Amsterdam to Amsterdam (AIJ) - 6 days |
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Amsterdam (Embarkation)
Boarding in Amsterdam at 6:00pm and time to settle comfortably in your cabins before meeting the crew during a welcome cocktail reception. Dinner on board followed by an optional river tour of Amsterdam (on a shuttle boat), known as “Venice of the North”.
Day 2: Amsterdam – Volendam
Breakfast on board while cruising on the Ijsselmeer, one of the largest inland freshwater lakes in Holland. Enjoy lunch on board before arriving in Volendam, which is famous for eel fishing, around 1:00pm. In the 19th century, artists used to flock to Volendam to paint scenes of the everyday life of its inhabitants dressed in colurful traditional local costume. Leave on an excursion (optional) to Zaanse Schans, an open air museum with typical 17th and 18th centuries houses and windmills (in perfect working order!). Return to the ship for dinner around 6:00pm followed by an evening entertainment on board.
Day 3: Volendam - Hoorn
Breakfast while cruising. Take this opportunity to visit Alkmaar (optional), a historic town and its cheese museum. Return to the ship in Volendam for lunch before sailing onto Hoorn, a prosperous village thanks to its mackerel fishing and shipping trade. Arrive there around 3.00pm and enjoy some time to discover the town which during the 15th century was one of the most prominent towns in Western Friesland. The name of the famous “Cap Horn” comes from a sailor native of Hoorn who was the first to sail round the Southern Cape. Return to the ship for dinner and an entertaining evening with a crew show.
Day 4: Doorn - Enkhuisen
Breakfast on board and morning spent cruising on the Ijsselmeer towards Enkhuizen. Aperitif games will be organised in the dining room before lunch is served on board. Arrival in Enkhuisen around lunch. Enjoy time at leisure to discover the city and its Renaissance 17th centuries buildings. The Zuiderzee Museum will give you a glimpse of everyday life in those former harbour (entrance fees). Return for dinner on board followed by a gala evening.
Day 5: Enkhuisen - Amsterdam
Breakfast and lunch on board while cruising on towards Amsterdam to arrive around 2:00pm. Choose to leave on the coach trip to Keukenhof Gardens* (optional/ open only at spring time) to admire the wide variety of tulips, narcissi and daffodils. Return to the ship for dinner and either enjoy some free time or ask to be dropped off in the city centre for a walk round the Red Light District.
*After 16th March, the excursion to the Keukenhof gardens will be replaced by the excursion to Amsterdam.
Day 6: Amsterdam (Disembarkation)
Breakfast on board before disembarking at 9:00am. End of this pleasurable cruise full of wonderful Dutch memories.
Note:
- Please check with us regarding availability of English excursions.
- Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
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Program Start Date |
Cabin Rates are per passenger in $USD |
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Lower Deck Cabin w/ picture window - 2 twin beds |
Upper Deck Cabin w/ picture window - 2 twin beds |
Lower Deck Cabin w/ picture window - Single |
Upper Deck Cabin w/ picture window - Single |
From Amsterdam |
4-Apr-12 |
Leonard de Vinci |
$978 |
$1,090 |
$1,285 |
$1,397 |
9-Apr-12 |
Leonard de Vinci |
$978 |
$1,090 |
$1,285 |
$1,397 |
13-Apr-12 |
Modigliani |
$978 |
$1,090 |
$1,285 |
$1,397 |
14-Apr-12 |
Leonard de Vinci |
$978 |
$1,090 |
$1,285 |
$1,397 |
21-Apr-12 |
Mona Lisa |
$978 |
$1,090 |
$1,285 |
$1,397 |
Fuel surcharges are additional per person. Please call to inquire. |
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Prices Include:
The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the final day • The drinks included in onboard meals (water, the wine, the beer, the fruit juices and one coffee) • Accommodation in a double air-conditioned cabin with shower and WC • Onboard entertainment • The assistance of our hostess on board • The welcome cocktail • The gala evening • Port taxes
Prices Do Not include:
Individual arrival and departure • The drinks served in the bar, those on the wine list and the drinks at meals served during excursions or transfers • Travel insurance • The optional excursions • Fuel surcharges • Personal expenses
* For reasons of navigation and
passenger safety, the cruise operator and the Captain of the ship reserve
the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
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