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Grand Tulip Cruise of Holland & Belgium 2021
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Login to your Account In Brussels, you’ll find landmark buildings and a collection of cafes and shops on your guided tour. Visit “The Diamond of Flanders”, Ghent, for stunning Flemish artwork in St. Bavo’s Cathedral. Explore more of the Flanders area with tours in Bossuit—the In Flanders Fields Museum and moving battlefield memorials and memorabilia. In Middelburg, explore its grand history in the Dutch East India Company. Tour the Veere Delta Works to see the world’s largest flood-protection system. Continue your cruise through Kinderdijk—where windmills built in 1740 for water management helped the iconic structures become a symbol of Holland. See the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, and the quintessential Dutch towns of Zaandam and Haarlem with their signature flower farms, windmills, waterways, and North Sea trading. Your cruise through Holland and Belgium returns to Amsterdam for a guided canal cruise through the iconic city.
| Day | Activity |
| Day 1 | Depart USA |
| Day 2 | AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) |
| Day 3 | ARNHEM Wildlife, WWII Valor, and Van GoghACTIVE Join a Biking Tour on the Hoge Veluwe National Park and admire its diversity of scenery, from dense forests to high sand dune, OR: |
| Day 4 | MAASTRICHT Dutch History, Modern Spirit, and Fresh Pie Enjoy an early morning sailing to Maastricht. |
| Day 5 | NAMUR, BELGIUM Ancient Architecture and Charming Cafés |
| Day 6 | LIÈGE Historic Wonders and Wonderful Waffles |
| Day 7 | ANTWERP A Grand Gothic Cathedral in Artful AntwerpJoin your Adventure Host for today's special activities. |
| Day 8 | BRUSSELS Ancient Landmarks and New Finds |
| Day 9 | BRUSSELS |
| Day 10 | GHENT Ghent’s Cobblestones, Canals, and Cosmopolitan CharismaVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. |
| Day 11 | BOSSUIT |
| Day 12 | MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town |
| Day 13 | KINDERDIJK–ROTTERDAM Harnessing the Wind 300 YearsJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. |
| Day 14 | ZAANDAM–HAARLEM Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of FlowersArrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. See windmills, waterways, and flower farms, while discovering Dutc |
| Day 15 | AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam |
| Day 16 | AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) |
| Day | Activity |
| Day 1 | Depart USA |
| Day 2 | AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) |
| Day 3 | ARNHEM Wildlife, WWII Valor, and Van GoghACTIVE Join a Biking Tour on the Hoge Veluwe National Park and admire its diversity of scenery, from dense forests to high sand dune, OR: |
| Day 4 | MAASTRICHT Dutch History, Modern Spirit, and Fresh Pie Enjoy an early morning sailing to Maastricht. |
| Day 5 | NAMUR, BELGIUM Ancient Architecture and Charming Cafés |
| Day 6 | LIÈGE Historic Wonders and Wonderful Waffles |
| Day 7 | ANTWERP A Grand Gothic Cathedral in Artful AntwerpJoin your Adventure Host for today's special activities. |
| Day 8 | BRUSSELS Ancient Landmarks and New Finds |
| Day 9 | BRUSSELS |
| Day 10 | GHENT Ghent’s Cobblestones, Canals, and Cosmopolitan CharismaVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. |
| Day 11 | BOSSUIT |
| Day 12 | MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town |
| Day 13 | KINDERDIJK–ROTTERDAM Harnessing the Wind 300 YearsJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. |
| Day 14 | ZAANDAM–HAARLEM Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of FlowersArrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. See windmills, waterways, and flower farms, while discovering Dutc |
| Day 15 | AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam |
| Day 16 | AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) |
| Day | Activity / Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA Depart the US on your overnight flight. |
| Day 2 | AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 2 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure. During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ARNHEM Meals: Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 3 | ARNHEM Wildlife, WWII Valor, and Van GoghACTIVE 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 to discover Arnhem-a key WWII operations site and home to impressive historical monuments and memorials-then visit a medieval castle for a regional herb and vegetable product tasting, OR:CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of the Airborne Museum of Hartenstein commemorating the 1944 WWII Battle of Arnhem.NIJMEGENDelicious Dutch Specialties and Famous MillsYou may join a Guided Optional Excursion to the Windmill of Thorn or an Optional Cooking Workshop.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO DÜSSELDORF Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 4 | MAASTRICHT Dutch History, Modern Spirit, and Fresh Pie Enjoy an early morning sailing to Maastricht. CLASSIC Discover this vibrant university town with its lovely cathedrals, old houses, and buildings, and impressively cobblestoned town center.Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO NAMUR Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 5 | NAMUR, BELGIUM Ancient Architecture and Charming Cafés CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the picturesque old-town, fortress citadel, and medieval architecture. Take free time to stroll along Namur’s cobblestone lanes and visit its charming cafés and bookshops. This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN NAMUR Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 6 | LIÈGE Historic Wonders and Wonderful Waffles CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the “Fiery City” of Liège with its beautiful ancient quarters, peculiar alleys, and romantic streets. Don’t miss sampling authentically sweet Liège Waffles. