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River Cruise featuring our privately owned 140- to 164-passenger ships exclusively for American travelers ITINERARY OVERVIEW JUNE 7, 2017 The Great Rivers of Europe The : Amsterdam • : , , Rudesheim, Day 1 • Depart U.S. , Wertheim, Wurzburg, , , , • : Melk, Day 2-3 • Amsterdam, the Netherlands Embark ship $ Port Amsterdam 16 days from 15 days from $ 5295 3695 Amsterdam with international airfare River Cruise only Included Tour from Boston Day 4-5 • Germany by Ports Cologne • Koblenz • Rudesheim

Amsterdam Arrival/ Departure Included Tours Cologne • Koblenz Optional Extension Cruise Route NETHERLANDS Motor Route To tal Cruising 948 miles POPOLAND Day 6-10 • Germany by Cologne GERMANY Distance (1529 km) Bruges R h i Ports • Wertheim • Wurzburg • n Wertheim Wurzburg (Optional Extension) e

BELGIUM Gerlachshausen Gerlachshausen • • Bamberg Frankfurt Koblenz Schweinfurt Main (Optional Extension) Rudesheim Bamberg Included Tours Heidelberg • Wertheim • LUX. CZECH REPUBLIC Nuremberg Vienna Wurzburg • Bamberg Heidelberg Rothenburg (Also Optional Extension) Regensburg Rhine-Main- Optional Tour Rothenburg Canal Passau REGION FRANCE D an ube Melk Day 11-13 • Germany by Danube AUSTRIA Ports Nuremberg • Kelheim • Regensburg • Passau IT’S INCLUDED Included Tours Nuremberg • Regensburg • Passau International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel Optional Tour : Baroque & Beer surcharges, unless you choose to make your own air arrangements Accommodations for 14 nights aboard a private river ship with wireless Internet Day 14-15 • Austria access now in all common areas and cabins Ports Melk • Vienna ALL meals: Daily breakfasts, 14 lunches, 14 dinners—including 3 meals in local Included Tour Vienna restaurants—plus all onboard house beer & wine, as well as soft drinks Optional Tour Musical Vienna 11 included tours with personal headsets and 6 exclusive Discovery Series events— lesson • German Immigration discussion • Glassblowing demonstration • Day 16 • Vienna • Return to U.S. Home-Hosted Kaffeeklatsch • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal transit & discussion • Studeten Disembark ship German discussion

Local Program Directors, a Grand Circle Cruise Line exclusive: These dedicated OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS experts are with you (and no more than 47 travelers) every step of the way to provide all with FREE Single Supplements insider’s knowledge and the perspective that will enrich your experience Bruges, Belgium Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers 3-night pre-trip from $695 All port charges: a value of $165 per person Vienna, Austria Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips 3-night post-trip from $645 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next Grand Circle trip—an average of $318

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Pacing • Travelers using walkers, crutches, or • Travel by 140- to 164-passenger • 15 days, with 14 nights other mobility aids must travel with river ship and 49-seat coach aboard a river ship a companion who can assist them • Changes in water-level depths may • Return flights often require • Program Directors reserve the right require adjustments to your itinerary departing in early morning hours to modify participation or send travelers home if their limitations Climate Physical Requirements impact the group’s experience • Daytime temperatures range from 40-73°F during cruising season • Walk 1-3 miles unassisted and Terrain & Transportation participate in 2-3 hours of physical • June-August are the warmest months • Diverse terrain and uneven walking activities each day, including stairs • March and November weather can be surfaces, including steep and unpaved • Not accessible for travelers using unpredictable and change quickly paths, hills, riverbanks, 25-50 stairs wheelchairs or scooters without handrails, and cobblestones

YOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 Depart U.S. Hohenzollern Bridge, and the Gothic DAY 7 Wertheim • Home-Hosted . Before returning to Kaffeeklatsch DAY 2 Amsterdam, the Netherlands • your ship, enjoy free time to explore. As your ship approaches Wertheim Embark ship B,L,D—River Ship this morning, enjoy a special intro- Arriving today in the Dutch capital, duction to what awaits you there—a you’ll be greeted at the airport by a DAY 5 Koblenz • Rudesheim local glassblower will join you onboard Grand Circle representative who Today, you’ll go ashore in Koblenz, for an exclusive Discovery Series will assist you with the transfer to where the Rhine and rivers demonstration. your private river ship. Later, you’ll meet. During an included walking tour, .Upon arrival, step ashore for a walking meet your Program Director and those marvel at the , rebuilt after tour of this charming fairy-tale town, travelers who took the pre-trip World War II, and stroll the famous located at the of the Main extension to Bruges, Belgium. Rhine promenade. and Tauber rivers and home to a proud L,D—River Ship .You’ll then rejoin your ship and continue tradition of production. sailing toward Rudesheim. En route, DAY 3 Amsterdam .During your exploration, you’ll also you’ll pass Lorelei Rock, where, legend delve into the complex and emotional In the morning, enjoy a tour by has it, the beautiful siren would distract topic of Judaism and German history. A boat—cruising along Amsterdam’s sailors with her melodious voice. Upon thriving Jewish community developed lovely canals. Later this afternoon, arrival in Rudesheim, you’ll disembark in Wertheim dating back to the 13th your River Cruise gets underway. for an included dinner featuring tradi- century, and numerous synagogues had Tonight, celebrate your voyage at a tional folk music at a local restaurant. been built there over time. festive Welcome Dinner. B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship .But when Kristallnacht swept through DAY 6 Frankfurt • Heidelberg Germany in 1938—the interior of DAY 4 Cologne, Germany Wertheim’s 18th-century synagogue, as This morning, you arrive in Frankfurt. well as multiple Jewish-owned stores— Enjoy a relaxing morning cruising to Join today’s included tour of Heidelberg, were demolished. In the following years, your first German port. Learn about set on the edge of the Odenwald Forest, the Jewish population disappeared— immigration in Germany and the coun- where you’ll visit the 15th-century whether they moved elsewhere or were try’s open borders for during Heidelberg Castle. deported to concentration camps. You’ll an exclusive Discovery Series discussion B,L,D—River Ship learn more about this, and see public along the way. memorials tracing this history, during .After lunch onboard, you’ll disembark your included tour, followed by free in Cologne for an included walking tour, time for independent discovery. where you’ll see the Roman Gate, the

Reservations & Information 1-800-597-2452 • Press 2 www.gct.com/sge2017 .In the early afternoon, head to the home of a local family for a traditional Kaffeeklatsch to share coffee and cake, and experience what life is like for a typical family in this section of Europe, during an exclusive Discovery Series Home-Hosted Visit. B,L,D—River Ship

DAY 8 Wurzburg Early this morning, your ship will start cruising to Wurzburg. You’ll arrive this afternoon, disembarking for an included followed by an afternoon to make your .Later, reminisce with your fellow trav- walking tour of this charming city—a own discoveries. elers during the Captain’s Farewell Main River port in Bavaria. B,L,D—River Ship Reception and Dinner. B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship DAY 12 Kelheim • Optional Bavaria: DAY 9 Gerlachshausen • Optional Baroque & Beer tour • Regensburg DAY 14 Melk, Austria • Vienna • Rothenburg tour • Schweinfurt This morning, you’ll arrive in Kelheim. Optional Musical Vienna tour This morning, enjoy a full-day optional Here you can join an optional tour of Today, enjoy a guided tour of the tour to Rothenburg. Or relax onboard the Baroque-era Weltenburg Monastery, 900-year-old Melk Abbey. Then return as you cruise to Schweinfurt. where you’ll take a scenic ferry cruise to the ship and enjoy lunch as you OPTIONAL TOUR: $105 per person through the Danube Gorge and sample glide through the stunning Wachau B,L,D—River Ship some beer brewed at the monas- wine region. tery. Then transfer by motorcoach to .This evening, you’ll arrive in the DAY 10 Bamberg Regensburg, where your ship awaits. Austrian capital. Join us for an Set out on a morning walking tour If you’re not joining the optional optional Musical Vienna performance. of Bamberg, which was founded in tour, you’ll have time to relax en route OPTIONAL TOUR: $90 per person AD 902, began to prosper in the twelfth to Regensburg. century, and was the center of southern B,L,D—River Ship .This afternoon, enjoy a walking tour Germany’s Enlightenment in the late of historic Regensburg, one of Germany’s DAY 15 Vienna 18th century. best-preserved medieval . You’ll Join your Program Director for an .This afternoon, begin cruising to see the twelfth-century Stone Bridge included half-day city tour, featuring Nuremberg—entering the Rhine-Main- (Steinerne Brucke) and the towering the Ringstrasse, the wide boulevard that Danube Canal en route, and learn about St. Peter’s Cathedral—Bavaria’s most circles the city center, and St. Stephen’s the history and construction of this impressive Gothic wonder and home to Cathedral. You’ll also see the Spanish engineering marvel during an exclu- a famous boys’ choir. Riding School, home of the famous sive Discovery Series discussion. Please OPTIONAL TOUR: $80 per person Lipizzaner stallions, and the well-known note: During the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal B,L,D—River Ship Hofburg Palace. transit, it may be necessary for the Captain to close the Sun Deck because of low-stand- DAY 13 Passau • Captain’s .The afternoon is yours to make your own ing bridges. Farewell Dinner discoveries. Tonight, dinner is onboard. B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship Today, you’ll stop in Passau and enjoy a walking tour. Along the way, you’ll DAY 11 Nuremberg DAY 16 Vienna • Return to U.S. see St. Stephen’s Cathedral, home to the Today, transfer to the airport for your This morning, arrive in Nuremberg— world’s largest church organ outside return flight home. Or get to know this its name evoking the post-World War the U.S. You’ll also enjoy some free time vibrant cultural capital better on our II Nazi war trials. Here, you’ll join an before returning to the ship. Then meet optional Vienna, Austria extension. You included city tour with a local guide, a local resident for an exclusive can also opt to begin your post-trip which includes a visit to the Zeppelin Discovery Series discussion about her extension to Prague, Czech Republic. Field rally grounds where the family’s post-WWII relocation from an held rallies for up to 100,000 spectators. area on the German-Czech border B Then, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant known as Sudeten.

