2020 FREE FLIGHTS! Amsterdam to Basel 8-day European River Cruise

DAY 1: Amsterdam (Embark)

Arrive at Amsterdam Schipol Airport. If your cruise package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. The ship will set sail in the afternoon for your first port of call, Cologne.

DAY 2: Cologne

You simply cannot visit Cologne without paying homage to its most notorious site, the Gothic masterpiece that serves as the city’s cathedral. A local expert will show you favorite haunts around the Old Town and share some of the cathedral’s most intriguing and Magi-cal secrets with you.Cologne is the largest and oldest city of the Rhineland and a cultural mecca, with more than 30 museums and hundreds of art galleries. A congenial atmosphere and a mix of ancient, modern and reconstructed buildings characterize the heart of the city.

Featured Excursion:

Cologne walking discovery tour with Cologne Cathedral

A special Captain’s Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

DAY 3: Koblenz, Boppard

No other river valley on earth boasts more castles than the Rhine, and today you’ll have an opportunity to experience real-life “Game of Thrones” ambiance deep within the medieval walls of Marksburg Castle. Not into dungeons and dragons? Get to know Koblenz, a historic town with a colorful past and eclectic architecture, and enjoy a walking discovery tour.Today brings you a plethora of Rhine delights. You begin in Koblenz, a 2,000-year-old town at the northern end of the most scenic section of the Rhine, where you’ll decide between two very different experiences, a walking tour of medieval Koblenz or explore one of the most extraordinary castles on the banks of the river—followed by yet another choice: You see a close up view of the beautiful region via bicycle, or once you arrive in Boppard, you can opt to take a leisurely stroll through the fascinating village.

Choice of Koblenz walking discovery tour or Marksburg Castle

DAY 4: Boppard, cruising the Romantic Rhine River, Rüdesheim

Experience Germany’s fabled Rhine River in one of two ways—an exclusive tasting of estate-grown Rieslings at Castle Vollards or an invigorating vineyard hike.Your floating hotel arrives in Rüdesheim, one of the most charming ports of call in the Rhine Valley. This city has a long history going back to Roman times and is famous for the Drosselgasse, a narrow, bustling lane of shops and wine bars, as well as its impressive Niederwald Monument, built to celebrate the re-establishment of the German empire in the late 19th century. You may opt to visit a renowned vineyard or, for a more active jaunt, take the long way shoreward from Niederwald with a vineyard hike that includes a stop at a unique museum.

Choice of Castle Vollrads wine tasting or “Let's Go” hike from Rüdesheim to Assmanshausen

DAY 5: Germersheim (Speyer)

Expect the unexpected in Speyer, where ancient treasures harmoniously co-exist with modern day innovation. For something really unexpected, venture into a spooky, candlelit tasting room to sample flavorful elixirs made from wine vinegars. Utterly unique and surprisingly delicious, and something you’ll experience with no other river cruise line.The ship docks in Germersheim, where you’ll have to choose between boarding a motorcoach to the nearby town of Speyer for a guided walking tour or taking in an exclusive tasting at a local vinegar estate.

Choice of Speyer walking discovery tour or Exclusive Doktorenhof vinegar estate visit and tasting

DAY 6: Kehl (Strasbourg)

Strasbourg is invariably described as quaint, a rather overused word that in this case is perfectly apropos. Whether you see it via a canal boat or on foot with an insightful local expert, this historic town with its cobbled lanes, half-timbered homes, giant stork nests and impossible-to-resist pastry shops will win your heart.Kehl, directly across the river from Strasbourg, will be your ship’s base while you explore the Alsatian capital, which is known as the “Crossroads of Europe” for its strategic location halfway between Paris and Prague. You may choose to see Strasbourg via its historic canals (the way Strasbourg has been seen by its visitors through the centuries), which would give you an enlightening and relaxing overview of this historically important city. Or you may experience the historic core as the locals do, with an exclusive walking tour. If you’re feeling adventurous, take advantage of Uniworld’s bicycles or Nordic walking sticks and explore the banks of the river.

Choice of Strasbourg panoramic tour with cathedral and Old Town walk or “Do as the Locals Do” Strasbourg walking tour

DAY 7: Breisach (Kaysersberg and Riquewihr or Colmar)

Look up “charming and “picturesque” in the dictionary and it could very well show images of today’s choice of destinations—two of Alsace’s best-known wine villages or a town some have hailed as the prettiest in the world. Is it really? See for yourself from our uniquely Uniworld perspective. A charming town dominated by a 17th-century hilltop cathedral, Breisach is your gateway to the Alsatian wine road. This is your launching point for one of two excursions along the celebrated route des vins, which hugs the foothills of the Vosges mountain range. You can visit Kaysersberg and Riquewihr, two of the most picturesque villages in the region, or take a tour of the larger town of Colmar, considered one of the most beautiful destinations along the wine road and the capital of Alsatian wines. If you’re interested in doing something a bit more physically challenging, you could stay in Breisach and walk or bike through the surrounding vineyards.

