The Rhine and Amsterdam Cruise 2012, Netherlands and Germany

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We leave St Pancras International by Eurostar for Brussels and from there to Amsterdam where our floating hotel awaits. Guests will be welcome with a cocktail and after dining on board, you will have the opportunity to take a riverboat and discover the city at night.

After arriving to Kinderdijk, you can join the optional excursion to discover the village and its famous windmills, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We continue our trip sailing to Nijmegen, while enjoying the ships facilities. 

Today you have the opportunity to discover Nijmegen independently or to join the visit to the Kröller Müller Museum. 

We cross the German border to arrive to Cologne, where you can join the optional guided tour to discover the city. The tour includes places such as the Old Town and the Gothic Cathedral. We return to the ship for lunchtime while we sail to Koblenz, where we'll arrive in the evening. You will have then the chance to discover the town.

Today we will sail the Rhine Gorge, enjoying its views with its castles and vineyards, considered part of the World Heritage by UNESCO. We arrive in the afternoon to Rüdesheim, where you can join the optional tour to visit a local wine cellar, followed by the Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet. Later, we sail to the Imperial town of Boppard where you can join the offered walking tour to discover the town.

We sail during the morning and we arrive to Düsseldorf. The optinal walking tour offered today will give you the opportunity to visit the upmarket Königsallee and the Old Town. After dining on board, guests can enjoy and evening of entertainment.

Our first stop today is Amsterdam, where you can either explore it independently or joining the optional guided tour to discover the city in a different way. Back on the ship, a gala dinner will start for the guests as part of the end of the cruise, as well as an evening of entertainment.

Today we'll take the train to Brussels, where we'll join the Eurostar to St Pancras International station in London.

More about the trains

Eurostar: The high speed Eurostar trains link St Pancras International in London with Paris, Lille and Brussels. In your dedicated Standard Premier (the highest class of Eurostar travel available for leisure customers) carriage you'll find a less dense seat configuration, meaning the seats are larger and you have ample space to relax and stretch out. As part of the service you'll enjoy complimentary drinks and refreshments, served at your seat by friendly, helpful waiting staff.

Where you'll stay

CroisiEurope: this company's ships offer a comfortable and relaxing way to discover the European rivers. Ships offer common areas to their guests, including a lounge bar area, a shop selling souvenirs, a large sun-deck and a dining room. Even if the dress code on board is casual, don't forget to bring a more formal outfit for the gala dinner the last day. The cabins include air conditioning, suite bathroom with shower, washbasin and WC as well as satellite television, internal telephone, radio, hairdryer, safe and a large picture window to enjoy the views.