We chose the tour to Medieval Ghent and this was superb. Beautiful city, small enough to walk around and be charming all in one, with plenty of different places to buy souvenirs made locally. An hour and a half of free time on top of the tour meant we could fully appreciate the city centre, get everything we wanted and have a local beer and snack before going back. 10/10 well worth every penny, ...
The port town (Zeebrugge) was not expecting us. They only had 2 diners open, no public restrooms, and a chocolate factory with just one young lady working. There is nothing to see or do in Zeebrugge and the signage is not clear on how to get to Brussels or Brugge. ...
The ship got in late, and tour was cancelled. We chose to walk by the cruise terminal since Bruges was a half train or taxi ride away. Little to see and we were back on the ship is less than an hour ...
We took the Flanders Fields excursion, which, as our guide said, was as much of a pilgrimage as a tour. He was very knowledgeable and struck just the right tone. There was also free time so we enjoyed a local lunch near the Yypres Museum, a place I wish we could have spent more time. ...
Beautiful stops, we have done them before, we selected to go to different towns this time.
We stayed in Rotterdam for a week and traveled several cities. It was great! ...
Zeebrugge - lovely day on day one. Shuttle buses to the terminal and for the train to Brugge. The shuttle takes 25 minutes to Blanknburg and you get the train to Brugge there.
Due to 45mph winds forecast the captain advised us late evening that we would now stay in Zeebrugge for another day instead of going to Rotterdam tomorrow. This means one less day at sea which is good. The plan is still ...
