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Cruising on board MS Diamond
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2009
Rates in Euro per
person
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| 2009 Season |
C-EK |
C-4 |
C-1 |
B-4 |
B-1 |
A-1 |
Amadeus
Suite |
| 29
Apr - 06 May |
€1380
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€1380 |
€1455 |
€ 1655 |
€1730 |
€1830 |
€2150 |
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Children's
Reduction:On Request
NOTE: On Amadeus Diamond we
are offering single cabins on the Haydn Deck
(C-EK) these cabins are available for the price
of C-4 without single supplement
Rates,
additional charges and conditions are subject
to change, and to
currency fluctuation, without notice - Errors and Omissions Excepted
updated 04 March 09
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| Category |
C-EK |
C-4 |
C-1 |
B-4 |
B-1 |
A-1 |
Amadeus
Suite |
| Deck |
Haydn |
Haydn |
Haydn |
Strauss |
Mozart |
Mozart |
Mozart |
| Location |
Outside |
Outside |
Outside |
Outside |
Outside |
Outside |
Outside |
| Type
of bed |
Single |
Twin/Double |
Twin/Double |
Twin/Double |
Twin/Double |
Twin/Double |
Twin/Double |
| Facilities |
Shw/WC |
Shw/WC |
Shw/WC |
Shw/WC |
Shw/WC |
Shw/WC |
Bath/WC |
| SUPPLEMENT SINGLE
CABIN FOR |
| C-EK |
C-4
/ C-1
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B-4
/ B-1
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A-1
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| no supplement |
€475
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€560
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€640
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Included Services
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7-night cruise accommodation in an outside stateroom
superb dining with all meals included during your
cruise
unlimited
quality red & white wines from Europe’s
great wine regions with every dinner onboard the
ship
cocktail
Reception, Welcome Dinner & Captain’s
Gala Dinner
special
highlights including folklore programs, lectures, theme
dinners, onboard music performances
and afternoon & evening music as outlined in
the itinerary
services of an experienced, multilingual cruise
director
all
excursions marked as “inclusive” in
the itinerary. Other excursions can be booked in
advance or during the program with the cruise director.
non-smoking environment (smoking permitted only
on the Sun-Deck)
port taxes and local taxes
luggage transfer from shore to cabin and vice
versa
Not Included are:
- Excursions
- Tips
- Insurances
- Additional
personal expenses
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| 8 Day Cruise |
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We
promise you, there’s really no better and
more beautiful way to take in the fascinating,
lowland landscapes of Belgium and Holland that
by cruising along their extensive waterways. The
canals criss-cross these countries like a spider’s
web. And in spring, the natural light and glorious
colours reveal themselves with a splendour that
is all their own. |
Just
imagine the incredible tulip fields, stretching
like carpets as far as the horizon. While the Benelux
landscapes are unrepentantly poetic and romantic
the cities in this part of Europe are contrastingly
cosmopolitan and extrovert. You only have to think
of Amsterdam, the Venice of the north and one of
Europe’s most enigmatic cities. No less attractive
are the famous Belgian cities of Ghent and Antwerp,
and even EU-capital Brussels (leaving politics
to one side) has something about it that totally
enchants its visitors.
Our voyage across the Ijsselsmeer inland sea in the Netherlands is a highlight
of every tulip cruise; it’s a truly bracing experience, akin to cruising
on the high seas. |
| Itinerary Highlights |
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Day
1 - Embark on the AMADEUS in wonderful
Amsterdam. Your courier welcomes you aboard your "floating
hotel", and you get to know the crew and
the layout of the ship. A cocktail is served
in the Panorama Bar before the welcome dinner.
The vessel stays in Amsterdam overnight. |
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Day
2 - After a substantial breakfast absorb
Amsterdam’s most important sights on our
Amsterdam sightseeing tour (incl.), or get to
know this interesting, throbbing city better
in your own time and way. The ship leaves Amsterdam
at about 12.30 p.m. and quickly crosses over
the "Ijsselmeer" to the little fishing
town of Volendam, from which you have the opportunity,
on the Edam excursion (opt.), to explore this
beguiling town so well known for its delicious
cheese. |
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bus takes us on, between fields of colourful tulips,
to Enkhuizen, a charming port with a rich maritime
past, where the AMADEUS will be waiting for those
who have been on this excursion. During dinner
the vessel resumes its cruise along the "Ijsselmeer" and
on into the river Ijssel. |
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Day
3 - The AMADEUS reaches Arnhem in the
early morning. During the morning the Arnhem & its
open-air museum (opt.) excursion provides an
opportunity to see the town and follow the course
of the battle for it that took place in September
1944, and then – in the open-air museum – to
gain an insight into the dailylife of its people
from 1700 to 1970.
