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AmsterdamLeylstadZaandamUtrechtRhine RotterdamEnkhuizenNETHERLANDS20Lake IJssel and Keukenhof GardensDiscover the attractions of the Dutch waterways and the IJssel Lake. Enjoy a leisurely morning cruise from Rotterdam to Utrecht. From here you can visit Castle De Haar to learn more about the flamboyant, 20th-century lifestyle of the Van Zuylen family by exploring the castle and grounds independently. From Zaandam, look forward to spending the day at leisure in the world-famous Keukenhof Gardens, where you can browse their renowned spring floral displays independently. Continue to Amsterdam, the lively capital of the Netherlands, and enjoy a journey aboard one of its glass-topped canal boats past gabled houses and historic bridges. Cruise the IJssel Lake to Enkhuizen, one of the Dutch East India Company%u2019s main ports in the Day 1: UK to Rotterdam, Netherlands. Day 2: Rotterdam to Utrecht (for Castle De Haar), Netherlands to Zaandam, Netherlands. Day 3: Zaandam (for Keukenhof Gardens). Day 4: Zaandam to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Day 5: Amsterdam to Enkhuizen, Netherlands. Day 6: Enkhuizen to Lelystad (for Giethoorn), Netherlands. Overnight sailing. Day 7: Rotterdam, Netherlands. Day 8: Rotterdam to UK.SHIP: Spirit of the Moselle or Spirit of the RhineINCLUDED EXCURSION IN EVERY PORTCRUISE CODE: MO108/RH43017th century. Browse the Zuiderzee Museum, which exhibits over 140 historic buildings from villages around the former Zuiderzee. Beside the Marker Lake, visit Lelystad, which is built on reclaimed land. Head to Giethoorn, where an excursion by canal cruiser will reveal the distinctive thatched houses that line the village%u2019s network of canals. Your cruise concludes in the city of Rotterdam, home to an array of modern architecture and sculptures. See more of the city by coach, stopping for a walking tour of the historic Delfshaven district, with its traditional gabled buildings, the Cube Houses and the Markthal, a combined indoor food market and apartment block.The route to UtrechtAmsterdam in spring