CRUISE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE RHINE RIVER!
EXPLORE THE RHINE RIVER FROM A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON BOARD AVALON WATERWAYS!
With Avalon Choice, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of included excursions to match your interests and pace. Whether you’re a history buff, a foodie, or an art lover, you’ll find the inclusions that speak to you! Enjoy inside windmill visits, painting classes, culinary walks, nature hikes, and many other inclusions and Active & Discovery activities, including classic sightseeing.
Validity: 13 October 2019 or until sold out
Highlights:
Your Rhine River cruise begins in Amsterdam for a day full of activities. See the colourful corners of Amsterdam your way—from a canal cruise to a leisurely culinary walk in one of Amsterdam’s famous districts, or a guided jogging tour of the city—all at an easy pace! You might choose an included painting class, instead, to recreate the masterpieces of Dutch artists. With Avalon Choice inclusions, you choose how to discover fascinating sites on your Rhine River cruise. Visit the Chocolate Museum in Cologne, take a guided tour in Düsseldorf to discover its spectacular subway, and taste regional wines in Eltville. In Koblenz, take a cable-car ride up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress for magnificent views of the surrounding area. Onboard, you’ll pass through the magnificent Rhine Gorge and enjoy specialty dishes while cruising. Join us for a Rhine River cruise like no other, with more included selections for every taste, passion, and pace. Avalon Choice on Active & Discovery river cruises gives you the Active, Discovery, and Classic inclusions to see each destination your way!
Inclusions:
- Comfort Collection beds with Egyptian Super-combed cotton lines, woollen blankets & European style duvets.
- Nightly turn-down service
- Private bathroom featuring full shower
- Premium L’Occitane bath amenities
- Meals; 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners
- Sky Deck with premium lounge chairs and shade awnings
- Fitness Center
- Non-smoking interior and staterooms
- Elevator
- Elegant, contemporary design
- Outside viewing deck
- Headsets for guided shore excursions in Europe
- Friendly, English-speaking crew and Cruise Director
- Sightseeing with Certified Local Guides
- Onboard lectures, activities & nightly entertainment
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** Terms and Conditions apply: Now price of $2,870 based on per-person/twin-share in a category E cabin, including port charges and $2050 per person, departing 05 May 2020. Deposit of $500 per person/per cruise required within 7 days of booking to secure the reservation. Valid for new bookings made prior to 31/10/19 – or until sold out. Not combinable with any other offer except Welcome Back Credit. Further restrictions may apply. Offer can be withdrawn or amended at any time.
7 night cruise from Amsterdam to Mainz for $2870.00 per person twin share. Save an incredible $2050.00 per person!
ITINERARY:
DAY 1: AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION)
How Suite It Is! Welcome Aboard Your Avalon Suite Ship. 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
Colourful cafes, galleries, bridges, and canals. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM (D)
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Colourful Canals of Amsterdam ACTIVE – See the sights of Amsterdam from a unique perspective by
joining our Guided Jogging Tour of the city-all at an easy pace with stops for commentary, OR:
DISCOVERY – Attend a Painting Class and be inspired by the masters’ techniques. Paint your own
canvas and discover your inner artist. An orientation walk will complete your experience OR: CLASSIC
– Enjoy a Guided Canal Cruise to explore the iconic waterways and sites of Amsterdam. This
afternoon you might take a Guided Optional Biking Excursion through the Dutch countryside, or an
Optional Kayaking Excursion. Alternatively, take an Optional Guided Excursion to Holland’s beautiful
medieval Muiderslot Castle. Spend free time strolling at leisure through the galleries and cafes of
Amsterdam. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ARNHEM (B,L,D)
DAY 3: ARNHEM
Wildlife, WWII Valor, and Van Gogh ACTIVE – Go on a hike in the Hoge Veluwe National Park with a
Nature Expert and discover its abundance of wildlife, including deers, wild boars and mouflons, OR:
ACTIVE – Join a Biking Tour on the Hoge Veluwe National Park and admire its diversity of scenery,
from dense forests to high sand dune, OR: DISCOVERY – Join a Guided Sightseeing of Arnhem past
impressive monuments and places of remembrance, OR CLASSIC – Take a Guided Tour of Arnhem’s
Kroller-Muller Museum with the world’s second-largest Van Gogh collection. NIJMEGEN Delicious
Dutch Specialties and Famous Mills You may join a Guided Optional Excursion to the Windmill of
Thorn or an Optional Cooking Workshop. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO DUSSELDORF (B,L,D)
DAY 4: DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
Avant-Garde Architecture and Amazing Altbiers ACTIVE – Enjoy a stroll in the beautiful gardens in
the Park of Benrath Palace and admire the furniture, porcelain and paintings of the main palace,
OR: ACTIVE – Join a City Biking Tour to discover interesting stories about the sights and the city itself
along the way, OR: DISCOVERY – Experience Dusseldorf’s Old Town and get an insight into its
culinary diversity, OR: CLASSIC – Join a Guided Tour of Dusseldorf. Visit the Old Town, but also
discover its spectacular subway line, where each station has an individual magic character. This
afternoon you might take a Guided Optional Excursion to Dusseldorf’s microbreweries to try a
variety of Altbiers. Later enjoy live entertainment on board. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE (B,L,D)
DAY 5: COLOGNE
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland ACTIVE – For a unique view of Cologne’s history and beauty, join us
on a Jogging Tour of the city, OR: DISCOVERY – Join an off-the-beaten-path Guided Tour to discover
the quaint Belgian Quarter of Cologne, OR: DISCOVERY – Visit Cologne’s Chocolate Museum and
learn the process of chocolate production and ancient history of this food of the gods, OR: CLASSIC –
Take a leisurely Guided City Walk of Cologne for a view of her must-see sights, including the Old City
and its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral. Enjoy a leisurely cruise to Engers. OVERNIGHT
DOCKING IN ENGERS (B,L,D)
DAY 6: KOBLENZ-RHINE GORGE
Fortress Walls and Manor Halls Where the Rhine and Moselle Meet ACTIVE – Take a Guided Tour of
Marksburg Castle, visit its battlements overlooking the Rhine, and take a scenic walk down the
surrounding hillside back to your ship, OR: DISCOVERY – For a unique experience, join us on an
excursion to the “Lava City” of Mendig for a Volcano Encounter, including exploring the caverns and
corridors where basalt (cold lava) was mined, as well as a visit to the nearby Monastery at “Maria
Laach”, OR: CLASSIC – Enjoy a leisurely Guided Walk of ancient Koblenz, including a cable car ride to
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress for a spectacular panoramic view. Enjoy lunch on board and the
breathtaking beauty of the Rhine Gorge as you cruise on your way to Rudesheim, where you will
have time to discover this picturesque village. In the evening enjoy dinner on board while cruising to
Bingen. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BINGEN (B,L,D)
DAY 7: MAINZ
Forests and Famous Vineyards Enjoy an early morning sail to Mainz before breakfast. ACTIVE – For
some exercise before lunch, join a Guided Nature Walk along one of the Rheinsteig walking trails
through Eltville’s idyllic forests and vineyards, OR: DISCOVERY – Join a Guided Walk through the
historic Old Town of Eltville am Rhein-well known as the City of Wine- with a Wine Tasting included,
OR: CLASSIC – Discover the romanesque beauty of Eberbach Monastery, the location of almost all
the interior scenes of the film version of Umberto Eco’s dark medieval murder mystery “The Name of
the Rose.” OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN MAINZ (B,L,D)
DAY 8: MAINZ (DISEMBARKATION)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
