Amsterdam to Basel

Amsterdam (embark)

Arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where you will be transferred to the ship. (D)

Amsterdam

flinchingly Featured Excursions: Amsterdam city tour with canal cruise and choice of Rijksmuseum  dig this OR Van Gogh MuseumExperience the highlights of Amsterdam with a city tour, and get a close-up view of the city’s waterways with a canal cruise. Choose between one of the most prestigious museums in the world—The Rijksmuseum, which offers the world’s largest collection of Dutch and Flemish art and artifacts, including Rembrandt’s The Night Watch and Vermeer’s The Kitchen Maid—or the Van Gogh Museum, home to the largest collection of his paintings in the world, including Sunflowers, along with the works of other 19th-century painters. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Gala)

Cologne

Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour with Roman-Germanic MuseumStroll through the streets of Cologne’s Old Town to the fascinating Roman-Germanic Museum, which displays thousands of artifacts of dating from Cologne’s days as a Roman colony. (BB, L, D)

Note: On Mondays, the Roman-Germanic Museum is closed; it will be replaced with a visit to UNESCO-designated Cologne Cathedral.

Koblenz

Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tourAmble through Koblenz’s picturesque Old Town, learning from your guide the town’s history and its importance to this region where the Rhine and Moselle rivers meet. (BB, L, D)

Cochem (Ediger-Eller)

Featured Excursions: Cochem walking tour with Reichsburg Castle and an exclusive Ediger-Eller wine tastingHistory comes to life in Cochem’s half-timbered houses and Gothic Reichsburg Castle. Enjoy a guided tour of the castle, followed by a walking tour through Old Town. Later in the day, you will take a motorcoach to Ediger-Eller, where you will be greeted by the town mayor, who will act as your host for the duration of your visit. Stroll with the mayor through the cobblestone streets to the church for a short organ recital. Then join the mayor for an exclusive wine tasting, where you’ll savor three wines along with a special snack prepared just for you at a
local inn. (BB, L, D)

Cruising the Moselle River, Trier/Konz (Luxembourg)

Featured Excursion: Luxembourg and WWII cemeteryFollowing a scenic morning sail on the spectacular winding Moselle, guides will show you highlights of the independent sovereign state of Luxembourg, including Our Lady Cathedral, the Grand Ducal Palace, and a WWII cemetery that is the final resting place of US Army General George Patton. (BB, L, D)

Trier/Konz, cruising the Moselle River, cruising the Moselle River

Featured Excursion: Trier city tourExplore UNESCO-designated Trier, once known as the second Rome. No other city in Germany has so many monuments from Roman times. See the Roman Imperial Baths, the Porta Nigra, and Emperor Constantine’s Throne Room. In the afternoon, sail the Moselle River, home to some of the world’s most delicious Riesling wines. (BB, L, D)

Bernkastel, cruising the Moselle River, cruising the romantic Rhine River

Featured Excursion: Bernkastel walking tour with exclusive wine tasting at the Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler wine estateDiscover Bernkastel, with its more than 500 years of winemaking history, beautiful vineyards, and picturesque market square. Savor the area’s fine Rieslings at the renowned wine estate of Dr. Pauly- Bergweiler. In the afternoon, take in the ravishing scenery of Europe’s steepest vineyards, which line the banks of the winding Moselle River. (BB, L, D)

Boppard, cruising the romantic Rhine River, Rüdesheim

Featured Excursions: Guided Boppard village stroll and Siegfried’s Museum of Mechanical Musical InstrumentsTake a guided morning stroll through delightful Boppard before cruising the scenic 40 miles of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World
Heritage landscape. With its vine-filled slopes and its 40 or so castles strung like pearls along the river banks, this is the perfect example of the romantic Rhine. In Rüdesheim, visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet, a small museum showcasing a unique collection of self-playing musical instruments. (BB, L, D)

Speyer

Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tourBe guided through Old Town to the grand Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first churches in the city date to the sixth century, and the foundation for the cathedral was laid in 1030. It was also home to a thriving Jewish community in the Middle Ages, traces of which can be seen in a ritual bath and the remains of a synagogue. (BB, L, D)

Strasbourg

Featured Excursion: Strasbourg by canal with Notre Dame CathedralAdmire picturesque Strasbourg as you traverse its canals on your way to the gorgeous Gothic cathedral. You will feel like you are in a fairytale as you glide among the city’s beautiful half-timbered houses. (BB, L, D)

Breisach (Colmar or Riquewihr)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Colmar city tour OR Alsatian wine villagesVisit enchanting Colmar with its winding old streets, Medieval city center, and St. Martin Church, which is made of pink stone. Or choose to visit the picturesque wine villages of Kayserberg and Riquewihr. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)

Basel (disembark), transfer to the airport

Disembark the ship and transfer to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg for your flight home. (CB/BB)