Helsingborg , Sweden
Grote Markt ( town square ), Antwerp , Belgium
DAY 8 • Morning at sea • Amsterdam • Canal cruise
Enjoy a morning at leisure aboard your small ship . This afternoon , discover Amsterdam by boat during a canal cruise , then continue exploring this historic city on your own .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 9 • Harlingen • Home-Hosted Visit Dock in Harlingen for a walking tour of this charming seaside harbor , ending at a small bakery to try a traditional Dutch pastry and spend time chatting with the owner / baker . Later , we ’ ll split into smaller groups
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
and join local families for a Home-Hosted Visit . Harlingen is far off the Netherlands ’ well-trod tourist track , so you ’ ll get an authentic sense of what local life is like during your visit . Depending on who is present from the family — perhaps a school-age child , working professional , or grandparent — you might discuss the Dutch education system or employment opportunities . If your interest was piqued by yesterday ’ s controversial conversation , perhaps you ’ ll want to hear the family ’ s opinions of the Netherlands ’ progressive social policies .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 10 • Kiel Passage , Germany • At sea Enjoy a leisurely day aboard the Clio as you cruise from the Wadden Sea to the Baltic Sea via the Kiel Canal .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 11 • Helsingborg , Sweden • Optional Sofiero Gardens tour
Spend today in Helsingborg , one of the oldest cities in Sweden . You might choose to join your Trip Experience Leader on an afternoon excursion across the Øresund ( sound ) to Helsingor , Denmark , to visit Kronborg Castle , which is believed to have inspired Elsinore Castle from Shakespeare ’ s Hamlet . Or , join our optional tour to Sofiero Gardens .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Clio
DAY 12 • Disembark ship • Copenhagen Disembark the ship and set off on a morning of discoveries in Copenhagen . We ’ ll visit several iconic landmarks , including the Gelfion Fountain ; the Little Mermaid statue ; Tivoli Garden ; and Christiansborg Palace , seat of the Danish Parliament . After lunch , the remainder of the day is free for your own discoveries before our Farewell Dinner .
Meals : B , D | Copenhagen Admiral Hotel or similar
DAY 13 • Return to U . S . Fly to the U . S ., or begin your Faroe Islands post-trip extension .
Meals : B
See the full deck plan for our 89-passenger M / V Clio on page 118 .
For full itinerary details , visit www . oattravel . com / clc
On Day 10 , cruise from the Wadden Sea to the Baltic Sea via the Kiel Canal , a 61-mile waterway built in the late 19th century to enhance Germany ’ s commercial and military power
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