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Cruise in a group of 38-45 aboard our privately owned 140- to 162-passenger ships Holland & Belgium in Springtime Belgium: Antwerp, Ghent • The Netherlands: Veere, Kinderdijk, Rotterdam, Arnhem, ITINERARY OVERVIEW Enkhuizen, Amsterdam APRIL 10, 2020

$ $ 12 days from 3895 11 days from 2745 Day 1 • Depart U.S. with international airfare River Cruise only from Richmond, VA Day 2-3 • Antwerp, Belgium Embark ship OPTIONAL EXTENSION Enkhuizen Port Antwerp ENGLAND Included Tour Antwerp Berlin GERMANY Amsterdam Day 4 • Ghent (Also Optional Extension) Port Ghent NETHERERERLAANNNDDSS North Sea Rotterdam Arnhem GERMANY Included Tour Ghent Kinderdijk Rh in Veere e Day 5-8 • The Netherlands

Arrival/ Ports Veere • Kinderdijk • Rotterdam • Departure Bruges Antwerp Optional Extension Arnhem • Enkhuizen (Optional Extension) Cruise Route Motor Route Included Tours Veere • Kinderdijk • Ghent Total Cruising 347 miles BELGIUM Distance (559 km) Rotterdam • Arnhem • Enkhuizen • Brussels Zuiderzee Museum FRANCE Optional Tour Delta Works, Delft,Van Gogh’s Surroundings IT’S INCLUDED

International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges, unless you Day 9-11 • Amsterdam choose to make your own air arrangements Ports Amsterdam • Zaandam Amsterdam by canal • Accommodations for 10 nights aboard a private river ship with wireless Internet access in all Included Tours common areas and cabins Keukenhof Flower Park Optional Tour Aalsmeer Flower 29 meals: Daily breakfasts, 10 lunches, 10 dinners—plus all onboard house beer, wine, and soft drinks Auction 10 included tours with personal headsets and 3 exclusive Discovery Series events—Home-Hosted Op de Koffie • Tulip farm visit • Operation Market Garden discussion Day 12 • Amsterdam • Return to U.S. Local Program Directors, a Grand Circle Cruise Line exclusive: These dedicated experts are with you and your group of 38-45 travelers from beginning to end to provide insider’s knowledge and the Disembark ship perspective that will enrich your experience Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS All port charges all with FREE Single Supplements Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips Bruges, Belgium 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next Grand Circle vacation—an average of $207 3-night pre-trip from $745 Berlin, Germany 3 nights post-trip from $895

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Group Size • Not accessible for travelers using • Travel by 140- to 162-passenger river • This trip has a group size wheelchairs or scooters ship, 47-seat coach, and canal boat of 38-45 travelers • Travelers using walkers, crutches, • Changes in water-level depths may or other mobility aids must require adjustments to your itinerary, Pacing travel with a companion including the Amsterdam canal cruise • 11 days, with 10 nights aboard • We reserve the right for Program a private river ship Directors to restrict participation, Climate or in some circumstances send • Spring daytime temperatures Physical Requirements travelers home, if their limitations range from 48-70°F • Walk 2 miles unassisted and impact the group’s experience • March weather can be unpredictable participate in 2-3 hours of physical and change quickly Terrain & Transportation activities each day, including stairs • Brisk breezes should be • Agility and balance for boarding • Uneven walking surfaces, anticipated in Holland Amsterdam’s canal boats including unpaved paths, hills, stairs, and cobblestones

YOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 Depart U.S. DAY 4 Ghent DAY 6 Kinderdijk • Optional Delft Explore one of Belgium’s oldest cities, Porcelain Factory Tour and Market DAY 2 Brussels, Belgium • Antwerp • Ghent, “the Jewel of Flanders,” on a Visit • Rotterdam Embark ship morning walking tour that will immerse Spend the morning in Kinderdijk, dis- Arrive in Brussels, where you’ll be met you in its rich history. Medieval and covering its famed 19 windmills. These at the airport and assisted with the Renaissance buildings tell the story of well-preserved, historic structures transfer to your ship in Antwerp. After city’s past reign as a textile capital from became protected by UNESCO in 1997. some free time, you’ll meet up with the eleventh century onward, both more Make sure to take note of the Blokker your Program Directors, and those trav- populous and wealthier than London for Windmill, which is supported in elers who took the pre-trip extension several centuries. part by Grand Circle Foundation. to Bruges, Belgium for a Port Talk and Stroll around the site, with plenty of .Continue discovering Ghent on your dinner onboard. time to take photos of these nostalgic, own this afternoon. D—River Ship yet pragmatic creations. B,L,D—River Ship DAY 3 Antwerp .Embark the ship for a short cruise to DAY 5 Veere, the Netherlands • Rotterdam—setting off after lunch for Explore Belgium’s second-largest city, Optional Delta Works tour a walking tour of the city, which was famous for its 16th-century architecture, Arrive in the Netherlands this morning almost completely destroyed during on a walking tour. Its centerpiece is the to visit the picturesque, artist-friendly World War II. The reconstructed city stunning Gothic Antwerp Cathedral, village of Veere during a walking tour is now known for its crisp, modern dating to the 14th century and adorned followed by a bit of time to continue architecture. with paintings by the Flemish master exploring on your own. .Enjoy free time this afternoon, or join Peter Paul Rubens. .Enjoy an afternoon at leisure. Or, join an optional tour to the famous Delft .The afternoon is yours. This evening, an optional excursion to the Delta porcelain factory. as you cruise, join your fellow travelers Works, an engineering marvel designed B,L,D—River Ship for a Welcome Drink followed by your to protect the Netherlands from Captain’s Welcome Dinner. destructive North Sea floods. DAY 7 Arnhem • Operation Market B,L,D—River Ship Garden discussion • Optional Van B,L,D—River Ship Gogh’s Surroundings tour One of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, Arnhem played a

