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Travel Dates:
July 27, 2021 Basel
August 3, 2021 Amsterdam
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 Romantic Rhine itinerary
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HIGHLIGHTS:
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DAY 1 - BASEL, SWITZERLAND (EMBARKATION)
Photo: Gorgeous view of Basel
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- Welcome to Switzerland.
- Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.
- Flights into Zürich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm
- Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm
- Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board.
- EVENING CRUISE TO BREISACH
- Meals: Dinner
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DAY 2 - BREISACH, GERMANY - EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST
Photo: Breisach Castle
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- History, Artistry, and the Beautiful Black Forest
- Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host
- DISCOVERY: Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the
Vogtsbauernhof open-air-museum
- Visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration
- OR DISCOVERY: Visit to Badischer Winzerkeller, the largest German wine producer in
Europe
- Discover Germany’s southernmost wine country in Baden
- Learn about the vintners’ process in the vineyards here, and enjoy a wine tasting
- You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in
the morning
- With its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings
- EVENING CRUISE TO STRASBOURG
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 3 - STRASBOURG, FRANCE
Photo: Beautiful Strasbourg at night
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- Gothic Giants, Petite France, and Varietal Vintages
- CLASSIC: Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg Gothic, stained-glass cathedral
- With its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock
- As well as the magical La Petite France District
- You may also choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line
- Or visit Alsace’s wine country today
- Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum, or stroll across the city
center
- EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO LUDWIGSHAFEN
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 4 - LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG
Photo: The sunset in Heidelberg
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- Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Barrel of Wine
- CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle
- See the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city
- Its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel”
- OR ACTIVE: Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a Hike up Philosophers’ Way for an inspiring view
of the city below
- Alternatively enjoy a brief cruise to Mainz this afternoon and join our included tour
- MAINZ: Turning the Pages of History
- CLASSIC: Enjoy a Guided City Walk including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the
captivating history of printing
- Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening
- OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN MAINZ
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 5 - RÜDESHEIM–RHINE GORGE
Photo: The Rhine Gorge from above
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- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country
- 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: Enjoy a hike with your Avalon Adventure Host through the picturesque vineyards of
Rüdesheim
- Relax on the Sky Deck for an afternoon cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge to Koblenz
- Sail past the legendary rock of The Lorelei—where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure
ill-fated sailors
- KOBLENZ: Travel Through 2000 Years of monumental History
- Enjoy free time in Koblenz before a relaxing evening on board with dinner and live entertainment
- OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN KOBLENZ
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 6 - COLOGNE, GERMANY
Photo: Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne
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- Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland
- Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities
- 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
- Don’t miss the chance to enjoy free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager
- Locally brewed for over 100 years!
- AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 7 - AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
Photo: Bikes by Amsterdam Canal
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- Canals of Colourful Amsterdam
- CLASSIC: Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes
of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”
- 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
- You may also choose an Optional City Biking Tour to discover the countryside
- Take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colourful streets and canal houses, galleries, and
shops
- OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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DAY 8 AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)
Photo: Cruising the Rhine
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- Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning
- Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities
- Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s)
- Responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveller
- 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
- Meals: Breakfast
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Pre & Post Cruise Stay:
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- Romantic Rhine with 3 Nights in Paris & 3 Nights in London (Northbound)
- Request pricing at time of booking
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