Tulip Time Cruise for Garden & Nature Lovers

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1. 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.The day is yours to relax and discover this delightful 700-year-old city with its elegant and classic architecture, cafés, restaurants and lively marketplace.Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM(D)

2. Day 2: AMSTERDAM

   Canals of Colorful AmsterdamACTIVE Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR:DISCOVERY Access Amsterdam’s secret gardens hidden behind the brick façades – a unique opportunity as they are normally closed to public, OR:DISCOVERY 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:CLASSIC 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. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROTTERDAM(B,L,D)

3. Day 3: ROTTERDAM

   Dutch Treats and Flowers SweetVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.ACTIVE Experience Rotterdam by foot with your Adventure Host, OR: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 year.CLASSIC As an alternative to the full-day tour, you can join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture, including the marvelous Erasmus Bridge.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(B,L,D)

4. Day 4: ANTWERP, BELGIUM

   Cathedrals, Carats and CrêpesACTIVE Explore Antwerp by bike with your Adventure Host, OR: CLASSIC 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. DISCOVERY Visit a Botanical Garden, where you will admire an amazing variety of plants, tree and flowers.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. If you are a garden lover, you can continue your experience and visit a Communal Garden in the area. You 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 onboard.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT(B,L,D)

5. Day 5: GHENT

   Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish FineryACTIVE Explore a different side of Ghent by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:DISCOVERY Join us in the Landscape Park Bulskampveld for the ultimate relaxing day in the biggest forest in the west of Flanders, OR: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. 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.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG (B,L,D)

6. Day 6: 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 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 Alternatively bike from Middelburg to Veere with your Adventure Host.VEERE History and Landscapes ACTIVE Join an hiking experience in the Domburg area on a scenic route through history and landscapes, OR:CLASSIC 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(B,L,D)

7. Day 7: WILLEMSTAD

   Willemstad’s Windmills and Historic HarborACTIVE See Willemstad by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of Willemstad and discover its many beautifully restored buildings from the 17th and 18th Century.DISCOVERY Later, enjoy a Cheese Tasting on board as you prepare to sail to Amsterdam.DISCOVERY Join a lecture to learn about the importance of botany and nature in the country you are visiting.AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM(B,L,D)

8. Day 8: AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)

   Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.(B)