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Detailed Itinerary:
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
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 foot with your Adventure Host,
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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.
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.
This evening, enjoy live entertainment onboard.
OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BOSSUIT
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 café.
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
Day 4: Middelburg, Holland
A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town
ACTIVE Explore Vlissingen by bike with your Adventure Host,
OR:
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.
VEERE
The Delta Works Stand Strong as a Technical Marvel
ACTIVE Bike your way to the beach from Veere with your Adventure Host,
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DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of the Delta Works, the largest flood-protection system in the world, and a miracle of modern technology.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KINDERDIJK
Day 5: Kinderkijk - 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,
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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
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.
HAARLEM
Tulips and North Sea Trading Ports
ACTIVE Enjoy an easy bike ride to the beach with your Adventure Host,
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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.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM
Day 7: Amsterdam
Canals of Colorful Amsterdam
ACTIVE Join a Biking Tour through the Dutch countryside past polders, dykes, and quaint centuries-old villages,
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CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM
Day 8: Amsterdam (Disembarkation)
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
Departures & Pricing
Advisements:
- A valid passport is required for travel.
- Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
- In the event of water level problems on stretches of any river, it may be necessary to operate part of the itinerary by motorcoach.
- Included visits and special features are subject to change. If a change is necessary, a substitute will be offered.
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Program Start Date |
Rates are in $ USD and are PER PASSENGER sharing twin cabin |
From Brussels |
Start Date |
Ship |
Category E - Lower Deck fwd w/ window
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Category D - Lower deck aft w/ window |
Category B - Middle Deck aft w/ french balcony |
Category A - Middle Deck fwd w/ french balcony |
Category P - Upper Deck w/ french balcony
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Suite -
Upper Deck w/ french balcony |
Mar 20, 2022 |
Visionary |
$2,749 |
$2,948 |
$4,048 |
$4,098 |
$4,198 |
$5,248 |
Mar 27, 2022 |
Imagery II |
$2,849 |
$3,048 |
$4,148 |
$4,198 |
$4,298 |
$5,348 |
Apr 3, 2022 |
Visionary |
$3,099 |
$3,298 |
$4,398 |
$4,448 |
$4,548 |
$5,598 |
Apr 10, 2022 |
Imagery II |
$3,199 |
$3,398 |
$4,498 |
$4,548 |
$4,648 |
$5,698 |
Apr 24, 2022 |
Imagery II |
$3,299 |
$3,498 |
$4,598 |
$4,648 |
$4,748 |
$5,798 |
Aug 15, 2022† |
Tranquility II |
$3,499 |
$3,698 |
$4,798 |
$4,848 |
$4,948 |
$5,998 |
IMPORTANT: Dates, Prices & Itineraries are subject to change. |
| † Special Interest Cruise: August 15, 2022 is offered as Grand Bites, Brews and Views of Holland and Belgium. Please call for itinerary details. |
Port charges: Additional $196 USD per passenger. |
For Single Traveler: Single Supplement applies. Please call to inquire. |
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