NZ - Paris - Basel - River Cruise to Amsterdam - NZ

Arrival in Paris. Afterward, proceed to the hotel to check in. Rest of the day is free at leisure by own arrangement. Back to the hotel, stay overnight.

After breakfast, the day is at your leisure to explore Paris. At 6:15 p.m. depart for a unique evening in the heart of Paris. This night-time adventure includes a once-in-a-lifetime dinner on the first floor of the city's most famous monument and a magical cruise along the Seine. Your priority ticket will allow you to skip the line and directly access the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. Thanks to its uninterrupted, breathtaking views over Paris, you will be able to spot Montmartre and the Sacré Coeur, the Invalides, the Champ-de-Mars, the Champs Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe. Enjoy a delicious dinner in this chic, contemporary Eiffel Tower restaurant in Paris: At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, after dinner step aboard a glass boat for a wonderful hour-long night Seine river cruise. See these illuminated monuments from the water: Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Conciergerie, the Louvre Museum and the Orsay Museum. Multilingual audio guides (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, American, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean) will tell you about the history of the City of Light and life in Paris. Spend a fairy-tale evening!

Today the day is free for you to explore on your own. You can opt to go to Montparnasse and visit the Montaparnasse Tower and the Pantheon. Thereafter go to Place de La Bastille or take a metro and see the Sacre Couer, if you are an art lover you can find painters on the street at Place du Tetre. You can end the day doing some shopping at Galleries Lafayette before returning back to your hotel.

After a delicious breakfast, check out form your hotel and proceed to the railway station. Board your train from Paris to Basel. On arrival, transfer to your hotel on your own and check-in. In the evening you could go for a cruise on Lake Lucerne. Relax on a round trip on the lake and enjoy the spectacular scenery of Central Switzerland.

• Welcome to Switzerland. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Zurich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on board.
• EVENING CRUISE TO BREISACH (D)

• German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest Visit the Adventure centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host. ACTIVE - Enjoy the view on a relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY - Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration, OR: DISCOVERY - Visit a local winery in Breisach, where you will learn about German winemaking and enjoy a wine tasting. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings.
• EVENING CRUISE TO STRASBOURG (B,L,D)

• A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France ACTIVE - Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR: CLASSIC - Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg's Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District. You may also choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line-the pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France, or visit Alsace's wine country today. Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum, or stroll across the city centre.
• EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MAINZ (B,L,D)

• Castle Walls, and the World's Biggest Wine Barrel ACTIVE - Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a Hike up Philosophers' Way for an inspiring view of the city below, OR: CLASSIC - Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the "World's Largest Wine Barrel," OR: CLASSIC - Enjoy a Guided City Walk in Mainz, including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the captivating history of printing. Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening.
• OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN MAINZ (B,L,D)

• Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country ACTIVE - Enjoy a hike with your Avalon Adventure Host through the picturesque vineyards of Rudesheim, OR: DISCOVERY - Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience; based on your departure enjoy a local special treat. Relax on the Sky Deck for an afternoon cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge to Koblenz. Sail past the legendary rock of The Lorelei-where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated sailors. KOBLENZ: Travel Through 2000 Years Of Monumental History Enjoy free time in Koblenz before a relaxing evening on board with dinner and live entertainment.
• OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN KOBLENZ (B,L,D)

• Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities. ACTIVE - Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY - Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites, OR: CLASSIC - Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne-with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral. Spend free time over a glass of Kolsch pale lager-locally brewed for over 100 years!
• AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO AMSTERDAM (B,L,D)

• Canals of colourful Amsterdam ACTIVE - Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR: CLASSIC - Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's "Golden Age.". During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens-with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses. You may also choose an Optional Biking Tour to discover the countryside. Take some free time to explore Amsterdam's colourful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.
• OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM (B,L,D)

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B) Arrival at Amsterdam . Proceed leisurely to the hotel to check in. Rest of the day is free at leisure by own arrangement. Back to the hotel, stay overnight.

Check-out from your hotel and transfer to airport (on your own).