ROTTERDAM

Dutch Treats and Flowers Sweet

Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Experience Rotterdam by foot with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Join a full- or half-day Guided Tour of breathtaking Keukenhof—known as the “Garden of Europe”—for its 70 acres of lush parkland, lakes, and the world’s largest flower gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths as well as other bulbs, planted each year.

Take some free time to relax on the harbor-side in Rotterdam with an artisan beer, a slice of appeltaart (Dutch apple pie), and a koffie verkeerd, a typical Dutch drink with equal parts coffee and milk. Take a bike from your ship to explore Rotterdam and the surrounding area.

Before dinner, enjoy a cruise through Rotterdam harbor.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ANTWERP

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

ANTWERP, BELGIUM

Cathedrals, Carats and Crêpes

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Explore Antwerp by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Take a Guided Tour of this sophisticated city to visit the central Grote Markt, lined with 16th-century guildhall houses. You’ll also see the beautiful city hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady with its stunning altarpiece paintings by Rubens.

Alternatively, you may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the nearby capital, Brussels—considered home to the European Union, and admire its magnificent palaces and cathedrals.

You might prefer to take time on your own to indulge in Antwerp’s signature Belgian waffles and crêpes—or explore this bikefriendly city from its old wharfs to its legendary diamond district.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

While we include your choice of many excursions on your trip, you may wish to explore other options to enhance your free time. Below is a selection of excursions that may be available for purchase on your cruise.

Brussels: Europe’s Secret Capital

Discover Brussels, the “Unofficial Capital of Europe”, on this guided sightseeing tour featuring Grand’Place, one of Europe’s most dramatic medieval squares; the impressive guild houses; 15th-century Hôtel de Ville; and the tiny yet world-famous stat… 8h 0m

GHENT

Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery

ACTIVE EXCURSION

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

CLASSIC EXCURSION

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. You won’t miss the opportunity to explore Ghent since this Optional Excursion ends with an orientation walk of the “Diamond of Flanders.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

While we include your choice of many excursions on your trip, you may wish to explore other options to enhance your free time. Below is a selection of excursions that may be available for purchase on your cruise.

Bruges, Venice of the North with Ghent orientation walk – Full day

Discover medieval Bruges, one of Belgium’s true crown jewels, on this captivating full-day guided walking tour and canal cruise. Conclude the experience with an orientation walk of Ghent, the “Diamond of Flanders”. 8h 30m 

Sights, Bites & Delights of Ghent

The treasures of Ghent await on this exciting excursion featuring a canal cruise through the Old Town, and tastings of authentic Belgian beer and delectable chocolate at a family-run chocolaterie! 3h 30m

MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND – VEERE

A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

CLASSIC EXCURSION

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

Spend some free time biking or walking through Middelburg to sample Babbelaar cookies, fries, or beer before cruising to Veere.

During lunchtime enjoy a short sailing from Middelburg to Veere.

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Alternatively bike from Middelburg to Veere with your Adventure Host.

VEERE

History and Scottish Houses

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Join a Guided Walking Tour of Veere—a delightful historic town full of interesting sights dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. Immerse yourself in its rich heritage, explore charming streets, and uncover hidden gems.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO WILLEMSTAD

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

WILLEMSTAD

Willemstad’s Windmills and Historic Harbor

ACTIVE EXCURSION
See Willemstad by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Join a Guided Walking Tour of Willemstad and discover its many beautifully restored buildings from the 17th and 18th Century

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Later, enjoy a Cheese Tasting on board as you prepare to sail to Amsterdam

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM

AMSTERDAM

Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR:

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Discover Aalsmeer Flower Auction—the largest in the world, where around 20 million flowers are sold every day. Later enjoy a typical Dutch breakfast, OR:

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Discover the true beauty of Amsterdam with an off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through its cobblestone streets for a captivating look at this legendary city, OR:

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.”

This afternoon choose among the many Guided Optional Excursions available.

Take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

While we include your choice of many excursions on your trip, you may wish to explore other options to enhance your free time. Below is a selection of excursions that may be available for purchase on your cruise.

Medieval Muiderslot Castle

From Golden Age paintings to 13th-century arms and armor, discover the wonders of Muiderslot Castle, one of Holland’s most beautiful medieval castle fortresses, on this captivating half-day guided tour. 4h 0m

Bites & Highlights of Amsterdam

Discover Amsterdam’s charming Jordaan district, and taste the authentic foods the locals know and love on this enjoyable guided foodie walking tour. 3h 30m

AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning

Breakfast