Legendary Rhine & Moselle (Reverse) 2009

Trafalgar Tours

River Cruises 2009

Highlights

Amsterdam

Koblenz

Cologne

Cochem

Trier

Wasserbillig (Luxembourg)

Bernkastel

Rudesheim

Speyer (Heidelberg)

Strasbourg

Breisach (Colmar)

Basel

Sightseeing Highlights

Amsterdam - Visit the reknowned Rijksmuseum.

Cologne Walking tour, viewing the cathedral a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cochem - Visit Reichsburg Castle.

Trier - A guided tour exploring the town.

Bernkastel - Enjoy a walking tour and winetasting.

Rudesheim - Take a Gondolar Ride to Niederwald Monument.

Speyer - Visit Old Town and the grand Cathedral.

Strasbourg - Enjoy a leisurely canal cruise.

Colmar - Walk through cobblestone streets.

Basel - Enjoy a city tour viewing the medieval Town Hall.

Dining Highlights

Enriching onboard entertainment and insightful lectures

Captain's Welcome & Farewell Dinners

All meals on board ship: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance

Complimentary wine during dinner, and bottled water in your stateroom

First Class Travel Highlights

12-night cruise in an outside stateroom on the regal Grand River Queen

11 shore excursions fully hosted by English-speaking guides

An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive all English-speaking crew

All transfers

Complimentary use of bicycles

Complimentary Transfers

Arrival Transfers: Flights must arrive between 0800 and 1500 on the day that the cruise departs in order to receive airport to ship transfers. These transfers are group transfers and passengers may experience a waiting period between transfers. Passengers will need to make their way to the meet and greet area where they will be met by a representative holding a TRAFALGAR UNIWORLD sign. Passengers arriving outside these times will need to make their own arrangements or purchase a private transfer.

Departure Transfers: Flights must depart between 0800 and 1400 on the day that the cruise ends in order to receive the ship to airport transfer. Passengers departing later than this must make their own arrangements or purchase private transfers.Important Note: Complimentary transfers will vary on certain tours especially if a Land portion is included on the tour. Please contact Trafalgar or your Travel Agent at time of booking to confirm the Complimentary transfer status on your selected tour.

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Tour Operator

Trafalgar Tours

Offer

Offer valid through 11/30/2009

Duration

14 Days

Escorted

Escorted - Yes

Itinerary

Day	Destination	Description
Day 1	Depart Home Gateway City to Amsterdam	Depart Home Gateway City to Amsterdam :
Day 2	Amsterdam	Arrive Amsterdam : Arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport where you?ll be transferred to the ship. (Dinner)
Day 3	Amsterdam	Amsterdam : View Mint Tower, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and Museum Square on your panoramic tour through Amsterdam's canal-lined streets. Marvel at the works of the Dutch Masters in the renowned Rijksmuseum. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Welcome Dinner) Featured Excursions: Amsterdam City Tour, Rijksmuseum visit
Day 4	Cologne	Cologne : Stroll through Old Town's narrow streets to the awe-inspiring Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, completed over a 632-year period. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and Cathedral visit Note: No inside tours of the Cathedral on Sundays or Catholic holidays.
Day 5	Koblenz	Koblenz : In Koblenz, situated at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle, amble through picturesque streets, learning from your guide this town's history and importance to the region. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour
Day 6	Cochem	Cochem : History comes to life in Cochem's half-timbered houses and gothic Reichsburg Castle. Enjoy a special wine tasting at the vintners? private wine estates in the idyllic winemakers? village of Ediger-Eller. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursions: Cochem walking tour and Reichsburg Castle, Ediger-Eller village wine tasting
Day 7	Trier	Trier : Your panoramic tour of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Trier, one of the oldest Roman outposts along the Moselle, takes you by the Roman Imperial Baths and the Porta Nigra, and is capped off by a visit to Constantine's throne room. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Trier city tour
Day 8	Wasserbillig (Luxembourg)	Wasserbillig (Luxembourg) : Your guided tour of the independent sovereign state of Luxembourg includes viewing Our Lady Cathedral, the Grand Ducal Palace, and a WW II cemetery, the resting place of General Patton. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Luxembourg and World War II Cemetery
Day 9	Bernkastel	Bernkastel : Discover Bernkastel with its more than 500 years of winemaking history, historic vineyards, and one of Germany's most picturesque market squares. Savor the area's fine Rieslings at the renowned wine estate of Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Walking tour and wine experience
Day 10	Rudesheim	Cruising the romantic Rhine, Rudesheim : In the morning, you?ll cruise the scenic 40 miles of the middle Rhine Valley, classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its vine-filled slopes and its 40 or so castles strung like pearls along the river banks, this is the perfect example of the romantic Rhine. In Rudesheim, a celebrated wine town, enjoy a gondola ride to the Niederwald Monument.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Gondola ride to Niederwald Monument
Day 11	Speyer	Speyer : Enjoy a walking tour to the Old Town and the grand Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the final resting place of German emperors. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tour
Day 12	Strasbourg	Strasbourg : Admire Strasbourg on a canal cruise, viewing the town's covered bridges, medieval watch- towers, and Petite France, a picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairytale. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Farewell Dinner) Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise
Day 13	Breisach (Colmar)	Breisach (Colmar) : Colmar is so quaint you may feel lile you?re on a film set. Follow your guide through its cobblestone streets, which are lined with brightly colored half-timbered houses, and see the well-preserved canal quarter known as Petite Venice. You?ll then visit the Unterlinden Museum. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner) Featured Excursion: Colmar walking tour and Unterlinden Museum
Day 14	Depart Basel	Depart Basel : Disembark the ship and transfer to the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, or extend your stay in Lucerne.

Dates/Pricing

Disclaimer

* Prices shown includes cruise in Cat. 5, . To upgrade to a higher category, add the following per person price: Cat 1: $1125/ Cat 2: $925/ Cat 3: $725/ Cat 4: $225/ Suite: $1850
** Port Charges $168
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