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8 days
From Amsterdam to Aalsmeer
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Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
Ages 8+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Amsterdam

    Meals
    Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Amsterdam's 700-year-old city with its elegant architecture, cafés, restaurants, and lively marketplace
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  2. Day 2

    Rotterdam

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided sightseeing tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture and Erasmus Bridge
    • Harbor-side cruise through Rotterdam harbor

    Optional Activities

    • Experience Rotterdam by foot with your Adventure Host
    • Full-day guided tour of Keukenhof Gardens ("Garden of Europe") featuring 70 acres of parkland, lakes, and world's largest flower gardens with over seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths
    • Half-day guided tour of Keukenhof Gardens
    • Relax at the harbor with artisan beer, Dutch apple pie, and koffie verkeerd (Dutch coffee with milk)
    • Bike rental from ship to explore Rotterdam and surrounding area
    • Live entertainment on board
    Landmarks
    Erasmus Bridge
    Keukenhof Gardens
    Itinerary Image 1
  3. Day 3

    Antwerp

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Antwerp including Grote Markt, city hall, and Cathedral of Our Lady with Rubens' altarpiece paintings

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Antwerp by bike with your Adventure Host
    • Guided optional excursion to Brussels to see magnificent palaces and cathedrals (nearby capital, home to the European Union)
    • Explore Antwerp's diamond district
    • Indulge in Belgian waffles and crêpes
    • Explore from old wharfs in bike-friendly city
    Landmarks
    Grote Markt
    Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)
    Itinerary Image 1
  4. Day 4

    Ghent

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided sightseeing tour of Ghent ("The Diamond of Flanders") including St. Bavo's Cathedral with remarkable Flemish artwork

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Ghent by bike with your Adventure Host
    • Full-day guided optional excursion to Bruges featuring canals, cobbled streets, medieval buildings, 13th-century belfry of Market Square, and charming patrician houses
    • Live entertainment on board
    Landmarks
    St. Bavo's Cathedral
    Market Square Belfry (Bruges)
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  5. Day 5

    Middelburg - Veere

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour through Middelburg's cobblestones and canals featuring 15th-century Gothic Town Hall
    • Lunch during sailing from Middelburg to Veere
    • Guided walking tour of Veere featuring 15th and 16th-century historic sights

    Optional Activities

    • Sample Babbelaar cookies, fries, or beer during free time in Middelburg
    • Bike from Middelburg to Veere with your Adventure Host
    • Explore Middelburg by biking or walking
    Landmarks
    Middelburg Town Hall
    Veere
  6. Day 6

    Willemstad

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour of Willemstad featuring beautifully restored 17th and 18th-century buildings
    • Cheese tasting on board

    Optional Activities

    • See Willemstad by bike with your Adventure Host
    Landmarks
    Willemstad
  7. Day 7

    Amsterdam

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour through Amsterdam's cobblestone streets
    • Guided canal cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's "Golden Age"

    Optional Activities

    • Early morning walk in Amsterdam with your Adventure Host
    • Visit Aalsmeer Flower Auction (world's largest, approximately 20 million flowers sold daily) with typical Dutch breakfast
    • Various guided optional excursions available this afternoon
    • Explore Amsterdam's colorful streets, canal houses, galleries, and shops
    Landmarks
    Aalsmeer Flower Auction
  8. Day 8

    Amsterdam

    Meals
    Breakfast
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  • Avalon Passion
    Avalon Passion
    Offering splendid river views, the Avalon Passion offers an exciting array of state-of-the-art amenities. Each Panorama Suite is fitted w… Read more
    Built
    2016
    Guests
    84 - 166
    Crew
    47
    Length
    135 m / 443 ft
    Suites
    67
    Staterooms
    16
    Gross Tonnage
    2775 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft
    Cruising Speed
    12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph

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4.6
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  • Itinerary
    4.6
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    4.6
  • Guide
    3.3
  • Accommodation
    4.8
  • Food
    4.6
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  • D
    May 26th, 2019
    5.0
    A wonderful experience for our first cruise. The service personnel were first class. The tours were highly...
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  • J
    May 1st, 2019
    4.0
    Include entry to sights not just walk around them. Local guides were good, but the ship board guy, directed us to...
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    Traveled in April 2019
  • Tulip Time Cruise 2027 reviewer 3
    April 27th, 2019
    5.0
    We had a great time! From the start, it was a wonderful experience. The transfer from airport to ship was helpful....
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  • L
    April 17th, 2019
    4.0
    I would suggest allowing more of the excursions to be in the afternoon so that people are not getting up at 7:30 AM...
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  • C
    May 1st, 2018
    5.0
    The crew, ship and meals were all very good. There was an issue with the wording of one of the tours that I paid an...
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    Traveled in April 2018

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