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2026 | Meander your way from Belgium to Switzerland, visiting no less than six different countries along the way.
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Castles along the Rhine
8 Days | Basel to Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Pre-Cruise Extension
Start your trip with a three-day adventure in the Netherlands’ beloved capital city. Explore amazing Amsterdam and discover its legacy of history, art, and architecture.
Included in your 3-day stay:
- 2 nights at the Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits at the Park (or similar)
- Breakfast daily
- All service charges, taxes, and porterage
- Amsterdam canals and famous Rijksmuseum
- English-speaking expert
Extensions may not be offered on all departure dates—please check with our Reservations team for availability. Please see our Terms & Conditions and Transfer Guidelines for additional considerations.
Arrival and departure transfers are included when airfare is purchased through Uniworld in conjunction with your itinerary and the flights fall within the transfer guidelines detailed on our Arrivals, Departures & Transfers page.
Day to Day:
2026 Amsterdam Pre-Cruise Day to Day Overview (click here for details)
Day 1: Amsterdam
If you have arranged a Uniworld arrival transfer, you will be greeted at the airport by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the hotel. There you will check in, drop off your bags, and, if you wish, go out and explore the city on your own. Your Uniworld local host can offer suggestions for your leisure time. The best-known city in Holland boasts an amazing panorama of history, art, culture, architecture, food and drink, canals, cobblestone streets, museums, and bicycles.
Day 2: Amsterdam
FEATURED EXCURSION: The Famous Rijksmuseum Visit
Start your morning with a tour of the Rijksmuseum. You’ll walk to the famous museum, where an expert guide will help you navigate the largest and most renowned collection of Dutch and Flemish art and artifacts in the world, now arranged to reveal the history of Dutch art. After your guided tour, you’ll have some time to explore the museum on your own.
FEATURED EXCURSION: Amsterdam Canal Cruise
After your free time, meet with the guide and walk to the canal dock, where you’ll board a boat to enjoy the city’s most famous pastime: a canal cruise. Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North for a reason: canals crisscross the heart of the old city, and bridges link approximately 90 islands. As the principal city in a newly independent Holland, Amsterdam was a boom town in the early 17th century, rapidly outgrowing its medieval walls. The city’s fathers responded by demolishing most of the old city and building anew, creating Europe’s first planned city. That “new” district is now 400 years old, and as you glide along the main canals, you’ll pass stately merchants’ houses-built centuries ago. But the canals are not merely scenic; they are essential thoroughfares—people take water buses to work and live in houseboats along the banks—so a canal cruise gives you a look at the busy modern city too.
After, return to the hotel for a welcome drink.
Day 3: Amsterdam
You’ll have some free time today before your river cruise adventure begins. Amsterdam is full of amazing museums, lively street life and intriguing shops, all of which you can easily explore on your own. Your local host can offer suggestions. In the afternoon, you’ll board the motorcoach and transfer to the ship to begin your all-inclusive river cruise.
Pricing:
From $1,099 per person (for 2 guests).
For solo guests, there is a single supplement from $370.
Note: Extension pricing varies throughout the year. Please call our Reservations team for pricing and availability details.
Amsterdam Post-Cruise Extension
End your trip with a three-day adventure in the Netherlands’ beloved capital city. Explore amazing Amsterdam and discover its legacy of history, art and architecture.
Included in your 3-day stay:
- 2 nights at the Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits at the Park (or similar)
- Breakfast daily
- All service charges, taxes, and porterage
- Amsterdam canals and famous Rijksmuseum
- English-speaking expert
Extensions may not be offered on all departure dates—please check with our Reservations team for availability. Please see our Terms & Conditions and Transfer Guidelines for additional considerations.
Arrival and departure transfers are included when airfare is purchased through Uniworld in conjunction with your itinerary and the flights fall within the transfer guidelines detailed on our Arrivals, Departures & Transfers page.
Day to Day:
2026 Amsterdam Post-Cruise Day to Day Overview (click here for details)
Day 1: Amsterdam
FEATURED EXCURSION: Amsterdam Canal Cruise
Arrive at your hotel for check-in. You’ll be given an introduction to the city before setting out on a walk through the neighborhood surrounding the hotel. We’ll end our walk at a canal dock, where you’ll board a boat to enjoy the city’s most famous pastime: a canal cruise.
Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North for a reason: canals crisscross the heart of the old city, and bridges link approximately 90 islands. As the principal city in a newly independent Holland, Amsterdam was a boom town in the early 17th century, rapidly outgrowing its medieval walls. The city’s fathers responded by demolishing most of the old city and building anew, creating Europe’s first planned city. That “new” district is now 400 years old, and as you glide along the main canals, you’ll pass stately merchants’ houses-built centuries ago. But the canals are not merely scenic; they are essential thoroughfares—people take water buses to work and live in houseboats along the banks—so a canal cruise gives you a look at the busy modern city too.
After, return to the hotel for a welcome drink.
Day 2: Amsterdam
FEATURED EXCURSION: Morning at the Famous Rijksmuseum
Start your morning with a tour of the Rijksmuseum. You’ll walk to the famous museum, where an expert guide will help you navigate the largest and most renowned collection of Dutch and Flemish art and artifacts in the world, now arranged to reveal the history of Dutch art.
After your guided tour, the rest of the day is at your leisure. How do you choose among Amsterdam’s sights and delights? You could ramble through the Jordaan district, not far from the Anne Frank house. It has always attracted artists—Rembrandt himself is buried at the West Church here. Today you’ll find charming and unique little shops, just like in the nearby Nine Streets neighborhood. Enjoy the street performers on Leidseplein Square or check out the huge and lively Albert Cuyp Market, home to a vast array of international foodstuffs. Visit the unique former Jewish Quarter where the Portuguese synagogue seems virtually untouched since the 17th century. Next door is the former Ashkenazi synagogue complex. Nowadays, it hosts the biggest Jewish Historical Museum outside Israel. Call upon your guide’s deep local knowledge for recommendations; they will be happy to suggest sights and destinations that will delight you.
Day 3: Amsterdam
Check out of the hotel. If you have arranged a Uniworld departure transfer, you will be transferred to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for your trip home. Your Uniworld adventure may be over, but we know you’ll enjoy the memories you’ve made for years to come.
Pricing:
From $1,099 per person (for 2 guests).
For solo guests, there is a single supplement from $370.
Note: Extension pricing varies throughout the year. Please call our Reservations team for pricing and availability details.
Lake Lucerne Pre-Cruise Extension
Your Castles along the Rhine cruise will give you a brief and charming sample of Swiss culture with a stop in Basel—extend your time in Switzerland before or after your cruise with 2 nights in the pretty lake town of Lucerne to immerse yourself in the center of Swiss life.
Included in your 3-day stay:
- 2 nights at the Mandarin Oriental Palace, Lucerne (or similar)
- Breakfast daily
- All service charges, taxes, and porterage
- Lucerne City Walk with Boat Ride
- Mt. Stanserhorn
- English-speaking expert
Extensions may not be offered on all departure dates—please check with our Reservations team for availability. Please see our Terms & Conditions and Transfer Guidelines for additional considerations.
Arrival and departure transfers are included when airfare is purchased through Uniworld in conjunction with your itinerary and the flights fall within the transfer guidelines detailed on our Arrivals, Departures & Transfers page.
Day to Day:
2026 Lake Lucerne Pre-Cruise Day to Day Overview (click here for details)
Day 1: Lake Lucerne
Arrive at the Zurich Airport. If you have arranged a Uniworld arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the hotel. There you will check in, drop off your bags, and, if you wish, go out and explore the city on your own. Your Uniworld local host can offer suggestions for your leisure time.
Day 2: Lake Lucerne
FEATURED EXCURSION: Lucerne City Walk with Boat Ride
Meet your local guide for a stroll through the picturesque—and perfectly preserved—Old Town. Bloom-filled flower boxes line both Chapel Bridge, with its iconic medieval tower, and Mill Bridge, which spans the Reuss River just before it empties into the lake. Wine Market Square, with its frescoed palace façades and central fountain, the town hall, and the medieval ramparts—nine of its original towers remain—make up the heart of the district. A bit farther afield you’ll find the Lion Monument, which commemorates the hundreds of Swiss Guards who died in 1792 defending Louis XVI during the French Revolution.
See Lucerne from a completely different point of view as you cross Lake Lucerne by boat; a scenic one-hour ride between your hotel in the mountains and the city. Picturesque onion-domed churches and historic palaces cast their reflection on the water while the snow-capped Alps tower in the distance. It’s an idyllic scene.
