Day 1: Depart home gateway city to Basel
Day 2: Basel Transfer from Basel airport to ship
Day 3: Breisach, Strasbourg Discover this well-preserved Medieval city while following your guide through Colmar�s cobblestone streets. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Colmar (Alsace) walking tour
Day 4: Strasbourg Admire picturesque Strasbourg on a canal cruise; you�ll feel like you are in a fairytale. (BB, L, Captain�s Farewell Dinner) Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise
Day 5: Speyer, Mainz, R�desheim Your walking tour takes you to Old Town and the grand Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tour
Day 6: R�desheim, Alken In the morning, you�ll cruise the scenic 40 miles of the middle Rhine Valley, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its vine-filled slopes and its 40 or so castles strung like pearls along the river banks, this is the perfect example of the romantic Rhine. In R�desheim, visit Siegfried�s Mechanical Music Museum, showcasing a unique collection of self-playing musical instruments. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Siegfried�s Mechanical Music Museum
Day 7: Alken, Cochem History comes to life in Cochem�s half-timbered houses and Gothic Reichsburg Castle. Enjoy a winetasting at a vintner�s private wine estate in the idyllic village of Ediger-Eller. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Cochem walking tour, Reichsburg Castle, and Ediger-Eller winetasting
Day 8: Trier Your panoramic tour of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Trier�one of the oldest Roman outposts along the Moselle�takes you by the Roman Imperial Baths and the Porta Nigra, and is capped off by a visit to Constantine�s throne room. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Trier city tour
Day 9: Trier, Wasserbillig Your guided tour of the independent sovereign state of Luxembourg includes viewing Our Lady Cathedral, the Grand Ducal Palace, and a WWII cemetery, which is the resting place of General Patton. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Luxembourg and WWII cemetery
Day 10: Bernkastel Discover Bernkastel with its more than 500 years of winemaking history, historic vineyards, and one of Germany�s most picturesque market squares. Savor the area�s fine Rieslings at the renowned wine estate of Dr. Pauly Bergweiler. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Walking tour and wine experience
Day 11: Koblenz Amble through the picturesque streets of Koblenz, learning from your guide this town�s history and importance to the region. (BB, L, D) Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour
Day 12: Koblenz, Cologne Stroll through Old Town�s streets to the fascinating Roman-Germanic Museum, which illustrates everyday life during the Roman Empire. (BB, L, D) Note: On Mondays, the Roman-Germanic Museum is closed; it will be replaced with a visit to the Cologne Cathedral instead. Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and Roman-Germanic Museum visit
Day 13: Amsterdam Enjoy a canal cruise through Amsterdam. Later, marvel at the works of the Dutch Masters in the renowned Rijksmuseum. (BB, L, Captain�s Welcome Dinner) Featured Excursion: Amsterdam city tour, canal cruise and Rijksmuseum visit
Day 14: Amsterdam (disembark) Transfer from ship to Amsterdam airport
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