Last update 03/09/25
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Dec 12: THU - FINAL PAYMENT to VIKINGS (Typically due 12/15/24)
Send Cynthia Banking Account credentials for eCheck to Viking
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Feb 14: Select Air Fare (done)
Mar 07: (done): Book Shore Excursions and Basel Radisson Blu selected
Hourly schedule added 3/9/25
Dec 1: (03/04/25): Reserve Heathrow lounge
7:00 PM - check in to British Airlines
Dec 2: TUE - Nashville
3:45 PM - Depart H'ville to airport
6:45 PM - Depart from Nashville
Dec 3: WED - Heathrow / Basel
8:45 AM - Arrive Heathrow
Heathrow lounge (03/02/25)
12:20 PM - Depart to Basel
3:00 PM - Arrive in Basel, Switzerland
4:30 PM - Check in Radisson BLU
Dec 4: THU - Basel
12:00 PM - Check out hotel - Board Ship Hervor (03/04/25)
1:00 PM - Lunch of the ship
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Tour of Basel
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Dinner on ship (Main Restaurant)
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Nightcap or Viking Enrichment
Dec 5: FRI - Breisach Brad's & LIsa's Wedding Anniversary
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
8:30 AM to 12:30 AM – Freiburg Yuletide Market & Organ Concert
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM – Lunch on the ship
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Medieval Staufen & Wine ($119)
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Dinner on ship (Main Restaurant)
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Nightcap or Viking Enrichment
Dec 6: SAT - Strasbourg
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
8:30 AM to 12:30 AM – Festive Markets of Strasbourg (included)
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM – Lunch on the ship
2:00 PM to 6:30 PM - Alsatian Wine Tasting ($149)
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Dinner on ship (Buffet)
8 PM to 10 PM – Nightcap or Viking Enrichment
Dec 7: SUN - Mannheim and Rudesheim
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
8:30 AM to 12:30 AM - Mannheim & Yuletide Market
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM – Lunch on the ship
2:00 PM to 5:45 PM – Relax on the ship and have a couple of drinks
5:45 PM to 9:45 PM – Wine Tasting & Dinner at Eberbach Monastery ($219)
Dec 8: MON - Sailing to Kolbenz
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM – RIVER CRUISE - on the ship + a couple of drinks
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch on the ship
1:45 PM to 4:15 PM - Ehrenbreitstein Fortress ($85)
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Appetizers and drinks on ship
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM – Dinner on the ship (Main restaurant)
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM – Nightcap or Viking Enrichment
Dec 9: TUE - Cologne
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
9:15 AM to 10:45 PM – Christmas in Cologne
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM – Roam around Cologne
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch on the ship
1:30 PM to 6:15 PM – Relax on the ship, appetizers, and drinks on the ship
6:15 PM to 9:45 PM – Cologne’s Beer Culture & Dinner ($159)
Dec 10: WED - Sailing Waal & Merwede to Dordrecht
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM – RIVER CRUISE - on the ship + a couple of drinks
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM - Historic Dordrecht
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM - On ship
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM – Dinner on the ship (Main restaurant)
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM – Nightcap or Viking Enrichment
Dec 11: THU - Amsterdam
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM – Breakfast on ship
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM – Drive to Airport
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM (1h 25m) AMS to LHR
10:40 AM - 1:10 AM – 2hr/30min layover - Heathrow lounge
1:10 PM - 4:35 PM (9h 25m) to Nashville