FEATURED EXCURSION: MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience: Mt. Stanserhorn
For those who love embracing nature—and really, who doesn’t?—the Swiss mountains are beyond compare. Breathtaking views, walking paths, charming flowers and greenery in the warmer months and snow in the wintertime are par for the course, but each mountain has its own special qualities as well. The Stanserhorn is no exception. Peaking at 6,227 ft above sea level, the Stanserhorn offers a gorgeous trip up the mountain via an energy efficient funicular railway that dates back to 1893. The historic path climbs midway up the mountain, and from there we’ll hop on a Cabrio—the world’s first open-air cable car—to soar all the way to the top of the mountain.
Sustainability has been top-of-mind in preserving this beautiful slice of nature. The energy used here is 100% Swiss water power and the drinking water is collected from rainfall, treated to perfect quality by UV filtration. While out and about here, you may catch one of the Stanserhorn Rangers, who are eager to share their knowledge on the flora and fauna of the alps.
This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience supports Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, and Global Goal 15: Life on Land.
Day 3: Lake Lucerne
Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to the ship to begin your journey.
Pricing:
From $1,799 per person (for 2 guests).
For solo guests, there is a single supplement from $700.
Note: Extension pricing varies throughout the year. Please call our Reservations team for pricing and availability details.
Lake Lucerne Post-Cruise Extension
Your Castles along the Rhine cruise will give you a brief and charming sample of Swiss culture with a stop in Basel—extend your time in Switzerland before or after your cruise with 2 nights in the pretty lake town of Lucerne to immerse yourself in the center of Swiss life.
Included in your 3-day stay:
- 2 nights at the Mandarin Oriental Palace, Lucerne (or similar)
- Breakfast daily
- All service charges, taxes, and porterage
- Lucerne City Walk with Boat Ride
- Mt. Stanserhorn
- English-speaking expert
Extensions may not be offered on all departure dates—please check with our Reservations team for availability. Please see our Terms & Conditions and Transfer Guidelines for additional considerations.
Arrival and departure transfers are included when airfare is purchased through Uniworld in conjunction with your itinerary and the flights fall within the transfer guidelines detailed on our Arrivals, Departures & Transfers page.
Day to Day:
2026 Lake Lucerne Post-Cruise Day to Day Overview (click here for details)
Day 1: Lake Lucerne
Once you disembark the ship, you will be transferred to Lake Lucerne by motorcoach for today’s featured excursion.
FEATURED EXCURSION: Lucerne City Walk with Boat Ride
Meet your local guide for a stroll through the picturesque—and perfectly preserved—Old Town. Bloom-filled flower boxes line both Chapel Bridge, with its iconic medieval tower, and Mill Bridge, which spans the Reuss River just before it empties into the lake. Wine Market Square, with its frescoed palace façades and central fountain, the town hall, and the medieval ramparts—nine of its original towers remain—make up the heart of the district. A bit farther afield you’ll find the Lion Monument, which commemorates the hundreds of Swiss Guards who died in 1792 defending Louis XVI during the French Revolution.
See Lucerne from a completely different point of view as you cross Lake Lucerne by boat; a scenic one-hour ride between your hotel in the mountains and the city. Picturesque onion-domed churches and historic palaces cast their reflection on the water while the snow-capped Alps tower in the distance. It’s an idyllic scene.
Day 2: Lake Lucerne
FEATURED EXCURSION: MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience: Mt. Stanserhorn
For those who love embracing nature—and really, who doesn’t?—the Swiss mountains are beyond compare. Breathtaking views, walking paths, charming flowers and greenery in the warmer months and snow in the wintertime are par for the course, but each mountain has its own special qualities as well. The Stanserhorn is no exception. Peaking at 6,227 ft above sea level, the Stanserhorn offers a gorgeous trip up the mountain via an energy efficient funicular railway that dates back to 1893. The historic path climbs midway up the mountain, and from there we’ll hop on a Cabrio—the world’s first open-air cable car—to soar all the way to the top of the mountain.
Sustainability has been top-of-mind in preserving this beautiful slice of nature. The energy used here is 100% Swiss water power and the drinking water is collected from rainfall, treated to perfect quality by UV filtration. While out and about here, you may catch one of the Stanserhorn Rangers, who are eager to share their knowledge on the flora and fauna of the alps.
This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience supports Global Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, and Global Goal 15: Life on Land.
Day 3: Lake Lucerne
It’s time to check out of the hotel. If you have arranged a Uniworld departure transfer, you will be transferred to the Zurich Airport for your trip home. We hope you will enjoy the memories you’ve made for years to come.
Pricing:
From $1,799 per person (for 2 guests).
For solo guests, there is a single supplement from $700.
Note: Extension pricing varies throughout the year. Please call our Reservations team for pricing and availability details.
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