RIVER CRUISES 2019
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RIVER CRUISING WITH CROISIEUROPE
Imagine gliding past quaint villages, ancient hillside castles and stone forts; past sun-drenched olive groves and vineyards, under glittering night-lit bridges in exotic cities. Imagine eating first-class French cuisine while floating on a sparkling river, watching the gorgeous landscape pass by.
Picture your ship docking in the heart of a beautiful, historic city: its, treasures of art, music, food, culture, and the history awaiting your leisurely exploration.
This is river cruising with CroisiEurope.
Travel Solutions is pleased to partner with CroisiEurope – Europe’s largest river cruise line – to bring you selected departures on some of their most popular European itineraries. But our ‘partnership’ extends to much more than our featured holidays. CroisiEurope operate ships throughout Europe, in Russia, the Far East and South Africa. And new for 2019, river cruising in Canada.
Travel Solutions offer flight inclusive holidays to all of CroisiEurope’s destinations with the ability to extend your stay, either before or after your cruise – the choice is yours!
Telephone a member of our Customer Care Team or speak with your local travel agent for details of the wide range of exciting itineraries.
We look forward to welcoming you onboard!
www.travel-solutions.co.uk What’s included in your cruise price…
• Your return flight from Belfast or Dublin – including 20kgs checked luggage (Call for flight details)
£ • Airport taxes and security charges
• All-Inclusive dining on board the ship, including breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Plus daily soft and alcoholic drinks during meals, and at the bar whilst onboard Premium brands available at an extra cost
EXCURSIONS TO ENHANCE YOUR • Onboard entertainment RIVER CRUISE EXPERIENCE A choice of optional excursions will be available • Headsets are included for excursions to you throughout your river cruise. Speak with a member of our Customer Care Team for details.
We recommend that you pre-book these • FREE wi-fi onboard your ship excursions as many sell out and you may be disappointed if you wait until you are onboard.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON HOLIDAY PRICES Current uncertainty regarding the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) and its effect on currency exchange rates may cause holiday prices in this brochure to increase. Travel Solutions guarantees that once you have paid your deposit the price of your holiday will not increase.
QUICK CALL BOOKING LINE T: 028 9045 5030 Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturdays 10.00am to 4.00pm or contact your local travel agent or contact your local travel agent CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS Cruise from charming Amsterdam to Flanders and its riches EXCURSIONS: • Amsterdam, the historic capital of the Netherlands and the famous Keukenhof floral gardens • Volendam, a typical village, and Zaanse Schans • The Dutch Delta Works, one of the 7 wonders of the modern world • The open-air museum in Arnhem • The charming flemish cities of Ghent, Bruges and Antwerp
ALL INCLUSIVE AMSTERDAM on board Authentic Holland and charming Belgium Round cruises from Amsterdam - 8 DAY CRUISE
Departing 15 April 2019
