Tulip Time

Dutch Treats and Flowers Sweet.

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

Active Excursion: Experience Rotterdam on foot with your Adventure Host, OR:

Classic Excursion: Join a full- or half-day Guided Tour of breathtaking Keukenhof—known as the “Garden of Europe”—for its 70 acres of lush parkland, lakes, and the world’s largest flower gardens—with more than seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths as well as other bulbs, planted each year.

Classic Excursion: As an alternative to the full-day tour, you can join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam featuring innovative architecture, including the marvelous Erasmus Bridge.

Take some free time to relax on the harbor-side in Rotterdam with an artisan beer, a slice of appeltaart (Dutch apple pie), and a koffie verkeerd, a typical Dutch drink with equal parts coffee and milk. Take a bike from your ship to explore Rotterdam and the surrounding area. Before dinner, enjoy a cruise through Rotterdam harbor. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

Cathedrals, Carats and Crêpes

Active Excursion: Explore Antwerp by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

Classic Excursion:  Take a Guided Tour of this sophisticated city to visit the central Grote Markt, lined with 16th-century guildhall houses. You’ll also see the beautiful city hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady, with its stunning altarpiece paintings by Rubens.

Alternatively, you may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the nearby capital, Brussels, considered home to the European Union, and admire its magnificent palaces and cathedrals. You might prefer to take time on your own to indulge in Antwerp’s signature Belgian waffles and crêpes—or explore this bike-friendly city from its old wharfs to its legendary diamond district.

Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery

Active Excursion: Explore a different side of Ghent by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

Classic Excursion: Explore Ghent—“The Diamond of Flanders”—with a Guided Sightseeing Tour of this showcase of medieval Flemish wealth. You’ll visit St. Bavo’s Cathedral, with its remarkable Flemish artwork.

Alternatively, you may choose to join a full-day Guided Optional Excursion of Bruges to explore its canals, cobbled streets, and medieval buildings. You’ll see its crisscrossed canals, the 13th-century belfry of Market Square, and charming patrician houses. You won’t miss the opportunity to explore Ghent since this Optional Excursion ends with an orientation walk of the "Diamond of Flanders."

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town.

Classic Excursion: Join a Guided Walking Tour through the winding cobblestones and canals of Middelburg. See the 15th-century Gothic Town Hall and learn about its important role in the spice trade and Dutch East India trading.

Spend some free time biking or walking through Middelburg to sample Babbelaar cookies, fries, or beer before cruising to Veere. During lunchtime enjoy a short sailing from Middelburg to Veere.

Active Excursion: Alternatively bike from Middelburg to Veere with your Adventure Host.

Classic Excursion: Join a Guided Walking Tour of Veere—a delightful historic town full of interesting sights dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. Immerse yourself in its rich heritage, explore charming streets, and uncover hidden gems.

Cotton Weaving, Conical Hats, and Handcrafted Sampans

Active Excursion:  See Willemstad by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

Classic Excursion: Join a Guided Walking Tour of Willemstad and discover its many beautifully restored buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Discovery Excursion: Later, enjoy a Cheese Tasting on board as you prepare to sail to Amsterdam.

Canals of Colorful Amsterdam.

Active Excursion: Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR:

Discovery Excursion: Discover Aalsmeer Flower Auction—the largest in the world, where around 20 million flowers are sold every day. Later, enjoy a typical Dutch breakfast, OR:

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

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

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.