Escape No 3 
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GRAND TULIP CRUISE OF HOLLAND & BELGIUM – FREE UPGRADE TO PANORAMA SUITE!
Admire blooming views on your springtime cruise in Holland and Belgium. Before your cruise, spend a night in the colorful city of Amsterdam. Enjoy a guided canal cruise through the iconic city’s stately waterways of the Golden Age before embarking on your tulip season cruise.

In Arnhem, tour its WWII Airborne Museum commemorating the brave battle of 1944. If you prefer, take a guided bike ride in the Hoge Veluwe National Park and admire its diversity of scenery. In Maastricht, go for a sightseeing tour of the old cobblestoned university town.

On to Belgium for a sightseeing tour of medieval Namur and free time to browse its ancient architecture, charming cafes, and bookshops. In Liège, see the ancient quarters of the “Fiery City” as well as its romantic streets, steps, and tiny alleyways. Next, you’ll explore the city of Antwerp—birthplace of the master painter Peter Paul Rubens. Stroll its cobbled lanes amid 16th-century guildhall houses and the cathedral’s stunning altarpiece paintings by the famous artist. In Brussels, you’ll find landmark buildings and a collection of cafes and shops on your guided tour. Visit Ghent, for stunning Flemish artwork in St. Bavo’s Cathedral. Visit Bossuit’s Flanders Fields Museum with moving battlefield memorials.

Explore Middelburg’s grand history in the Dutch East India Company. Tour the world’s largest flood-protection system at the Veere Delta. Continue your cruise through Kinderdijk—where windmills built in 1740 helped the iconic structures become a symbol of Holland. See the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, and the quintessential Dutch towns of Zaandam and Haarlem. Your cruise through Holland and Belgium returns to Amsterdam to conclude your colorful cruise!
 
19 March 2022  from per person Cdn $7853  ( compared to $10,651 )
 
Includes:
 
1 night accommodation in Amsterdam
14 night river cruise round trip from Amsterdam in Panorama Suite
15 breakfast, 13 lunch, 14 dinner
Onboard enrichment activities
Onshore excursions with Local Guides
Special onboard entertainment
FlexDiningSM options to give you the freedom to choose when and where you dine on board
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Complimentary computer use in public areas of the ship
Complimentary bottled water available daily
24-hour self-serve beverage station offering complimentary cappuccinos, lattes, hot chocolate, and a selection of teas; cookies available throughout the day
Taxes and port charges
 
Vacation Highlights:
 
Amsterdam (Embarkation): canal cruise; onboard welcome reception
Nijmegen. Excursion to Arnhem: choice of biking tour, or guided sightseeing of Arnhem, or guided tour of Airborne Museum in Arnhem; free time in Nijmegen
Maastricht: guided tour
Namur: guided tour
Liège: guided tour
Antwerp–Brussels: guided tour in Antwerp, visit the central Grote Markt; free time in the evening in Brussels
Brussels: choice of guided tour, see the Town Hall or attend a chocolate workshop
Brussels: day at leisure
Ghent: guided tour
Bossuit: visit to Flanders Field Museum in Ypres; visit to the battlefields; Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
Middelburg–Veere: guided tour in Middelburg; guided tour of the Delta Works
Kinderdijk–Rotterdam: guided tour in Kinderdijk and in Rotterdam; harbor cruise in Rotterdam
Zaandam–Haarlem: free time in Zaandam; guided tour in Haarlem
Amsterdam: choice of canal cruise, or biking tour


flights not included