Our Itinerary
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tafeanornFriday, July 8th
9:45 am Car picks us up from home and takes us to airport.
1:40 pm. Plane leaves on 10 hour direct flight to Amsterdam.
Saturday, July 9th.
8:30 am Arrive Amsterdam. Get through customs and pick up a rental car.
day Drive to Leuven, Belgium. Depending on our mood and level of awakedness, this could be a long drive south past Namur to the Chateau de Veves ( www.chateau-de-veves.be ) or it could be a direct shot. Either way, we’ll probably have lunch in den Bosch ( http://wikitravel.org/en/Den_Bosch ). We’ll end up that night in Leuven, Belgium staying at The Lodge Heverlee ( http://www.lodge-hotels.be/lodge/engfotosheverlee.html ). There will be sightseeing in Leuven as well as the eating of frites.
Sunday, July 10th
7:00 am Up early to drive north to Rotterdam. It’s a two hour drive and we only have a 24 hour reservation on the car, so we have to be back there by the same time we picked the car up, probably between 10-11. Drop luggage and people off at the cruise ship terminal and then I run back to return the car and taxi back to the ship. Get onboard and relax.
5:00 pm The ms Ryndam departs Rotterdam.
Monday, July 11th
At sea.
Tuesday, July 12th
All day in Oslo, Norway.
Wednesday, July 13th
All day in Kristiansand, Norway.
Thursday, July 14th
All day in Bergen, Norway.
Friday, July 15th
At sea.
Saturday, July 16th
Afternoon in Tromso, Norway.
Sunday, July 17th
All day in Honningsvag, Norway.
Monday, July 18th
All day in Hammerfest, Norway.
Tuesday, July 19th
At sea.
Wednesday, July 20th
All day in Alesund, Norway.
Thursday, July 21st
All day in Flam, Norway.
Friday, July 22nd
All day in Stavanger, Norway.
Saturday, July 23rd
At sea.
Sunday, July 24th
7:30 am Cruise ship arrives in Dover, England. We get on a tour bus that takes us from there to London, does a drive-by on the important sights in London, and drops us off at Heathrow, sometime around 1:00 or 2:00.
3:00 pm Arrive at our hotel near the airport
4:00 pm Take Express train into London. Travel to Whitechapel for dinner and Jack the Ripper walking tour. Return to hotel.
Monday, July 25th
9:15 am Flight leaves Heathrow for Detroit.
12:45 pm Start of 7 1/2 hour layover in Detroit. Ugh!
8:05 pm Flight leaves Detroit.
10:05 pm Flight arrives Seattle. Home by Midnight.
9:45 am Car picks us up from home and takes us to airport.
1:40 pm. Plane leaves on 10 hour direct flight to Amsterdam.
Saturday, July 9th.
8:30 am Arrive Amsterdam. Get through customs and pick up a rental car.
day Drive to Leuven, Belgium. Depending on our mood and level of awakedness, this could be a long drive south past Namur to the Chateau de Veves ( www.chateau-de-veves.be ) or it could be a direct shot. Either way, we’ll probably have lunch in den Bosch ( http://wikitravel.org/en/Den_Bosch ). We’ll end up that night in Leuven, Belgium staying at The Lodge Heverlee ( http://www.lodge-hotels.be/lodge/engfotosheverlee.html ). There will be sightseeing in Leuven as well as the eating of frites.
Sunday, July 10th
7:00 am Up early to drive north to Rotterdam. It’s a two hour drive and we only have a 24 hour reservation on the car, so we have to be back there by the same time we picked the car up, probably between 10-11. Drop luggage and people off at the cruise ship terminal and then I run back to return the car and taxi back to the ship. Get onboard and relax.
5:00 pm The ms Ryndam departs Rotterdam.
Monday, July 11th
At sea.
Tuesday, July 12th
All day in Oslo, Norway.
Wednesday, July 13th
All day in Kristiansand, Norway.
Thursday, July 14th
All day in Bergen, Norway.
Friday, July 15th
At sea.
Saturday, July 16th
Afternoon in Tromso, Norway.
Sunday, July 17th
All day in Honningsvag, Norway.
Monday, July 18th
All day in Hammerfest, Norway.
Tuesday, July 19th
At sea.
Wednesday, July 20th
All day in Alesund, Norway.
Thursday, July 21st
All day in Flam, Norway.
Friday, July 22nd
All day in Stavanger, Norway.
Saturday, July 23rd
At sea.
Sunday, July 24th
7:30 am Cruise ship arrives in Dover, England. We get on a tour bus that takes us from there to London, does a drive-by on the important sights in London, and drops us off at Heathrow, sometime around 1:00 or 2:00.
3:00 pm Arrive at our hotel near the airport
4:00 pm Take Express train into London. Travel to Whitechapel for dinner and Jack the Ripper walking tour. Return to hotel.
Monday, July 25th
9:15 am Flight leaves Heathrow for Detroit.
12:45 pm Start of 7 1/2 hour layover in Detroit. Ugh!
8:05 pm Flight leaves Detroit.
10:05 pm Flight arrives Seattle. Home by Midnight.
