Welcome to Amsterdam. Fly from the UK and we’ll meet you on arrival and transfer you to your luxurious floating hotel for the next 15 days, where you’ll have time to unpack and get ready for everything that’s about to come.

After your chosen activity, we have left the afternoon free so you can get out and explore more on your own. Tonight, enjoy a gala welcome dinner.

Freedom of Choice – Glass-Top Boat Canal Cruise

A peaceful way to see the best of Amsterdam, board a glass-top boat and admire the city’s unique architecture as you cruise the maze of World Heritage-listed canals for which the city is famous.

Freedom of Choice – Old Amsterdam Cheese Store Visit 

Visit the Old Amsterdam Cheese Store for a cheese tasting matched with wine.

Freedom of Choice – Guided Bike Ride

Join a guided bike ride through the countryside to the village of Durgerdam before visiting the Street Art Museum.

Gala Welcome Dinner 

Enjoy a multi-course meal with an enhanced menu. 

Tour Maastricht, renowned for its maze of tunnel caves, Roman history and historic architecture. Afterwards, enjoy free time.

Signature Experience – Lunch at Château Neercanne

Savour lunch at Château Neercanne, which commands impressive vistas across the Jeker Valley from its terraces. 

Today you’ll arrive in Antwerp. You might like to spend today visiting the Battlefields of Fromelles, including the Flanders Field Museum, Pheasant Wood Cemetery and the VC Corner Australian Cemetery. Alternatively, enjoy a day at leisure to relax and explore Antwerp. 

Join a culinary walk to sample Belgium’s renowned waffles and chocolate. Taste for yourself why they’re considered the world’s finest.

Today, visit the Memorial Museum Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery – the largest Commonwealth War Graves site in the world – and the Polygon Wood battlefield.

Signature Experience – Passchendaele Memorial Gardens

Visit the Passchendaele Memorial Gardens, where each country that participated in the war has planted a small commemorative garden. Here, locals will share stories, music and poetry about World War I.

Today presents two very different sightseeing choices. Afterwards, return to your ship for dinner.

Freedom of Choice – Somme Battlefields

Explore the Somme Battlefields, including the 1st and 2nd Australian Division Memorials and the John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux.

Freedom of Choice – Ghent Guided Discovery

Join a local guide for a tour of Ghent, stopping by a number of the city’s best loved attractions including the Korenlei, the Graslei and the Castle of the Counts as well as a cruise on the canal.

Enjoy a full day to soak up the historic wonders of Bruges, including the Markt plaza and medieval bell tower.

Cruise into the Zeeland region, home to one of the world’s most complex modern engineering projects, the Delta Works, an incredible series of flood protection systems that took more than 30 years to complete.

Visit the World Heritage-listed Kinderdijk, known for having the country’s greatest concentration of 18th-century windmills.

After your morning activity, maybe head off and explore Rotterdam on your own. Later, enjoy dinner on board your luxurious river ship.

Freedom of Choice – The Hague

Enjoy a guided exploration of The Hague and see its incredible architecture including the Dutch Parliament building and the Peace Palace.

Freedom of Choice – Guided Discovery of Gouda

Delve into the history of Gouda on a guided walking tour. Pass many of its most iconic sights and enjoy a cheese tasting. 

Visit the Keukenhof Gardens, encompassing more than 70 acres of renowned gardens and parklands. Relish the chance to admire the spectacular display of bulb flowers in bloom, including colourful tulips. Tonight, sit down to the Captain’s farewell dinner.

Sadly, today your journey draws to a conclusion. Bid farewell to your fellow travellers, disembark your ship and be transferred to the airport.

Sadly, today your journey draws to a conclusion. Bid farewell to your fellow travellers, disembark your ship and transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK.