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Detailed Ship Information: The Avalon Expression's two full decks of suites feature Wall-to-Wall Panoramic Windows that transform the living space into a unique Open-Air Balcony. Enjoy fresh breezes and enchanting scenery from the comfort... Read More

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7 Night - Romantic Rhine (Northbound) (WZA) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Ludwigshafen, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam

2021 Sails: May 4, May 18, Jun 15, Jun 29, Jul 27, Aug 10, Sep 7, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 2

7 Night - Romantic Rhine (Southbound) (WAZ) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

7 Night - Active & Discovery on the Rhine (Southbound) (WAW) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Arnhem, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Rhine Gorge, Mainz, Frankfurt

2021 Sails: May 25, Jul 6, Aug 17, Sep 28

7 Night - Active & Discovery on the Rhine (Northbound) (WWA) - Expression
Starting in Frankfurt with stops in Mainz, Boppard, Bonn, Dusseldorf, Arnhem, Amsterdam

2021 Sails: Jun 1, Jul 13, Aug 24, Oct 5

7 Night - Romantic Rhine (Southbound) (WAZ) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 15, Oct 25

7 Night - Romantic Rhine (Northbound) (WZA) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam

2022 Sails: Apr 5, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 14, Jun 28, Jul 12, Aug 9, Aug 23, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1

7 Night - Active & Discovery on the Rhine (Southbound) (WAW) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Arnhem, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Rhine Gorge, Mainz, Frankfurt

2022 Sails: Apr 26, May 24, Jul 19, Aug 30

7 Night - Active & Discovery on the Rhine (Northbound) (WWA) - Expression
Starting in Frankfurt with stops in Mainz, Boppard, Bonn, Dusseldorf, Arnhem, Amsterdam

2022 Sails: May 3, May 31, Jul 26, Sep 6

8 Night - Romantic Rhine with 1 Night in Amsterdam (Southbound) (WAZQ) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

8 Night - Active & Discovery on the Rhine with 1 Night in Amsterdam (Southbound) (WAWQ) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Arnhem, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Rhine Gorge, Mainz, Frankfurt

2022 Sails: Apr 25, May 23, Jul 18, Aug 29

9 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne (Northbound) (WZA3) - Expression
Starting in Lucerne with stops in Basel, Breisach, Strasbourg, Ludwigshafen, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam

2021 Sails: May 2, May 16, Jun 13, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 8, Sep 5, Sep 19, Oct 17, Oct 31

9 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne (Southbound) (WAZ2) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Lucerne

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

9 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne (Southbound) (WAZ2) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Lucerne

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25

9 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne (Northbound) (WZA3) - Expression
Starting in Lucerne with stops in Basel, Breisach, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam

2022 Sails: Apr 3, Apr 17, May 15, Jun 12, Jun 26, Jul 10, Aug 7, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 2, Oct 16, Oct 30

10 Night - Romantic Rhine with 1 Night in Amsterdam & 2 Nights in Lucerne (Southbound) (WAZ5) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Lucerne

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

11 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Paris & 2 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA4) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Ludwigshafen, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2021 Sails: May 4, May 18, Jun 15, Jun 29, Jul 27, Aug 10, Sep 7, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 2

11 Night - Romantic Rhine with Mount Pilatus, 1 Night in Lucerne & 3 Nights in Lake Como (Southbound) (WAZ1) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Lucerne, Lake Como

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

11 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Paris & 2 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA4) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2022 Sails: Apr 5, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 14, Jun 28, Jul 12, Aug 9, Aug 23, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1

13 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne, 2 Nights in Paris & 2 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA2) - Expression
Starting in Lucerne with stops in Basel, Breisach, Strasbourg, Ludwigshafen, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2021 Sails: May 2, May 16, Jun 13, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 8, Sep 5, Sep 19, Oct 17, Oct 31

13 Night - Romantic Rhine with 3 Nights in Paris & 3 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA1) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Ludwigshafen, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2021 Sails: May 4, May 18, Jun 15, Jun 29, Jul 27, Aug 10, Sep 7, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 2

13 Night - Romantic Rhine with Mount Pilatus, 1 Night in Lucerne, 3 Nights in Lake Como & 2 Nights in Milan (Southbound) (WAZ3) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, Lucerne, Lake Como, Milan

