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 | Castles Along the Rhine (Amsterdam to Basel)
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| | Operator | Trafalgar | | Ship | MS River Ambassador | | Length | 9 Days | | Port Charges | Not Included | | Starting City | Amsterdam, Holland | | Ending City | Basel, Switzerland | | Regions | France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland | | Rivers | Rhine | | Departure Date | Jul 04, 2009 | | Return Date | Jul 12, 2009 |
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| Celebrate the fairytale beauty and romantic spirit of the Rhine. This tour really lives up to its name with castles, castles, and more spectacular castles. Gracing the shores of the middle Rhine Valley are more medieval castles than in any other river valley in the world. The fairytale castles combine with the breathtaking landscape of terraced vineyards and old-world towns, will leave you awestruck. Artists, musicians, writers, and poets from all over Europe have immortalized the Rhine's unadulterated natural beauty in their songs, art, stories, and poetry. Byron, Dumas, Hugo, and Heine celebrated it in their writing. Beethoven, Schuman, Brahms, Schubert, and Wagner idolized it in their music, and Turner captured it in his paintings. And even today, the Rhine continues to inspire those who visit-especially Germanys upper middle Rhine Valley, spanning approximately 40 miles between Koblenz and Rudesheim. This area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you travel along the Rhine, each bend and twist affords new surprises that are certain to inspire you the way countless others have been inspired for centuries. Who will enjoy this cruise: Romantics, history buffs, wine connoisseurs and nature lovers will rejoice in medieval wine towns, glorious castles, majestic cathedrals, world-class cities, and the romantic Rhine's glorious natural beauty. | _2046.jpg) |
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Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Amsterdam
Day 2 - Arrive Amsterdam (Embark)
Day 3 - Cologne
Day 4 - Koblenz
Day 5 - Koblenz, cruising the romantic Rhine, Rudesheim
Day 6 - Speyer
Day 7 - Strasbourg
Day 8 - Strasbourg (Colmar), Breisach
Day 9 - Depart Basel (disembark), transfer to the airport |
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Sightseeing Highlights
- Breisach - Full day Alsation Wine Road
- Strasbourg - See Strasbourg in the way it has been seen through the centuries - on a canal cruise
- Speyer - Walking tour visiting the largest Romanesque cathedral in Europe
- Rudesheim - Join us for a unique wine tasting at the castle
- Koblenz - Our guided walking tour will show you the old quarter and the 12th-century churches of St. Florin and Our Lady
- Cologne - Walking tour and Cathedral visit
- State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions
Dining Highlights
- Enriching onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
- Captain's Welcome and Farewell Dinners
- All meals on board ship: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance
- Complimentary wine during dinner, and bottled water in your stateroom
First Class Travel Highlights
- 7-night cruise in an outside stateroom on the elegantly appointed Grand River Ambassador
- 6 shore excursions fully hosted by English-speaking guides
- An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive all English-speaking crew
- All transfers on arrival and departure day
- Complimentary use of bicycles
Complimentary Transfers
- Arrival Transfers: Flights must arrive between 0700 and 1400 on the day the cruise departs, or on the day any included land program begins in order to receive airport to ship transfers. These transfers are group transfers and passengers may experience a waiting period of up to 2 hours or more between transfers.
- Passengers will need to make their way to the meet and greet area where they will be met by a representative holding a TRAFALGAR UNIWORLD sign. Passengers arriving outside the official dates of arrival will need to make their own arrangements or purchase a private transfer.
- Departure Transfers: Flights must depart between 0700 and 1700 on the day that the cruise or the included land package ends in order to receive the ship to airport transfer. Passengers departing later than this must make their own arrangements or purchase private transfers.
- Passenger flight details must be given to Trafalgar 45 days days prior to departure in order to qualify for these transfers.
Important Note: Complimentary transfers will vary on certain tours especially if a Land portion is included on the tour. Please contact Trafalgar or your Travel Agent at time of booking to confirm the Complimentary transfer status on your selected tour.
NOT INCLUDED:
Port Charges: $98
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| Note: All prices, itineraries, accommodations and dates are subject to change without notice and at any time by the river cruise operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-342-0019 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents. | | |
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