Your Itinerary

1 AMSTERDAM Embarkation from 4 pm Welcome Cocktail and Welcome Dinner Shanty Choir on board

2 AMSTERDAM 08.30

UTRECHT 11.30 12.30

3 COLOGNE 10.00 20.00

• Amsterdam with canal trip and Holland waterland

• Cologne walking tour and Kölsch tasting

• Siebengebirge and Drachenfels castle ruins

4 Passage of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley and the passage of the famous Lorelei

RÜDESHEIM 12.00 15.00

5 MILTENBERG 14.00 14.30

• Rüdesheim with Music Cabinet Museum or Rüdesheim wine tasting & Drosselgasse

• Miltenberg and Wertheim with glass museum WERTHEIM 18.30 19.00

6 WÜRZBURG 09.00 13.00 • Würzburg with visit to the Residenz and wine tasting or Medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber

7 BAMBERG 13.00 19.00

• Bamberg walking tour

8 NUREMBERG 07.30 Disembarkation after breakfast

Excursions listed in blue are not included in the cruise price. Please refer to pages 132-150 for specific shore excursion details. We reserve the right to make amendments to the timetable and program.

For cruise fares and excursion packages, see page 35.

Let the gentle waves of Amsterdam‘s famous canals beckon you

Three-Rivers Cruise Amsterdam—Nuremberg

DAY 1 | NETHERLANDS: AMSTERDAM

Historic Amsterdam is the starting point of your European cruise. After embarkation, enjoy a Welcome Cocktail and savor fabulous dishes at the Welcome Dinner. At the end of the day a rousing performance by a traditional shanty choir completes the experience.

DAY 2 | AMSTERDAM · UTRECHT

In the morning, enjoy a cruise along the famous Amsterdam canals, followed by a trip to the beautiful Waterland region with historic fishing villages and peaceful countryside. Or choose to explore the art, history and culture of the Dutch on a tour of Haarlem. Visit the Cathedral of St. Bavo and enjoy the medieval atmosphere of the town’s cobbled streets and gabled houses. Rejoin your ship in Utrecht for lunch.

DAY 3 | GERMANY: COLOGNE

In the morning, discover the highlights of Cologne on the guided city tour. End with a glass of typical Kölsch, a famed Rhineland beer.

After lunch, nature enthusiasts may wish to partake in the excursion to the Siebengebirge National Park, Germany’s first nature reserve, and Drachenfels castle ruins. With the Rhine sprawling below in all its splendor, the views from the top of the castle ruins are stunning.

After an exciting day, return to the vessel to continue south along the river.

DAY 4 | RÜDESHEIM

The morning starts on a high note with the passage of the Lorelei in the myth- enshrouded Upper Middle Rhine Valley. At lunchtime, the vessel arrives in Rüdesheim, a picturesque wine-making town in the Rhine Gorge where the river landscape has enchanted visitors for centuries, and is protected by UNESCO since 2002. Discover the region’s rich history on a walking tour and admire the magical collection of instruments at the Music Cabinet Museum. Or take, instead, a tram ride through the vineyards of Rüdesheim on the “Wine Express“, enjoy some fine wine and stroll along the quaint “Drosselgasse“.

DAY 5 | MILTENBERG · WERTHEIM

After a tranquil morning on board, join the afternoon excursion to Miltenberg and Wertheim. Miltenberg is a town flanked by the river Main with an incredible, forested hillside, and features Miltenberg castle and one of the oldest inns in Germany, the Hotel “Zum Riesen“. Continue to Wertheim and explore the medieval streets with their half-timbered houses and the unique glass museum. This evening, join your new friends

Magnificent half-timbered houses in Miltenberg am Main — the oldest dates back to 1339 for another memorable meal as the ship plies the waters toward our next stop.

DAY 6 | WÜRZBURG

Today, visit Würzburg, a city in Bavaria known for lavish architecture, located in the center of the Franconian wine country. In the morning, experience the many beautiful sights of the town as well as the Baroque Residenz palace. The tour concludes with wine tasting in the ancient wine cellar of a local vineyard. As an alternate excursion, join the trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, whose towers, city gates, walls, and half-timbered gables have remained unchanged since the Thirty Years’ War. Spend the afternoon relaxing back on board your floating luxury hotel.

DAY 7 | BAMBERG

Spend the morning cruising the scenic Main river. After lunch, arrive in the imperial city of Bamberg, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site which retains its medieval layout of three settlement areas, along with its historic buildings and Baroque façades. Bamberg is ranked as one of Germany’s most attractive towns and known for its deliciously smoky beer. This German town is also the place to begin your crossing of the Rhine-Main-Danube canal. This evening, join a presentation about the Main-Danube canal, which allows free flow of traffic between the North Sea and the Black Sea.

It›s your last night aboard, so let our Chefs delight you with their culinary magic at the Captain’s Gala Dinner.

DAY 8 | NUREMBERG

After breakfast, the entire AMADEUS crew thanks you for your patronage, bids you farewell and wishes you a safe journey

A castle gazes down upon an AMADEUS Vessel per person in USD based on double occupancy of a cabin