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Holland in Bloom
April 14-22, 2023
Spring flowers bloom as we discover the culture and heritage of Holland and Belgium. Arrive in Amsterdam and visit Zaanse Schans, a picturesque open-air museum with windmills and a recreated Dutch village. Tour Amsterdam and go on a narrated canal boat ride. See famous works of art at the Rijksmuseum and visit the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, where 20 million flowers are bought and sold daily. Cross into Belgium to learn about the Belgian Draft horses and tour a Belgian brewery with an overnight in Bruges. Back in Holland, tour the city of Delft and the last remaining 17th-century Delft blue & white pottery factory on our way to the Hague, where we explore the city and stroll the pathways of Keukenhof, popularly known as “the Spring Garden of Europe.”
Alaska & Glacier Bay Cruise
July 11-23, 2023
Featuring a four-night cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage, a historic rail journey, Denali and Glacier Bay National Parks, and so much more. Fly into Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, and explore dramatic landscapes along Turnagain Arm. Visit the Iditarod Trail Headquarters in Wasilla, then arrive at Denali National Park for a fascinating tour. Pan for gold, cruise the Chena River on a classic sternwheeler in Fairbanks and then travel the Alaska Highway into the Yukon. Take the White Pass Yukon Route Railway to Skagway, Alaska, where our cruise ship awaits. For the next four nights, we cruise the Inside Passage in style with a day of scenic views of tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and a port of call in Ketchikan. All staterooms have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking private walk-out verandahs.
Classical Greece Land & Cruise
October 11-21, 2023
Cruise the Aegean Sea, tour fascinating cities, and explore world-famous ancient architecture on this spectacular getaway to Greece. Arrive in Athens and stay in a hotel ideally located in the city center, then tour the city featuring the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum, Parliament, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the Olympic Stadium. Explore Delphi, the Delphi Archaeological Museum, and see monasteries in the sky at Meteora. Our four-night cruise on the Aegean Sea includes ports of call in Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, Santorini, and Kusadasi, plus an excursion to the ancient city of Ephesus. On our return to Athens we enjoy a visit to the incredible National Archaeological Museum with time at leisure in the city before we return home.
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