Tulip Time Highlights

Day 1 - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Belgium. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.

Flights into Brussels must arrive by 2:00 pm.

Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

Enjoy dinner on board as you sail for Ghent this evening.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT

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Day 2 - GHENT Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery

Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

ACTIVE Explore a different side of Ghent by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Explore Ghent""The Diamond of Flanders"" with a Guided Sightseeing Tour of this showcase of medieval Flemish wealth. You'll visit St. Bavo's Cathedral"with its remarkable Flemish artwork.

DISCOVERY Enjoy an excursion to the Natural reserve "Citadelpark"

Alternatively, you may choose to join a full-day Guided Optional Excursion of Bruges to explore its canals, cobbled streets, and medieval buildings. You'll see its crisscrossed canals, the 13th-century belfry of Market Square, and charming patrician houses. You won't miss the opportunity to explore Ghent since this Optional Excursion ends with an orientation walk of the "Diamond of Flanders."

This evening, enjoy live entertainment onboard.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BOSSUIT

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Day 3 - BOSSUIT Battlefield Remembrances in Flanders

DISCOVERY Visit the In Flanders Field Museum in Ypres"named for the soldier's famed poem. Learn about the story of the invasion of Belgium, the first months of the mobilization, the four years trench war in the Westhoek, the end of the war, and the lasting remembrance to follow. After your visit, enjoy lunch at the museum's cafe.

DISCOVERY Following the museum, visit battlefields, cemeteries, memorials and private collections.

DISCOVERY Experience the Last Post Ceremony, taking place nightly under the arches of the Menin Gate. Enjoy some free time for dinner before the Ceremony starts.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG

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Day 4 - MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND A Spicy History in Middelburg's Dutch Harbor Town

CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through the winding cobblestones and canals of Middelburg. See the 15th-century Gothic Town Halland learn about its important role in the spice trade and Dutch East India trading.

Enjoy lunch on board while cruising to Veere.

ACTIVE Alternatively, bike from Middelburg to Veere with your Adventure Host.

VEERE

History and Scottish Houses

CLASSIC Explore the town of Veere with an expert local guide.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KINDERDIJK

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Day 5 - KINDERDIJK - ROTTERDAM Harnessing the Wind for 300 Years

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

ACTIVE See the windmills of Kinderdijk by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Kinderdijk where 19 windmills were built in 1740 as flood prevention and water management. You'll hear about the windmill's vital role in the Netherland's history and why it became a national symbol of Holland.

Enjoy a cruise through Rotterdam harbor.

ACTIVE Experience Rotterdam by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture, including the marvelous Erasmus Bridge.

Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ZAANDAM

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Day 6 - ZAANDAM* Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of Flowers

Arrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.

Cruise to Haarlem this afternoon while enjoying lunch onboard.

*On departure 0422 Zaanse Schans excursion will be offered as included feature.

HAARLEM**

Tulips and North Sea Trading Ports

ACTIVE Enjoy an easy bike ride to the beach with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Visit Haarlem, a major flower bulbs growing district outside of Amsterdam. Explore the former North Sea trading port with its medieval features, gabled houses, and leafy courtyards.

Enjoy dinner on board your ship this evening as you sail to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

**On departure 0422 Haarlem sightseeing and bike ride with Adventure Host won't be operated for operational reasons. A Guided Optional Excursions to Keukenhof Gardens will be available in the afternoon.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM

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Day 7 - AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

ACTIVE Join a Biking Tour through the Dutch countryside past polders, dykes, and quaint centuries-old villages, OR:

CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's "Golden Age".

This afternoon, you might consider joining one of the Optional Excursions available.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM

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Day 8 - AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

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  Tour Duration    8 Days
  Start City:   Brussels
  End City:   Amsterdam
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Features

  • City Highlights
  • Day 1 Brussels (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
    Day 2 Ghent: Choice of guided tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 3 Bossuit: Visit to Flanders Field Museum in Ypres; visit to the battlefields; Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
    Day 4 Middelburg - Veere: Guided tour in Middelburg; bike with your Adventure Host from Middelburg to Veere; guided walking tour of Veere
    Day 5 Kinderdijk - Rotterdam: Choice of guided tour in Kinderdijk or bike with your Adventure Host; harbor cruise in Rotterdam; choice of guided tour in and Rotterdam or bike with your Adventure Host; harbor cruise in Rotterdam
    Day 6 Zaandam - Haarlem: Free time in Zaandam; choice of guided tour in Haarlem or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 7 Amsterdam: Choice of canal cruise, or biking tour
    Day 8 Amsterdam (Disembarkation): Your cruise ends this morning
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  • Scenic Highlights
  • 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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  • AMSTERDAM|AW_AMSTERDAM|AW_BELGIUM|AW_EUROPE|AW_HOLLAND|AW_RHINE RIVER|BELGIUM|BOSSUIT|BRUSSELS|EUROPE|GHENT|HAARLEM|HOLLAND|KINDERDIJK|MIDDELBURG|RHINE|ROTTERDAM|VEERE|YPRES|ZAANDAM
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  • WXA-T1|Tulip Time Highlights for Garden and Nature Lovers
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