European River Cities with Dutch Tulips

Some of the best moments of cruising are the days spent at sea where you can relax and enjoy the wonderful programme of events and activities we have planned for you.

Surrounded by water, and located on the River Elbe, Hamburg has a heritage stretching back over 700 years, where many of the historic buildings and monuments are typical of the Hanseatic culture, such as the steeple of St. Nikolai, which was almost destroyed in World War II. A significant maritime city, Hamburg is crisscrossed with hundreds of canals and thousands of bridges, including the 17th century Zollenbrücke Bridge and the famous Köhlbrandbrücke – high enough for ships to pass underneath.

Some of the best moments of cruising are the days spent at sea where you can relax and enjoy the wonderful programme of events and activities we have planned for you.

The words innovative and inspiring sum up Rotterdam, a major port in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Netherlands’ second largest city, Rotterdam has a diverse community, a captivating maritime history, and an abundance of excellent museums. When you arrive, you will find the city is an exhibition of futuristic architecture, an achievement even more remarkable considering Rotterdam was destroyed during World War II.

The medieval city of Antwerp has much to offer with magnificent monuments and narrow streets to explore, and lovers of art and diamonds, with over 80% of the world’s rough diamonds passing through the diamond district, thus cementing its place as the international centre of the diamond industry. Antwerp is also famous for its Belgian chocolate, which, and over time, has been refined from a tonic used by pharmacists into the deliciously smooth praline sold in the many quaint chocolate shops in the city.