From £1218 pps Volendam Keukenhof DAY 1 AMSTERDAM DAY 4 MIDDELBURG • GHENT Boarding at 6:00 p.m. AM: Excursion proposed: Introduction of the crew • Discover the Dutch Delta Works and welcome cocktail PM: Free time to visit Middelburg Excursion proposed: • Canal boat tour through Amsterdam DAY 5 GHENT • BRUGES by night AM: Excursions proposed: RHINE • CLASSIC: Guided tour on foot DAY 2 AMSTERDAM HOLLAND AM: Excursions proposed: of Ghent • CLASSIC: Coach tour • DISCOVERY: The canals of Ghent and through Amsterdam tasting of local specialities • DISCOVERY: Bike tour of Amsterdam PM: Excursion proposed: PM: Excursion for both packages: • Visit of Bruges BELGIUM • Volendam and Zaanse Schans DAY 6 ANTWERP • ROTTERDAM Free evening or stroll around AM: Excursion proposed: the famous Red Light District(1) • Guided tour of Antwerp DAY 3 AMSTERDAM • ARNHEM PM: Cruise towards Rotterdam MIDDELBURG DAY 8 AMSTERDAM DAY 7 ROTTERDAM • UTRECHT AM: Free time in Arnhem Disembark at 9:00 a.m. AMSTERDAM PM: Excursions proposed: Formalities: Valid national identity card or passport • CLASSIC: Guided tour of Arnhem AM: Cruise towards Utrecht required. Non-EU nationals are advised to consult and its open-air museum PM: Excursion proposed: their embassy or consulate. • DISCOVERY: Guided visit of the Het • The Keukenhof floral gardens(2) (1) Transfer by coach as a supplement, to book and pay for on board. (2) Open from March 21st to May 19th 2019. Loo Palace Gala dinner FRANCE
GHENT
www.travel-solutions.co.uk CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS EXCURSIONS: • Porto, a city between vineyards and ocean • Guimarães and its medieval centre • Vila Real and the formal gardens at the Mateus Palace • Salamanca (Spain), a dazzling beauty • The Porto Wine Route and Lamego, an episcopal city
ALL INCLUSIVE on board
THE DOURO VALLEY The Douro valley through Portugal and Spain Round cruise from Porto - 8 DAY CRUISE
Departing 13 April 2019 Departing 13 July 2019
Volendam From £1398 pps From £1378 pps Keukenhof PORTUGAL DAY 1 PORTO DAY 5 BARCA D’ALVA • Salamanca (Spain) ENTRE-OS-RIOS Vila Real Boarding at 5:00 p.m. Full-day excursions proposed: PORTO REGUA PINHAO Introduction of the crew • CLASSIC: Discover Salamanca and its DOURO and welcome cocktail cathedral Lamego FERRADOSA Excursion for both packages: • DISCOVERY: Bike tour VEGA DE TERON • Coach tour through Porto by night through Salamanca BARCA D’ALVA Salamanca RHINE DAY 2 PORTO DAY 6 BARCA D’ALVA • FERRADOSA HOLLAND AM: Excursions proposed: PINHAO • CLASSIC: Guided tour of Porto AM: Cruise towards Ferradosa • DISCOVERY: Tour of Porto via tram PM: Excursion proposed: and visit to the tram museum • The Porto Wine Route and PM: Free time to discover Porto on wine-tasting session BELGIUM your own Gala dinner DAY 3 PORTO • REGUA DAY 7 PINHAO • PORTO AM: Excursions proposed: AM: Excursion proposed: • CLASSIC: Discover Guimarães • Guided tour of Lamego • DISCOVERY: Hike along the Douro PM: Cruise towards Porto PM: Cruise towards Regua DAY 8 PORTO DAY 4 REGUA • VEGA DE TERON Disembark at 9:00 a.m. LISBONNE AM: Excursion proposed: • Visit Vila Real and the formal gardens at the Mateus Palace FRANCE PM: Cruise towards Vega de Teron Formalities: Valid national identity card or passport required. Non-EU nationals are advised to consult their Flamenco evening embassy or consulate.
PINHAO
QUICK CALL BOOKING LINE T: 028 9045 5030 Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturdays 10.00am to 4.00pm or contact your local travel agent CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS The magic of the Rhine and the Dutch canals EXCURSIONS: • The Kinderdijk windmills on the UNESCO World Heritage List • Cologne and its beautiful Gothic cathedral • Hiking through the Rüdesheim vineyards
ALL INCLUSIVE on board
RHINE VALLEY Picturesque Holland and the romantic Rhine Valley AMSTERDAM Round cruise from Amsterdam - 8 DAY CRUISE ROTTERDAM KINDERDIJK Departing 13 June 2019 Departing 19 July 2019 NIJMEGEN GERMANY HOLLAND From pps From pps £1429 £1364 DÜSSELDORF
