Bach, Enchanting Moselle ex Amsterdam Return
Cruise Line Crystal River Cruises
Ship Crystal Bach
Destination EU Rivers
Nights 10
Departure Date 11 Jun 2021
Description 10 Night Cruise sailing from Amsterdam roundtrip aboard Crystal Bach.

Experience a journey along the river less traveled and the fairytale sites of Germany and the Netherlands. Venture to meccas of music and art in Bonn, the hometown of Beethoven, and Dusseldorf, a hub for contemporary fashion and architecture. Explore the famed Mosel Wine Region that embraces the Moselle River, and trace the path of history along cobbled alleyways and charming town squares.

Highlights of this cruise:

Amsterdam
Everyone has an image of Amsterdam. For some, it’s small boats gliding on the canals and locals two-wheeling on bikes to and from work and, as frequently, to meet friends for drinks. For others, it’s gabled buildings leaning, seemingly precariously, over cobbled streets and cozy taverns illuminated by candles. Still others imagine tulips in bloom and the colors, both muted and vibrant, of the paintings Vermeer, Van Gogh and Rembrandt. All images are true and even more beguiling when experienced in person. Sit a spell in a convivial cafe, explore world-class museums and feel the significance of a unique history—one of a city reclaimed from the sea, rising in prestige and influence as merchants built trade and wealth, and forever known for its attics and attitudes that offered refuge from war. Narrow streets and great manses tell the story not only in images but with the aroma of appeltaart, a taste of the avant garde in newly constructed buildings and a feeling of warmth from the amiable locals.

Koblenz
Located where the Rhine and Moselle rivers and three low mountain ranges meet, Koblenz has a leg up in the scenery department. Add to that the city’s 2,000-year-old history, hilltop fortress and squares lined by classic Germanic architecture and you have a place ready made for photographs. You might start by aiming your lens at the Deutsches Eck, or German Corner, where the rivers merge around a corner of land marked by a monument to Emperor William I. Ambling along the river promenade and exploring the town’s narrow lanes, you might encounter medieval churches, flower-filled parks, sidewalk cafes and perhaps a weinstube, or wine tavern, an ideal venue for sipping dry Riesling and drinking in the atmosphere.

Trier
Visitors to Trier may feel the need to double check their GPS to ensure they didn’t take a wrong turn near Rome. Fair enough, since the town that sits on the border of Luxembourg was founded by Romans, and still bears remarkably preserved evidence of the culture. Known as “Second Rome” for its remaining Roman baths, amphitheater and imposing Porta Nigra gateway, Trier is among the oldest cities in the world, celebrating its 2,000th anniversary in 1984. It has since become synonymous with the rolling wine vineyards of the Rhineland that follow the Moselle, with the 12th century Eltz Castle watching over the town.

Bonn
A 2,000-year history has given Bonn many opportunities to reinvent itself and its role on the global stage, and it has done just that. Founded by Romans, like its nearly neighbor, Trier, Bonn was the onetime capital of the Electorate of Cologne, the site of the largest known Roman fortress, and, more recently, the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990, when reunification moved the government to Berlin. Bonn is still considered the unofficial second capital of the country, and is home to several governmental operations, as well as more than 20 United Nations institutions. Even throughout its centuries of political and powerful prominence, Bonn’s most famous son remains composer Ludwig Von Beethoven, who is commemorated in a museum at the site of his birth home in the city.
Sailing Dates
  • 11 Jun 2021
  • 13 Sep 2021
  • 23 Sep 2021
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 11/06 Amsterdam, Rivers overnight
2 12/06 Amsterdam, Rivers 02:00 PM
3 13/06 Dusselfdorf, Germany 09:00 AM 07:00 PM
4 14/06 Koblenz, Germany 08:00 AM 01:00 PM
5 15/06 Bernkastel, Germany 09:00 AM 11:00 PM
6 16/06 Trier, Germany 07:00 AM overnight
7 17/06 Trier, Germany 07:00 PM
8 18/06 Cochem, Germany 02:00 PM 10:00 PM
9 19/06 Bonn, Germany 09:00 AM 06:00 PM
10 20/06 Arnhem, Holland 09:00 AM 06:00 PM
11 21/06 Amsterdam, Rivers 04:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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