Deluxe Stateroom
From MYR 12,245 pp
• Smaller windows above water level • Full-size bathroom featuring premium L'Occitance bath products • Comfort Collection Bedding
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8D Romantic Rhine
8 Days / 7 Nights
Switzerland, Netherlands
Avalon
River Cruise
Departs from
Basel
Returns to
Amsterdam
Ship
Avalon Poetry II
Departure dates
23 Jun 2026
Booking validity
01 Aug - 17 Nov 2026
Minimum travellers
2
Voyage code
WLJ
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 01 Basel, Switzerland (Embarkation)
Welcome to Switzerland.Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.Flights into Zürich 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
🍽️ Dinner
Day 02 Breisach, Germany
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.
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 03 Kehl
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 center.
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 04 Mainz, Germany
Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR:
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 05 Rudesheim, Rhine Gorge
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country.
En route to Koblenz, sail through the Rhine Gorge (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Take in the breathtaking views of ancient castles perched on cliffs 400 feet above the water and pass the legendary Rock of the Lorelei—where the mythological siren’s songs lured ill-fated sailors.
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 06 Cologne
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland
Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR:
Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral.
Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager—locally brewed for over 100 years!
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 07 Amsterdam, Holland
Canals of Colorful Amsterdam
Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR:
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. You may also choose an Optional Biking Tour to discover the countryside.
Take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.
🍽️ Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 08 Amsterdam (Disembarkation)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.
🍽️ Breakfast
Ports of call
- Amsterdam
- Cologne
- Rhine Gorge
- Breisach
- Basel
What's included
Price includes
- All meals on board
- Beer & wine with lunch and dinner
- Free-flow complimentary drinks during Happy Hour
- Daily sightseeing
- Port charges & gratuities included
- Free Wi-Fi on board
Price does not include
- International air ticket
- Safety net protection
- Airport transfer
Fares & sailing dates
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Cabins & suites
Panorama Suite
From MYR 12,245 pp
• 30% larger than industry standard • Wall-to-wall panoramic windows with Avalon's unique Open Air Balcony • Comfort Collection Bedding • Full size bathroom featuring premium
About the ship & cruise line
7-nights sail along the Rhône and Saône Rivers, passing vineyard landscapes and medieval towns with Roman ruins and a 16th-century castle, and visit France’s gastronomic capital
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