Day 1: Depart Home Gateway City to Basel
Day 2: Basel
Arrive in Basel where you�ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (D)
Featured Excursion: Arrive at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg where you�ll be transferred to the ship. (D)
Day 3: Breisach (Colmar), Strasbourg
Starting from Medieval Breisach, the gateway to the Black Forest, you�ll cross the Rhine and head for the Alsatian Wine Road, which hugs the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. Charming villages, pastoral landscapes, and lush vineyards producing great white wines line this winding scenic route. You�ll visit enchanting Colmar with its winding old streets, Medieval historic center, and St. Martin�s Church, which is made of pink stone. You�ll also see the picturesque timber-framed houses in the village of Riquewihr. (BB, Captain�s Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Full-day tour along the Alsatian Wine Road
Day 4: Strasbourg
See Strasbourg in the way it has been seen through the centuries�on a canal cruise. In addition to viewing the town�s covered bridges, medieval watchtowers and modern building that houses the European Parliament, you will see �Petite France,� a picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairy tale. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise
Day 5: Speyer
Your guided walking tour through Speyer reveals a medieval town with a grand heritage and a compact historical center dominated by the largest Romanesque cathedral in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its basilica laid out in the form of a Latin cross, and including four towers and two domes. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tour
Day 6: Rudesheim
R�desheim has a long history dating back to Roman times, and is considered one of the most charming of the Rhine Valley ports of call. The town is famous for, among other things, its long avenue of shops and wine bars, the Drosselgasse. Enjoy the first part of the afternoon exploring the town on your own, and then join us for a visit to the prestigious Castle Vollrads. It is perfectly situated in the vineyard-covered hills, and is ranked as one of the world�s top wine estates for its Rheingau Rieslings. Join us for a unique wine tasting at the castle. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Castle Vollrads winetasting
Day 7: Rudesheim and Koblenz
Departing in the morning from R�desheim to Koblenz, you'll sail along one of the most beautiful sections of the Rhine, the scenic 40 miles of the upper Middle Rhine Valley declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. With its vine-filled slopes, its more than 40 castles strung like pearls along the riverbank's ledges, and the famous Lorelei Rock, the gorge is the perfect embodiment of the romantic Rhine. Arrive in Koblenz, situated on the beautiful corner at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle. Your guided walking tour will highlight the appeal of Koblenz � its romantic narrow streets and historical squares, the picturesque alleyways and fountains in the old quarter and the 12th-century churches of St. Florin and Our Lady. (BB, L, D)
Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour
Day 8: Koblenz and Cologne
You'll meet up with your guide on the pier and begin your walking tour. Stroll through the narrow streets of Old Town, passing by tiny squares and little churches as you make your way to the cathedral, the city's most famous landmark and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. It took 632 years for Germany�s largest cathedral to be completed, and it is one of the most important gothic churches in Europe. A visit inside features the Shrine of the Three Magi and the beautiful glass windows that survived WWII. (BB, L, Captain�s Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and cathedral visit
Day 9: Amsterdam (disembark), transfer to airport
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