8 Days Canals, Vineyards & Castles Southbound (WAR), Amsterdam to Remich
ALWAYS INCLUDED (COMPLIMENTARY) • Wi-Fi • Wine, beer & soft drinks with lunch & dinner • One shore excursion per port • Daily four-course a la carte dinner in the • Bikes for use on shore Panorama Dining Room • Fitness and wellness activities • Alternative dining in the Panorama Bistro or • Maps for hiking, biking & jogging Sky Grill (weather permitting) • Bottled water daily • Early and Late Riser breakfast options • 24-hour self-serve premium coffee, tea, • Afternoon Tea with tea, coffee, sweet treats snacks • River view staterooms • Fresh fruit daily • Premium L'Occitane bath products • Captain’s welcome & farewell receptions • Bathrobes & slippers with sparkling wine and canapés • USB Ports in stateroom
Itinerary Day 1 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION)
Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.
Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.
Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure.
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During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year.
Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM
Dinner
Day 2 AMSTERDAM
Canals of Colorful Amsterdam
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age."
This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available, or take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT Cruise to Cologne
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 3 COLOGNE, GERMANY
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland
CLASSIC Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral, OR:
DISCOVERY Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important Jewish heritage sites.
Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager—locally brewed for over 100 years!
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Enjoy live entertainment onboard your ship this evening.
OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO RÜDESHEIM
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 4 RHINE GORGE-RÜDESHEIM
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country
This morning, relax on the Sky Deck while sailing through the magnificent Rhine Gorge and past the legendary rock of the Lorelei—where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated sailors.
DISCOVERY Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience; based on your departure enjoy a local special treat, OR;
ACTIVE Take an open-air cable car ride to the Niederwald Monument. Ride or walk back down through the vineyards; based on your departure enjoy a local special treat.
Enjoy a leisurely cruise to Engers this evening while having dinner on board.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ENGERS
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 5 COCHEM
The Charm of the Moselle Valley
Relax on the Sky Deck of your ship while sailing through the Moselle Valley, famous for the beautiful growing villages and their vineyards.
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CLASSIC Join a Guided Walk of Cochem through its half- timbered houses and winding streets. Visit the hilltop Reichsburg Castle with a bird’s-eye-view of the Moselle Valley.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BERNKASTEL
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 6 BERNKASTEL
Castle Vines and German Wines
Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.
CLASSIC Take a Guided Walking Tour of the charming wine village of Bernkastel—with its medieval marketplace and 17th-century gabled timber-framed houses, OR:
ACTIVE Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a hike to nearby castle ruins.
Enjoy free time this afternoon, perhaps take a bike ride through the village to sample Apfelkuchen or other wonderful German desserts.
DISCOVERY Join a Wine Tasting to experience the tradition of legendary German wine making.
Tonight, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO REMICH
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
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Day 7 REMICH, LUXEMBOURG. EXCURSION TO LUXEMBOURG CITY
Old-World Charm, and World-Class Wine
This morning, you might take a Guided Optional Excursion to Roman Trier-the oldest city in Germany. After your tour, enjoy some free time in Trier.
CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Luxembourg City—with its dramatic views, ancient ruins, and modern architecture along the deep gorge terrain.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN REMICH
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 8 REMICH (DISEMBARKATION)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.
Flights should not leave Luxembourg City airport before 8 am.
Breakfast
Notes: • In the event of technical or water level issues, it may be necessary to operate the itinerary by motorcoach or alter the program, including hotel overnight when necessary. • Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities, sailing and docking schedules may be contingent on weather conditions or other issues outside of our control and could therefore be subject to change at any time. • Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
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