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Springtime in the Netherlands and Belgium

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Destination:
Multiple Cities, Netherlands
Duration:
14 Nights
Offer ends:
11 November 2025
Valid for travel:
16 March 2026. Other dates available, seasonal surcharges apply

Details

Explore the colourful and quirky Netherlands from the water on a 14-night cruise to neighbouring Belgium. Glide past windmills, discover historic WWII sites and delight in the individual flair of Dutch cities and towns. Wander the lively streets of Amsterdam, visit The Hague, enchanting Ghent and Antwerp.

Advertised price based on Category LD - Window Stateroom. Other cabins available, see in store for details.

Why you'll love this trip:

•    14 nights cruising on a Travelmarvel river ship
•    Visit the Delta Works, one of the world’s most complex modern engineering projects
•    Visit Keukenhof Gardens to admire the spectacular display of bulb flowers in bloom
•    Board a glass-top boat and glide through Amsterdam’s maze of waterways with a local guide. 
•    Embark on a guided tour of The Hague, exploring the Dutch Parliament and the iconic Peace Palace.

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Inclusions

  • 41 meals – 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 14 dinners
  • Onboard water stations, plus tea and coffee, soft drinks, beer and local wine during lunch and dinner on your cruise
  • Services of a Travelmarvel  Cruise Director and local guides
  • Transfers, port charges and tipping

Itinerary

Arrive in Amsterdam and transfer to your river ship. Discover this vibrant, cosmopolitan city, renowned for its stunning canals and relaxed charm. Later this evening, join your Cruise Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception.
Stay: 14 Nights, aboard your Travelmarvel river ship
Meals: Dinner

Enjoy a leisurely morning cruising across the IJmeer and Markermeer. After lunch, arrive in Hoorn, where you'll embark on a walking tour of its iconic sights. Explore the town's charming horn-shaped harbour, from which it takes its name.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Discover The Hague on a guided tour, visiting the Dutch parliament and the Peace Palace. Afterwards, enjoy free time to explore Rotterdam at your own pace.


Enhance Your Journey – Rotterdam City Walk with Stroofwafel Tasting
Stroll through Rotterdam’s striking skyline and tilted cube houses, stopping at a local market to sample the city’s famous stroopwafels.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit the World Heritage-listed village of Kinderdijk, known for having the country's greatest concentration of 18th-century windmills. Your ship will then set sail for Willemstad, where you’ll have free time to explore.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, cruise through the scenic Zeeland region, renowned for its stunning landscapes and coastal beauty.


Insider Experience - Delta Works
Visit the Delta Works, one of the world’s most complex modern engineering projects. Learn about the series of flood protection systems that took more than 30 years to complete. Consisting of 13 sections, the Delta Works form the largest flood protection system on the planet and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Embark on a guided discovery of Ghent, including a scenic canal cruise. Alternatively, opt for an excursion to Bruges, where you’ll explore the historic Grote Markt, dating back to 958 AD—once a bustling marketplace and now the heart of the city. Continue to The Belfry, an 83-metre medieval tower, rebuilt over the centuries after fires and adapted to meet the town’s evolving needs.
 

Enhance Your Journey - Bruges
Join an excursion to soak up the historic wonders of Bruges, including the Markt Plaza and medieval bell tower.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, visit the Memorial Museum Passchendaele. This museum is devoted to the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, where almost 500,000 men were killed in just 100 days. After your visit, you will head to the Tyne Cot Cemetery – the largest Commonwealth War Graves site in the world – and the Polygon Wood battlefield.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Antwerp and enjoy a walking tour. See the market in the Grand Square, the Steen Castle visit the Cathedral of Our Lady. The afternoon is at your leisure to further explore. You may like to join a culinary walk to sample Belgium’s renowned waffles and chocolate, and taste for yourself why they’re considered the world’s finest.
 