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ANTWERP Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 7 | ANTWERP A Grand Gothic Cathedral in Artful AntwerpJoin your Adventure Host for today's special activities. 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. Enjoy cocktail or coffee aboard your ship as you sail to Brussels this afternoon. Later, enjoy dinner and live entertainment. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BRUSSELS Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 8 | BRUSSELS Ancient Landmarks and New Finds CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Brussels, see the Town Hall with its landmark buildings and discover the many local bars, cafés and shops of the Lower Town Streets. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BRUSSELS Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 9 | BRUSSELS Filling Fare and Fabled Beer Spend a day at leisure to sample Brussels hearty cuisine and famous beer. Enjoy dinner on board as you sail for Ghent this evening.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 10 | GHENT Ghent’s Cobblestones, Canals, and Cosmopolitan CharismaVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. 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.This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BOSSUIT Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 11 | BOSSUIT Battlefield Remembrances in FlandersDISCOVERY Visit the In Flanders’ Field Museum in Ypres— learn about the story of the invasion of Belgium, the first months of the mobilization, the four years trench war in the Westhoek, the end of the war, and the permanent remembrance ever since. After your visit, enjoy lunch at the museum’s café.DISCOVERY Follow your visit to the museum with a journey back in time by visiting battlefields, cemeteries, memorials and private collections.DISCOVERY Don’t miss the opportunity to take part to the Last Post Ceremony, taking place every evening under the imposing arches of the Menin Gate. Enjoy some free time for dinner before the Ceremony starts. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 12 | MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of the historic merchant city of Middelburg—with its 15th century gothic Town Hall. You’ll learn about the spice trade of this Dutch harbor capital of Zeeland, its prosperity in the Dutch East India Company trading, and origins as a stronghold city. Enjoy its winding cobbled streets and canals that circle Old Town.Enjoy lunch on board while cruising to Veere.VEEREThe Delta Works Stand Strong as a Technical MarvelDISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of the Delta Works, the largest flood-protection system in the world, and a miracle of modern technology. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN KINDERDIJK Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 13 | KINDERDIJK–ROTTERDAM Harnessing the Wind 300 YearsJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Kinderdijk where 19 windmills were built in 1740 as flood prevention and water management. You’ll hear about the windmill’s vital role in the Netherland’s history and why it became a national symbol of Holland. Enjoy a cruise through Rotterdam harbor.CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture, including the marvelous Erasmus Bridge.Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ZAANDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 14 | ZAANDAM–HAARLEM Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of FlowersArrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. See windmills, waterways, and flower farms, while discovering Dutc CLASSIC Visit Haarlem, a major flower bulbs growing district outside of Amsterdam. Explore the former North Sea trading port with its medieval features, gabled houses, and leafy courtyards. Enjoy dinner on board your ship this evening as you sail to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 15 | AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”, OR: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.You may choose an Optional City Biking Tour to discover the countryside. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 16 | AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch |
| Day | Activity / Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA Depart the US on your overnight flight. |
| Day 2 | AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 2 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure. During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ARNHEM Meals: Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 3 | ARNHEM Wildlife, WWII Valor, and Van GoghACTIVE 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 to discover Arnhem-a key WWII operations site and home to impressive historical monuments and memorials-then visit a medieval castle for a regional herb and vegetable product tasting, OR:CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of the Airborne Museum of Hartenstein commemorating the 1944 WWII Battle of Arnhem.NIJMEGENDelicious Dutch Specialties and Famous MillsYou may join a Guided Optional Excursion to the Windmill of Thorn or an Optional Cooking Workshop.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO DÜSSELDORF Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 4 | MAASTRICHT Dutch History, Modern Spirit, and Fresh Pie Enjoy an early morning sailing to Maastricht. CLASSIC Discover this vibrant university town with its lovely cathedrals, old houses, and buildings, and impressively cobblestoned town center.Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO NAMUR Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 5 | NAMUR, BELGIUM Ancient Architecture and Charming Cafés CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the picturesque old-town, fortress citadel, and medieval architecture. Take free time to stroll along Namur’s cobblestone lanes and visit its charming cafés and bookshops. This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN NAMUR Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 6 | LIÈGE Historic Wonders and Wonderful Waffles CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the “Fiery City” of Liège with its beautiful ancient quarters, peculiar alleys, and romantic streets. Don’t miss sampling authentically sweet Liège Waffles. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ANTWERP Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 7 | ANTWERP A Grand Gothic Cathedral in Artful AntwerpJoin your Adventure Host for today's special activities. 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. Enjoy cocktail or coffee aboard your ship as you sail to Brussels this afternoon. Later, enjoy dinner and live entertainment. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BRUSSELS Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 8 | BRUSSELS Ancient Landmarks and New Finds CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Brussels, see the Town Hall with its landmark buildings and discover the many local bars, cafés and shops of the Lower Town Streets. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BRUSSELS Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 9 | BRUSSELS Filling Fare and Fabled Beer Spend a day at leisure to sample Brussels hearty cuisine and famous beer. Enjoy dinner on board as you sail for Ghent this evening.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GHENT Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 10 | GHENT Ghent’s Cobblestones, Canals, and Cosmopolitan CharismaVisit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. 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.This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BOSSUIT Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 11 | BOSSUIT Battlefield Remembrances in FlandersDISCOVERY Visit the In Flanders’ Field Museum in Ypres— learn about the story of the invasion of Belgium, the first months of the mobilization, the four years trench war in the Westhoek, the end of the war, and the permanent remembrance ever since. After your visit, enjoy lunch at the museum’s café.DISCOVERY Follow your visit to the museum with a journey back in time by visiting battlefields, cemeteries, memorials and private collections.DISCOVERY Don’t miss the opportunity to take part to the Last Post Ceremony, taking place every evening under the imposing arches of the Menin Gate. Enjoy some free time for dinner before the Ceremony starts. OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MIDDELBURG Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 12 | MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of the historic merchant city of Middelburg—with its 15th century gothic Town Hall. You’ll learn about the spice trade of this Dutch harbor capital of Zeeland, its prosperity in the Dutch East India Company trading, and origins as a stronghold city. Enjoy its winding cobbled streets and canals that circle Old Town.Enjoy lunch on board while cruising to Veere.VEEREThe Delta Works Stand Strong as a Technical MarvelDISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of the Delta Works, the largest flood-protection system in the world, and a miracle of modern technology. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board. EVENING/OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN KINDERDIJK Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 13 | KINDERDIJK–ROTTERDAM Harnessing the Wind 300 YearsJoin your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Kinderdijk where 19 windmills were built in 1740 as flood prevention and water management. You’ll hear about the windmill’s vital role in the Netherland’s history and why it became a national symbol of Holland. Enjoy a cruise through Rotterdam harbor.CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture, including the marvelous Erasmus Bridge.Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ZAANDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 14 | ZAANDAM–HAARLEM Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of FlowersArrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. See windmills, waterways, and flower farms, while discovering Dutc CLASSIC Visit Haarlem, a major flower bulbs growing district outside of Amsterdam. Explore the former North Sea trading port with its medieval features, gabled houses, and leafy courtyards. Enjoy dinner on board your ship this evening as you sail to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 15 | AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age”, OR: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.You may choose an Optional City Biking Tour to discover the countryside. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
| Day 16 | AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch |
One of 2016's two new additions to the youngest fleet on Europe's waterways, the Imagery II continues all of Avalon's outstanding Suite Ship traditions. Passengers can choose from two full decks of Panorama Suites, featuring Wall-to-Wall Panoramic Windows that transform the living space into a unique Open-Air Balcony. At a spacious 200 square feet, Panorama Suites are more than 30% larger than the industry standard, affording the incomparable opportunity to awaken each morning facing the splendid passing scenery. Onboard amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi access, an expanded Fitness Center, an elevator, alternative light dining options in the Panorama Bistro or al fresco grill lunch at the Sky Bistro, and an expansive Sky Deck with whirlpool, premium lounge chairs, a shade system, and deck games.