Choice of Alsatian “Village Day” or Colmar city tour

A special Captain’s Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

DAY 8: Basel (Disembark)

Disembark the ship. If your cruise package includes a group departure transfer or if you have purchased a private departure transfer, you will be transferred to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg for your flight home (unless, of course, you’ve decided to extend your trip with the post-cruise extension to lovely Basel and Lake Lucerne).

Solo supplement waived on the following dates (save $3880!):

24 Mar; 14 & 28 April 2019

Ask about other dates available for couples or with applicable single supplement.We also have some other itineraries that include a waived single supplement or reduced single supplement for solo travellers!

ACCOMMODATIONS

7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the exquisite S.S. Antoinette or the elegant River Empress

Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® of England beds, high-thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options

Free Internet and Wi-Fi access

2020 AIR OFFER TERMS & CONDITIONS: *Flight offers are valid for new bookings made between 04 Sep & 31 Oct 2019. Prices are per person (adult fares) including any applicable taxes & fuel surcharges. Offer is based on fares to the nearest available online European city to the cruise embarkation point or an available alternative as advised at time of booking. Air carriers are selected at the discretion of Uniworld, based on available fare classes at the time of booking & must be purchased in conjunction with applicable 2020 Uniworld Europe departure. Departure from Australia can be taken when convenient for the guest and not prior to 1 Mar 2020, subject to availability. These airfares are based on a maximum 90 day stay in Europe.  The airfare can’t be sold in isolation & is subject to availability. Uniworld reserves the right to correct errors or omissions & to change all fares, fees & surcharges at any time. Airfares are valid departing from SYD/MEL/ADL/PER/BNE & arriving into AMS, ATH, BCN, BER, BRU, BUD, BUH, CPH, DUB, EDI,FRA,GOT, IST, LON, MAD, MAN, MIL, MLA, MOW, MUC, NCE, OSL, PAR, PRG, PSA, ROM, STO, VCE, VIE, WAW, ZAG & ZRH, subject to selected carrier and routing. Surcharges apply if the required booking class is not available & a higher booking class is required & for select arrival cities. Payment terms Economy & Business Class Airfares: 10% cruise deposit & a non-refundable $1,500 per person additional deposit is due within 5 days of booking. Final payment of cruise fare & balance of any airfare is due 120 days prior to cruise departure. Guests who do not wish to book airfares under this air offer, may receive a $1,000pp (cruises 10 days or less) or $1,500pp (cruises 11 days or more) discount off their cruise fare. In this case, standard Uniworld booking conditions apply. By paying the applicable deposits you accept the Terms & Conditions of the Uniworld Air Offer, & tickets will be issued. Our partner airlines reserve the right to advise an earlier airfare Ticketing Time Limit date, subject to booking conditions and restrictions. Stopovers are subject to additional surcharge & flight restrictions apply. After ticket issuance, date changes & cancellation fees apply. The promotion is capacity controlled, & may not be combined with any other offer, except for River Heritage Club savings. This offer is valid on all available cabin categories on all 2020 departures across Europe (excluding Holiday Season) sailings from 1 Mar to 15 Nov 2020. For cruise departures where flights are out of date range at time of booking, we will issue tickets only when the return date is within range, approximately 331 days prior to the selected return date. Tickets will only be issued when proposed flights have been confirmed by you or your travel advisor, & must be ticketed by 15 Nov 2019, unless out of date range, at which point tickets must strictly be issued 3 days after flight confirmation from Uniworld. We will do everything reasonably possible to fulfil the air offer. However, if we are unable to fulfil the flights for any reason, we will revert your booking to the cruise only early booking promotion available at the time your booking was made. The private chauffeur transfer service is available for all guests travelling in a party of three or less, from one address within a 50 km radius of major Australian international airports: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth & Sydney. Transfer service is provided from and to one location. No additional stops are permitted. If your pick up / drop off address is more than 50km from one of the permitted airports you can still take advantage of the transfers, however you will be charged a surcharge payable directly to Brunel Chauffeur Drive at the point of reservation or to the driver. Mileage is strictly based on journey information calculated by inputting start and end addresses into Google Maps. Guests must contact Brunel Worldwide Chauffeur Drive to book the transfer. Transfers can only be booked 30 days prior to the departure from Australia, and no later than 72 hours prior to the departure. Guests and their travel advisors will be responsible for re-confirming any flight changes with Brunel directly. Guests who receive a solo supplement discount or waiver will be required to pay a $100 surcharge for the return chauffeur transfers. Guests outside of the 50km range will instead receive a $200 per booking Accor Hotels gift voucher. Guests can choose to receive their hotel voucher at the time they deposit by paying an additional $200 non-refundable deposit towards the total cost of their cruise, or they can opt to receive the hotel voucher with their documents once paid in full. The Accor Hotels gift voucher is non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Offers may be withdrawn or amended at any time. Please contact Uniworld for details.

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