Basel to Amsterdam | 2021
2021 CASTLES ALONG THE RHINE 8 Days · Basel to Amsterdam · S.S. Antoinette / River Empress / River Queen
DAY PORT FEATURED EXCURSIONS MASTERPIECE COLLECTION* ONBOARD
Day 1 Basel Transfer from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg to the shipt Embark (Please see note below for instructions upon airport arrival) Day 2 Basel Breisach Choice of Welcome Dinner a: Alsatian villages (no lunch) [AM] b: Freiburg city tour (no lunch) [AM]
Day 3 Kehl (Strasbourg) Strasbourg panoramic tour with cathedral and Old Town walk [AM] Black Forest: Natural Beauty & Living History [AM]
Day 4 Mannheim (Speyer) Choice of Gourmet vinegar cooking class [AM] [AM] a: Baroque Palace of Mannheim Romantic Heidelberg [PM] b: Private Doktorenhof vinegar estate visit and tasting [AM] Day 5 Rüdesheim Choice of a: Castle Vollrads wine tasting [AM] b: Rüdesheim wine village and Panoramas of Niederwald Monument [AM] Boppard Choice of a: Boppard Village Stroll [PM] b: “Let’s Go” Rhine hiking [PM]
Day 6 Boppard “Let’s Go” bike the castles [AM]
Koblenz Choice of Government bunker visit [PM] a: Koblenz walking tour [AM] b: Marksburg Castle visit [AM]
Day 7 Cologne Cologne walking tour [AM] Farewell Dinner Day 8 Amsterdam Transfer from the ship to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport or extend your tour Disembark Return Home with an optional extension
PLEASE NOTE: Itinerary subject to change. Visit Uniworld.com for the latest information.
LAKE LUCERNE (PRE-CRUISE) 3 Days · Optional Extension
DAY PORT FEATURED EXCURSIONS MASTERPIECE COLLECTION* HOTEL
Day 1 Lucerne Transfer from Zurich Airport to the hotel Bürgenstock Hotel
Day 2 Lucerne Day at leisure Mt. Titlis [AM] Bürgenstock Hotel
Day 3 Lucerne Lucerne city walk [AM] Begin Cruise in Basel Transfer from the hotel to the ship in Basel
PLEASE NOTE: Extension and hotel subject to change. Visit Uniworld.com for the latest information.
AMSTERDAM (POST-CRUISE) 3 Days · Optional Extension
DAY PORT FEATURED EXCURSIONS MASTERPIECE COLLECTION* HOTEL
Day 1 Amsterdam Transfer from the ship to the hotel Hilton Amsterdam Amsterdam canals and famous Rijksmuseum [AM]
Day 2 Amsterdam Day at leisure Hidden Amsterdam [AM] Hilton Amsterdam Keukenhof Gardens [PM]† Polders & Windmills [PM] Day 3 Amsterdam Transfer from the hotel to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Return Home
PLEASE NOTE: Extension and hotel subject to change. Visit Uniworld.com for the latest information. tUniworld’s airport services and transfers to the ship will take place on the Switzerland side of the Basel-Mulhouse Airport. Be sure to enter Customs on the Switzerland side, as guests cannot return to the Switzerland side after they have exited the airport from the France side. *Masterpiece Collection are optional experiences that go above and beyond our daily selection of included excursions and can be booked for an additional fee. Masterpiece Collection excursions may not operate if they occur on a holiday or if they require a minimum number of participants and that minimum is not met. †Keukenhof Gardens availability varies depending on the tulip season. This is typically in the spring time, but we cannot guarantee any dates.