Rhine & Rhône Revealed

• Day 1 Amsterdam

  AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.

  Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure.

  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.

  OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM

  Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

• Day 2 Amsterdam

  AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

  Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

  DISCOVERY Discover the true beauty of Amsterdam with an off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through its cobblestone streets for a captivating look at this legendary city, OR:

  CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.”

  This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available or take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.

  AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE

• Day 3 Cologne

  COLOGNE, GERMANY Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland

  ACTIVE Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR:

  DISCOVERY Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important Jewish heritage sites, OR:

  CLASSIC Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne-with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral.

  Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager-locally brewed for over 100 years!

  Later, local musicians will join us on board for live entertainment.

  OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO RÜDESHEIM

• Day 4 Rhine Gorge, Germany
• Day 5 Mainz

  MAINZ. HEIDELBERG EXCURSION Printing Halls, Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Wine Barrel

  ACTIVE Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR:

  CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided City Walk including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the captivating history of printing, OR:

  CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel."

  EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO STRASBOURG

• Day 6 Strasbourg

  KEHL. EXCURSION TO STRASBOURG A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France

  Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.

  ACTIVE Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

  CLASSIC Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg’s Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District.

  Choose 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 center.

  EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BREISACH

• Day 7 Breisach

  BREISACH. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest

  DISCOVERY Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration, OR:

  CLASSIC Join A Guided Tour to explore Freiburg’s medieval city center, sheltered by the Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of the Upper Rhine Valley.

  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/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BASEL

• Day 8 Basel

  BASEL, SWITZERLAND (DISEMBARKATION) BEAUNE–CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE (EMBARKATION) Disembark your ship and drive on to Beaune.

  CLASSIC Visit the Hôtel-Dieu Charity Hospital in Beaune, built in 1443, today home of the Van der Weyden’s painting of the Last Judgement.

  This afternoon, travel to Chalon-sur-Saône to board your Suite Ship®.

  OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN TOURNUS

• Day 9 Tournon-sur-Rhône

  TOURNUS Pearl of Southern Burgundy

  Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.

  CLASSIC Tucked away in the southeast corner of Burgundy, Tournus is one of the oldest and most important monastic centers in the region, Our Local Guide will show the highlights of this delightful town.

  Consider a Guided Optional Excursion to a Chardonnay wine cellar or to the Castle of Cormatin.

  DISCOVERY Later, enjoy a delicious Cheese Tasting on board your ship.

  OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN TRÉVOUX

• Day 10 Lyon

  LYON La Vie En Rose in Lyon Sail for lovely Lyon this morning.

  ACTIVE Discover Lyon's architectural district by bike with your Adventure Host, over bridges, and along the banks where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet, OR:

  CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour to survey Lyon from Fourvière Hill with its numerous churches. You’ll also explore the Old Town with its maze of medieval alleyways, and the lively cafés, monuments, and famed fountain of Place des Terreaux.

  DISCOVERY Be our guest for a WWII & French Resistance Lecture on board your ship.

  Later enjoy live entertainment after dinner.

  OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LYON

• Day 11 Lyon

  LYON Adventures in Food and Wine

  CLASSIC Join a Culinary Walk through the city to discover why it is known as the gastronomic capital of France.

  The rest of your day is free to explore, relax, or shop in France’s third largest city. Take a bike from the ship and explore local produce markets and parks, or take a leisurely tour of the city’s more than 100 murals.

  EVENING CRUISE TO TOURNON

• Day 12 Tournon-sur-Rhône

  TOURNON A Rendezvous with Castle Views and Vineyards

  CLASSIC Take a morning Guided Walking Tour to explore Tournon-one of France’s oldest medieval cities with its 16th-century castle.

  Enjoy a leisurely sail to Viviers after lunch.

  VIVIERS

  World History in a Charming French Country Village
  
  CLASSIC Explore the pale-stone buildings of Viviers on a late afternoon Guided Walking Tour of this charming village. You’ll see its Romanesque cathedral and Old Town with a mix of historical Christian, Roman, and medieval influences.

  Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard.

  EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AVIGNON

• Day 13 Avignon

  AVIGNON The City of Popes in Picturesque Provence

  Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

  CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the fortress city of Avignon-with its ramparts encircling the city-and a visit to the amazing Palace of the Popes.

  Guided Optional Excursions include a visit to the ancient Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, or a trip to the famed wine cellars of Châteauneuf-du-Pape for a true taste of the Rhône wine region.

  Explore Avignon on your own for the city’s art and culture, theatre, and museums. Be sure to snap photos of the captivating countryside, historic monuments, and the medieval Pont Saint-Bénézet.

  Later, enjoy onboard live entertainment.

  EVENING CRUISE TO ARLES

• Day 14 Arles

  ARLES A Brush with Genius

  ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise through a Power Walk in Arles with your Adventure Host, OR:

  DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Workshop to learn techniques of Vincent van Gogh. Create your own painting in the style of the legendary artist, OR:

  CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Walking Tour of Arles-the captivating city of the Provence region. You’ll visit the Roman Amphitheater in this visually stunning city.

  Take free time to stop in Café Van Gogh for a glass of wine.

  OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ARLES

• Day 15 Arles

  ARLES (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

  Flights should not leave Marseille airport before 10 am.

Rhine & Rhône Revealed (Southbound) Itinerary