The crew of your ship welcomes you aboard in Basel from 15.00hrs. After embarkation we offer a city tour in Basel before we cast off at 19.00hrs, when you have a chance to explore your floating hotel, before gathering for the Welcome Dinner.
Day 2 - Sunday: Strasbourg
We arrive in Strasbourg during the morning, where invite you to join our afternoon tour of the city, partly by coach and partly on foot. The city centre is a UNESCO Heritage Site, with its network of narrow streets and half-timbered houses, the River Ill and its canals and, above all, the Gothic Cathedral of the Virgin Mary. During the late evening we set sail for Speyer.
Day 3 - Monday: Heidelberg (from Speyer and re-embark in Worms) / Rüdesheim
After breakfast we make a brief stop in Speyer to disembark those taking the excursion to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is one of Germany’s loveliest cities with its blend of castle, old quarter and river, all embedded in the surrounding hills. It inspired poets and painters in the Romantic era and continues to fascinate the millions of visitors from all over the world. We rejoin the vessel in Worms around midday, before departing for Rüdesheim.
We arrive in Rüdesheim in the late afternoon, giving you chance, before Dinner, to visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet with its 350 automated musical instruments (bookable on board).
Day 4 - Tuesday: Treis-Karden / Koblenz / Winningen
We depart from Rüdesheim during the morning. We recommend you stay on the Sun Deck, so as not to miss this fascinating stretch of the Rhine, as we pass castles and ruins, idyllic villages and steep vineyards, as well as the mighty Loreley Rock, which has inspired so many artists and poets. During the afternoon we arrive in Treis-Karden, where we invite you to join the coach excursion along the Moselle Valley (bookable on board). The tour introduces you to the magical landscape of the Moselle with its attractive small towns. In the meantime the ship sails back to Koblenz / Winningen, where it anchors overnight.
Day 5 - Wednesday: Cologne
During the late morning we depart from Koblenz for Cologne, where we arrive during the afternoon. We offer a guided walk in Cologne, a cathedral city with a 2000 year history, which can be seen at many points in the city. The evening is at leisure in Cologne.
Day 6 - Thursday: Cologne / At leisure on board
During the morning you again have some time at leisure in Cologne, before we set sail at around midday to Nijmegen. Enjoy this time on board and take stock of all the things we have seen. We arrive in Nijmegen during the late evening.
Day 7 - Friday: Amsterdam
During the morning we arrive in Utrecht, starting point for the excursions to the Keukenhof and to North Holland. 3rd April – 1st May. Every spring the Keukenhof Gardens are a feast for the eyes, as millions of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils are in full flower in this 32 hectare park set against a magnificent background of modern and tradtional landscape architecture. From 8th May onwards. The excursion to North Holland – a long peninsula between the North Sea and the Ijsselmeer - takes you to the Open Air Museum at Zaanse Schans, which has a collection of traditional wooden buildings, attractive gardens, small bridges, craftsmen’s workshops, old windmills and inviting small shops. Cheesmakers and shoemakers demonstrate their traditional craft. We call in at the „cheese town“ of Edam, before returning to the ship.
The ship arrives in Amsterdam during the morning. After lunch we invite you to join us on a tour of this vibrant city, which includes a visit to the Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam is a city linked to the North Sea by a canal, protected from flooding by a dam and dissected by a series of canals.
During the evening we invite you to a canal cruise through the centre of Amsterdam.
Day 8 - Saturday: Disembarkation in Amsterdam
It is time to say farewell to the ship after a final Breakfast on board. You will disembark from your ship with many happy memories as your individual onward journey commences.
2010 Departures
2010 Prices
Departure Date
Cabin rates are per passenger in $USD
3-Bed Main Deck
2-Bed Main Deck aft
2-Bed Main Deck
2-Bed Upper Deck fwd/aft
2-Bed Upper Deck
2-Bed Upper Deck Deluxe
Single Suppl.
April 3 - April 10
$820
$984
$1,067
$1,231
$1,313
$1,806
$410
April 17 - April 24
$984
$1,149
$1,231
$1,395
$1,477
$1,970
$410
May 1 - May 8
$1,149
$1,313
$1,395
$1,560
$1,642
$2,135
$493
May 15 - May 22
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
May 29 - June 5
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
June 12 - June 19
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
June 26 - July 3
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
July 10 - July 17
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
July 24 - July 31
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
August 7 - August 14
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
August 21 - August 28
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
Sept 4 - Sept 11
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
Sept 18 - Sept 25
$1,313
$1,477
$1,560
$1,724
$1,806
$2,299
$493
October 2 - October 9
$1,149
$1,313
$1,395
$1,560
$1,642
$2,135
$493
October 16 - October 23
$984
$1,149
$1,231
$1,395
$1,477
$1,970
$410
Prices Include:
• Cruise in an outside cabin of the booked category
• Full board with three daily meals (first meal dinner, last meal breakfast)
• One bottle of water per cabin on the day of embarkation
• Coffee/tea after lunch and dinner
• Coffee/cake and snacks, depending on the program
• Welcome and farewell cocktail with the captain
• Captain's Dinner
• Audio-set for all excursions
• Entertainment program on board
• Music with the board musicians
• All shipping fees
• Luggage transport dock ship-ship cabin and back
Prices Do Not Include:
• Individual arrival and departure
• Shore excursions with English speaking guides
• Travel insurance
• Drinks
• Gratuities
• Other personal expenses
*For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
