We’ve come to the final day of our Gate 1 Travel 14 Day Tulip Time River Cruise with Paris. As you have probably noticed, it’s been a pretty amazing trip filled with good food and incredible sights. Keukenhof Garden was absolutely the highlight. True Confession: For us, the additional trip to Paris was…
After arriving at our hotel in Paris, having dinner and settling in for a restful night, we were ready for our day exploring Paris. Our Driving Tour of Paris Our first stop was the Dôme des Invalides, part of the Hotel des Invalides complex, which was commissioned by Louis XIV for retired soldiers. It…
After disembarking from the MS Monarch Queen, driving from Amsterdam to Brussels, exploring Brussels, and then driving to Paris, we finally arrived about 7:30 PM. Chuck had previously visited Paris, back during “EuroDisney’s’ first year. Truthfully, a return to Paris was not on his bucket list. However, Mark, the classically trained chef, had somehow never…
After spending the morning exploring Keukenhof Gardens, we returned to Amsterdam and our last night on the MS Monarch Queen. It was King’s Day in the Netherlands, and Amsterdam had come alive by the time we returned. Be sure to check out King’s Day and our adventures in Amsterdam on our previous blog. Disembarkation…
After exploring Enkhuizen and the Zuiderzee Museum, our boat sailed overnight, returning to Amsterdam as our river cruise drew to a close. But before we formally disembarked the boat for the final time, we had one last activity, and for most of us, it was the reason we booked this Gate 1 Travel Tulip Time…
After we visited Dordrecht and Kinderdijk, we headed to the next port, the city of Enkhuizen. Docking in Enkhuisen We arrived in the port city of Enkhuizen. Located in the Province of North Holland, the city developed into an important fishing and trading village. The name has appeared in various spellings as early as…
Leaving our dock in Antwerp, we set sail for Dordrecht in the Netherlands. The Monarch Queen stopped along the way so passengers on the optional Delta Works tour could disembark. We arrived in Dordrecht about noon on a rainy, grey day. But we still had an awesome time! Optional Delt Works Tour The tour…
A Surprise Docking Initially, we were to leave Antwerp and sail to Ghent. However, for whatever reason, we were notified early on in Antwerp that we would remain docked there for a second day. On our second day, you could explore more of Antwerp on your own, be bused to Ghent, or enjoy…
Leaving Amsterdam on the MS Monarch Queen, we cruised to our first destination, Antwerp, Belgium, which offered a mix of industrial and beautiful countryside, and we loved the views. We arrived at the Cruise Ponton South docking location and, by about 9:15 AM, began a walking tour, followed by a good amount of free…
If you’ve followed our adventures for any length of time, you’ll know this is our second European River Cruise with Gate 1 Travel. December of ’24, we did a German Christmas Market River Cruise sailing from Regensburg to Frankfurt. Ironically, this cruise was also on the beautiful Monarch Queen. When we booked, we tried to…