At about 12.30 p.m. |
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cruise continues through the lovely Dutch scenery.
Have a relaxed afternoon on board, while the vessel
takes us into Belgium. |
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Day
4 - In the early hours of the morning
the ship docks in Antwerp, Belgium’s second-largest
city and formerly one of the most important harbours
in the world. Our sightseeing tour (incl.) enables
you to get to know it in some detail. Antwerp
is best known for its diamonds and as the city
of Peter Paul Rubens, who spent the best part
of his life here leaving many traces of his influence
- as a diplomat, architect, and teacher as well
as a painter. |
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outstanding sights of this city – so richly
endowed with museums – are the "Liebfrauenkirche",
Belgium’s largest Gothic church with its
bell-tower dominating everything else, the "Brabo" fountains
in the "Grote Markt" and the Rubens house
that the famous painter had built as both his home
and his studio. There’s plenty of time in
the afternoon to explore this city under your own
steam, or to join our Brussels excursion (opt.)
to the Belgian capital, where you can photograph
the famous "Mannekin Pis" for yourself.
At midnight we set off again, heading for Ghent. |
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Day
5 - The AMADEUS reaches the imperial
city of Ghent in the early hours of the morning.
The typical patrician houses in its medieval
centre convey, even today, an impression of the
splendour of by-gone days. Our city sightseeing
(incl.) includes the many fine sights of the
city in which the Emperor Charles 5th was born,
such as the St. Bavo cathedral with its world-famous
painting of the altar of the citizens of Ghent,
by Jan van Eyck, and the "Belfried" with
its bell-tower. |
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the afternoon you can let yourself to be transported
back into medieval Flanders on our Bruges sightseeing
tour (incl.). The old craft of the "bobbin" – a
skill that has become very rare - has been cultivated
in the "Beginenhof" in Bruges since the
middle of the 13th century. You will see the "Pulverturm",
the Town Hall with its wonderful facade, and a
Madonna by Michelangelo in the magnificent "Liebfrauenkirche".
There’s time in the evening to explore Ghent
on your own, before the ship casts off again. |
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Day
6 - The AMADEUS arrives in Zierikzee
at 7.30 a.m. Our city walk (opt.) through this
interesting little Dutch town includes its medieval
centre (completely preserved) and you can see,
among other things, the two city gates - the "Noord-
and Zuiderport" - dating from the 14th and
15th centuries, the Gothic "Burgerweershuis",
the fish market and the 16th century town jail.
Enjoy a superb lunch in the ship’s restaurant
while the Dutch landscapes floats gently past. |
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3.30 p.m. we reach Dordrecht, a really typical
Dutch town. The Dordrecht & Kinderdijk (opt.)
excursion lets you see the "Groothoofspoort" 17th
century city gate and the Gothic "Grote Kerk" church
in Dordrecht, before driving on to Kinderdijk,
where you encounter Holland’s largest concentration
of working windmills. You can then enjoy a performance
by a Dutch folklore group in the Panorama bar,
after dinner. The vessel stays in Dordrecht overnight. |
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Day
7 - A morning stop-over in Schoonhoven
enables you to see this pretty little town for
yourself before the cruise takes us on to Utrecht
along the Amsterdam/Rhine canal. The AMADEUS
leaves the port of Utrecht at about 2 p.m. Join
our Keukenhof excursion (opt.), which enables
you to marvel at the tulip fields between Haarlem
and Leiden. Keukenhof’s flower displays
put literally millions of flowers on show, displayed
with artistic perfection in the most beautiful
park. |
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who have been on this excursion re-embark in Amsterdam,
where the vessel by then awaits them. On the last
day of your journey, the captain of the AMADEUS
will be delighted to welcome you to the Captain’s
Gala Dinner. The excellent orchestra which has
been entertaining you in the Panorama Bar throughout
the cruise will get you swinging and dancing the
night away. |
Day
8- Disembarkation by 9 a.m.
End of the cruise.
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