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Rhine & Rhône Revealed for Wine Lovers (Southbound)

14 Nights - 28 October 2025

Avalon View

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Gratuities and a choice of daily excursions are included

Avalon Panorama Suites are thirty percent larger than the industry standard

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Cruise only holidays are financially protected by ABTA. Fly cruise holidays are financially protected by Avalon Waterways under ATOL number 1082

Itinerary

Day 1

28 October 2025

Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.

Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm.

Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure.

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 Zaan... Read More

Day 2

29 October 2025

Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.”

This afternoon, choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available or take some free time to explore Amsterdam’s colorful streets and canal houses, galleries, and shops.

DISCOVERY Join an onboard lecture hosted by your Master of Wine.

AFTERNOON... Read More

Day 3

30 October 2025

Cologne

COLOGNE, GERMANY Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland

DISCOVERY Join an onboard wine and cheese tasting hosted by your Master of Wine.

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 Kölsch pale lager—locally brewed for over 100 years!

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Day 4

31 October 2025

Rhine Gorge, Germany

RHINE GORGE-RÜDESHEIM Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country

En route to Rüdesheim, 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.

ACTIVE Enjoy a hike with your Avalon Adventure Host through the picturesque vineyards of Rüdesheim, OR:

DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour to experience the b... Read More

Day 5

01 November 2025

Speyer

SPEYER. HEIDELBERG EXCURSION The World’s Biggest Wine Barrel

DISCOVERY Enjoy a Guided City Tour, including a visit to the Wine Museum to learn about the history of viticulture and wine production, 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.

DISCOVERY Join an onboard wine and chocolate tasting hosted by your Master of Wine.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT... Read More

Day 6

02 November 2025

Strasbourg

STRASBOURG, FRANCE A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France

Ask about today’s energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.

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.

DISCOVERY Join an enchanting Guided Tour along the famed Alsace Wine Route to discover the heart of... Read More

Day 7

03 November 2025

Breisach

BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest

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 Take a full-day Guided Tour to the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings, followed by a visit to a countryside chateau wine cella... Read More

Day 8

04 November 2025

Basel

BASEL, SWITZERLAND (DISEMBARKATION) BEAUNE–CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE (EMBARKATION) Disembark your ship and drive on to Beaune.

CLASSIC Visit the Hôtel-Dieu Charity Hospital in Beaune, built in 1443, today home of Van der Weyden’s painting of the Last Judgement.

This afternoon, travel to Chalon-sur-Saône to board your Suite Ship®.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN TOURNUS

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Day 9

05 November 2025

Tournon-sur-Rhône

TOURNUS Pearl of Southern Burgundy

Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.

CLASSIC Tucked away in the southeast corner of Burgundy, Tournus is one of the oldest and most important monastic centers in the region, Our Local Guide will show the highlights of this delightful town.

DISCOVERY Join a lecture about wine hosted by your Master of Wine while sailing to Mâcon.

DISCOVERY Join an excursion that will take you to a Chardonnay cellar for a wine tastin... Read More

Day 10

06 November 2025

Lyon

LYON La Vie En Rose in Lyon

Sail for lovely Lyon this morning.

DISCOVERY Enjoy an onboard cheese and wine tasting hosted by your Master of Wine while sailing to Lyon.

ACTIVE Discover Lyon's architectural district by bike with your Adventure Host, over bridges, and along the banks where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour to survey Lyon from Fourvière Hill with its numerous churches. You’ll also explore the Old Town with its maze of medieval alleyway... Read More

Day 11

07 November 2025

Lyon

LYON Adventures in Food and Wine

CLASSIC Join a Culinary Walk through the city to discover why it is known as the gastronomic capital of France.

DISCOVERY Take a guided tour to the lovely Beaujolais area and learn more about its light and pleasant wine.

DISCOVERY This evening, join an onboard food and wine pairing dinner hosted by your Master of Wine.

EVENING CRUISE TO TOURNON

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Day 12

08 November 2025

Tournon-sur-Rhône

TOURNON A Rendezvous with Castle Views and Vineyards

ACTIVE Hike in the vineyards and take in the breathtaking views from the hills (weather permitting), OR:

CLASSIC Take a morning Guided Walking Tour to explore Tournon—one of France’s oldest medieval cities with its 16th-century castle. The tour also includes a wine and chocolate tasting at the Cité du Chocolat at Valrhona.

Enjoy a leisurely sail to Viviers after lunch.

VIVIERS

World History in a Charming F... Read More

Day 13

09 November 2025

Avignon

AVIGNON The City of Popes in Picturesque Provence

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the fortress city of Avignon—with its ramparts encircling the city—and a visit to the amazing Palace of the Popes.

DISCOVERY Enjoy a trip to the famed wine cellars of Châteauneuf-du-Pape for a true taste of the Rhône wine region.

Later, enjoy live onboard entertainment.

EVENING CRUISE TO ARLES

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Day 14

10 November 2025

Arles

ARLES A Brush with Genius

ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise through a Power Walk in Arles with your Adventure Host, OR:

DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Workshop to learn techniques of Vincent van Gogh. Create your own painting in the style of the legendary artist, OR:

CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Walking Tour of Arles—the captivating city of the Provence region. You’ll visit the Roman Amphitheater in this visually stunning city.

Take free time to stop in Café Van Gogh for a glass of wine. Read More

Day 15

11 November 2025

Arles

ARLES (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

Flights should not leave Marseille airport before 10 am.

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*This holiday is generally suitable for persons with reduced mobility. For customers with reduced mobility or any medical condition that may require special assistance or arrangements to be made, please notify your Cruise Concierge at the time of your enquiry, so that we can provide specific information as to the suitability of the holiday, as well as make suitable arrangements with the Holiday Provider on your behalf.

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What's Included

WiFi
Award winning Panorama Suites with beds that face the view
Avalon Choice® with your preference of Classic, Active, or Discovery included excursions and sightseeing every day.
All onboard meals serving a la carte dinners
Complimentary sparkling wine with breakfast; wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner
Daily ‘Happy Hour’ serving complimentary wine, beer, spirits and cocktails
Club Lounge with 24 hour self-serve premium beverage station
Daily Afternoon Tea
Gratuities for the Cruise Director & Crew
Avalon Adventure Host available as your guide for fitness activities and active excursions
An expert Cruise Director
Flights and overseas transfers

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