative and the accommodation in the hotels worked out great. The transport of the luggage to the hotels, partly up to the rooms, worked out excellently. Here my thanks go to Nick and his companion, who passed their acid test at best. The varied information about the route was very good.
A special experience was that the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm received us far before Lauenburg and after the greeting of the two steamers drove together to Lauenburg. The visit with the Kaiser Wilhelm in the port of Hamburg was another highlight. Masterly performance of our captain Mr. Weber was to bring the Dresden through all bridges well. At one bridge it was a bit critical, because the distance between ship and lower edge bridge was whole 5 centimeters!!! All gastronomic staff a very big thank you for the good hospitality and all the food. It has been an enormous burden for the staff to meet the requirements, considering that there is only a small kitchen on the ship for the excursion traffic around Dresden. Big thanks also to the technical staff of the Dresden, who answered very many questions. For me this trip was an unforgettable experience. Next year I'll be happy to sail with you to the Czech Republic.
Once again, a very, very big thank you to Mr. Hillmann and all the hard-working helpers who made such a super trip possible in laborious and time-consuming work. Kurt from the Striegistal

We participated in the steamboat trip from Hamburg to Dresden. This will remain an unforgettable experience for us. A special highlight was the harbor tour with the PD Kaiser Wilhelm. But also the trip with the PD Dresden from Lauenburg was a great thing. The program on board as well as the events on land were very good and well balanced. The accommodation in the hotels was super. Everything worked out perfectly, thanks to the good organization by Mr. Hillmann. Many thanks to the crew of the ships for the very pleasant trip and the super supply. Nobody can be blamed for the fact that the trip had to end in Meißen due to high water.
Confidence-building in the run-up was that Mr. Hillmann always reacted very quickly to wishes and questions. One felt in good hands.
We have already registered for the next trip with a steamer.

Equally successful was the musical reading on 21.04.2023 in Rammenau Castle. It was a nice evening with nice and interesting conversations.

Continue ON COURSE !

Family Thieme

I had signed up for the steamboat trip from Hamburg to Dresden in the week after Easter. And I can say that it was an all-round successful trip!
Super organized, with harbor tour, detailed explanations of the interesting things along the way, friendly and hardworking crew on the steamer, fine food and drink, various bands on board, films about the historic Elbe shipping ....
Several city tours, a very nice captain's dinner in a great hotel in Magdeburg,
Interesting but also profound conversations with other passengers, also with Michael Hillmann...
And last but not least an unplanned but exciting high water trip, which the crew completed safely.
It was memorable and wonderful, it will always stay in my memory.
Thank you for letting me experience it!
Thomas from Dresden

11 days of happiness. Thank you for everything and very happy to return.

A unique river cruise in terms of the mode of transport, history, landscape, comfort and company with many attractive additional services. On land a program with sightseeing, on the salon ship 'Dresden' information about the daily events and the ship's route. In addition, a regular seat in the salon and daily surprises of various kinds. During shore leave in the evening transport service from the ship to the hotel and back in the morning. A beverage and meal offer where the guest is pampered by the ship's crew.
Not to be left unmentioned is the all-inclusive offer and the care of the personally present organizer 'Sir' Michael Hillmann with assistance, who had the flair to pamper the guest as king. Many thanks and a big compliment! It was a unique river trip and a great experience. Alois Burri

First of all, many thanks to Mr. Michael Hillmann (Wieder auf Kurs) for the great, historic and well organized Elbe tour Dresden-Hamburg-Dresden, with the paddle steamer Dresden. For me these days were connected with many emotions and lasting memories. The trip went from April 06 to April 17, 2023 during the day on the historic paddle steamer and in the evening there was a check-in in different hotels, so we could enjoy the cozy hospitality. The transfer of our suitcases from one hotel to another worked very well. For this a special thanks to the two very nice "transporters". In the cities of Meissen, Torgau, Wittenberg, Dessau, Magdeburg, Tangermünde and Wittenberge, city tours were offered and buses were already waiting for us. In addition, several surprises were organized, so that the long time did not get a chance. In Lauenburg, we boarded the historic paddle steamer Kaiser Wilhelm and traveled to Hamburg, the harbor and back to Lauenburg. A real highlight!
Everything was well organized! Therefore, once again a huge thanks to Mr. Michael Hillmann for this experience. I would also like to thank the crew of the Dresden, the employees of the Elbezeit service and everyone who made this trip a unique experience.
I wish Mr. Hillmann good health.