Enhance Your Journey – Culinary Walking Tour
Join a culinary walk to sample Belgium’s renowned waffles and chocolate, and taste for yourself why they’re considered the world’s finest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy a day at leisure to explore Antwerp at your leisure. Alternatively, you may like to join a full day optional tour visiting the Battlefields of Fromelles.
 

Enhance Your Journey – WWI Battlefields
Join a full-day tour, visiting the Battlefields of Fromelles. The Pheasant Wood Cemetery is the first new war cemetery to be built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 50 years and was opened in 2010. The cemetery contains a total of 250 Australian and British soldiers, who lost their lives in the disastrous Battle of Fromelles on the 19th and 20th July 1916. You will also travel to the Flanders Fields Museum, where you will learn about World War I in the West Flanders region. The museum building was mostly destroyed during the war but was reconstructed afterwards.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Set out on a guided tour of Maastricht, the birthplace of the modern European Union. Developed as a Roman settlement around 50BC, it is a city of many personalities having undergone a number of identity changes throughout its history. Admire the beautiful Basilica of Our Lady, one of the oldest remaining religious buildings in the city, see traces of the Middle Ages in the city walls, stroll along the city’s iconic cobblestone roads, and enjoy the welcoming feel of what is today an energetic university city.
 

Enhance Your Journey – Regional Wine Tasting
Masstricht is filled with underground cellars that are ideal for wine storage. On this optional excursion, you'll visit one of the oldest cellars in the Netherlands, where'll you'll be guided around the facilities and the cellars, before sampling three local wines from the region.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy a guided tour of the city of Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands. Situated close to the German border in the east of the country, Nijmegen celebrated its 2,000th birthday in 2005. Nijmegen’s fame stretched to new corners when legendary America singer Nina Simone bought a home there in 1988, staying until 1990. Admire the city’s many beautiful historic buildings and landmarks, and don't miss a visit to one of the city’s many bars to soak up a slice of authentic Dutch charm.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In Arnhem visit the Airborne Museum, viewing a depiction of the Battle of Arnhem in which the Allied Forces attempted to form a bridgehead on the northern banks of the Rhine River in September 1944.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Board a glass-top boat and glide through Amsterdam’s maze of waterways with a local guide, before enjoying some free time.
 

Enhance Your Journey - Muiderslot Castle
One of the most famous castles in the Netherlands, Muiderslot Castle has origins dating back to the 13th century. It is known for its round corner towers, moat and picturesque gardens.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy a day of exploration. Tonight, sit down to a Captain’s Farewell Dinner.
 

Insider Experience – Keukenhof Gardens
Visit the Keukenhof Gardens, a visual feast encompassing more than 70 acres of renowned gardens and parklands. Relish the chance to admire the spectacular display of bulb flowers in bloom, including colourful tulips.
 

Enhance Your Journey – Volendam and Edam
With the afternoon at leisure, you may wish to join an optional tour to the quaint fishing village of Volendam and nearby Edam, where you'll get to sample some of their renowned cheeses.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sadly today, your journey draws to a conclusion. Say your farewells, disembark your ship and be transferred to the airport.
Meals: Breakfast 

Terms & Conditions

*Conditions apply. Prices correct as at 13 October 2025 but may fluctuate if surcharges, fees, taxes or currency change. Price based on 16 March 2026 departure. Offers subject to availability. Agents may charge service fees, rates vary. Payments by credit card will incur a surcharge.  All savings and bonus nights (if applicable) are included in the advertised price. Offers may be withdrawn without notice and are not combinable with any other offers unless stated. Please check all prices, availability and other information before booking. Travelmarvel and Helloworld Travel booking terms and conditions apply, see in store for details. 

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FLY FREE + SAVE UP TO $1,000 PER PERSON*
Destination:
Multiple Cities, Netherlands
Duration:
14 Nights
Offer ends:
11 November 2025
Valid for travel:
16 March 2026. Other dates available, seasonal surcharges apply
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