STRASBOURG’S GRAND ÎLE The historic center of Strasbourg is


picture-postcard perfect with steep-roofed, timber-framed houses, flowered balconies, schleppganten windows made to usher in the light, winding lanes, grand public buildings, elegant city mansions and at its heart, a pink sandstone cathedral. UNESCO calls it the very “image of a medieval society.” We think you’ll call it charming.


4.  KOBLENZ OR CYCLING ON THE RHINE Welcome to Deutsches Eck, the “German Corner” where the Rhine and Moselle rivers meet and the beautiful city of Koblenz stands. The city’s roots go back to the Middle Ages, when its location made it a powerful one as the controller of trade along these major waterways. Your morning offers a choice of activities: a drive along the castle route of the Upper Middle


Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or bicycling* along the Rheinradweg bicycle route. On the castle route, you’ll visit one of the many historic castles lining the river’s banks and tour the Aldstadt (Old Town) Koblenz, a mix of delightful town squares, tucked-away corners, medieval churches, Baroque residences and cozy wine taverns. If you choose to go bicycling (a countrywide passion in Germany), you’ll follow easy riverside trails through forests, meadows and Riesling winelands, taking in views of the passing pleasure boats and freighters. The afternoon is spent back onboard your riverboat, cruising through the quiet Rhine River Valley, past small cities, churches, ancient walls and castles, as you make your way to Bingen, a town


NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Utrecht Maximum Elevation: 6,982 ft. Duisburg GERMANY Cologne BELGIUM Koblenz


Reichenstein Castle


FRANCE


Château Haut-Koenigsbourg Strasbourg


Basel Baden-Baden


Bingen Speyer


Amsterdam to Basel Day Destination  1 Arrive Amsterdam / Embark


Heidelberg


 2 Amsterdam  3 Köln  4 Koblenz or Cycling on the Rhine  5 Speyer or Heidelberg  6 Strasbourg / Baden-Baden


Mt. Pilatus


SWITZERLAND Lucerne


 7 Lucerne & Mt. Pilatus or Alsace Wine Route / Basel


8 Disembark Basel


Basel to Amsterdam Day Destination  1


 2  3


VOYAGE AT A GLANCE  7 CRUISE DAYS


Arrive Basel / Embark


Lucerne & Mt. Pilatus or Alsace Wine Route / Basel


Strasbourg / Baden-Baden


 4 Speyer or Heidelberg  5 Koblenz or Cycling on the Rhine  6 Cologne  7 Amsterdam 8 Disembark Amsterdam


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