TULIP TIME CRUISE
Tulip River Cruise | Garden & Nature - Avalon Waterways®
Day 1: AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION)
Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to beautiful Zaanse Schans where you will see a wonderful collection of well-preserved historic windmills and Dutch houses. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROTTERDAM(D)
Day 2: ROTTERDAM
Dutch Treats and Flowers SweetVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.CLASSIC 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 yearTake some free time to relax on the harbor-side in Rotterdam with an artisan beer, a slice of appeltart (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(B,L,D)
Day 3: ANTWERP, BELGIUM
Cathedrals, Carats and CrêpesDISCOVERY Visit a Botanical Garden, where you will admire an amazing variety of plants, tree and flowersCLASSIC 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 RubensYou might prefer to take time on your own to indulge in Antwerp’s signature Belgian waffles and crêpes—or explore this bike-friendly city from its old wharfs to its legendary diamond district. DISCOVERY Join your garden expert for a botany lecture onboardLater, enjoy live entertainment on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT(B,L,D)
Day 4: GHENT
Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery 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 You may choose to join a 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. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG (B,L,D)
Day 5: MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND
A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor TownJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through the winding cobblestones and canals of the historic merchant city of Middelburg. See the 15th-century Gothic Town Hall and learn about its important role in the the spice trade and Dutch East India tradingSpend some free time biking or walking through Middelburg to sample Babbelaar cookies, fries, or beer before cruising to Veere.VEERE The Delta Works Stand Strong as a Technical MarvelDISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of the Delta Works, the largest flood-protection system in the world, and a miracle of modern technologyEVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO WILLEMSTAD(B,L,D)
Day 6: WILLEMSTAD
Willemstad’s Windmills and Historic Harbor ACTIVE Grab a Nordic walking stick for a hike with your Adventure Host in Willemstad.CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of Willemstad and discover its many beautifully restored buildings from the 17th and 18th CenturyDISCOVERY Later, enjoy a Cheese Tasting on board as you prepare to sail to AmsterdamDISCOVERY Join a lecture to learn about the importance of botany and nature in the country you are visitingAFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM(B,L,D)
Day 7: AMSTERDAM
Canals of Colorful AmsterdamDISCOVERY Discover Aalsmeer Flower Auction—the largest in the world, where around 20 million flowers are sold every dayCLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” OR DISCOVERY Access Amsterdam’s secret gardens hidden behind the brick façades – a unique opportunity as they are normally closed to publicThis 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(B,L,D)
Day 8: AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
Details
- Tour Operator
- Avalon
- Duration (Days)
- 8
Itinerary
-
Day 1: AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION)
Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to beautiful Zaanse Schans where you will see a wonderful collection of well-preserved historic windmills and Dutch houses. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROTTERDAM(D)
-
Day 2: ROTTERDAM
Dutch Treats and Flowers SweetVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.CLASSIC 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 yearTake some free time to relax on the harbor-side in Rotterdam with an artisan beer, a slice of appeltart (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(B,L,D)
-
Day 3: ANTWERP, BELGIUM
Cathedrals, Carats and CrêpesDISCOVERY Visit a Botanical Garden, where you will admire an amazing variety of plants, tree and flowersCLASSIC 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 RubensYou might prefer to take time on your own to indulge in Antwerp’s signature Belgian waffles and crêpes—or explore this bike-friendly city from its old wharfs to its legendary diamond district. DISCOVERY Join your garden expert for a botany lecture onboardLater, enjoy live entertainment on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT(B,L,D)
-
Day 4: GHENT
Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery 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 You may choose to join a 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. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG (B,L,D)
-
Day 5: MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND
A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor TownJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through the winding cobblestones and canals of the historic merchant city of Middelburg. See the 15th-century Gothic Town Hall and learn about its important role in the the spice trade and Dutch East India tradingSpend some free time biking or walking through Middelburg to sample Babbelaar cookies, fries, or beer before cruising to Veere.VEERE The Delta Works Stand Strong as a Technical MarvelDISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of the Delta Works, the largest flood-protection system in the world, and a miracle of modern technologyEVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO WILLEMSTAD(B,L,D)
-
Day 6: WILLEMSTAD
Willemstad’s Windmills and Historic Harbor ACTIVE Grab a Nordic walking stick for a hike with your Adventure Host in Willemstad.CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of Willemstad and discover its many beautifully restored buildings from the 17th and 18th CenturyDISCOVERY Later, enjoy a Cheese Tasting on board as you prepare to sail to AmsterdamDISCOVERY Join a lecture to learn about the importance of botany and nature in the country you are visitingAFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM(B,L,D)
-
Day 7: AMSTERDAM
Canals of Colorful AmsterdamDISCOVERY Discover Aalsmeer Flower Auction—the largest in the world, where around 20 million flowers are sold every dayCLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” OR DISCOVERY Access Amsterdam’s secret gardens hidden behind the brick façades – a unique opportunity as they are normally closed to publicThis 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(B,L,D)
-
Day 8: AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B)