Cruise the Best of the River featuring Switzerland, &

Departure Date: October 7, 2004

HARRISONBURG 90.7 CHARLOTTESVILLE 103.5 LEXINGTON 89.9 WINCHESTER 94.5 FARMVILLE 91.3

11 Days • 18 Meals: 9 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 6 Dinners

Highlights... 3 night Rhine • • Luxembourg • Koblenz Rudesheim • Heidelberg • • Alsace Wine Route • Lucerne

* Ports of call are subject to change based on pier availability. Your Itinerary at a Glance Speyer may be replaced by Mannheim or Karlsruhe on some departure dates. Day 1 Overnight Flight Day 2, 3 Radisson SAS City Center, Brussels, Lunch and dinner aboard the river vessel do not include Day 4 - 6 Croisieurope River Cruise beverages (ie: wine, liqueur). Mineral water, coffee or tea are Day 7, 8 Sofitel, Strasbourg, France included with lunch and dinner.

Day 9, 10 Hotel Flora or Monopol, Lucerne, Due to flight schedules, you may require an early morning Switzerland departure from the hotel on the last day (day 11). Return

On some dates alternate hotels may be used flights should not be booked prior to 10 AM on the last day of your tour. Please Note: Smart casual wear is recommended throughout the trip. For Single accommodations are limited and available on request the welcome and farewell dinners, an evening dress for the only. Triple accommodations are not available. ladies and jacket & tie for the gentlemen is recommended. On day 4, embarkation is between 5:00-6:00 PM; on day 7, Comfortable walking shoes are recommended throughout the disembarkation is normally between 3:00-4:00 PM. trip. turbulent history comes to life. A city enjoy a leisurely walking tour Rates… tour features the historic old town, the featuring the Old Quarter, known as Twin $3,299 pp fortress, picturesque town squares, “Petite France,” and the stunning Single $4,099 splendid boulevards and lovely parks. Cathedral of Notre Dame . (B, L) Your Luxembourg tour concludes Day 8: Strasbourg - Alsace Wine with a visit to the U. S. Military Route Cemetery and General Patton’s Includes… Today you visit three charming gravesite. Late afternoon, you board Round Trip Air from villages of the Alsace wine route. your cruise ship in Koblenz. This is First is the well-preserved medieval WASHINGTON, DC, followed by a welcome cocktail and Cancellation Waiver and dinner. (B, D) town of Riquewihr, filled with vintners’ houses dating back to the Insurance, Hotel Transfers and Day 5: Koblenz - Rudesheim 15th century. Then it’s off to charming Departure Tax After breakfast, cruise alongside Ribeauville, a town dominated by the Koblenz, where the Rhine meets the ruins of three castles. Your final stop Day 1: Overnight Flight Moselle River. Journey along the is Kayserberg, a village offering Begin your tour with an overnight most beautiful part of the Rhine, with historic houses and castles, as well as flight to Europe. breathtaking castles nestled in hillside a 16th century fortified bridge. (B, D)

vineyards, and the legendary Lorelei Day 2: Arrive Brussels, Belgium Day 9: Strasbourg - Titisee (Black Rock. Your final destination for the This morning you arrive in Brussels, Forest), Germany - Lucerne, day is lovely Rudesheim. Enjoy Belgium’s grand capital city. After a Switzerland leisure time to explore the city’s day of leisure, join your fellow Travel to picturesque Titisee, located medieval houses, or visit the famous travelers for a welcome dinner in the heart of the stunning Black Drosselgasse, renowned for its dance featuring local delicacies. (D) Forest. Don’t forget to shop for halls and bands. (B, L, D) Day 3: Brussels authentic cuckoo clocks, Hummels A panoramic city tour of Brussels Day 6: Rudesheim - Heidelberg - and wood carvings! Your journey showcases the Royal Palace, the Speyer* continues to the Swiss border and the beautiful guild houses of the Grand Sit back and relax as you enjoy a “Swiss Paradise on the Lake,” the leisurely day cruising the upper Rhine, beautiful city of Lucerne. (B) Place, the Parliament, Palace of passing breathtaking scenery and Justice, and Grand Sablon -with its Day 10: Lucerne charming towns. Enjoy an included many antique shops. Later, visit a Embark on a scenic walking tour of afternoon excursion to beautiful local chocolate factory and witness this picturesque town, including a Heidelberg and its majestic castle. first-hand the process of making this stroll through the romantic old town. delicious delight. The remainder of the Tonight, you are invited to the “Captain’s evening”. (B, L, D) Following an afternoon of leisure, join day is at leisure for you to your fellow travelers for a farewell independently exp lore this fascinating Day 7: Speyer - Strasbourg, France dinner, toasting the end of an city. (B) - Disembark Ship incredible vacation. (B, D)

Your cruise continues through Day 4: Brussels - Bastogne - Day 11: Lucerne - Zurich - Depart Gambsheim and Iffezheim, two of the Luxembourg - Koblenz -Board Ship for Home Visit the fascinating museum of the largest locks of the Rhine. Your (B) journey leads you to the fascinating Battle of the Bulge, located in Bastogne. In Luxembourg, the capital city of Strasbourg where your river of the Grand Duchy, fascinating yet cruise ends. After disembarkation,

Important Reservation Information Passports are required for this tour at your expense. Certain countries require a minimum of 6 months passport validity from date of return home. You are strongly urged to contact the appropriate consulate for details.

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Cancellation Charges: Cancellation waiver and insurance of $200 are included in the tour price. The Waiver Insurance does not cover any single supplement charges which arise from an individual’s traveling companion electing to cancel for any reason prior to departure. All waivers are refundable outside 90 days. Air rates are subject to change until tour is paid in full. All other monies will be returned or credited to your credit card in approximately 14 days. Upon cancellation of transportation or travel services where you, the customer, are not at fault, you will be refunded 100%. Please see your sales agent for more information, or review our brochure for details.

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