HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2017 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM 2017 DUTCH & FLEMISH LANDSCAPES THE NETHERLANDS & BELGIUM ABOARD AMAPRIMA WITH SUE WEAVER SCHOPF April 19 27, 2017
DUTCH & FLEMISH LANDSCAPES THE NETHERLANDS & BELGIUM ABOARD AMAPRIMA April 19 27, 2017 Frot cover: Caal i Bruges, Belgium, photo courtesy of Ja D. Hodt, Above: Keukehof Gardes CRUISE DUTCH AND BELGIAN WATERWAYS ON A VOYAGE THAT IS A RICH TAPESTRY OF ART AND GARDENS. BEGIN IN AMSTERDAM TO EMBARK THE elegat M.S. AmaPrima for a seve-ight river cruise. Step ashore i Rotterdam to admire its cotemporary architecture, or explore Delft, the birthplace of Vermeer. See Zeelad, a regio of dikes ad eatly kept farms, ad a collectio of 16th-cetury tapestries at Middelburg s Zeeuws Museum. I Ghet, visit the Cathedral of St. Bavo to view the famous Ghet Altarpiece. Travel to Bruges, where the early Netherladish master Has Memlig lived ad worked. Cruise to Atwerp to admire Peter Paul Rubes s celebrated Descet from the Cross ad ejoy leisure time to explore this charmig city. From Arhem, drive through the lovely coutryside to explore the Kröller-Müller Museum. Coclude i Amsterdam with a visit to the Rijksmuseum. A optioal prelude is offered i Amsterdam ad a optioal postlude is offered i The Hague. TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL
HARVARD STUDY LEADER Sue Weaver Schopf is the former associate dea for the Master of Liberal Arts program at the Harvard Extesio School ad a lecturer i Extesio. She came to Harvard as a Adrew W. Mello Faculty Fellow i 1980, after completig a PhD i Eglish at Vaderbilt Uiversity. She first taught i Extesio i 1982, ad has bee associated with the ALM program sice 1986, ow servig as director. I additio to advisig graduate studets i the humaities o their thesis projects, Schopf teaches writig-itesive literature courses o topics as far ragig as Eglish romatic poetry, Victoria poetry ad ofictioal prose, Irish literature, ad Orietalism i British literature ad visual culture. She has received post-doctoral fellowships from the Natioal Edowmet for the Humaities ad is a wier of the Petra T. Shattuck Excellece i Teachig Prize. As faculty lecturer o more tha 30 Harvard Alumi Associatio travel-study programs, she has spoke o a variety of literary ad art-historical topics throughout Eglad, Europe, Irelad, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, ad Egypt. Strogly committed to the idea that walkig i the footsteps of writers ad artists is importat to uderstadig their work, Schopf has created a umber of sprig-break tours for her literature studets i Eglad, Irelad, Greece, ad Egypt. HIGHLIGHTS North Sea The Hague Delft Middelburg Bruges FRANCE Ghet NETHERLANDS Amsterdam Rotterdam Arhem Atwerp BELGIUM GERMANY Educatioal program featurig Harvard study leader Sue Weaver Schopf ad guest lecturers from other sposorig istitutios. Immersio i the art history ad cultural traditios of Belgium ad the Netherlads. Seve-ight cruise aboard the elegat M.S. AmaPrima. Oboard cocert by oe of Europe s reowed quartets. Visit to St. Bavo s Cathedral for a viewig of the Ghet Altarpiece. Delft tiles Gourmet luch at the Duc de Bourgoe, overlookig the caals of Bruges. The Kröller-Müller Museum, a treasure trove of moder art with a sculpture park. AmaPrima A optioal visit to the magificet Keukehof Gardes, where a millio flowerig bulbs create a vast carpet of brilliat color. FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL
SCHEDULE BY DAY Rotterdam Wedesday, April 19 U.S.A. DEPARTURE Depart o a overight flight from the U.S.A. to Amsterdam. Thursday, April 20 AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS / EMBARK AMAPRIMA Arrive i this vibrat city of harbors ad caals ad trasfer to AmaPrima i the late afteroo. The captai hosts a welcome receptio this eveig. R, D Friday, April 21 ROTTERDAM, KINDERDIJK, OR DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS Arrive i Rotterdam this morig for a tour of the city, largely rebuilt after World War II ad justly famous for its cuttig-edge architecture by Rezo Piao, Piet Blom, ad Rem Koolhaas. Alteratively, jourey across the polder (lowlads reclaimed from the sea) to see the beautifully preserved 18th-cetury widmills of Kiderdijk. Or you may choose to explore Delft, where artist Johaes Vermeer lived ad worked