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22
PASSENGER
Princess Royale
HOLLAND
Seven days/six nights
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For the year 2000, Continental Waterways is pleased to announce the latest
addition to its fleet of luxury hotel barges and two new itineraries along the beautiful
waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium. The brand new Princesse Royale is a very elegant
clipper style vessel built this year and designed to accommodate 22 passengers in complete
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The Princesse Royale
starts her travels in early spring with the famous Tulip Cruises in Holland. Then as spring merges into summer, she switches route to take in the great, art-rich cities of fabulous Flanders,
Bruges, Ghent, Willemstad, etc.
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| HIGHLIGHTS |
- Alkmaar:
An old town famous for its cheese and many beautiful buildings.
- Amsterdam: Most fascinating city with its 90 islands and 400 bridges.
- Bruges: Famous for its fine lace,
its 350 ft belfry and its 14C City Hall.
- Ghent: Glorious city of 200
bridges.
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- Gouda:
Famous throughout th world for its cheese: stunning stained glass windows of St. Johns
church.
- Haarlem:
City containing many lovely medieval buildings and home of tulip hyacinth and daffodil
trade.
- Keukenhof
Gardens: The magical setting for Hollands springtime treat Ð field upon field of
tulips, daffodils and hyacinths.
- Zaanse
Schans: Delightful old windmill village.
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Saturday, Day
1
Our meeting
time is 3pm at the Hôtel de l'Europe in Amsterdam. Coach transfer to the Princesse Royale
moored in Vreeswijk. Welcome by the crew with cocktails before a beautiful cruise along
the river Lek to Schoonhoven, known as "Silvertown" and renowned for its silver
jewelry and traditional clockworks since the 17C. After dinner on board, free time to
stroll through this charming town
Sunday,
Day 2
Morning cruise to
Kinderdijk where we visit the 19 traditional windmills built in 1740 to drain the polders.
These impressive windmills, in their lovely pastureland setting, are UNESCO World Heritage
listed. Lunchtime cruise on the river Hollandse IJssel, passing the skyline of Rotterdam,
one of the world's largest seaports, on our way to Gouda. Our walking tour of the town,
famous for its cheeses, pipes and candles, takes in the beautiful stained glass windows of
St John's Church (15C). Dinner on board.
Monday, Day 3
Beautiful morning cruise to Oude Wetering on the Gouwe and Oude Rijn canals. Polders
(low-lying land reclaimed from the sea) liberally dotted with greenhouses stretch out in
every direction. After lunch, coach excursion to Keukenhof Gardens, Holland's most
colorful garden-park and famous throughout the world for its dazzling fields of tulips,
daffodils and hyacinths. Dinner on board.
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Tuesday, Day 4
For the early birds among us,
coach drive to the world's biggest flower auction in Aalsmeer where some 10 billion
flowers are sold every year. Return to the boat and cruise on the Ringvaart canal,
skirting one of Holland's oldest polders - the "Haarlemmermeer". After lunch,
tour of Haarlem, center of the Dutch bulb trade: St Bavo's church, containing one of the
world's largest church organs, the Frans Hals Museum with its superb collection of Dutch
masters. Late afternoon cruise to Purmerend. Dinner on board.
Wednesday, Day 5
Beautiful morning cruise past
fields of flowers in bloom to Alkmaar. After lunch, walking tour of this historical town:
17C fortifications, St Lawrence's Church with one of the finest old organs in Holland,
beautiful 15C Gothic Town Hall, many picturesque old houses; excellent shopping. Dinner on
board.
Thursday, Day 6
Morning cruise to Zaansche
Schans, a beautiful old village full of wooden houses and windmills. This fascinating
"living museum" will transport you 300 hundred years into the past. Our cruise
ends in the heart of Amsterdam. Guided walking tour of this delightful city and shopping.
Farewell gala dinner.
Friday, Day 7
After breakfast, coach transfer to the Hôtel de l'Europe in Amsterdam. |
DECK PLAN
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FEATURES
Cabins : 2 twins/doubles,
8 twins, 2 singles
22 Passengers
7 Crew members
VCR, Stereo
Air
conditioning
Central
Heating
Bicycles
on board
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ROUTES:
Spring Tulip Cruises- Holland
Summer
-Flanders, Bruges, Ghent, Willemstad,
CRUISE ON CANAL:
100%
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Registry: France
Year Built: 1999
Converted:
Renovated:
Size: 166 ft. x 23ft.
Passengers: 22
Crew: 7
Handicap access: No
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2001 RATES IN US
DOLLARS
Departure Day: Saturday 3pm Meeting Point:
Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam Or Hotel Conrad, Brussels
Accommodation |
Regular (in USD $)
March 24 to
November 24, 2001 included
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Value (in USD $) |
Charter (22
guests) |
$46,600 |
NA |
Twin |
$2,290 |
NA |
Suite |
$2,490 |
NA |
Single
Occupancy |
$2,190 |
NA |
Single (in a
Twin) |
$2,760 |
NA |
Single (in a
Suite) |
$2,990 |
NA |
apply discounts to above prices. supplements and charters not discounted.
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