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New Year Festivities on the Rhine River Cruise

Fully Escorted by Karen Kirby!

Enjoy a relaxing and entertaining romantic Rhine river cruise on board MS Gerard Schmitter for a memorable New Year’s Eve! Discover not only the legend of the famous Lorelei Rock, but also Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Heidelberg. It is not just the cruise ship that will be flowing along the Rhine but the drinks and food onboard our ship as well. The crew are waiting to welcome us onboard for this special New Year holiday.

Day 1

UK TO STRASBOURG
We depart home area and travel to Europe via Eurotunnel, arriving in Strasbourg early evening. We board our ship and have time to freshen up before our welcome cocktail reception where we are introduced to our Captain and our Chef who will inform us what delights are on our menu for tonight. Afterwards enjoy some music after dinner whilst our ship sails for Koblenz.

Day 2

KOBLENZ
We’ll cruise through the most romantic areas of the Rhine River today. We arrive in Koblenz, situated at the Deutches Eck, where the Rhine meets the Moselle and discover this wonderful city. Take a walk along the quaint lanes and atmospheric squares filled with beautiful old buildings. There are many shops to browse. Tonight will be our Gala Dinner followed by entertainment.

B, L, D

Day 3

KOBLENZ TO RUDESHEIM
Today we cruise to Rüdesheim and marvel at some of the Rhine Valley’s most famous landmarks including the 130m high Lorelei Rock, named after the famous Rhine siren, the legend of whom is as old as time itself. In Rüdesheim we visit the Siegfried Mechanical Music Museum, there are approximately 350 exhibits of mechanical instruments dating from the 18th to 20th century to look at. Take a walk down the famous Drösselgasse and pop into one of the many delightful shops. Tonight, we enjoy an included traditional evening in a riverside restaurant.

B, L, D

Day 4

RÜDESHEIM TO MANNHEIM - NEW YEAR’S EVE
Today we cruise towards Mannheim. Join us on an excursion to Heidelberg, situated in the Neckar valley. This town is the mecca of German romanticism. Browse the many beautiful shops and sample one of the Beer houses. Karen will show you the best places to visit. We return to our ship for our New Year’s Eve dinner and enjoy a full programme of evening entertainment. During the night we cruise to Strasbourg.

B, L, D

Day 5

MANNHEIM TO STRASBOURG TO METZ
We enjoy one last late buffet breakfast and lunch on board before we disembark at 3pm and bid farewell to our Captain and crew. We travel to our nearby overnight hotel in Metz. Time to freshen up and enjoy a drink in the bar before our evening meal.

B, L, D

Day 6

METZ TO UK
After breakfast we depart for home area making suitable comfort stops on route.

B=Breakfast Included, L=Lunch Included, D=Dinner Included

MS GERARD SCHMITTER ****

This fantastic 3 deck ship is one of Croisi Europe’s premium fleet. Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere in which to relax and enjoy the picturesque panoramas of the Rhine. Each of the cabins are spacious and comfortable and similar in size offering panoramic views. Cabins on the Upper Deck feature French Balconies, with those on the Middle Deck and Main Deck have fixed windows. All are equipped with satellite television, radio, hairdryer and safe. There is a lift on board this ship and a varied range of entertainment including quizzes, games, music and dancing are held in the bar & lounge area which also enjoys panoramic views. Located on the middle deck, also with panoramic views is the restaurant where meals are served during our cruise. There is also a sundeck with comfortable sun loungers, the ideal place to relax and admire the many castles we will pass along the Rhine.

PRICE INCLUDES

• Return Eurotunnel crossing

• 4 nights half board accommodation on board ship

• 1 night half board accommodation on return journey in Metz

• Welcome cocktail reception

• Captains Gala 5-coure dinner on 1 evening

• Some evening entertainment

• New Years Gala dinner

• Free Wi-Fi in lounge and bar area on board ship

• Tea/coffee after dinner

• Coach excursions as described

• Fully escorted by Karen Kirby

Please Note: Lunch is not included on Day 1 & 6

Passports are required.

Cruise itineraries & couriers are subject to change. Single Room Supplements are subject to change. A deposit of £250 per person applies. This cruise is promoted by Success Tours and cannot be booked via a Travel Agent.

TRAVEL OPTIONS

Upgrade your room (subject to availability). Supplements apply, call 01268 777 777, option 1

Please find below our pick up points (not all pick up points will be available on all departure dates). View the pick-up point you require, then you’ll see a list of dates which are/aren’t available from your pick up point.

Name	Address	Times
Barking	Station Parade, IG11 8TU	Failed View
Barkingside	Fullwell Cross, Bus Stop A - IG6 2EA	Failed View
Basildon	Cherrydown East Bus Stop, SS16 5GT, Basildon	Failed View
Brentwood	Brentwood, Outside The Dairyman	Failed View
Chalkwell Park	Chalkwell Park Bus Stop, London Road	Failed View
Chelmsford Victoria Road	Victoria Road CM1 1JR	Failed View
Collier Row	White Hart Lane - Bus Stop out Tythe Court RM7 8LZ	Failed View
Corringham Town Centre	Gordon Road, Bus Stop near Grover Walk SS17 7EY	Failed View
Cranham	Front Lane/Moor Lane Junction Bus Stop RM14 1XJ Outside Restaurant Opp. Car Park	Failed View
Dagenham	Church Elm Lane, Bus Stop L - RM10 9QS	Failed View
Depot	Depot, Princess Road, Rayleigh	Failed View
Galloway Pickup	Pickup tba for Galloway	Failed View
Hadleigh Church	Hadleigh Church, Bus Layby	Failed View
Harold Wood	Bus Stop A, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0DR	Failed View
Hockley Spa	Hockley Spa, Bus Stop outside the Library	Failed View
Holiday Inn, Brentwood	Holiday Inn Brentwood	Failed View
Hornchurch.	Hornchurch Town Centre, outside Sutton Arms	Failed View
Hutton	Hutton, Bus Stop just past the Chequers Pub	Failed View
Ilford	Ilford, Bus Stop outside 6 Clements Road, IG1 1BA	Failed View
Kavanaghs Rd	Kavanaghs Road/London Road, Brentwood	Failed View
Palace Theatre	Palace Theatre Bus Stop	Failed View
Pitsea	Outside what was Gala Bingo Hall, Pitsea	Failed View
Queensway	Queensway Bus Stop (Behind the Odeon Cinema)	Failed View
Rayleigh Stn	Rayleigh Railway Station	Failed View
Romford	St Edwards Way - Bus Stop H - RM1 3DQ Out: Romford Shopping Hall	Failed View
Sadlers Farm	Bus Stop on A13, just before Sadlers Farm roundabout, nr Romsey Road	Failed View
Shenfield Stn	Shenfield Station, outside what was Barclays Bank	Failed View
Shepherd & Dog Crays Hill	Shepherd & Dog, Crays Hill	Failed View
Shotgate	Shotgate Post Office	Failed View
South Green	Grange Parade Bus Stop, South Green, Billericay	Failed View
Stanford Rookery Corner	Rookery Corner Stanford	Failed View
Sun Corner	Sun Corner London Road - Billericay	Failed View
Thames Drive	Thames Drive Bus Stop	Failed View
The Elms	Bus Stop outside Elms Public House, Leigh on Sea	Failed View
The Oak Grays	The Oak Public House, Lodge Lane, Grays	Failed View
Thorpe Bay Stn	Thorpe Bay Station, Acacia Drive (opp Station)	Failed View
Thurrock Services,	Thurrock Services Coach Park, RM16 3BG	Failed View
Upminster	Bus Stop M, St Mary's Lane- Upminster Outside St.Laurence Church RM14 2QJ	Failed View
Vic Hse Cnr, Rayleigh Rd	Vic House Corner, (Rayleigh Road)	Failed View
Websters Way	Websters Way, Rayleigh (but High Street on return)	Failed View
White Horse	White Horse,Southchurch Road, Southend	Failed View
Whittinghams Grg	Whittinghams Garage, opp Rochford Railway Station	Failed View
Wickford	Halls Corner, opposite Police Station, Wickford	Failed View
Woodford Green	Snakes Lane East, Bus Stop R - IG8 7HU	Failed View