for most of his life. Retur to AmaPrima for luch. Durig a leisurely afteroo o board, atted a lecture or simply relax ad ejoy the sceery as you cruise to Middelburg. Saturday, April 22 MIDDELBURG / GHENT, BELGIUM Stroll to the Zeeuws Museum, housed i a imposig 12thcetury abbey i the ceter of Middelburg capital of coastal Zeelad, oce oe of Hollad s most importat cities. Afterwards, travel by motorcoach to the medieval ceter of Ghet. Visit the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bavo for a tour of the remarkable art, icludig a viewig of its greatest treasure, Adoratio of the Mystic Lamb by Hubert ad Ja Va Eyck. Widmills of Kiderdijk Suday, April 23 BRUGES, BELGIUM Today discover Bruges, a medieval gem laced with caals ad gardes. Visit the Church of Our Lady, with its celebrated marble Madoa ad Child by Michelagelo, ad the Has Memlig Museum, where artistic treasures are o display i a old ifirmary. Followig luch at the caal-side Duc de Bourgoge, see Flemish masters ad Reaissace treasures at the Groeige Museum. This eveig ejoy a oboard cocert by oe of Europe s reowed quartets. Madoa ad Child detail, by Michelagelo FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/TRAVEL
Moday, April 24 ANTWERP, BELGIUM Charmig Atwerp is kow for its soarig Gothic cathedral, which displays four paitigs by local artist Peter Paul Rubes, icludig two magificet altars. Visit the Rockox House, a gem of a museum set i the origial home of a 17thcetury lawyer ad art collector, whe it is closed to the public. Ejoy free time to explore this port city, with its café-lied cobbled laes, guild houses, ad shops. Later this afteroo, cruise through sceic cetral Hollad. Tuesday, April 25 ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS From Arhem, drive ito the Hoge Veluwe Natioal Park, whose moors, forests, ad ope fields are ofte depicted i Va Gogh s drawigs ad paitigs. I the ceter of the park, experiece the Kröller-Müller Museum, a treasure house of moder art with a sculpture park that art critic Joh Russell called still the best of its kid i the world. Afteroo optios iclude a visit to the Airbore Museum Hartestei i earby Oosterbeek, or a opportuity to remai at Hoge Veluwe. Celebrate a memorable voyaget at a farewell dier hosted by the captai. Wedesday, April 26 AMSTERDAM Cruise ito Amsterdam, where AmaPrima remais overight. Board chartered caal boats ad cruise through the city s rig of caals to see architectural woders. Visit the Rijksmuseum, home to Rembradt s The Night Watch, four Vermeers, ad other icoic paitigs of the Dutch Golde Age. The remaider of the afteroo is at leisure, perhaps to tour the ewly expaded Va Gogh Museum or explore the Kig s Day festivities uderway throughout the city. Alteratively, joi a optioal excursio to Keukehof Gardes, where more tha 7 millio bulbs bloom each sprig. Thursday, April 27 AMSTERDAM / U.S.A. Disembark AmaPrima this morig for flights home. B Traditioal Dutch shoes OPTIONAL PRELUDE IN AMSTERDAM April 17-20, 2017 Explore the fie museums ad colorful eighborhoods of Amsterdam from your base at the Pulitzer Hotel, set withi restored 17th- ad 18th-cetury caal houses. Drive to Haarlem to visit the Fras Hals Museum ad Cathedral of St. Bavo. Traditioal houses, Amsterdam OPTIONAL POSTLUDE IN THE HAGUE April 27-29, 2017 Sped a morigs i Gouda before discoverig The Hague, seat of the Dutch govermet ad residece of the Quee. Amog the highlights is the beautifully refurbished Mauritshuis, home to Vermeer s Girl with a Pearl Earrig. Stay two ights at the icoic Hotel des Ides, a 19th-cetury palace. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Lobby i the Hotel des Ides
AMAPRIMA CRUISE RATES Rates are per perso, double occupacy. There is o sigle supplemet for Piao Deck cabis. A limited umber of additioal sigles are available at a supplemet ragig from 25% to 100% of the cruise rate. 112 to 117 $4,995 Piao Deck 101 to 111 $5,995 Piao Deck 226 to 233 $6,995 Cello Deck 325 to 332 $6,995 Violi Deck 201 to 206 / 217 to 225 $7,495 Cello Deck 315 to 324 $7,995 Violi Deck 207 to 216 $8,495 Cello Deck 305 to 314 $8,995 Violi Deck 302 $11,995 Violi Deck 301, 303 & 304 $12,995 Violi Deck FITNESS ROOM 332 331 330 329 328 327 326 325 MASSAGE & HAIR SALON 324 323 322 321 320 319 WALKI NG 318 317 316 TRACK SUN DECK VIOLIN DECK 314 312 310 308 306 304 315 313 311 309 307 305 303 CELLO DECK 