the cruise with Eurostar travel from the UK (flights were also available) and was offering a trip on the Medemblik steam train in Hoorn on a tour from Amsterdam. We also had a talk by First World War expert Colonel Piers Storie-Pugh. Dixon says the tulips cruise was snapped up fast. “Our guest speakers attract a lot of interest and the flexible ways to join the cruise give customers a great amount of


2020 RIVER CHARTERS


CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium; Charlie Dimmock; Amstel River in Amsterdam OPPOSITE PAGE: Suite on Amadeus Silver II; Ghent, Belgium PICTURES: Shutterstock; Andreykr; Heinz Stanger


Great Rail Journeys is offering 20 whole-ship river cruises on Amadeus River Cruises’ vessels in 2020. Charlie Dimmock and First World War expert Colonel Piers Storie-Pugh will be guest speakers on two springtime tulip sailings, on April 15 and 21. Prices start from £1,395 including flights. Other cruises are on the Rhine, Danube and Rhone. An eight-day cruise on the


Danube from Budapest to Regensburg costs from £1,395 including flights, departing May 12. An eight-day Rhone cruise from Lyon to Avignon in France, departing August 27, costs from £1,595 per person, including flights and a steam train ride through the Gorges du Doux. greatrail.com


choice. Many are choosing the rail and cruise option as they enjoy both styles of travel,” she says.


WORLD WAR HISTORY One of the best things about this itinerary is that each day is different. From Ghent, we dived into First World War history with a tour to Tyne Cot Cemetery, where nearly 12,000 servicemen (mostly British) are buried, and saw trenches


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