60s Music Rhine Cruise
If you are a lover of 60s music, this cheap river cruise of the Rhine will satisfy all your senses. Imagine yourself cruising past the vineyards of the Rhine (but also pausing for wine tastings) and revisiting the timeless sounds of your youth, all performed live on board ship. You’ll see the prettiest stretches of the river, taste and compare local wines and enjoy live 60s music every night throughout this exuberant cruise. Hear hits of the time that were created by the likes of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield, the pioneers of Rock ‘n’ Roll including Bill Haley & the Comets and Elvis. The final farewell concert features hits from The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, The Troggs, The Animals and more to bring your cruise to a rousing end…
Your Tour Includes
TRAVEL
VIP door-to-door travel service from anywhere on the UK mainland
Included travel insurance
Return coach travel via Eurotunnel or ferry
ACCOMMODATION
Complimentary Wi-Fi on board
EXPERIENCES
Cruise Host
Cruise Assistant
Five live music performances
Two briefings from your band leader
FOOD & DRINK
14 meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 dinners
Free bar open 12 hours a day
Drinks reception and Captain’s dinner
Day 1 UK - Arnhem
Travel by coach via Eurotunnel, or ferry, from Folkestone to Arnhem - a journey from Calais of approximately four hours - where you embark Rex Rheni.
Set sail this evening and enjoy a welcome drink, and dinner on board, with a live performance. Tonight’s performance, consisting of two one-hour sets, is entitled ‘Welcome to the Swinging 60s.’
Day 2 Bonn
Arrive in the former West German capital of Bonn at lunchtime and enjoy an afternoon here. Perhaps join an optional excursion to see the sights of the town, and visit the birthplace of the legendary Beethoven, this afternoon.
Tonight’s musical entertainment is ‘The British Invasion’ – spend the evening celebrating the success of British bands in the US.
Day 3 Bonn - Koblenz
Depart Bonn at breakfast time and sail through the morning to Koblenz, where you arrive early afternoon and moor overnight.
You might like to join an optional tour of the town and castle this afternoon.
This evening your on-board entertainers plan to ‘Rock the Joint’ with a set celebrating the pioneers of Rock & Roll.
Day 4 Koblenz - Rüdesheim
Rex Rheni sets sail over breakfast and cruises one of the most picturesque sections of the middle Rhine. Arrive in Rüdesheim, a charming wine town, early afternoon and moor here overnight.
Perhaps stroll to the Drosselgasse. Alternatively you can join an optional excursion to Siegfried's Museum of Mechanical Music.
Return to your ship in time to enjoy a ‘Musical Kaleidoscope'.
Day 5 Rüdesheim - Cologne - Konigswinter
Sail from Rüdesheim early this morning and, after a lunchtime arrival, spend the afternoon at leisure in Cologne.
See some of the historic highlights at the Romano-Germanic Museum and the cathedral, or go shopping in the city's modern heart.
Depart during dinner and sail to Konigswinter for an overnight mooring. Tonight you can enjoy band's final performance.
Day 6 Konigswinter - UK
Disembark Rex Rheni after breakfast, and begin your return journey to the UK.
