6Days Tulip blooming in the Netherlands

Excursion of the day - Keukenhof

In the 15th century, the area where the Keukenhof is located was uncontaminated nature and property of Jacqueline of Bavaria. The estate has been used, except for hunting, to grow herbs for the kitchen of the Castle, which gave it its name “Keukenhof” (kitchen garden). Millions of Tulip bulbs varieties bloom today on approximately 32 acres of beautiful park, which is crisscrossed by 15 kilometres of walking trails. You can enjoy spectacular flower shows, inspirational gardens, unique works of art and great events. In addition, the Keukenhof Gardens are featuring 150 art pieces by 50 artists is the largest sculpture park in the Netherlands.

Or City tour and canal ride in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is quite small when compared to other cities of the world, but it has many advantages of a metropolis – historic and magnificent buildings and places of interest, famous museums and a pronounced nightlife. The ride takes you through the new and old districts, to the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace), to the “Weeper's Tower” (retired and only preserved defence tower) to the wooden " Skinny Bridge " on the Amstel and the cathedral in the heart of the city. Afterwards you will see the most beautiful canals (from about 165 in total) and magnificent bridges (1,281 bridges in total and 80 just in the “Grachtengürtel”(canal section).

Or Evening canal ride in Amsterdam.

In the evening, Amsterdam offers fantastic views of the atmospherically lit city. See it for yourself! The network of navigable waterways of Amsterdam has a total length of over 80 kilometres. These include the “Herengracht”, the “Keizersgracht” and the “Prinsengracht”. The Amsterdam canals traverse the city in several rings and spanned by numerous bridges, just not an every day sight!

Excursion of the day - windmills and Cheese.

You will be picked up directly from the pier by our tour guide and after a short boat ride you will reach the Zuiderzee Museum. Here you will explore the open-air museum. Embark on a journey through time with your guide. Get to know the everyday life in front of the Dike (1932) and experience in a very relaxed way, how people used to live around, with and from the Zuiderzee. The open-air part of the museum is a six-hectare area built on authentic buildings from the former Zuiderzee area, such as a church, a smokehouse, a mill, a cheese dairy with a warehouse, shops and houses from the surrounding fishing villages. Here you also get the opportunity to taste delicacies from the region. Afterwards, you can deepen your impressions until your individual return to the ship.

Excursion of the day - Rotterdam and Delft

The bus takes you to the capital of the province of South Netherlands. The Hague is also the Parliament and the seat of Government of the Netherlands, as well as the seat of the International Court of Justice. The city never formally received its city rights and therefore is also called the "largest village in the world". After the city tour, it continues on to the porcelain town of Delft, which is best known for the "Delft blue". The old town has numerous monuments that bear witness to its past as a thriving trading city in the golden age. Despite a severe town fire in the 16th century and a devastating explosion of the gun magazine in the 17th century, who spared only a few buildings, Delft has a well preserved, covered by canals through the historical cityscape that didn’t loose the typical character of an Old Dutch city.

Dordrecht Arrival 19:00.

Excursion of the day - City tour Arnhem

Discover the historical City centre with the St. Eusebius church (also known as the Eusebiuskerk), the “Duivelshuis” (Devil’s house), the “Sabelspoort” and the “Presickhaeffs Huys”. The city of Arnhem was heavily damaged by the battle for the bridge in the Second World War in September 1944 between the Allied forces and the German Wehrmacht. After the war, it was rebuilt and is still growing to this day. As the only city of the Netherlands, Arnhem has trolley buses, giving the city the nickname "Trolley".

• Cruise with DCS Alemannia
• Accommodation in the booked category
• Full board, including buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner
• Excurtions as mentioned in the program
• Afternoon tea/coffee/cake alternating with midnight snack
• Welcome cocktail
• Soup at embarkation
• Welcome dinner
• Welcome by the captain and his crew
• Show cooking, for example Poffertjes
• Gala evening with Ice Parade a la DCS Alemannia
• Entertainment on board (crew show, pirate evening, quiz...)
• Daily music program at the panorama bar
• DCS Cruise director
• Porterage

• 09:00 until 24:00
• Mineral water
• Soft drinks and juices
• Draft beer and alcohol free 
• House wine (white, rose, red)
• Selection of cocktails
• Coffee and selection of coffee specialties