4 Night Cruise sailing from Cologne roundtrip aboard A-Rosa Flora.

With its two turrets and prominent location at the end of a pier, the Hotel New York has been a Rotterdam institution since 1917. It has got new neighbours over the last few years: tall, ultramodern buildings that have given the city an impressive skyline and the nickname “Manhattan on the Maas”. The old hotel watches over the hustle and bustle of life in Europe’s biggest sea port. In the canals of Amsterdam, the city of artists, tolerance and the good life, you’re more likely to see house boats than shipping giants. This cheerful, international city is the perfect place for culture, history, shopping and, most importantly, living in the moment.

Highlights of this cruise:

Cologne
Cologne, the old Cathedral city, is also one of the most important traffic hubs and commercial centres in Germany, with world famous trade fairs and a busy shipping traffic. Cologne developed out of a Roman colony and looks back on a history of more than 2000 years. In the Middle Ages it was one of the leading towns in Germany. The Second World War destroyed most of the inner city; these parts were rebuilt in a modern style. The landmark and emblem of the city is the Cathedral, a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture and one of the largest cathedrals in Europe. Other tourist attractions are the town hall, the Malakoff Tower, the St Martin Church and the old abbey.

Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, is located on both banks of the Nieuwe Maas, the southern arm of the Rhine, joined by the little River Rotte. Since the opening of the Europoort in 1966, Rotterdam has been the largest port in the world, and in consequence has developed into a gigantic commercial and industrial centre whose full potential is still very far from being realised.

Amsterdam
Amsterdam is located in the provinces of Noord-Holland. Including its ten outer suburbs, Amsterdam has a population of over one million inhabitants, forming the largest conurbation in what is known as “Randstad Holland”. The city is the hub and cornerstone of the Dutch economy thanks mainly to its importance as a commercial centre and the country’s second largest port. Amsterdam is unusual in many ways, i.e. it has more than 2000 architectural monuments, world-class museums and historic canals, but also its unique and liberal atmosphere makes it stand out.