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Boarding in Amsterdam around 1.00 pm and enjoy lunch on board before
a short stroll to the Dam square with our board hostess. Around 6.00 pm,
it will be time to settle comfortably in your cabins before meeting the
crew during a welcome cocktail reception. Dinner on board followed by an
optional guided tour of the city on board a river boat.
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Program from 04/04/2010 to 14/04/2010: After breakfast spend the morning visiting Amsterdam (optional)
and its diamond merchants. The Dutch capital is a truly delightful city
with a rich and fascinating past, offering its visitors a striking
contrast between traditional Dutch architecture and other more unusual
landmarks such as the Red Light District. Return to the ship for lunch.
The afternoon will be spent visiting Keukenhof gardens (optional)
– which are only open to the public between 18th March and 16th May.
Out of season, choose between an excursion to Volendam or Zaanse
Schans (optional). Return to the ship for dinner. Either enjoy a
free evening, or ask to be dropped off in the centre of Amsterdam
(optional) for a walk round the Red Light District. Overnight
stopover.
Program from 15/04/2010 to 01/10/2010: Breakfast on board. In the morning, optional guided tour of
Amsterdam in the historic heart of this beautiful capital city, full
of historic and architectural treasures. You will discover the striking
contrast between monuments heavy with Dutch memories. Back to the boat
for lunch. The afternoon will be devoted to the optional visit to the
Keukenhof Gardens (open from 22/03 to 20/05). You will see the
harmonious disposition of the flower beds: tulips, narcissi and
hyacinths amid trees hundreds of year old. In the other months, optional
excursion to Volendam and the Zaanse Schans. Back to the boat for
dinner. Free evening or optional trip to the city centre for a
stroll around the Red Light District. Overnight stopover.
DAY 3: AMSTERDAM - NIJMEGEN - KREFELD
Early morning start and breakfast on board while
cruising towards Nijmegen, where we stop off at the Kröller
Muller museum (2) which is set in the heart of the Haute Veluwe
National Park. This museum has gathered together the works of many great
modern painters and sculptors and is home not only to a major collection
of Van Gogh
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paintings but also some works of Picasso and the
impressionist painters. Return to the ship for dinner before sailing on
towards Krefeld, passing the towns of Wesel and Duisburg
before arriving at our destination late evening. Overnight stop.
DAY 4: KREFELD - COLOGNE - KONIGSWINTER
The ship sails at 8.00 am. Breakfast on board.
On our way towards Cologne, we will pass some famous German towns
like Dusseldorf, capital of the province of Westphalia, and Zons,
a medieval city. Lunch on board before arriving in Cologne around
3.00 pm where we will call in for 2 hours. Choose either to look around
the shops, or for those who wish, follow your guide and tour the
old parts of the city. Return to the ship before cruising on towards Bonn
(old university town). Dinner will be served on board before mooring
for the night in Koenigswinter. Free evening. Overnight stopover
DAY 5: KONIGSWINTER - RUDESHEIM
Breakfast on board before cruising off along the
Romantic Rhine passing Koblenz and the legendary Lorelei
Rock, along the most beautiful section of the Rhine, where lush
vineyards and castles stretch as far as the eye can see along both banks
of the river. Arrive in Rudesheim then take the opportunity to
leave on a shopping trip, or take part in the excursion (optional).
.Dinner on board then spend a free evening in the lively Drosselgasse,
world famous for its open-air restaurants and taverns with their oompah
bands. Overnight stop.
DAY
6 :
RUDESHEIM - SPIRE
OR MANNHEIM OR KARLSRUHE
An early start and breakfast while cruising up
the Rhine towards Speyer, passing Wiesbaden, Nierstein,
Worms on the way before arriving in Mannheim around 1.00
pm. After lunch leave on the coach excursion (optional) to visit
Heidelberg. Return to the ship at the end of the afternoon for
dinner and a gala evening while the ship leaves for Strasbourg and
cruises overnight.
DAY 7 : SPIRE OR MANNHEIM - STRASBOURG
Breakfast on board before arriving in Strasbourg. Check out
around 9.00 am. End of the cruise.
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Prices Include: Full board cruise from
dinner of the first day to breakfast of the last day in a double
cabin with showers and toilets, welcome drink, entertainment, the
Captain's evening, the assistance
of our hostess on board, and port taxes.
DRINKS INCLUDED with on board meals wine, water, beer, fruit juice, 1
coffee
Prices Do Not Include:
Beverages not listed above, insurance and optional excursions.
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety,
the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the itinerary of the
cruise.
RATES 7
day:
925 EUR per person dbl occ for
RATES 6
day:
790 EUR per person dbl occ for
200 EUR single
supplement
75 EUR for upper
level cabin
DATES:
There might not be any other English speaking guests on these dates.
2011
April 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 30
May 31
July 17
August 6, 17
Sep 30
Oct 1
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