Itinerary
- Day 1
Nice to Arles
Landmarks Arles 
- Day 2
Arles
- Meals
- Dinner (A Provençal dinner hosted by chef Fabien Morreale)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Arles with arena visit
Optional Activities
- In the footsteps of Van Gogh: painting workshop (extra expense)
- Excursion to Les Baux de Provence (extra expense)
- Provencal Soap Making Workshop (extra expense)
Landmarks Arles Amphitheatre Basilica of Saint-Trophime - Day 3
Avignon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Avignon
Optional Activities
- Canoeing excursion in Avignon
- Guided tour of the Pont du Gard (extra expense)
- Visit to Chateauneuf du Pape with wine tasting (extra expense)
Landmarks Palais des Papes 
- Day 4
Viviers
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Viviers
Optional Activities
- Visit to Chauvet Pont D'Arc (extra expense)
- Day 5
Tournon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Tournon with wine tasting
Optional Activities
- Guided hike through the vineyards
- Day 6
Vienne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Cheese and olive tasting on board)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Vienne
- Day 7
Lyon
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Lyon
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour of Lyon
- Excursion to Pérouges (extra expense)
- Lyon by Night (extra expense)
Landmarks Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière - Day 8
Lyon to Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Disembark the Emerald Liberte Star-Ship
- Rail transfer to Basel
Landmarks Basel - Day 9
Freiburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Freiburg with tasting
- Guided bike tour in Breisach
- Guided tour of Colmar (extra expense)
- Day 10
Kehl to Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flavours of Alsace
Optional Activities
- Baden Baden Spa experience (extra expense)
Landmarks Strasbourg Old Town 
- Day 11
Mannheim to Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Heidelberg
- Active hike from Mount Königstuhl to Heidelberg
Optional Activities
- Rüdesheim with specialty coffee (extra expense)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Mount Königstuhl - Day 12
Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sailing through Rhine Gorge
- Orientation Walk of Koblenz
- Visit German Corner
- View Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Optional Activities
- Moselle Valley & Cochem Castle visit (extra expense; Eltz Castle may be substituted when Cochem not available)
Landmarks Rhine Gorge German Corner Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Cochem Castle Eltz Castle - Day 13
Cologne and Düsseldorf
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Cologne Old Town
- Walking tour of Duesseldorf
Optional Activities
- Cologne Beer Experience (extra expense)
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 14
Alkmaar
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Excursion to Alkmaar
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour to Waterland
- Private hidden Gems tour of Amsterdam (extra expense)
- Dutch Delights (extra expense)
- Day 15
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 16
Amsterdam to Rhine River
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Canal cruise
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour to Waterland
Landmarks Amsterdam Canal System - Day 17
Cologne (Second Visit)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Quest for Cologne's treasures
- Day 18
Rhine Gorge to Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum
Optional Activities
- Active Walk to Niederwalddenkmal
Landmarks Pfalzgrafenstein Castle - Day 19
Miltenberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Visit to Bronnbach Abbey)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Miltenberg
Optional Activities
- Guided Active Walk to Mildenburg Castle
Landmarks Mildenburg Castle - Day 20
Würzburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Würzburg and a visit to the Bishops Residence
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Rothenburg (extra expense)
Landmarks Würzburg Residence - Day 21
Bamberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Bamberg
Landmarks Bamberg Old Town - Day 22
Nuremberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Nuremberg
Optional Activities
- World War II tour (extra expense)
Landmarks Nuremberg Old Town - Day 23
Regensburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Regensburg
- Visit 13th-century Old Town Hall
- Visit 12th-century Stone Bridge
- Explore UNESCO World Heritage Old Town
- Bavarian band performance on board
Optional Activities
- Sausage-making workshop (extra expense, available on select dates)
Landmarks Old Town Hall Stone Bridge Regensburg Old Town - Day 24
Passau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Passau
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Salzburg (extra expense)
- Excursion to Český Krumlov (extra expense)
Landmarks St. Stephen's Cathedral - Day 25
Melk and Wachau Valley
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tour of Melk Abbey
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour along the Danube
- Guided hike to Dürnstein Castle
Landmarks Melk Abbey Dürnstein Castle - Day 26
Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Vienna
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour of Vienna
- Visit to Schönbrunn Palace (extra expense)
- Viennese evening concert (extra expense)
Landmarks Vienna Opera House Parliament of Austria 
- Day 27
Bratislava
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Home-hosted coffee and cake with a Slovakian family)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Bratislava
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Bratislava Castle
- Skoda tour of post-Communist Bratislava (extra expense)
- Carpathian wine route (extra expense)
Landmarks Bratislava Castle Bratislava Old Town 
- Day 28
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Hungarian folklore show on board)
Included Activities
- Guided coach tour of Budapest
Optional Activities
- Hike to Gellert Hill
- Excursion to Szentendre (extra expense)
- Jewish heritage tour (extra expense)
Landmarks Chain Bridge Gellert Hill 
- Day 29
Departure
- Meals
- Breakfast
