AMSTERDAM
Embarkation in Amsterdam between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. Time to settle
into your cabin. Welcome drink and presentation of the
crew in the lounge. Dinner on board. Optional visit of the
Old Town by
launch. Overnight stop.
AMSTERDAM
Breakfast buffet on board. The morning
will be dedicated to an optional guided tour of
Amsterdam.
Discover Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Currency
Tower, the flower market, the windmill on the River
Amstel… On road, stop off at a diamond-cutting
workshop where you will see how a "pebble" is
transformed into a precious stone reflecting the
light. Back on board for lunch. In the afternoon, free
time or departure for the optional
excursion to Vollendam,
an old fishing village on the Ijsselmeer (formerly the
South Sea) and Zaanse Schans (or the Zanish Redoubt),
which is an open-air museum giving an idea of what
life was like in Zaan region 150 years ago. See
authentic Zanish houses, a clog factory, and the
famous windmills…
Back on board at about 6:00 pm. Free evening or
optional transfer to the city centre for a walk
through the Red Light District.
AMSTERDAM - ROTTERDAM
After breakfast, optional visit to the
famous Keukenhof Flower Park (open on April and
May), the largest bulb flower park in the world. The
beds of flowers are laid out in natural surroundings
where the tulips, narcissi, hyacinths, etc… are each
more beautiful than the others. After May we offer an
optional excursion to Delft,
a charming town dating back to the 17th
century and known throughout the world for the painter
Vermeer and its potteries (visit).On the way back,
there will be an optional visit of
Madurodam,
a miniature city famous worldwide, and the ideal place
to discover all the curiosities of Holland. Here you
will find everything that makes Holland famous,
reproduced to the last detail on a scale of 1:25.
In the meantime the boat will continue along Utrecht
where you will join it for lunch. The boat continues
on its way to Rotterdam.Dinner
nd fare-well evening on board.
ROTTERDAM - ANTWERP
Departure of the boat early in the
morning for Antwerpen passing through Dortrecht, where
we will enter the Holland Diep (inland sea),
then taking the Volkerak and Kreekak locks. After the
Dutch-Belgian border, we will sail up the Escaut to Antwerp,
one of the largest ports in the world. The Old Town
has retained the charm of the old Flemish cities with
its narrow streets and vast squares lined with houses
with stepped and scrolled gables and high glazed
facades. Dinner on board and free evening in Antwerp or walk around the Old
Town guided by our hostess.
Overnight stop.
ANTWERP - BRUSSELS
We will leave Antwerp early in the
morning. Breakfast as we cruise. Morning spent
cruising to Bruxelles.
Lunch on board. We will reach Bruxelles at about 2:00 pm. In the
afternoon, optional guided tour of the city,
capital of Belgium. With its innumerable treasures,
Bruxelles seduces and charms the visitor. Combining
its Gothic heritage with the Renaissance, Art Nouveau, not to mention Art Deco and Classicism
through to modern glass and steel towers, it is a
welcoming and attractive city. Dinner and gala evening
on board. Overnight stop.
BRUSSELS
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation at 9:00am. End of our
services.
Note: Schedules and activities are subject to change
depending upon river water levels, port accessibility,
and weather conditions. Tours often include walks over
cobblestones, steps, and uneven ground; for passenger
safety and enjoyment, we recommend you be in good
physical condition to participate fully in all tours.
For safety reasons, Sun Deck access may be limited
during times of high water levels/low bridge clearanc
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