Day 1: Basel, Switzerland (embarkation)
Welcome to Basel. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Zürich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm.
Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.
Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board.
Evening cruise to Breisach. D
Day 2: Breisach, Germany. Excursion to Black Forest
German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest
Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.
Active - Enjoy the view on a relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with your Adventure Host, OR:
Discovery - Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration, OR:
Discovery - Visit to a local winery in Breisach, where you will learn about German winemaking and enjoy a wine tasting, OR:
Classic - Join A Guided Tour to explore Freiburg’s medieval city center, sheltered by the Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of the Upper Rhine Valley.
You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings.
Evening/overnight cruise to Strasbourg. B,L,D
Day 3: Strasbourg, France
A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France
Active - Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:
Classic - Take a City Sightseeing Tour, including the city’s Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District.
This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available.
Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum, or stroll across the city center.
Evening/overnight cruise to Ludwigshafen. B,L,D
Day 4: Ludwigshafen, Germany. Excursion to Heidelberg
Philosophers’ Views and the World’s Biggest Wine Barrel
Active - Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR:
Classic - Take an entertaining Guided Tour to the famous Frankenstein castle, nestled in the hills of the Western Odenwald area, and enjoy a breathtaking view on the Rhine Valley, OR:
Classic - Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel."
Enjoy sailing a leisurely afternoon sailing to Rüdesheim.
Overnight docking to Rudesheim. B,L,D
Day 5: Rudesheim - Rhine Gorge - Koblenz
Breathtaking Views
This morning leave Rüdesheim after breakfast and enjoy the breathtaking views as you cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge on your way to Koblenz.
Koblenz
Fortress Walls and Manor Halls
Active - Explore Koblenz's Mosel side by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:
Classic - Take a Guided City Walk amid ancient fortresses walls, towers, squares and monuments, OR:
Classic - Visit the Sayn Manor House on a Guided Tour.
Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard.
Evening/overnight cruise to Bernkastel. B,L,D
Day 6: Bernkastel
Hillside Vines and German Wines
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
This morning enjoy a leisurely sailing.
Active - Join your Adventure Host for an hike in this beautiful area, OR:
Classic - Take a Guided Walking Tour of the charming wine village of Bernkastel—with its medieval marketplace and 17th-century gabled timber-framed houses.
This afternoon, select a Guided Optional Excursion to a local winery for a wine tasting.
Evening/overnight cruise to Remich. B,L,D
Day 7: Remich - Trier, Germany
Enjoy a free morning to discover Remich on your own. Alternatively choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available.
During lunch time enjoy a short sailing to Trier.
Trier, Germany
Ancient Worlds, and Old World Charm
Active - Wander and Discover Trier. Follow your Adventure Host for a Walk in and around this city, OR
Classic - Take a Guided Sightseeing tour of Trier—Germany’s oldest city with ancient remnants dating from 144-152 AD. Starting from Porta Nigra, walk through the city center, OR:
Classic - Join a history-focused Roman Trier Guided Tour to learn more about the history of Roman civilization in this Moselle River city, and visit the ruins of a 20,000-seat amphitheater, and imperial baths.
You may choose to spend some free time this afternoon by visiting one of Amsterdam’s many fascinating museums or galleries. Tonight, enjoy the vibrant nightlife of Amsterdam on your own.
Evening/overnight cruise to Cochem. B,L,D
Day 8: Cochem
The Charm of the Moselle Valley
Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.
Active - Bike along the Mosel river with your Adventure Host, OR:
Discovery - Visit the former bunker of Germany's Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) and immerse yourself in the underground vault where millions of German Mark were kept during the Cold War, OR:
Classic - Join a Guided Walk of Cochem to see the charming town’s half-timbered houses and winding streets. Visit the hilltop Reichsburg Castle with a bird’s-eye-view of the Moselle Valley and river bend.
Enjoy a short cruise to Alken, where you have free time to explore at your own pace. Alternatively, select a Guided Optional Excursion to Eltz Castle.
Evening/overnight cruise to Cologne. B,L,D
Day 9: Cologne
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland’s Capital City
Active - Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR:
Discovery - Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important Jewish heritage sites, OR:
Classic - Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral.
Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager, locally brewed for over 100 years!
Afternoon/overnight sailing to Amsterdam. B,L,D
Day 10: Amsterdam, Holland
Canals of Colorful Amsterdam
Active - Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR:
Classic - Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.”
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.
Alternatively, choose an Optional Biking Tour to discover the countryside.
You may choose to spend some free time this afternoon visiting one of Amsterdam’s many fascinating museums or galleries.
Overnight docking in Amsterdam. B,L,D
Day 11: Amsterdam (disembarkation)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. B