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$ 3 nights from 695 FREE Single Supplement

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Accommodations for 3 nights Daily breakfasts Included tours: Bruges • Ghent & Delft Dedicated services of a local Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/sge-bruges Program Director Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers ITINERARY All transfers DAY 1 Depart U.S. DAY 4 Bruges • Optional Flanders Field tour DAY 2 Bruges, Belgium FEATURED Continue your discoveries of Bruges on You’ll be met at the airport and your own today. Or, join us for an optional transferred to your hotel. Later, meet excursion to Flanders Field, a museum your Program Director and enjoy a commemorating , followed by Welcome Drink. a visit to the battlefield nearby. NH Bruges or similar OPTIONAL TOUR: $130 per person B—NH Bruges or similar DAY 3 Bruges After breakfast, you’ll set off on a NH Bruges • Bruges, Belgium DAY 5 Bruges • Ghent • Delft, the walking tour of this former capital of First Class Netherlands • Amsterdam Flanders, a city still defined by its canals. After breakfast, you’ll depart for your Housed in a former 17th-century Your walking tour takes you to the Church transfer to Amsterdam. En route, you’ll monastery, this hotel reflects of Our Lady, Market Square, and the Holy stop in Ghent and Delft, arriving in the historic charm of Belgium’s Blood Chapel. Then, you’ll visit a lace shop Amsterdam in the late afternoon to join best-preserved medieval city. to see some of the world’s finest lacemak- your main trip. Amenities include a restaurant, ers at work, followed by a delicious tasting B bar/lounge, fitness room, and of one of Belgium’s well-known treats: heated indoor swimming pool. Belgian waffles. Your tour continues with Your air-conditioned room a look at Bruges from another vantage features a direct-dial telephone, point—a tour aboard a canal boat. cable/satellite TV, minibar, B—NH Bruges or similar coffee- and tea-making facilities, in-room safe, and private bath with shower and hair dryer. This extension may not be available on all departures. Additional taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details. Select departures feature similar Bruges, Belgium is post-trip extension on the reverse Vienna to Amsterdam itinerary. accommodations.

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$ 3 nights from 645 FREE Single Supplement

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Accommodations for 3 nights Daily breakfasts Included tour: Schoenbrunn Palace Public transportation pass Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/sge-vienna Dedicated services of a local Program Director Gratuities for local guides and ITINERARY motorcoach drivers DAY 1 Vienna, Austria , a local cafe for coffee and cake, and the famous Prater Park, an old- Make use of your Vienna card transit fashioned amusement park. FEATURED HOTEL pass to take Vienna’s public transporta- tion system this morning to Schoenbrunn .Tonight, dinner is on your own. Palace, where you’ll explore the immacu- OPTIONAL TOUR: $100 per person late gardens on an audio-guided tour. B—Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar The rest of the day is yours to make your own discoveries. DAY 3 Vienna Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar Explore Vienna on your own this morning. This afternoon, hop onto public DAY 2 Vienna • Optional Austria Trend Hotel Ananas • transportation with your Program Director Viennese Highlights tour Vienna, Austria and fellow travelers to visit to the famous First Class After breakfast this morning, your Spanish Riding School, known as much day is at leisure to further explore Vienna Set in the heart of the Austrian for its architecture as for the renowned on your own. The city has served as capital, Austria Trend Hotel Lipizzaner horses. home and inspiration to some of the Ananas is just steps from the .This evening, enjoy a Farewell Drink at world’s greatest artists, thinkers, and Naschmarkt, Vienna’s iconic the hotel. musicians—and you’ll find statues of outdoor market. Each air- Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven, and Mahler B—Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar conditioned room includes a throughout the city. telephone, a television, a safe, a DAY 4 Vienna • Return to U.S. minibar, Internet access, and a .Or, join us for an optional tour that B private bath with a shower. delves deeper into the highlights of Vienna, including visits to the State Select departures feature similar accommodations.

