Itinerary
- Day 1
Lake Como
Optional Activities
- Explore Lake Como and its surroundings
Landmarks Lake Como - Day 2
Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet with full range of classic breakfast items, healthy Avalon Fresh® options and daily a la carte specials), Lunch (Daily lunch buffet featuring regional specialties, classic dishes, healthy Avalon Fresh® options and rotating chef's features including carving & pasta stations. Alternatively, dine al fresco at Sky Grill on the Sky Deck or enjoy a light lunch in the Panorama Lounge), Dinner (Four-course dinners with choice of appetizers, soups, salads, entrées and desserts or cheese, or linger over several selections from the Panorama Bistro's tasting menu for a less formal sit-down atmosphere)
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Como's historic center
- Explore lakeside gardens
- Visit Museo Voltiano
- Boat ride on Lake Como with stop in Bellagio
Landmarks Museo Voltiano Lake Como Bellagio - Day 3
Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Boat trip on Lake Como
- Walk on the riverbanks
- Shopping
- Dining at local restaurants for authentic Italian specialties
Landmarks Lake Como - Day 4
Lake Como to Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Lucerne including Chapel Bridge
Landmarks Chapel Bridge 
- Day 5
Lucerne to Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Highlight Excursion to Mount Pilatus or Mount Stanserhorn (or Swiss Transport Museum if bad weather)
Landmarks Mount Pilatus Mount Stanserhorn Swiss Transport Museum - Day 6
Breisach to Kehl
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Bike ride along the Rhine OR Full-day Guided Tour to Black Forest (Vogtsbauernhof, water mill, butter-making demonstration) OR Guided Tour of Freiburg's medieval city center
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Colmar
Landmarks Vogtsbauernhof Freiburg Colmar Rhine Black Forest - Day 7
Kehl to Mainz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Bike tour of Strasbourg OR City Sightseeing Tour (Cathedral, La Petite France District)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Maginot Line
- Guided Optional Excursion to Alsace wine country
- Free time to visit museums or explore city center
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France Maginot Line Alsace 
- Day 8
Mainz to Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Guided walk in Heidelberg (Philosophers' Way) OR Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle and Great Vat OR Guided City Walk in Mainz with Gutenberg Museum visit
Landmarks Philosophers' Way Heidelberg Castle Gutenberg Museum 
- Day 9
Rüdesheim to Rhine Gorge - Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sail through Rhine Gorge (UNESCO World Heritage site)
Optional Activities
- Hike through vineyards of Rüdesheim with Avalon Adventure Host
- Guided Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting
- Guided Visit to 18th-century wooden-barrel cellar of Johannisberg Castle with wine tasting
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Johannisberg Castle Mechanical Music Museum - Day 10
Koblenz to Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Bike ride in Cologne OR Guided Walking Tour of Jewish heritage sites OR Guided City Walk of Cologne Cathedral
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral 
- Day 11
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning walk in Amsterdam with Adventure Host OR Off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets OR Guided Canal Cruise past Golden Age homes
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season)
- Optional Biking Tour of the countryside
Landmarks Keukenhof Gardens 
- Day 12
Amsterdam to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 13
Vernon to Les Andelys to Caudebec
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional French lunch of authentic French crêpes), Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Guided tour of Chateau des Tourelles OR Guided Tour of Giverny (Monet's house and gardens) OR Guided Visit to Bizy Castle
- Traditional French lunch of crêpes and Pastry Demonstration
- Choice of: Guided Hike to Château Gaillard castle ruins OR Guided Walking Tour of Les Andelys
Landmarks Chateau des Tourelles Giverny Bizy Castle Château Gaillard Les Andelys - Day 14
Caudebec
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Bike ride along the river OR Guided Trip along Normandy Abbeys Route
- Onboard Lecture about D-Day and Normandy landing
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Honfleur
Landmarks Normandy Abbeys Honfleur - Day 15
Caudebec - Normandy
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Live entertainment on board ship
Optional Activities
- Guided Tour of Normandy's WWII landing beaches, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc monument, and American Cemetery
- Guided Tour of British and Canadian commemorative sites, British cemetery, Pegasus Memorial (replaced September onwards with D-Day Museum visit), Arromanches seaside town, Juno Beach Center, and Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
- Guided Tour of authentic Normandy traditions with brandy tasting in Calvados
Landmarks Omaha Beach Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery, Normandy Pegasus Memorial D-Day Museum Arromanches Juno Beach Center Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - Day 16
Rouen to Conflans
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Guided Bike Tour of Rouen OR Guided Walking Tour of Rouen (including Joan of Arc martyr site, medieval quarter, Astronomical Clock, Notre-Dame Cathedral)
Landmarks Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen Rouen Astronomical Clock - Day 17
Conflans to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Choice of: Bike ride along the Seine OR Guided Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise (Van Gogh site) OR Guided Tour of Château de Malmaison (Napoleon Bonaparte's home)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Palace of Versailles
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Château de Malmaison Palace of Versailles - Day 18
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Seine river walk with Adventure Host OR Guided Walk of ancient Paris featuring Palais-Royal, Louvre pyramid, Île de la Cité, Left Bank, Latin Quarter OR Guided City Tour of iconic Paris sites
Landmarks Palais-Royal Louvre Pyramid Île de la Cité Left Bank Latin Quarter - Day 19
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
