Avalon Waterways Romantic Rhine (Northbound)

• Flights
• Transfers
• Services of a cruise director
• Accommodation
• Selected meals
• Wine & beer with lunch and dinner
• Excursions
• Gratuities on cruise
• All airport and port taxes
• Gratuities

DAY 1 BASEL, SWITZERLAND (EMBARKATION)

Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board.

DAY 2 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO THE BLACK FOREST

Visit the charming village of Colmar on a guided tour of its half-timbered medieval and early Renaissance buildings, OR Join a full-day guided excursion to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernhof open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill and see a traditional Bavarian butter-making demonstration. Explore on your own this afternoon taking a bike from the ship or hiking up to St. Stephan’s Cathedral.

DAY 3 STRASBOURG, FRANCE

Come along for city sightseeing, including the city’s gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock and the magical La Petite France district. You may choose to join a guided optional excursion to the splendid Alsace wine country, or to the historic Maginot Line – an impressive installation of pre-WWII defensive fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France.

Alternatively, enjoy a free afternoon sampling the local cuisine in Place Kléber, or pay a visit to one of Strasbourg’s many wonderful museums.

DAY 4 LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG

Enjoy a guided tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel,” OR Join your Avalon Adventure host for a hike up Philosophers’ Way for an inspiring view of the city below. Enjoy a brief cruise to Mainz this afternoon.

Mainz

Enjoy a guided city walk including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the captivating history of printing. Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening.

DAY 5 RÜDESHEIM – RHINE GORGE

Take a guided tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience, OR Take a guided hike through the vineyards with your Adventure host and enjoy the view with a cable car ride back down. Based on your departure date, enjoy either a coffee tasting or a wine tasting. Relax on the sky deck for an afternoon cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge to Koblenz. Sail past the legendary rock of The Lorelei – where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated sailors.

Koblenz

Take a guided city walk amid ancient fortress walls, towers, squares and monuments.

DAY 6 COLOGNE

Join a guided walk with your Avalon Adventure host this morning, OR Take a guided city walk of Cologne – with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral, OR  Choose a guided walking tour of Cologne’s important Jewish heritage sites. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager – locally brewed for over 100 years!

DAY 7 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a guided canal cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” During tulip season, you may take a guided optional excursion to Keukenhof gardens – with more than seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, join a guided optional excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.

DAY 8 AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)

Onboard every one of the Suite Ships you’ll find the same exacting standards and attention to detail. They all feature our one-of-a-kind Panorama Suites, with the widest opening windows in river cruising, and beds facing the incredible views. This cruise operates on the following ships.

Avalon Panorama

Avalon Panorama accommodates 166 passengers. A unique Suite Ship, it was the first of its kind in the industry with two full decks of suites featuring a wall-to-wall panoramic window that transforms the living space into a unique open-air balcony. The suites’ full-size seating area is ideal for quiet moments to yourself or is spacious enough to host a private cocktail party for new found friends. The clever positioning of the bed ensures superb river views when you wake and retire.

Avalon Expression

Avalon Expression is an innovatively designed Suite Ship which accommodates 166 passengers and offers two full decks of suites, each with wall-to-wall panoramic windows that open to create unique open-air balconies. Designed with superior comfort in mind, Avalon Expression offers upgrades and enhancements throughout, impeccable personal service and attention to detail, as well as elegant dining and sleek, contemporary décor. Every suite provides the very best in size, views and design. Even the placement of the bed allows you to wake up and retire to bed each day facing the magnificent river views.

Avalon Vista

Accommodating 166 passengers, Avalon Vista delivers a river cruising experience like no other. As one of Avalon Waterways’ innovatively designed Suite Ships, Avalon Vista offers two full decks of Panorama Suites each with wall-to-wall panoramic windows that open to create unique open-air balconies. Designed with comfort in mind and with upgrades and enhancements throughout, Avalon Vista offers impeccable personal service and attention to detail as well as elegant dining and sleek, contemporary decor. Every suite provides the very best in size, views and design. Even the placement of the bed allows you to wake up and retire to bed each day facing the magnificent river views.

Please note, prices listed are guide prices only and are based on 2 people sharing and don’t include any additional supplements. Holiday prices are fluid and dynamic and may be changed at a moment’s notice, prior to booking, at which point they are confirmed. Please call the team free on 0800 707 6229 for more departure dates available and a quote.