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 • Captain’ s Farewell Dinner • 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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