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Onboard the beautiful Crystal Cruises - Crystal River Cruises Debussy sailing the Rhine from Speyer Germany to Amsterdam Netherlands (was supposed to be from Basel). Experience Cabin 212, a Deluxe Suite with Panoramic Balcony with my own European Butler. Dine with us on an all-inclusive luxury experience with Michelin-inspired cuisine and a delicious celebration of our 24th anniversary with the special Vintages Room Private chef extravaganza (additional cost). Flying on spectacular cruise fares on American Airlines/British Airways to Amsterdam, one night at Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center, great deals with the I Amsterdam card to get into Rijksmuseum and my amazing private driver, Tony. With a quick hop to Basel on easyJet. Learn about the Covid restrictions and testing. Follow along on my day in Strasbourg, France (my birthplace) where we visited the old city, took a canal ride, went to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg where there was a Henner exhibit, ate escargots, French onion soup and flammkuchen at Café Restaurant Le Gruber and saw Cathedral Notre Dame Strasbourg. From Mannheim see the Carl Benz Automuseum and Heidelberg Castle. Enjoy a morning in Rudesheim Am Rhein with a mini train ride through the vineyards then a tour of Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett with the coolest player piano-violin. Enjoy picturesque cruising the Rhine Gorge - Upper Middle Rhine Valley in Germany watching the castles go by between Rudesheim and Koblenz, plus my big win in the artist challenge to sketch a castle. Enjoy the day in Koblenz Germany, starting with very sad walking Jewish Heritage tour, a time out for our COVID test to return to the US in three days, then an afternoon at the Marksburg Castle. In Cologne, another depressing tour to hear about the dreadful history dating back to the Middle Ages and through the holocaust and the rise of Nationalism in the Jewish Heritage tour. Spend our last day in Amsterdam, visit Zaanse Schans windmills, clogs, cheese, Cafe de Walvis apple taart, Van Gogh Museum, and a very somber and silent experience at the Anne Frank House before ending the evening at the Red Light District in one last day. Entertainment on board led by the amazing Ged Scott, with special guest Julia Orloff. Thank you again to my Crystal friends and colleagues and for the amazing service and food. And Thank you to my co-stars and friends!
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Lainey Melnick
lmelnick@dreamvacations.com
Dream Vacations - Lainey Melnick & Assoc
855-GR8-TRIP / 512-799-0626
www.855GR8TRIP.com
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Table of Contents
0:00 Credits
0:43 Pre-Cruise Prep
4:55 Austin to Amsterdam Air
25:09 Sheraton Amsterdam
24:54 Pre-Cruise Day in Amsterdam
22:19 Amsterdam to Basel on EasyJet
24:57 Onboard Crystal Debussy Tour
32:52 Dinner in Waterside
34:55 Day in Strasbourg France
52:24 Dinner in Waterside
54:58 Ged Scott Evening Entertainment
56:21 Mannheim Germany - Carl Benz Museum - Heidelberg
01:12:39 Dinner in Waterside
01:16:18 Ged Scott Evening Entertainment - Disco Night
01:24:47 Rudesheim Morning Tour - mini train ride - Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett
01:30:54 Lunch in Waterside
01:33:55 Rhine Gorge - Upper Middle Rhine Valley
01:36:46 Dinner in Waterside
01:39:20 Special Musical Guest Julia Orloff
01:44:30 Koblenz Germany
01:50:36 Return to US Covid Testing in Koblenz
01:52:41 Lunch in Waterside
01:55:00 Marksburg Castle
01:58:35 Liar's Club Game
02:03:09 Cologne Germany
02:12:27 Lunch in Waterside
02:14:05 Name That Tune Game
02:20:42 Vintages Room Chef Dinner
02:28:07 Amsterdam - Zaanse Schans - Van Gogh Museum - Anne Frank House - Red Light District
03:03:48 Dinner in Waterside
03:05:20 Special Musical Guests Quartet
03:06:37 Disembarkation and flight to US
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