Name: Springtime in the Netherlands & Belgium Cruise
Brand: APT Cruising
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Day 1 - Amsterdam

Arrive: Mon 31 March 2025

Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.

Day 2 - Amsterdam

Depart: Tue 01 April 2025

Day 3 - Hoorn

Arrive: Wed 02 April 2025 / Depart: Wed 02 April 2025

Hoorn is a town and a former Dutch East India Company base in the Dutch province of North Holland. It lies on the IJsselmeer, a lake north of Amsterdam. Shops and cafes dot its 17th-century town center, which is anchored by the Roode Steen, the main square. The harbor features the Hoofdtoren, a 16th-century tower. Museums include the Westfries Museum, displaying paintings of the Westfrisian Golden Age.

Day 4 - Rotterdam

Arrive: Thu 03 April 2025 / Depart: Thu 03 April 2025

Rotterdam is a major port city in the Dutch province of South Holland. The Maritime Museum's vintage ships and exhibits trace the city's seafaring history. The 17th-century Delfshaven neighborhood is home to canalside shopping and Pilgrim Fathers Church, where pilgrims worshiped before sailing to America. After being almost completely reconstructed following WWII, the city is now known for bold, modern architecture

Day 5 - Dordrecht

Arrive: Fri 04 April 2025 / Depart: Fri 04 April 2025

Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after Rotterdam, The Hague, Zoetermeer and Leiden, with a population of 118,654.

Day 6 - Veere

Arrive: Sat 05 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 05 April 2025

The Delta Works were built to protect Zeeland's dry land after the 1953 North Sea Flood or Watersnoodramp. It is the world's biggest storm surge barrier, a unique structure well worth a visit!

Day 7 - Ghent

Arrive: Sun 06 April 2025

Ghent is a port city in northwest Belgium, at the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt rivers. During the Middle Ages it was a prominent city-state. Today it’s a university town and cultural hub. Its pedestrianized center is known for medieval architecture such as 12th-century Gravensteen castle and the Graslei, a row of guildhalls beside the Leie river harbor.

Day 8 - Ghent

Depart: Mon 07 April 2025

Day 9 - Antwerp

Arrive: Tue 08 April 2025

Antwerp is a port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of diamond traders, cutters and polishers. Antwerp’s Flemish Renaissance architecture is typified by the Grote Markt, a central square in the old town. At the 17th-century Rubens House, period rooms display works by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.

Day 10 - Antwerp

Depart: Wed 09 April 2025

Day 11 - Maastricht

Arrive: Thu 10 April 2025 / Depart: Thu 10 April 2025

Maastricht, a university city on the southern tip of the Netherlands, is distinguished by its medieval-era architecture and vibrant cultural scene. In its cobbled old town, is the Gothic-style church Sint Janskerk, and the Romanesque Basilica of St. Servatius houses a significant collection of religious art. On the banks of the Maas River, bisecting the city, lies futuristic-looking Bonnefanten art museum.

Day 12 - Nijmegen

Arrive: Fri 11 April 2025 / Depart: Fri 11 April 2025

Nijmegen is a city in the Netherlands' province of Gelderland, on the Waal river close to the German border. Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands, the second to be recognized as such in Roman times, and in 2005 celebrated 2,000 years of existence.

Day 13 - Arnhem

Arrive: Sat 12 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 12 April 2025

Arnhem is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located on both banks of the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development

Day 14 - Amsterdam

Arrive: Sun 13 April 2025

Day 15 - Amsterdam

Depart: Mon 14 April 2025

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