DAY 1 AMSTERDAM BELGIUM Boarding at 6:00 p.m. COLOGNE Introduction of the crew and welcome cocktail Excursion proposed: • Canal boat tour through Amsterdam by night RHINE DAY 2 KINDERDIJK • ROTTERDAM • NIJMEGEN KOBLENZ AM: Excursion proposed: • Discover the Kinderdijk windmills BOPPARD PM: Cruise towards Nijmegen
DAY 3 NIJMEGEN • COLOGNE RÜDESHEIM AM: Excursions proposed: FRANCE • CLASSIC: Visit to the Kröller Müller Museum(1) • DISCOVERY: Bike ride through the De Hoge Veluwe National Park PM: Cruise towards Cologne KINDERDIJK DAY 4 COLOGNE • KOBLENZ AM: Excursion proposed: • Guided tour of Cologne PM: Cruise towards Koblenz DAY 5 KOBLENZ • RÜDESHEIM • BOPPARD AM: Cruise towards Rüdesheim PM: Excursions proposed: • CLASSIC: Tour of Rüdesheim by tourist train, wine tasting and visit to the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments • DISCOVERY: Hike through the vineyards in Rüdesheim Free time to discover Boppard on your own DAY 6 BOPPARD • DÜSSELDORF AM: Cruise towards Düsseldorf PM: Excursions proposed: • CLASSIC: Guided visit on foot of Düsseldorf(2) • DISCOVERY: Tour of Düsseldorf and the Rheinturm DAY 7 DÜSSELDORF • AMSTERDAM AM: Cruise towards Amsterdam PM: Excursions proposed: • CLASSIC: Guided tour of Amsterdam and visit to a diamond merchant • DISCOVERY: Bike tour of Amsterdam Gala dinner Formalities: Valid national identity card or passport required. Non-EU nationals are DAY 8 AMSTERDAM advised to consult their embassy or consulate. Disembark at 9:00 a.m. (1) Except on Mondays: visit of the Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem. (2) Depending on where our ship is docked, a transfer by coach may be necessary (to be paid for on board).
www.travel-solutions.co.uk CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS Only with CroisiEurope: cruise on board a paddle riverboat, Setting us apart from the rest: our ship is moored in Prague EXCURSIONS: • Golden Prague • Litomerice, charming city full of history • The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, natural and architectural wonders • Dresden, the Florence of the Elbe • Meissen and its porcelain • Lutherstadt Wittenberg, birthplace of the Reformation
BERLIN • Potsdam, and the gardens of the Sanssouci Palace • Berlin, symbolic capital
ALL INCLUSIVE The majestic Elbe and Vltava rivers on board
AMSTERDAM From Prague to Berlin - 9 DAY CRUISE ROTTERDAM KINDERDIJK Departing 8 July & 9 August 2019 NIJMEGEN GERMANY HOLLAND From pps DÜSSELDORF £1798
ELBE BERLIN BELGIUM DAY 1 PRAGUE Nedlitz COLOGNE Boarding at 6:00 p.m. MAGDEBURG Introduction of the crew HOLLAND POLAND Wüsterwitz WITTENBERG and welcome cocktail Elster Meissen RHINE DAY 2 PRAGUE DRESDEN WEHLEN KOBLENZ Excursions proposed: ROZTOKY AM: • Guided tour of Prague’s Old Town GERMANY USTI ROUDNICE BOPPARD PM: • Discover Prague’s Castle District KRALUPY MOLDAU PRAGUE DAY 3 PRAGUE • LITOMERICE CZECH REPUBLIC RÜDESHEIM AM: Cruise towards Litomerice SLOVAKIA FRANCE PM: Excursion proposed: FRANCE • Guided tour of Litomerice AUSTRIA DAY 4 LITOMERICE • BAD SCHANDAU • DRESDEN AM: Excursion proposed: • Elbe Sandstone Mountains ATLANTICPM: Cruise towards OCEAN Dresden PRAGUE DAY 5 DRESDEN • MEISSEN Excursions proposed: AM: • Guided tour of Dresden PM: • Guided tour of Meissen DAY 6 WITTENBERG • MAGDEBURG ADRIATIC SEA BLACK AM: Excursion proposed: • Guided tour of Wittenberg SEA PM: Cruise towards Magdeburg DAY 7 MAGEDBURG • BURG • GENTHIN - BERLIN AM: Excursion proposed: • Guided tour of Magedburg PM: Cruise towards Berlin DAY 8 BERLIN Excursions proposed: AM: • Guided tour Berlin PM: • The gardens of the Sanssouci Palace • Gala dinner DAY 9 BERLIN Disembark at 9:00 a.m.
Formalities: Valid national identity card or passport required. Non-EU nationals are advised to consult their embassy or consulate.
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