DAY 5 • Speyer • Home-Hosted Kaffeeklatsch
Discover Speyer , a city whose charms — including portions of its medieval wall and gates — date back more than 2,000 years . Learn about the city during a walking tour , then explore its Christmas market — complete with an ice skating rink . Later , take part in a Home-Hosted Kaffeeklatsch with a local family . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 6 • Speyer • Optional Heidelberg tour Enjoy a free morning in Speyer before an afternoon of sailing on to Mainz . Or , join us for an optional full-day excursion to Heidelberg , a historic university town . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 7 • Mainz • Optional Eberbach Abbey tour & Rudesheim dinner
Admire Mainz ’ s grand architecture and its Gutenberg Museum . Later , explore its festive Christkindlmarkt ( Christmas market ). This afternoon , you can choose to attend our optional Eberbach Abbey tour and Rudesheim dinner . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 8 • Rhine River Valley • Koblenz Cruise one of the most scenic stretches of the Rhine today , as you the Lorelei , a large rock rising 440 feet above the river . This afternoon , arrive in the medieval city of Koblenz and discover a history that dates to ancient Roman times . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 9 • Koblenz This morning , explore Koblenz and its festive Christmas market at your leisure . While cruising to Cologne this afternoon , learn how to bake Stollen , a traditional German bread made with fruit and nuts and topped with powdered sugar , during an Exclusive Discovery Series demonstration . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 10 • Cologne Witness Cologne ’ s many gems — from its Roman ruins to its magnificent Gothic cathedral ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site )— on an included tour . Spend an afternoon at leisure visiting the city ’ s Christmas market . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 11 • Nijmegen , the Netherlands
• Amsterdam
Tour Nijmegen , the Netherlands ’ oldest town , including its arching bridge that spans the Waal River — site of a hard-fought World War II battle during Operation Market Garden . Tonight , toast your holiday memories at your Captain ’ s Farewell Dinner . Meals : B , L , D | M / S River Harmony
DAY 12 • Return to U . S . Transfer to the airport for your return home , or begin your optional extension in Brussels & Bruges , Belgium .
Meals : B
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