{"id":15451,"date":"2012-11-28T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2012\/11\/28\/see-four-countries-in-10-days-by-booking-this-exciting-river-cruise\/"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:43:12","slug":"see-four-countries-in-10-days-by-booking-this-exciting-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2012\/11\/28\/see-four-countries-in-10-days-by-booking-this-exciting-river-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"See four countries in 10 days on a European river cruise: &#8220;Windmills, Vineyards and Paris&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book a reservation for a 10-day river cruise aboard the <a href=\"http:\/\/res.cruiseexperts.com\/travel\/cruise\/ship.rvlx?ShipID=456522\">Avalon Luminary<\/a>\u00a0and relax as you take in some of the best that Europe has to offer both on land and at sea. During your trip, which is called &#8220;Windmills, Vineyards and Paris,&#8221; you\u2019ll visit <strong>The Netherlands, Germany, Luxemburg and France<\/strong> &#8211; four of Europe&#8217;s most beautiful and diverse countries.<\/p>\n<p>The intimate setting of the Avalon Luminary is home to an expansive fitness center, lounges, a sky deck whirlpool and even a hair salon. There are also onboard lectures, activities and movie nights, as well as <strong>local chefs, entertainers, and artisans onboard<\/strong> the ship to help you embrace the full cultural experience while you enjoy your European river cruise.<\/p>\n<p>Your vacation starts off in <strong>Paris<\/strong> where you&#8217;ll go on guided tours of famous sites like the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Arc de Triomphe.<\/p>\n<p>Cruising along the Moselle river, you&#8217;ll stop at breathtaking cities like Trier, the oldest city in Germany, and <strong>Remich<\/strong>, a small scenic town located in <strong>Luxembourg<\/strong> with a population of less than 3,000 people.\u00a0 While you sail on your luxury river cruise through these towns and villages, there&#8217;s no doubt that you&#8217;ll marvel at the unbelievable landscapes and monuments that line the Moselle and the Rhine rivers.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be taken on a tour of a local wine cellar in Germany&#8217;s <strong>Bernkastel<\/strong>. As you sample local wines from the region, you&#8217;ll learn the steps involved in the fermentation process and why the wines from this region are so delicious!<\/p>\n<p>One of the unforgettable stops you\u2019ll make along the Rhine river will be a visit to <strong>Siegfried&#8217;s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum<\/strong> in the scenic village of <strong>R\u00fcdesheim<\/strong>. Followed by a stop in <strong>Cologne<\/strong>, the largest city, which is landscaped with cathedrals and loaded with history. Your trip ends in <strong>Amsterdam<\/strong> and plenty of free time to explore. How much you&#8217;ll learn and how much fun you&#8217;ll have on a European river cruise will amaze you.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in being a passenger on this European river cruise or maybe a different one, then contact us at CruiseExerts.com. We are here to answer any questions that you may have. Feel free to call us at 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or log onto our user-friendly website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\">www.cruiseexperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next few days, you&#8217;ll head to breathtaking cities like Trier, the oldest city in Germany, Amsterdam and Remich, a scenic town located in Luxembourg. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-european-river-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}