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Out in the Tulips Luxury Gay Cruise 2024

Out in the Tulips!
Holland & Belgium
Luxury LGBT Cruise 2024

April 14 – 21, 2024

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Out in the Tulips!
Holland & Belgium Luxury Gay River Cruise 2024

7 nights from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Brussels, Belgium

April 14 – 21, 2024
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises River Queen

Holland Luxury Gay Cruise Pack your bags and get ready to Tip Toe through the Tulips...! You’ll find an ideal mix of old and new, historic, and modern, in some of Europe’s liveliest cities on this fully chartered LGBT cruise aboard Uniworld's Boutique River Cruises luxury River Queen. Spend time in Amsterdam and Maastricht, allowing you to discover great shopping, countless active options, and mouthwatering foodie destinations. Explore Belgium’s historical and contemporary capital city of Brussels, home of a rich and vibrant culinary tradition.

Discover Antwerp’s penchant for tasty treats, including Belgian waffles, beer, pralines, and chocolate on a walking discovery tour of the diamond capital of the world.

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In splendid Maastricht, a city with hundreds of national heritage sites, you’ll uncover why it’s known as one of the most beautiful cities in all of Holland. Follow in Van Gogh’s footsteps with a stroll through Nuenen, where you’ll wander through the sites that inspired much of his art. Delight in a visit to Kinderdijk to see its 19 well-preserved windmills that have stood the test of time.

A cruise with Uniworld...

Boutique hotels are known for their destination-specific interior décor, gracious service, and carefully selected amenities, all of which provide an intimate, elegant, and relaxed experience.

Similarly, Uniworld’s boutique river cruises allow guests to travel from one exciting destination to the next aboard a stylish floating hotel with inviting lounges, cozy libraries, panoramic restaurants, sumptuous cuisine, exquisite antiques and original art and luxurious riverview staterooms and suites. Meticulous attention to detail is readily apparent on every company-owned ship.

All Inclusive!

Dining
• All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients

• 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners

• Captain's Welcome and Farewell Receptions

• Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners

• Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, specialty coffee and tea, soft drinks and mineral water

Accommodations
• 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the regal River Queen

• Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, high thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options

• Free Internet and Wi-Fi access

Excursions
• 6 days of excursions, including "Choice Is Yours" options, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts

• Guided "Let's Go" and "Village Day" programs

• State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio-headset system on all excursions

• Use of bicycles and Nordic walking sticks

Experiences
• 2 countries: Belgium and the Netherlands

• 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites

• Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager

• Captivating onboard local entertainment

• Cultural enrichment, including a Signature Lecture

• Group Transfers are included on arrival and departure days

• Gratuities for onboard personnel (ship staff, crew, Cruise/Tour Manager) are included during the cruise/tour

Luxury River Queen

One of the most unique ships cruising Europe’s waterways, the River Queen has an exterior resembling the steamships of the 1930s and an elegant Art Deco interior. Decorated in richly textured blue and white fabrics—with marble bathrooms and inspiring artwork - River Queen is a sublime floating hotel designed with your every comfort in mind.

Experience true luxury onboard Uniworld’s River Queen, voted the best cruise ship in Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Cruise Poll for 2012. For the best experience, book a suite where you’ll get some sweet treats like a daily fruit and cookie plate and an evening amuse bouche.

You are welcomed into your suite with a bottle of wine, and all staterooms feature Savoir of England beds with Egyptian cotton sheets and L’Occitane bath and body products. The River Queen’s stand out feature is her working fireplace in the Main Lounge, the only one of its kind.

Holland & Belgium Gay River Cruise 2024 Itinerary
Date	Port	Arrive	Depart
14 Apr	Amsterdam, Netherlands		PM
15 Apr	Amsterdam, Netherlands
16 Apr	Schoonhoven (Kinderdijk), Netherlands
17 Apr	Heusden, Netherlands
18 Apr	Maastricht, Netherlands
19 Apr	Antwerp, Belgium
20 Apr	Brussels, Belgium
21 May	Brussels, Belgium	AM

The itinerary is subject to modification due to water levels, or other uncontrollable factors. Every effort will be made to operate programs as planned, but changes may still be necessary throughout the cruise. This day-to-day schedule is subject to change. Your final day-to-day schedule will be provided onboard on the first day of your cruise.

Day 1 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (Embark)

Arrive at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). 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.

Day 2 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Netherlands’ largest city, Amsterdam has been an international port and financial center for 400 years, endowing it with a lively cosmopolitan feeling to match its historic architecture. The famous Keukenhof Gardens is a 70-acre park planted with millions of tulips and other flowers—an extraordinary sight in the spring.

Featured Excursions Choice:
• Half-day at Keukenhof Gardens, or
• Amsterdam canal cruise

In the evening, a special Captain’s Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.

Holland gay cruise - Kinderdijk windmills

Day 3 - Schoonhoven (Kinderdijk), Netherlands

Bike around the silversmithing town of Schoonhoven, best known for its abundant silversmiths, clock makers and quaint shop-lined avenues. Or venture forth to captivating Kinderdijk to see its 19 well-preserved, UNESCO-designated windmills.

Featured Excursions Choice:
• Kinderdijk windmills, or
• "Let’s Go2 biking the dams and windmills, or
• Schoonhoven walking tour

Day 4 - Heusden, Netherlands

Follow in Van Gogh's footsteps today as you stroll through Nuenen, where the artist once lived and painted "The Potato Eaters". After a delicious lunch, you may choose to walk or cycle through Heusden, or choose from a panoply of other ways in which you can experience this charming region.

Featured Excursions Choice:
• Heusden "Village Day"
• Van Gogh "Village Day" in Nuenen with a country lunch

Day 5 - Maastricht, Netherlands

Maastricht is a city with more than 1,670 national heritage sites, some of which can be seen on your Old Town walking tour. And not only that, but it’s known as one of the most beautiful and romantic cities of Holland and loved for its convivial lifestyle and historic center, which has long played a strategic role in European politics. Choose to explore the beguiling banks of the Meuse River, the second oldest river in the world.

Featured Excursions:
• "Let’s Go" Maas River biking
• Maastricht walking tour, or
• Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial visit

Day 6 - Antwerp, Belgium

It may be the diamond capital of the world, but Antwerp is also known for a number of other sought-after cultural gems, including Golden Age art, Belgian beer, waffles, pralines and fries, chocolate and more. Your walking tour of Antwerp, complete with Belgian treats, features the City Hall, Market Square and the UNESCO-designated Cathedral of Our Lady, which houses four extraordinary works by one of the city’s most beloved sons—Peter Paul Rubens.

Featured Excursion:
• Antwerp walking tour with Belgian treats

Day 7 - Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, the capital of Belgium, offers a treasure trove of historic architecture, along with a rich culinary tradition—chocolate!—and a vibrant culinary capital. Food lovers will be lured by the divine aromas drifting from delightful cafés and chocolate shops. After a panoramic tour of Belgium’s historical and contemporary capital city, get an up-close view of the city center with a guided tour on foot. Then, treat yourself to some delicious chocolate.

Featured Excursion:
• Brussels city tour with chocolate tasting

In the evening, a special Captain’s Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.

Day 8 - Brussels, Belgium (Disembark)

Disembark the ship in Brussels. If your cruise package includes a group departure transfer or if you have purchased a private departure transfer, you will be transferred to Brussels International Airport (BRU) for your flight home.