Reservations & Information 800-221-2610 www.gct.com/shh2020 significant role in the Allies’ Operation Market Garden. You’ll hear more about this ill-fated maneuver this morning, which was an attempt to bring the war to an earlier end, in an onboard Exclusive Discovery Series event after breakfast.

.Later this morning, set across the banks of both the Nederrijn and Sin-Jansbeek rivers for a morning walking tour of Arnhem. In the time since Operation Market Garden, the city has reemerged as a lively cultural center with an eye for fashion and design. Following your tour, enjoy lunch onboard your river ship, and free time to explore this charming city independently.

.Or, choose to join our optional tour, Van Gogh’s Surroundings. Walk in the DAY 10 Optional Aalsmeer Flower .Tonight, gather with your fellow travel- footsteps of the famous Dutch Auction excursion • Amsterdam ers for your Captain’s Farewell Dinner. Impressionist painter during a visit to the town of Nuenen, where you’ll see Early this morning, you can choose to .Please note: Weather conditions and sea- the pastoral sights that inspired Vincent immerse yourself in the spectacle of the sonal fluctuations may affect flower-bloom- Van Gogh—such as the iconic Watermill Aalsmeer Flower Auction (the world’s ing season. The lush blooming of the park of Opwetten. You’ll also have the oppor- largest) during an optional outing. and farm usually peaks in mid-April. Not all blooms will be visible in March and May. tunity to visit Nuenen’s new Vincentre— .Then, get acquainted with the a museum dedicated to the works and Netherlands’ capital this morning on B,L,D—River Ship life of Van Gogh. an Amsterdam canal cruise. While tra- B,L,D—River Ship versing these 400-year-old canals—a DAY 12 Amsterdam • Disembark ship • UNESCO World Heritage Site—you’ll view Return to U.S. DAY 8 Enkhuizen such landmarks as the 17th-century Disembark the ship this morning and Today’s discoveries include a walking Royal Palace and the Mint Tower, which transfer to the airport for your flight tour of medieval Enkhuizen, and fol- has retained its name even though gold home. Or, experience more of this lowing lunch onboard, a visit to the and silver coins were minted here for region on our optional Amsterdam, Zuiderzee Museum, an open-air only a couple of years. the Netherlands or Berlin, Germany extensions. complex that depicts life in this region .The rest of the day is yours to continue in the 19th and early 20th centuries. exploring Amsterdam on your own. B B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship EXPAND YOUR DAY 9 Enkhuizen • Home-Hosted DAY 11 Amsterdam • Keukenhof Op de Koffie • Amsterdam DISCOVERIES WITH Flower Park • Tulip farm visit • THESE OPTIONAL TOURS This morning, enjoy a special Exclusive Captain’s Farewell Dinner Discovery Series Home-Hosted Op de Set in the heart of the western Delta Works Koffie with a local family, during which Netherlands’ tulip-growing region, Day 5 • $80 per person you can share stories over coffee and you’ll have the opportunity to stroll Delft cake. through the park’s 70 acres of lovely, Day 6 • $85 per person tree-shaded grounds with ponds, .Return to your ship and enjoy lunch as Van Gogh’s Surroundings you set sail for Amsterdam. Upon arrival, winding paths, streams, and fountains, Day 7 • $95 per person take part in a vicinity walk. and enjoy boxed lunch on site. Aalsmeer Flower Auction B,L,D—River Ship .Continue in the springtime spirit with Day 10 • $50 per person an Exclusive Discovery Series visit a Please note: The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is local tulip farm to learn how modern- only open on weekdays, so the day of your visit day farmers prepare the tulips to be may vary. picked and sold.

