Mercator
Museum · Ostend ·

Mercator

Museum · Ostend ·

Restored 1932 training ship maritime museum, interactive

floating museum
maritime museum
visit alone
english translation
officer in charge
restored ship
street parking
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Rated 4.0 stars by 1 reviewers
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Jan Piersplein 2, 8400 Oostende, Belgium Get directions

No restroom
Free street parking
Paid street parking

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Jan Piersplein 2, 8400 Oostende, Belgium Get directions

+32 59 70 11 99
zeilschipmercator.be
@mercator.oostende

Features

•No restroom
•Free street parking
•Paid street parking

Last updated

Jan 15, 2026

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Liliia P.

Google
You can walk inside the ship 💙the route is really well made. It’s easy to imagine life at sea and feel the real spirit of old voyages.⚓️

Lia R.

Google
Lovely experience, convenient visit and very many details to study. Plenty of explanations provided and there are several interactive screens which render the museum interesting for visitors of all ages. More areas than we had expected can be visited and see up close. We really enjoyed our visit. Note should be taken that tickets can only be paid for by card. No cash payments are accepted at the ticket office.

Áron P.

Google
Delightful experience, informative and lively exhibition. The adventures of cadets are brought personally close to the visitor.

Daniel T.

Google
Great experience and a lovely ship. Really enjoyed the walk through the ship and the very well written guide.

Gi

Google
Reasonable place, interesting for history buffs. for a short stay. Pass the entire ship between floors. and see the places where they slept and ate. and all the accessories they used. The ship's travel history. Entrance costs €7 per person. Worth going in only if there is nothing else to do. Not too interesting.

Bartlomiej K.

Google
Very nice Museum!!

Marketa T.

Google
Very educational. You can visualise the life of the crew on board the ship. (For cadets and officers) The tour explained the history of the ship and its last mission as well. It takes about 45 minutes to get around with reading all the info as well.

Amal Amra T.

Google
A lovely floating museum that you can visit quickly when in Oostende. I actually expected more but it seems even a huge ship could be small at a certain point. You can get inside the ship and learn about life on board. There are different cabins like the pharmacy, doctor, kitchen? Operation room... etc. I loved walking around but would have appreciated it of they could do an English translation or English guide somehow. I wanted to read what was being said there but eventually couldn't. The officer in charge of the tours is really nice and sweet. He offered to take some pictures of me since I visited alone and then was happy to recommend some other restaurants to have a nice meal later on.