233 231 229 227 225 223 221 220 218 216 214 212 210 208 206 204 202 232 230 228 226 224 222 302 301 219 217 215 213 211 209 207 205 203 201 PIANO DECK 116 114 112 110 108 106 104 102 117 115 113 111 109 107 105 103 101 HEATED POOL ELEVATOR ELEVATOR GIFT SHOP RECEPTION Twi Balcoy Stateroom (left) ad Chef s Table restaurat (right) DINING ROOM BRI D GE LOUNGE Admire some of Europe s loveliest sceery from the su deck of the elegat AmaPrima. Ejoy a special tastig meu at the Chef s Table restaurat, or Chaîe des Rôtisseurs culiary creatios i the mai diig room. Ameities iclude a swimmig pool, fitess ceter, massage ad hair salo, ad bicycles for use ashore. Most staterooms have a Frech balcoy as well as a step-out balcoy; all staterooms feature complimetary Iteret access, ample closet space, wireless telephoes, safe, hair dryer, flat-scree televisios, ad idividually cotrolled air coditioig. Please ote: AmaPrima has a elevator. AL FRESCO DINING TOUR COST INCLUSIONS Seve ights cabi accommodatios aboard AmaPrima, icludig all port charges; meals as per the itierary. (B = Breakfast, L = Luch, D = Dier, R = Receptio); complimetary wie with luch ad dier; escorted sightseeig by motorcoach; etrace fees for visits; airport / pier group trasfers ad porterage; customary shipboard gratuities; taxes; service charges; gratuities to guides ad drivers; $200,000 emergecy medical assistace ad evacuatio isurace. TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Iteratioal airfare; passport fees; meals ot specified; alcoholic beverages other tha wie at icluded luches ad diers oboard; persoal items ad expeses; airport trasfers for those ot o suggested flights; excess baggage; trip isurace; optioal prelude i Amsterdam; optioal postlude i The Hague; ay other items ot specifically metioed as icluded. OPTIONAL PRELUDE AMSTERDAM $1,545 per perso, double occupacy. Sigle supplemet $495. Icludes two ights at the Pulitzer Hotel, two breakfasts, two luches, ad two diers. OPTIONAL POSTLUDE THE HAGUE $1,475 per perso, double occupacy. Sigle supplemet $365. Icludes two ights at the Hotel des Ides, two breakfasts, two luches, ad oe dier. RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve space o this program, a $1,000 deposit is required per perso. Please either call us at 800-422-1636 or 617-496-0806, or fill out ad mail or fax the registratio form. Reservatios are ackowledged i order of receipt util the maximum erollmet has bee reached. Fial paymet is due 120 days before departure. CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cacellatios must be made i writig to HAA Travels ad are subject to a $350 orefudable admiistrative fee. Cacellatios received betwee 120 ad 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee i the amout of 20 percet of the program cost per perso; those received betwee 90 ad 61 days before departure, 50 percet; o refuds will be give for cacellatios received withi 60 days of departure. No refuds are give for cacellatio o or after the day of departure, or for uused portios of the tour, for ay reaso. HEALTH ADVISORY This is a active program that ivolves extesive walkig. Ay coditio that may require assistace or special medical attetio must be reported at the time of your reservatio. CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itierary is subject to chage at the discretio of HAA Travels ad the tour operator. Deviatios from the scheduled itierary are at the expese of the idividual. All prices quoted are based o prevailig fuel prices, airfare, ad currecy exchage rates i effect at the time of brochure pritig ad are subject to chage. While the tour operator will do everythig possible to maitai the published trip price, it may be ecessary to istitute a surcharge. INSURANCE We highly recommed the purchase of trip cacellatio isurace. A applicatio for isurace will be provided by HAA Travels upo cofirmatio. RESPONSIBILITY Certai other provisios apply regardig limitatios of liability ad rights of HAA Travels ad the tour operator. The statemet of resposibility is available at http://alumi.harvard.edu/travel/trips/flemish-ladscapes- 2017. If you are ot able to access the Iteret, please call HAA Travels at 800-422-1636 or 617-496-0806. DISCLAIMER Every reasoable effort has bee made to esure the accuracy of iformatio preseted i this publicatio. 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