CASTLES ALONG THE RHINE

• Arrive at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.
•  If your cruise package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship.

Important Note: Uniworld’s airport services and transfers to the ship will take place on the Switzerland side of the Basel-Mulhouse Airport. Be sure to enter Customs on the Switzerland side, as guests cannot return to the Switzerland side after they have exited the airport from the France side.

Note: For Arrival, Departure and Transfer details, please visit Uniworld.com/transfers

For Port Location details, please visit Uniworld.com/ports

• Breisach is your gateway to the Alsatian wine road and your launching point for an excursion along the celebrated Route des Vins, which hugs the foothills of the Vosges mountain range.
• This morning, enjoy leisure time as you sail the scenic Upper Rhine to Breisach.
• A special Captain’s Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

Featured Excursion:

• Alsatian Villages
• All About Alsace

• See Strasbourg on foot with an insightful local expert, where this historic town with its cobbled lanes, half-timbered homes, giant stork nests, and impossible-to-resist pastry shops will win your heart.
• Kehl, directly across the river from Strasbourg, will be your ship’s base while you explore the Alsatian capital.
•  If you’re feeling adventurous, take advantage of Uniworld’s bicycles or Nordic walking sticks and explore the banks of the river.
• You have the entire afternoon to see more of Strasbourg on your own.

Featured Excursion:

• Strasbourg Panoramic Tour with Cathedral and Old Town Walk
• Canals, Cobblestones, and Cathedrals

Masterpiece Collection (optional experience):

• Black Forest Natural Beauty & Living History

• Speyer—“spire” in English—is well named, since the four red towers of the Romanesque cathedral dominate the Old Town.

Featured Excursion:

• Submarines & Space Shuttles

Choose between:

• Private Doktorenhof Vinegar Estate Visit and Tasting OR Formula 1 Racetrack OR Germersheim’s Secret Garden & Collections

Masterpiece Collection (optional experience):

• Authentic Country Cooking with Vinegar
• Romantic Heidelberg

• Experience Germany’s fabled Rhine River in the towns of Rüdesheim and Boppard.
• Enjoy a private tasting of estate-grown Rieslings at Castle Vollrads, take a stroll through beautiful Boppard, or hike through some of the most beautiful landscapes that line the Rhine.
• This morning, you’ll cruise out of Rüdesheim and into the sublimely beautiful and romantic Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

Featured Excursion:

• Castle Vollrads Wine tasting
• Cable car Climb to Niederwald Heights
• Boppard Stroll with Ice Cream Shop

Choose between:

• Boppard Village Stroll OR Let’s Go: Rhine Hiking

• Get to know Koblenz, a historic town with a colorful past and eclectic architecture, and enjoy a visit to the stunningly medieval Marksburg Castle.
• As you come upon picture-perfect Koblenz, you’ll sail past Deutsches Eck (German Corner) with its historic monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I.

Choose between:

• Rheinstein Castle Visit OR The Four Lakes Cable Car OR Koblenz Walking Tour OR Let’s Go: Bike Along the Rhine & Moselle OR Climbing Forest Koblenz

• History buffs will enjoy an expertly led tour through Cologne’s Old Town, where three medieval gates remain standing, as does the old city hall with its Renaissance façade.
• Wander through the city’s historical center and take in its charming atmosphere, narrow alleyways flanked by old houses, and countless breweries.
• No matter how you choose to explore Old Town, you’ll also have ample free time to explore on your own.
• In the evening, a special Captain’s Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.

Featured Excursion:

• Cologne Walking Tour
• Gargoyles and Chocolate

• Disembark the ship.
• If your cruise package includes a group departure transfer or if you have purchased a private departure transfer, you will be transferred to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for your flight home.
•  Alternatively, you may continue your adventure with our optional post-cruise Amsterdam extension.