Overview
Features
Itinerary
Overview (Return to top)
Discover picturesque Holland and Belgium in the spring during this seven-night cruise. Begin in Amsterdam, Holland, where you’ll board your ship. See the sights in Arnhem, Dordrecht, Middleburg, and Rotterdam, as well as Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium. Take pictures of the windmills at Kinderdijk and learn about Holland’s complex flood controls when you visit the Delta Works. Enjoy excursions to Keukenhof Gardens, famous for spectacular displays of bulb flowers in bloom, to the quaint fishing village of Volendam, and to Edam, known for its cheeses. Return to Amsterdam to enjoy a canal cruise and a final night on your ship.
Priced from $2,157 plus air
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For reservations or additional information, contact:
Jan Breitman [jbreitman@alumni.iastate.edu]
Iowa State University Alumni Association
Phone: (515) 294-6526 direct or (877) ISU-ALUM toll-free
Fax: (515) 294-9402
Features (Return to top)
Included Meals:
Superb dining with all meals on board: seven breakfasts, six lunches, and seven dinners, including a cocktail reception, welcome dinner; captain’s dinner, open seating arrangements, and quality wines from Europe’s most famous wine regions with every dinner.
Airport Transfers:
Included if Avalon Waterways issues the tickets
Itinerary (Return to top)
Day 1
Board your overnight flight to Amsterdam
Day 2
Arrive in Amsterdam, Holland. Enjoy a welcome reception.
Day 3
Arnhem: Guided sightseeing; visit the Airborne Museum Hartenstein and Warm Cemetery
Dordrecht: Picture stop at Kinderdijk
Day 4
Antwerp, Belgium: Guided sightseeing
Day 5
Ghent: Guided sightseeing; visit St. Baaf’s Cathedral
Bruges: Guided sightseeing
Day 6
Middelburg, Holland: Guided sightseeing
Veere: Orientation and excursion to the Delta Works
Day 7
Rotterdam: Guided sightseeing; excursion to Keukenhof Gardens
Day 8
Amsterdam -- Olendam: Orientation and excursion to Edam; Canal Cruise
Day 9
Disembark Amsterdam: Your homebound flight arrives the same day