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

13 Night - Romantic Rhine with 2 Nights in Lucerne, 2 Nights in Paris & 2 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA2) - Expression
Starting in Lucerne with stops in Basel, Breisach, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2022 Sails: Apr 3, Apr 17, May 15, Jun 12, Jun 26, Jul 10, Aug 7, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 2, Oct 16, Oct 30

13 Night - Romantic Rhine with 3 Nights in Paris & 3 Nights in London (Northbound) (WZA1) - Expression
Starting in Basel with stops in Breisach, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam, Paris, London

2022 Sails: Apr 5, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 14, Jun 28, Jul 12, Aug 9, Aug 23, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1

14 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed (Southbound) (WAL) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Port St. Louis

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

14 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed (Southbound) (WAL) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, PORT-SAINT-LOUIS

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25

15 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 1 Night in Marseille (Southbound) (WALE) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Marseille

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

15 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 1 Night in Amsterdam (Southbound) (WALQ) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, PORT-SAINT-LOUIS

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

16 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound) (WALE) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25

17 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 1 Night in Amsterdam & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound) (WALY) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

18 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 2 Nights in Aix-en-Provence & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound) (WAL1) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Nice

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

18 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 2 Nights in Aix-en-Provence & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound) (WAL1) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Nice

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25

19 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 2 Nights in Nice & 3 Nights in Barcelona (Southbound) (WAL2) - Expression
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice, Barcelona

2021 Sails: May 11, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 14, Oct 12, Oct 26

19 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 1 Night in Amsterdam, 2 Nights in Aix-en-Provence & 2 Nights in Nice (Southbound) (WAL3) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Nice

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

19 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 2 Nights in Nice & 3 Nights in Barcelona (Southbound) (WAL2) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice, Barcelona

2022 Sails: Mar 29, Apr 12, May 10, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Aug 2, Aug 16, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25

20 Night - Rhine & Rhone Revealed with 1 Night in Amsterdam, 2 Nights in Nice & 3 Nights in Barcelona (Southbound) (WAL4) - Expression and Poetry II
Starting in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach, ST. JEAN DE LOSNE, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice, Barcelona

2022 Sails: Mar 28, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 6, Jun 20, Jul 4, Aug 1, Aug 15, Sep 12, Sep 26, Oct 10, Oct 24

About Avalon Expression

The Avalon Expression's two full decks of suites feature Wall-to-Wall Panoramic Windows that transform the living space into a unique Open-Air Balcony. Enjoy fresh breezes and enchanting scenery from the comfort of your suite. With 200 square feet, Panorama Suites are more than 30% larger than the industry standard, affording you the incomparable opportunity to wake each morning facing the splendid passing scenery. Onboard amenities include an expanded fitness center, Internet corner, complimentary Wi-Fi access, and a spacious Sky Deck with premium lounge chairs, shade system, whirlpool, and the delightful open-air bistro.

Ship Amenities:
Wall-to-Wall Panoramic Windows
Sky Deck with premium lounge chairs
Sky Deck with shade awnings
Wi-Fi access
Expanded fitness center
Non-smoking interior
Elevator
Elegant, contemporary design throughtout
Outside Viewing Deck
Headsets for all guided shore excursions in Europe
English-speaking crew
Sightseeing with a Certified Local Guide
Cruise Director
Onboard lectures, activities & nightly entertainment
Revolutionary engineering
Room service available featuring Continental breakfast and beverages
Sky Deck Whirlpool
Internet Corner
Hair salon (manicures available)
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Relax and enjoy onboard movie nights
Complimentary use of iPad mobile digital devices
Biking excursions available in Amsterdam and Durnstein
Alternate dining experience with local specialties and lighter fare in the Panorama Bistro
Behind-the-scenes ship tour
Choice of excursions - Leisurely, Traditional or Essential Sightseeing options
Complimentary maps and use of Nordic walking sticks
Culture & Cruise onboard experiences with local chefs, entertainers, artisans and experts
Expanded "on-demand" in-room entertainment
Guest Services is available to recommend, reserve and further personalize your cruise
Panorama Bistro
Sky Deck Game Area

Avalon Expression Itineraries