Grand Circle Travel welcomes The Osher Institute @ the University of Richmond to 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 NETHERERERLAANNDNDSS 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 PLEASE MENTION THIS CODE WHEN BOOKING G0-27098 Reservations & Information 800-221-2610 www.gct.com/shh2020 WHAT TO EXPECT 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.