We were able to experience a great week during the trip from Hamburg to Dresden. Everything was really thought of: culture, information about the sights along the Elbe, very nice hotels, very good catering at meals on board. Entertainment was provided by historical films and entertaining lectures on Elbe navigation, a morning for playing chess and different musical accompaniment. The very sympathetic and friendly crew accompanying us, from the trainee to the captain, together with all the other helpers, gave us a great trip. Many thanks for that!!!
On 21.04.2023 we participated in the concert reading "Wieder auf Kurs" by Mr. Hillmann in the Barockschloß Ramenau. We have rarely met such an emphatic and valuable person.
Adam family

For my mother-in-law and for me it was an experience that we had never had before.Special thanks to the staff you were really great.Thank you Mr. Hillmann that you have made this trip possible for us. THANK YOU

After I have wished in GDR times on the Elbe to drive once on the Elbe to Hamburg, I had read in November 22 in the SZ that such a trip was planned. A quick call brought first disappointment - all sold out - but the comfort of the waiting list. Then came the nice call. It works.
My wife and I were looking forward to the trip and many acquaintances, whom we told about it, were impressed. A great response.
On Maundy Thursday, 9.00 we started at the Terrassenufer. In 6 days we came via Meissen, Torgau, Wittenberg, Dessau, Magdeburg, Tangermünde, Wittenberge to Lauenburg. Here we changed ships and continued our journey to Hamburg on the Kaiser Wilhelm.
We traveled by ship and spent the night ashore. In places where we docked, city tours were usually organized. This allowed us to get to know the area better.
On the whole, it was a successful trip that can be recommended.
Many thanks to Mr. Hillmann and his team. Whether travel. City tours, hotel organization or even the transport of suitcases (if you arrived at the hotel in the evening, the suitcases were there and usually already in the room) everything worked out great. The enormous effort, so that it was a successful thing for us, can only be appreciated.
Thank you very much, it was a successful trip for us

We were on the road from Hamburg to Dresden with the great paddle steamer "Dresden". It was hervoirragend organized, be it the hotels, the city tours, the culture in an appropriate dose, the captain dinner, the bus rides to the hotel and ship.....everything has fit. The crew was very communicative and attentive, the service was great, the food was plentiful and tasty. Everything was decorated with love and it was always very appealing and clean in all rooms. We felt very comfortable and enjoyed the days. Thanks to the great information about sights on the shore or in the cities, we were able to learn a lot of new things and learned a lot about the Elbe and its course. Our luggage was always transported to the right place and the 2 young people were very hardworking and they were really relied on! 1000 thanks for the organization to Mr. Hillmann and to the White Fleet Dresden....You have given us unforgettable days and we enjoyed it. We will definitely be there again when it goes from Dresden to the Czech Republic. Ahoy! Peter & Margot Kohl

By chance we became aware of the trip with the "Dresden" or "Kaiser Wilhelm" from Dresden to Hamburg and immediately decided to join the trip. We received, experienced and experienced more than could be expected. It was an unforgettable experience with wonderful impressions (landscape tour in the technical monument with super staff, very good city tours and overnight stays as well as many good conversations. Thank you very much. We will be repeat offenders!

Impressive trip, mostly well organized in every detail

A great experience, a great trip. Thank you for the perfect organization.

I would like to thank Mr. Michael Hillmann and the Weisse Flotte Sachsen for the historic, very well organized and successful steamboat trip from April 6 to 17, 2023 from Dresden to Hamburg and back.

It was for me and all travelers thanks to the individual and personal care on the entire trip with a 100% recovery effect.

This trip with Mr. Hillmann and the White Fleet Saxony will remain in our memories as something very special for a lifetime.

Brigitte Schröder

A unique trip on the Elbe with the steamer DRESDEN to our twin city HH at Easter. It takes a lot of preparation to plan this tour.
plan. Small discrepancies will be solved quickly and it will start again.
The first important factor is the Elbe with its much or little water. Maybe it would be to rethink the chairs in the salon below deck to exchange for the long trip, are uncomfortable in seat and the short backrest. Thanks to kitchen, tasty the food and nicely arranged and the service, very nice staff always mindful of our wishes. Also the ship's crew always an open ear for the many questions about the steam engine. My husband and I felt very well cared for and comfortable on the trip. The explanations to the left and right of the Elbe were very informative, unfortunately sometimes too quiet on the upper deck, but these are minor things that can be changed. I had read in advance anyway what there is to see so on the banks.
With 5 years I stood in Cotta on the Elbe and wanted to go with the TschechenKähnen to Hamburg, it has now to be, thank you Mr. Hillmann and thank you to all who have helped.
Christine and Volker Treffkorn