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Tulips and Windmills
Spring in Holland is a special time. The Netherlands and Belgium come alive with vibrant tulips, and other spring
bulbs. The Canals of Amsterdam and Brugge, the windmills of Holland and the masterpieces of Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Gogh form a backdrop for this wonderful trip.
This cruise is centered on the two iconic symbols of the Netherlands, the Keukenhof Gardens with it's more than 7, 000,000 tulips, hyacinths, croci and daffodils in bloom, and the UNESCO World Heritage
Site and the 19 windmills of Kinderijk. Along the way you visit the Van Gogh Museum, have time to visit the Rijksmuseum and it's largest collection of Flemish art including Rembrandt's masterpiece, the Night
Watch. You also visit little towns such as Hoorn and Volendam to get a feel of how life is paced in the villages of Holland before traveling on to Belgium where you visit Antwerp and Brugge.
Sample the handmade chocolates and feast on Belgian waffles topped with berries and cream. Taste the cheeses of the Netherlands and see how they are made. Chocolates, windmills, tulips, medieval
cities, edam and gouda cheeses, exquisite lace, World Heritage sites, wooden shoes, the Keukenhof and Kinderijk, the Dutch Masters, and much much more makes this cruise a perfect way to welcome springtime and
sample a bit of how things were meant to be. European cruises at their best.
Take a peek at what you will see.
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