Day 1

Depart from your local pick-up point and travel to the ferry port for your overnight sailing to Holland.

Day 2

After disembarkation we will travel north by coach, breaking our journey in Delft, a typical Dutch town of tree-lined canals, tiny white bridges, pointed gables and small courtyards, and home to the famous blue pottery. We continue our journey to Amsterdam where we will join our ship, the M V Prinses Juliana. Prior to dinner there will be a welcome reception with the chance to meet the crew and ask any questions you may have.  After dinner you are again free to explore the city at leisure. Alternatively we have arranged an optional one hour "Illuminated Canal Cruise" through the narrow canals in the centre of Amsterdam - the perfect way to see this unique city (price to be confirmed.)

Day 3

This morning following breakfast we will visit one of the world’s biggest flower auctions where you will be dazzled by the colours and smells of the blooms. Following our visit we will rejoin the Prinses Juliana where lunch will be served. We then set sail into the Dutch countryside to Arnhem where we will dock for the night.

Day 4

After breakfast this morning we will visit the gardens at Het Loo Palace near to the charming town of Apeldoorn. This was the medieval castle of Prince William of Orange and is now recognised as one of Europe's finest formal gardens. When the Dutch Royal Family decided that it would no longer use the palace in 1969 the Government opted to turn it into a museum fully restoring the formal seventeenth century garden to its original state. The palace's type of baroque garden is unique to the Netherlands. It is a late Dutch interpretation of the Italian-French garden dating from the first quarter of the seventeenth century. The exotic flowers and plants and the constant supply of fresh water for the fountains must have made the gardens of Het Loo a spectacular sight worth seeing even then. Your guide will advise you on the best areas to visit. We return to our ship in time for lunch on board. In the afternoon we have another relaxing cruise along the River Waal to Dordrecht where we will dock for the night.

Day 5

This morning we say 'goodbye' to the MV Prinses Juliana, and head to possibly the most famous gardens in the world - Keukenhof.  This is the bulb grower’s display of all the different tulip, daffodil and hyacinth varieties.  Over 6 million bulbs are planted annually and around 1 million visitors pass through it from mid March to mid May.  

Later we will return to the ferry port in time for our return ferry to the UK.

Day 6

This morning we rejoin our coach for the return trip home at the end of a memorable holiday.

• 3 nights full board (including lunches) on board the MV Prinses Juliana in a twin-berth cabin (all cabins are on the same deck and there are no bunk beds).

• Overnight ferry crossings on inside twin berth cabin with private facilities.

• All coaching as stated. 

• Entrance to Keukenhof Gardens, Het Loo Palace and a flower auction.

• Visits to Delft, Amsterdam, Arnhem and Dordrecht.

• Services of a Brightwater Holidays representative. 

• Shared outside cabin £35.00 per person

• Single occupancy inside cabin £150 per person

• Single occupancy outside cabin on request
  

• Insurance to be confirmed
  

• Dinner and breakfast package availabile on board - price to be advised.

Please note that the standard accommodation on the overnight ferries is  2-berth inside cabins with bunk beds. If you would prefer a cabin with two low berths, these are available on request and a supplement may apply. All outside cabins have two low berths.

From Scotland (all dates):

Aberdeen, Arbroath, Montrose, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hamilton, Kinross, Falkirk, Rosyth, Perth, Stirling, Stonehaven

Berwick and Newcastle are also available

From Northern England (Hull departures only):

Berwick, Newcastle, Darlington, Leeds, Hull, Wetherby, Manchester, Carlisle, Preston, Lancaster, Penrith

Please note all overnight ferry crossing now require dates & passport numbers prior to departure – please therefore include these details when making a booking.

Departure dates, ferry crossings & prices:

     4 - 4 April 2011                 Hull                          From £525.00

**7 - 12 April 2011                Hull                          From £495.00

**7 - 12 April 2011                Newcastle               From £545.00

  10 - 15 April 2011                Newcastle               From £545.00

Final timings and pick-up points will be confirmed with your joining instructions 10 days prior to departure

**Please note that the above itinerary on this date will operate in reverse due to the sailing schedule of the Prinses Juliana, beginning in Dordrecth and terminating in Amsterdam.  The overall contant of the tour remeains unchanged.