This extension may not be available on all departures. Additional taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details. Vienna, Austria is a pre-trip extension on the reverse Vienna to Amsterdam itinerary.

Reservations & Information 1-800-597-2452 • Press 2 www.gct.com/sge2017 M/S River Harmony Sail aboard our world-class, privately owned 140- to 164-passenger river ships

ur worldwide fleet of private river ships—all of which are award-winning—was custom-built especially to meet the needs of our Otravelers. While in Europe, you’ll travel exclusively with other Americans in a group of no more than 47 travelers, each with its own expert resident Program Director. Share stories in your ship’s welcoming lounge or relax on deck with a cool drink. Enjoy single, open seating and unparalleled service in our window-lined dining room. And take comfort in knowing that your ship’s professional staff—all fluent in English—will always be on hand and at your service.

SUN DECK Cabin SERENADE DECK Categories SONATA DECK CANTATA DECK PRELUDE DECK A E B F R E LOUNGE RESTAURANT BAR C G LIBRARY PUB D H SERENADE DECK E ELEVATOR (Does not go to E SAUNA Prelude Deck) R RESTROOM

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SONATA DECK CANTATA DECK

PRELUDE DECK Cabin Categories A B C D E F G H Please note: Only Serenade Deck cabins have Registry: Malta Passenger capacity: 140 Decks: 4 E ELEVATOR R RESTROOM (Does not go to Prelude Deck)private balconies. The Sonata and Cantata Width: 38 feet Crew/Nationality: Number of cabins: decks are separated by a flight of stairs. 34/International 70—all outside Elevator runs from the Cantata and Sonata Length: 366 feet decks to the Serenade Deck. There is no eleva- Entered service: 1999 Elevator: Yes tor access to the Prelude Deck.

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Get a taste for what awaits you Get more information about your Find out who inspired Bob Visser’s on this River Cruise in Passau, detailed itinerary, like optional love of travel, and hear about his Germany, by meeting a few people tours, exclusive Discovery Series recent transcontinental journey. that call it home. events, and more.

The Great Rivers of Europe Save up to 10% with our exclusive Good Buy Plan Here’s how you’ll save up to 10% based on a trip price of $5000 RIVER CRUISE ONLY JUNE 7, 2017 A Serenade Deck $5095 Months That You Pay in Full Good Buy Plan (Top Deck w/balcony) Prior to Your Final Payment Due Date Guarantee Your Savings Per B $4895 (90 days prior to your departure date) Price and Receive: Person: C Sonata Deck $4495 (Middle Deck w/picture window) 12 months or more 10% $500 D $4395 11 months 9% $450 E Cantata Deck $4295 (Middle Deck w/picture window) F $4195 10 months 8% $400 G Prelude Deck $3995 9 months 7% $350 (Lower Deck w/small window) H $3695 8 months 6% $300

AIR ADD-ON 7 months 5% $250 Boston $1600 6 months 4% $200 Additional departure cities are available. Call for details. 5 months 3% $150 4 months 2% $100 Deposit: $500 per person. Make your final payment by Single Supplement: $745. Single accommodations are limited. To avoid the $50 off $50 single supplement, ask about our Roommate Matching Service. check within 120 days

GOVERNMENT TAXES AND FEES The following government taxes and fees are now included in your airfare price. Government and other authority taxes and fees: September 11th Security Fee of up to $2.50 USD applies per passenger, per flight segment (maximum charge per trip—$5.00 USD one- way, $10.00 USD round trip). A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) of up to $18 per passenger. Federal Domestic Flight Segment Fee of up to $3.70 USD applies per passenger, per flight segment (defined as a takeoff and a landing). U.S. or International Departure and Arrival Charges of up to $200 USD may apply depending on itinerary. On select itineraries that include the purchase of a pre- and/or post-trip extension, U.S. or interna- tional departure and arrival charges of up to $300 USD may apply. Call for details. Standard Terms & Conditions can be found on the web at www.gct.com/tc.

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