marti1 Posted March 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Just found out our end of cruise is Brussels instead of Amsterdam. This is because of a big 5 year boating thing in Amsterdam. Is this going to be a bad thing. Really wanted to see Amsterdam. This is for the Aug sailing this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquilegia Posted March 12, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Well, Brussels is a nice city to visit with quite a bit to see but I must admit that in your place I would be very disappointed. And as it's obviously some long-planned event, you would have thought Avalon would have known about this before you booked. Is there any way that you can have a couple of days in Amsterdam after your cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyaheel Posted March 12, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Brussels to AMS is a quick train ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyK13 Posted March 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I was looking at Avalon Rheine cruises on their website a few months ago and it did show this cruise goes to Brussels, not Amsterdam because of the race. I don't remember if there are one or two cruises affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenericUserID Posted March 12, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2015 If you're on the Rimantic Rhein cruise, that change has been showing as an asterisked note on the bottom of the description since at least May 2014 when I booked. That's why I chose a different sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis M Posted March 12, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The event is Sail Amsterdam http://www.amsterdam.info/events/sail/ . Our Viking post cruise is that week-end and haven't heard any issues from them. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiccups Posted March 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) We had considered a Rhine cruise with Avalon but it was posted on the website the cruises during the first two weeks of August would begin and end in Brussels so I was going to avoid those dates, but we ended up going with another line instead. Edited March 12, 2015 by hiccups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Got2Cruise Posted March 12, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Brussels to AMS is a quick train ride! Yes and check out if Avalon offers a post cruise extension in Ams after the cruise or arrange yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted March 13, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2015 We had considered a Rhine cruise with Avalon but it was posted on the website the cruises during the first two weeks of August would begin and end in Brussels so I was going to avoid those dates, but we ended up going with another line instead. According to the link, it's only from Aug. 19-23rd. Our cruise starts at the beginning of the second week in August and ends on the 15th in Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiccups Posted March 13, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2015 According to the link, it's only from Aug. 19-23rd. Our cruise starts at the beginning of the second week in August and ends on the 15th in Amsterdam. It was earlier than that for northbound. I just remember we were looking at the first two weeks in August and didn't want to book it because we wanted to see Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 13, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hello marti1, I cannot quite figure out how they do this logistically: do you fly into Amsterdam and are than bussed to Brussels or do you fly to Brussels? Brussels is a great town with lots to see, architecture from several centuries abound. A political centre for Europe. And "European capital" for comic books and magazines IMO. Brussels has a different feel to it than Amsterdam, the town being inland rather than at the sea. Brussels is not on the Rhine, but then neither is Amsterdam! You can get a fast train from Brussels to Amsterdam: https://www.b-europe.com/Travel/Booking/Tickets Enjoy your trip. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marti1 Posted March 16, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Thank you for the imput. We are going to stay 2 nights after the cruise, with both in Brussels and just a day trip to Amsterdam or 1 night in each city. I guess I look at this as a little added bonus, another great city to see, with a day trip to Bruge also. Plus we get to see the "Sail Amsterdam" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted March 16, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 16, 2015 If you are a beer geek, Brussels is nirvana! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted March 17, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) It was earlier than that for northbound. I just remember we were looking at the first two weeks in August and didn't want to book it because we wanted to see Amsterdam. Well, like I said we're on one of the cruises during the first two weeks in August sailing northbound and we're ending in AMS. I think you have your dates mixed up. Edited March 17, 2015 by DrivesLikeMario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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