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$ 3 nights from 745 FREE Single Supplement

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Accommodations for 3 nights All breakfasts Included tour: Bruges Dedicated services of a local Program Director Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/shh-bruges Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers All transfers ITINERARY DAY 1 Depart U.S. battles of World War I, and the World War I Memorial Museum. DAY 2 Brussels, Belgium • Bruges FEATURED HOTEL OPTIONAL TOUR: $130 per person You’ll be met at the airport and assisted to B—Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges or similar your hotel. Later, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your fellow travelers. DAY 5 Bruges • Optional Scenic Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges or similar Belgium tour • Antwerp The day is yours in Bruges. Or, join an DAY 3 Bruges optional half-day tour of Scenic Belgium, Enjoy a guided tour of Bruges, where visiting Raversijde, taking a scenic Grand Hotel Casselbergh you’ll visit the historic city center and the drive to the seaside town of Damme, Bruges • Bruges Belgium city’s two interlocking central squares, and returning to Bruges via boat. Later, First Class the Markt and the Burg. Then enjoy a boat meet your fellow travelers and begin ride through its narrow canals and a visit your Holland & Belgium in Springtime River Situated in Bruges’ Old Town, to a lace shop. The afternoon and evening Cruise. Grand Hotel features a library, are at leisure. wellness center with sauna and .Please note: Visit to Damme and boat ride is B—Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges or similar steam room, and a cozy bar and not available on trips departing before April 1. lounge. Each air-conditioned Instead, travelers will sample artisanal beers room includes a flat-screen TV, DAY 4 Bruges • Optional Flanders during a visit to a local craft brewery. coffee- and tea-making facilities, Fields tour OPTIONAL TOUR: $85 per person and a spacious private bath with After a free morning, join an optional B hair dryer. Flanders Fields tour that includes dinner. You’ll visit Ypres, the site of three great

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

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$ 3 nights from 895 FREE Single Supplement

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Accommodations for 3 nights Daily breakfasts, 1 dinner Included tour with personal headsets: Berlin Dedicated services of a local Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/shh-berlin Program Director Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers ITINERARY All transfers DAY 1 Amsterdam, the Netherlands • enjoy time to explore on your own Berlin, Germany this afternoon. After breakfast, transfer to the airport for B—Maritim Hotel Berlin or similar FEATURED HOTEL your flight. Arrive in Berlin, where you’ll be met at the airport by a Grand Circle DAY 3 Berlin • Optional Potsdam tour • representative and assisted to your hotel. Farewell Dinner Later, enjoy a walk around the vicinity of Continue discovering Berlin at your own your hotel. pace today. Or join us for an optional tour Maritim Hotel Berlin or similar to nearby Potsdam, home to Cecilienhof Palace. After visiting the palace, stroll DAY 2 Berlin through the gardens of Sanssouci Park. Then, enjoy a Farewell Dinner with your Maritim Hotel Berlin • Berlin You’ll enjoy an enlightening tour of fellow travelers. Germany the German capital, including iconic Superior First-Class Brandenburg Gate, the triumphal arch OPTIONAL TOUR: $125 per person Built in 2005, the Superior built to represent Prussian power, tree- B,D—Maritim Hotel Berlin or similar First-Class Hotel Maritim Berlin lined Unter den Linden boulevard, and is located just steps from the the majestic Reichstag (Parliament build- DAY 4 Berlin • Return to U.S. famed Tiergarten in the heart of ing). History comes into view as your tour B the city. Hotel amenities include World War II airport locale at Templehof, two restaurants and a bar, the Cold War border Checkpoint Charlie, as well as a pool, spa, fitness and sweeping Alexanderplatz, a plaza that center, and laundry services. served as the heart of East Germany and Your room features satellite T.V., now reflects the era of reunification. You’ll wireless Internet, a minibar, safe, telephone, and private bath with hair dryer. This extension may not be available on all departures. Additional taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details. Berlin is a post-trip extension on the Antwerp to Amsterdam itinerary and a pre-trip extension on the Amsterdam to Antwerp itinerary.

Reservations & Information 800-221-2610 www.gct.com/shh2020 Holland & Belgium Good Buy Plan The earlier you pay, the more you save in Springtime Here’s how you’ll save with our exclusive Good Buy Plan: RIVER CRUISE WITH ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE DECK Months That You Pay in Full Prior to Guarantee Good Buy Prices shown below include our Prelude Deck H Cabin Your Final Payment Your Price Plan A Serenade Deck $3745 Due Date (90 days prior to your departure date) and Receive: Savings: B (Top Deck w/balcony) $3545 9 months 7.5% $375 C Sonata Deck $3345 (Middle Deck w/picture window) D $3245 8 months 6% $300 E Cantata Deck $3145 F (Middle Deck w/picture window) $3045 7 months 5% $250

G Prelude Deck $2845 6 months 4% $200 H (Lower Deck w/small window) $2745 5 months 3% $150

Depart from: APRIL 10, 2020 4 months through final payment due date $50 off $50 Richmond, VA $1150 Good Buy Plan savings is calculated based on total reservation cost Additional departure cities are available. Call for details. For more information, visit www.gct.com/gbd

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 Deposit: $350 per person. Facility Charge (PFC) of up to $18 per passenger. Federal Domestic Flight Segment Fee of up to Single Supplement: $595. Single accommodations are limited. To avoid $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. the single supplement, ask about our Roommate Matching Service. 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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