Legendary Rhine & Moselle

Amsterdam to Basel River Queen 14 days

CRUISE HIGHLISTS INCLUDE:

• 12River Queennight cruise in a riverview stateroom on the regal River Queen
• All meals onboard
• Complimentary fine wine during dinner, bottled water in your stateroom, and 24River Queenhour specialty coffee
• 12 shore excursions fully hosted by EnglishRiver Queenspeaking guides
• StateRiver QueenofRiver QueentheRiver Queenart Quietvox portable audio
• Complimentary use of bicycles
• Exciting onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
• Exclusive Epicurean Adventurer Program
• Captain’s Welcome & Farewell Dinners
• An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive, all EnglishRiver Queenspeaking staff
• All transfers on arrival and departure days

ITINERARY

• DAY 1: Depart Home Gateway City to Amsterdam Departing Flight
• DAY 2: Amsterdam (embark)
  Arrive in Amsterdam where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (D)
• DAY 3: Amsterdam
  Featured Excursion: Amsterdam city tour and Rijksmuseum Your panoramic Amsterdam tour takes you through the canalRiver Queenlined streets to view Mint Tower, Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Museum Square. Visit the renowned Rijksmuseum, which holds the most important collection of Dutch paintings in the world, including Rembrandt’s Night Watch. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner)
• DAY 4: Cologne
  Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and cathedral visit Start right at the pier for a guided walking tour of Cologne, the art capital of the Rhine. Old Tow?s narrow streets lead to the cathedral, the cit?s most famous landmark and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit inside features the Shrine of the Three Magi and the beautiful glass windows that survived WWII. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 5: Koblenz
  Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour Irresistible Optional Tour: Enjoy a visit to Marksburg Castle with wine tasting Arrive in Koblenz, situated on the beautiful corner at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle. Your guided walking tour will highlight the appeal of Koblenz – its romantic narrow streets and historical squares, the picturesque alleyways and fountains in the old quarter and the 12thRiver Queencentury churches of St. Florin and Our Lady. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 6: Cochem
  Featured Excursion: Visit to Reichsburg Castle and wine tasting hosted by the village vintners at their private estates Cochem is an architectural gem typical of the Moselle region. Your guide takes you through Cochem’s narrow alleys with its lovingly restored halfRiver Queentimbered houses, and also up to gothic Reichsburg Castle. To top it off, we take you to local vintners who proudly present their treasures at a their private wine estates. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 7: Trier
  Featured Excursion: Trier panoramic city tour Trier is the site of one of the oldest Roman outposts along the Moselle and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A panoramic view from Petrisberg Mountain is the perfect introduction to your guided tour. You’ll drive by the ruins of the Roman Imperial Baths, and visit Constantine’s throne room. See the wellRiver Queenpreserved fortified Roman gate called Porta Nigra. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 8: Wasserbillig (Luxembourg), Trier
  Featured Excursion: Luxembourg and World War II Cemetery. Free time in Trier. Our Excursion starts with a panoramic drive to the independent sovereign state of Luxembourg. Your guided tour includes Our Lady Cathedral, the Archduke’s Place and a visit to a World War II cemetery, the resting place of General Patton. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 9: Bernkastel
  Featured Excursion: Walking tour and wine experience Your day in Bernkastel—with more than 500 years of wineRiver Queenmaking history—includes a tour of Old Town, where you’ll see many of the famous halfRiver Queentimbered houses, the Slate Tower and the Market Square—one of the most picturesque in Germany. Cap the morning off with a wine tasting of the area’s fine Rieslings. Sit back and enjoy the vistas of the meandering Moselle while cruising in the afternoon. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 10: Scenic Cruising Moselle and Romantic Rhine, Rüdesheim
  Featured Excursion: Gondola ride to Niederwald Monument Irresistible Optional Tour: Rüdesheim evening with dinner and entertainment In the morning as you sail to Rüdesheim, yo5ll enter the most beautiful section of the Rhine River Valley, the scenic 40 miles of the Middle Rhine Valley, a classified UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its vineRiver Queenfilled slopes, its 40 or so castles strung like pearls along the river banks, and the famous Lorelei Rock, this is the perfect example of the romantic Rhine. While in Rüdesheim, a celebrated wine town, you’ll enjoy a gondola ride to the Niederwald Monument, commemorating the unification of Germany (BB, L, D)
• DAY 11: Speyer
  Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tour Irresistible Optional Tour: HalfRiver Queenday tour of Heidelberg with lunch 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. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 12: Strasbourg
  Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise Irresistible Optional Tour: Hot air balloon ride, or Haute Königsburg Castle See Strasbourg in the way it has been seen through the centuries—on a canal cruise. In addition to viewing the town’s covered bridges and medieval watchtowers, you’ll see Petite France, a picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairy tale. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
• DAY 13: Breisach (Colmar), Basel
  Featured Excursion: HalfRiver Queenday tour of Colmar Colmar is so quaint you may feel you’re on a film set. Follow your guide through its cobblestone streets, which are lined with brightly colored halfRiver Queentimbered houses, and see the wellRiver Queenpreserved canal quarter, known as Petite Venice. (BB, L, D)
• DAY 14: Basel (disembark), transfer to airport Departing Flight
  Disembark the ship and transfer to the airport in Basel for your flight home, or extend your stay to Lucerne!

2009 Cruises

*On these dates cruise operates from Basel to Amsterdam.Prices:Prices are per person, based on two people sharing a stateroom or hotel room. Cruise prices are based on costs, charges, tariffs, rates, taxes, levies and exchange rates as of June 15, 2008. Should the total cruise price increase by more than 10%, passengers will have the right to cancel their cruise within 7 days of notification of the surcharge without penalty. No surcharges in respect of cost or currency fluctuations will be made once payment for the deposit of your cruise is received. This does not apply to fuel surcharges and any taxes, charges or levies imposed by any government or their agencies. Air-inclusive pricing is provided from NYC, CHI, and LAX only. Other gateway cities are available at additional costs. Please ask your Reservations Consultant at the time of booking for details. Single supplements are available in select categories for an additional supplement. Reservations and Payments: A deposit of at least $200 per person is required at the time of reservation. Final payment is due at least 90 days prior to departure. Reservations will be cancelled if final payment is not received in a timely manner.