Itinerary
- Day 1
Basel
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Crew introduction and welcome cocktail
- Day 2
Basel to Breisach
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Onboard lecture: The Rhine and the Black Forest: Between Nature, History and Legends
- Cultural quiz: cities, museums and legends of the Rhine
Optional Activities
- Visit the Cité du Train in Mulhouse - explore France's largest railway museum with locomotives, historic carriages, and equipment tracing rail transport evolution from origins to present day
Landmarks Cité du Train 
- Day 3
Breisach to Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Demonstration of Black Forest cake preparation
- Tea dance with Black Forest cake tasting
Optional Activities
- Guided visit of Strasbourg Historical Museum - explore the city's history from the Middle Ages to European institutions through collections, selected objects, and a 1727 city model commissioned by Louis XV
- Visit Strasbourg Cathedral - 142-meter Gothic masterpiece with elaborate facade sculptures, 12th-14th century stained glass, rose window, and Renaissance astronomical clock dating from 1842
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Historical Museum 
- Day 4
Mainz to Koblenz
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Onboard lecture: Beethoven, the Dutch Masters, and Gutenberg
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Mainz Cathedral and historic old town
Landmarks Mainz Cathedral - Day 5
Koblenz to Koenigswinter to Bonn
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Onboard lecture: The Castles of the Rhine, an Open-Air Heritage
- Cultural quiz: art, monuments and stories of the Rhine
Optional Activities
- Visit Drachenburg Castle - late 19th-century neo-Romantic castle built 1882-1884 with fairytale architecture, gardens, terraces offering breathtaking Rhine views, and richly decorated interior rooms
Landmarks Drachenburg Castle 
- Day 6
Bonn to Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Gala dinner)
Included Activities
- Dance evening to the rhythm of classical ballroom music with onboard entertainment team
Optional Activities
- Guided visit of Beethoven Museum - explore the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) through original manuscripts, period instruments, letters, portraits, and personal objects offering intimate insight into the composer's life and work
- Visit Cologne's Gothic Cathedral - impressive monument begun in early 13th century, completed in 1880, housing treasures including Stefan Lochner's Adoration of the Magi altarpiece and Nicolas of Verdun's Shrine of the Three Kings
Landmarks Beethoven-Haus Cologne Cathedral - Day 7
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Gala dinner)
Included Activities
- Onboard lecture: The Dutch Golden Age: art, trade and innovation
- Gala evening
Optional Activities
- Audio-guided visit of Rijksmuseum and canal cruise - explore the world-famous museum's outstanding collection of works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Hals arranged as a historical and artistic journey through the Dutch Golden Age, followed by a boat cruise along Amsterdam's picturesque UNESCO World Heritage canals featuring narrow gabled houses, 17th-century mansions, and iconic bridges
Landmarks Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Canals 
- Day 8
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast
