Welcome to Switzerland! Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Zurich 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)
German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest
Visit the Adventure Centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host.
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 CRUISE TO STRASBOURG (B/L/D)
A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France
You may also choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line - the pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France, or visit Alsace's wine country today. Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum or stroll across the city centre.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MAINZ (B/L/D)
Castle Walls and the World's Biggest Wine Barrel
Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN MAINZ (B/L/D)
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country
En route to Koblenz, sail through the Rhine Gorge (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Take in the breathtaking views of ancient castles perched on cliffs 400 feet above the water and pass the legendary Rock of the Lorelei - where the mythological siren's songs lured ill-fated sailors.
KOBLENZ: 2000 Years Of Monumental History
Enjoy free time in Koblenz before a relaxing evening on board with dinner and live entertainment.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN KOBLENZ (B/L/D)
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland
Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.
Spend free time over a glass of Kolsch pale lager - locally brewed for over 100 years!
AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM (B/L/D)
Canals of colourful Amsterdam
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. You may also choose an Optional Biking Tour to discover the countryside.
Take some free time to explore Amsterdam's colourful streets, canal houses, galleries, and shops.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM (B/L/D)
This morning, board a high - speed train for Paris to embark on your Avalon Suite Ship and enjoy dinner onboard this evening.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VERNON (B/D)
Monet's Fleurs and Crepes du Jour
Visit the Adventure Centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host.
This afternoon, enjoy a beautiful cruise to the picturesque town of Les Andelys.
LES ANDELYS: Serenity on the Seine
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO CAUDEBEC (B/L/D)
*Monet's House is closed in March and November. During this period this excursion will be replaced with a Guided Tour of La Roche - Guyon and its castle
Ancient Abbeys Along the Seine
This afternoon, you may choose a Guided Optional Excursion to the old seaside town of Honfleur.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CAUDEBEC (B/L/D)
Heroic Bravery on Normandy Beaches and French Farming Traditions
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.
EVENING CRUISE TO ROUEN (B/L/D)
The Cathedral of Our Lady and a Heroine for France
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO CONFLANS (B/L/D)
The Footsteps of Van Gogh, Bonaparte, and Louis XIV
Perhaps, join a Guided Optional Excursion to the Palace of Versailles - home to a succession of French kings.
EVENING CRUISE TO PARIS (B/L/D)
*Chateau de Malmaison is closed the 1st Monday of each month and on 22nd September. On these dates, this excursion will be replaced by a visit to Chateau de Chantilly
Cafes, Cathedrals and Canvases in the City of Light
Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.
Stroll through Paris on your own or linger over wine in a literary cafe on the Left Bank.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN PARIS (B/L/D)
Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding
This morning, travel to Bordeaux to board your Suite Ship and start your cruise on the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BORDEAUX (B/D)
*Ship may sail in the evening to Cadillac-sur-Garonne based on tide and water levels.
On the Steps of Montesquieu
This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board your Suite Ship.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CADILLAC-SUR-GARONNE (B/L/D)
*Sailing to Cadillac-sur-Garonne pending tides and water levels. Alternative motorcoach transportation for today's excursions provided.
Bikes, Vines, and Wines
This morning, enjoy a leisurely sailing to Cussac Fort Medoc
Visit the Adventure Centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CUSSAC FORT MEDOC (B/L/D)
Fine Art, Fine Bubbly, and a Fine Day for a Drive
A brief morning sailing to Blaye. Ask your Adventure Host for today's special activities.
Relaxing afternoon sailing on the Dordogne River to Bourg. Enjoy free time to explore this storybook village or join an optional guided excursion to learn how the Fine Champagne of Cognac is made while enjoying a Remy Martin tasting.
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BOURG (B/L/D)
The Village Amid the Vineyards
Later, sail Bordeaux.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BORDEAUX (B/L/D)
Bordeaux Sights and Brilliant Lights
Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.
This afternoon, consider an optional guided excursion to Les Bassins des Lumieres for a breathtaking visit to the submarine base where art and music surround you in an immersive experience.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BORDEAUX (B/L/D)
Seas, Shells, and Sips
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BORDEAUX (B/L/D)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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