{"id":126,"date":"2026-11-10T13:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/rejser\/flower-cruise-in-the-dutch-spring\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:01:49","slug":"flower-cruise-in-the-dutch-spring","status":"publish","type":"rejse","link":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/rejser\/flower-cruise-in-the-dutch-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Cruise in the Dutch Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April the Netherlands is in full bloom, and a cruise on rivers and canals is a calm way to experience the colours of spring. The cruise starts in Zaandam just north of Amsterdam and takes us through the Dutch countryside to the old fortified town of Wijk bij Duurstede, Arnhem and Nijmegen before ending in Amsterdam. Along the way you can purchase a trip to the flower auction in Aalsmeer and the Keukenhof gardens, where millions of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils bloom in spring. A journey of flowers, windmills, historic towns and time to enjoy life on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-highlights has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-checklist\"><li>Keukenhof and the Aalsmeer flower auction \u2013 available to purchase on board<\/li><li>Zaandam and the windmills of Zaanse Schans<\/li><li>Arnhem, Nijmegen and the fortified town of Wijk bij Duurstede<\/li><li>The canals of Amsterdam<\/li><li>6-day river cruise on MS Leonora<\/li><li>All meals on board<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped c2g-gallery wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1920x1281-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-id=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-1912719_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2127618_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2127618_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2203076_1920-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2203076_1920-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2203076_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/amsterdam-2255724_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" data-id=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/banner-1600x600-1-2048x768.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/keukenhof-2303142_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00f8de og gule tulipaner i Keukenhof\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/keukenhof-2303142_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/keukenhof-2303142_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/keukenhof-2303142_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/zaandam-590280_1920-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Gr\u00f8nne tr\u00e6huse langs floden Zaan ved Zaandam\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/zaandam-590280_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/zaandam-590280_1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/zaandam-590280_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nijmegen-2605663_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Waalbroen over floden Waal ved Nijmegen i aftenlys\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nijmegen-2605663_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nijmegen-2605663_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nijmegen-2605663_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dagsprogram\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itinerary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-itinerary has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 1<\/strong>Embarkation, Zaandam<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you arrive on MS Leonora, the ship&#039;s cruise manager welcomes you in the lounge and goes through safety procedures and practical information. Overnight in Zaandam.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 2<\/strong>Zaandam and Wijk bij Duurstede<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship stays in Zaandam until 13:30. The town is known for its green wooden houses and for the Czar Peter House, where the Russian tsar lived while learning shipbuilding here in 1697. A few kilometres away lies Zaanse Schans with its characteristic windmills and old wooden houses. In the afternoon we sail on, arriving in Wijk bij Duurstede at 19:00.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 3<\/strong>Wijk bij Duurstede, Aalsmeer and Keukenhof<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wijk bij Duurstede is a small fortified town on the Lek with an old centre and the well-known Rijn en Lek windmill. In the Viking Age, the trading town of Dorestad stood here.<br>\n<br>\nToday you can purchase a trip on board to the flower auction in Aalsmeer and the Keukenhof gardens. Aalsmeer is home to one of the world&#039;s largest flower auctions, where millions of flowers are traded every day and sent on around the world. From the visitor gallery you can watch the flowers being moved and sold. The trip continues to Keukenhof near Lisse, one of the world&#039;s largest flower parks. Every spring, millions of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and other bulbs bloom in themed gardens, pavilions and along lakes and paths.<br>\n<br>\nAt 16:30 we sail from Wijk bij Duurstede, arriving in Arnhem at 20:00.<br>\n<br>\nPlease note: The Aalsmeer flower auction is closed at weekends. On the 8 April departure this day falls on a Saturday, so the trip goes to Keukenhof only.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 4<\/strong>Arnhem and Nijmegen<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning is spent in Arnhem, known for the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. In nearby Oosterbeek the Airborne Museum tells the story of Operation Market Garden, and the town also has a pleasant centre with a pedestrian street and shops. At 14:00 we sail to Nijmegen, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, arriving at 17:00. The evening can be spent walking along the Waal and in the old town.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 5<\/strong>Amsterdam<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the morning we sail from Nijmegen, arriving in Amsterdam at 13:30. The afternoon is free to experience the city&#039;s canals and narrow gabled houses, ideally from the water on a canal cruise.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 6<\/strong>Amsterdam<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disembarkation in Amsterdam at around 09:00. Our flower cruise in the Dutch spring comes to an end.<br>\n<br>\nPlease note: Sailing times are approximate and may change due to water levels, weather, locks or other conditions.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is included?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89c98654 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Included<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-checklist\"><li>6 days \/ 5 nights on MS Leonora<\/li><li>English-speaking staff on board<\/li><li>All meals and selected drinks<\/li><li>Entertainment on board<\/li><li>All cabins are outside cabins with window, shower\/toilet, hairdryer and air conditioning<\/li><li>Port and passenger fees<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not included<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-xlist\"><li>Most drinks on board<\/li><li>Drinks package \u2013 available to purchase<\/li><li>Trip to Aalsmeer and Keukenhof \u2013 available to purchase on board<\/li><li>Other trips<\/li><li>Transport to and from the ship<\/li><li>Service charge, \u20ac8 per person per day<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-note has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prices and dates<\/strong> come straight from our booking system and are always up to date. 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