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WASHBURN AL UMNI T RIP RHINE RIVE R CRUISE De pa rting : June 6, 2017

IT INE RARY • T ue s., June 6 – De pa rt fo r Amste rda m • Mo to rc o a c he s le a ve Wa shb urn c a mpus a t no o n., b o a rding b e g ins a t 11:30 a .m. • We d., June 7 – Arrive Amste rda m a nd b o a rd ship • T hur., June 8 – K inde rdijk, Ne the rla nds • F ri., June 9 – Co lo g ne , Ge rma ny • Sa t., June 10 – K o b le nz a nd Rude she im, Ge rma ny • Sun., June 11 – He ide lb e rg a nd Spe ye r, Ge rma ny • Mon. June 12 – Stra sb o urg , F ra nc e • T ue s., June 13 – Bre isa c h, Ge rma ny • We d., June 14 – Dise mb a rk ship in Ba se l, Switze rla nd • So me pa sse ng e rs fly ho me . • So me pa sse ng e rs he a d to L uc e rne , Switze rla nd fo r two nig ht sta y.

BE F ORE YOU L E AVE • Shar e a c opy of your tr ip itine r ar y with family. • Make a c opy of the fr ont and bac k of any c r e dit and de bit c ar ds you’r e taking on the tr ip. Br ing a c opy with you. In c ase you lose a c ar d, you’ll have the infor mation with you to c all and c anc e l your c ar ds. • Notify your bank and c r e dit c ar d c ompanie s that you will be out of the c ountr y and using your c r e dit/ de bit c ar ds.

ME DICAL INSURANCE Che c k with your insura nc e c ompa ny to se e if the re is a spe c ific protoc ol you must • follow in the e ve nt some thing ha ppe ns while you’re outside the U.S. Me dic a re doe s not c ove r me dic a l e xpe nse s inc urre d outside the Unite d Sta te s, • howe ve r a Me dig a p pla n like ly doe s. If you ha ve Me dig a p Pla n C, D, E , F , G, H, I, J, M or N, your pla n: • Cove rs fore ig n tra ve l e me rg e nc y c a re if it be g ins during the first 60 da ys of • your trip if Me dic a re doe sn't othe rwise c ove r the c a re . Pa ys 80% of the bille d c ha rg e s for c e rta in me dic a lly ne c e ssa ry e me rg e nc y • c a re outside the U.S. a fte r you me e t a $250 de duc tible for the ye a r. F ore ig n tra ve l e me rg e nc y c ove ra g e with Me dig a p polic ie s ha s a life time limit • of $50,000. Be fore you tra ve l outside the U.S., ta lk with your Me dig a p pla n or insura nc e a g e nt • to g e t more informa tion a bout your Me dig a p c ove ra g e while tra ve ling.

PASSPORT AND IDE NT IF ICAT ION • Make 3 c opie s of the inside fr ont page of your passpor t. L e ave one at home with family, pac k one in your luggage and c ar r y one in your walle t. In the e ve nt you lose your Passpor t, you’ll have a c opy to show the U.S. Consulate . • Your passpor t’s e xpir ation date must be at le ast six months past your day of de par tur e fr om Switze r land. • In addition to your passpor t, br ing a photo I.D. suc h as a dr ive r s lic e nse . • Viking may c olle c t your Passpor t at your time of c he c k-in. If not, loc k your Passpor t in your in-r oom safe onc e onboar d the ship. Do not c ar r y it with your whe n you go to shor e unle ss instr uc te d to do so.

PACKING YOUR BAGS • Don’t pa c k too muc h. No one will r e me mbe r wha t you wor e ye ste r da y. Pla n on we a r ing pa nts a nd shir ts mor e tha n onc e . • Air line s typic a lly r e str ic t you to 50 lbs. He a vie r ba g s ma y r e quir e e xtr a fe e s. • Don’t pa c k 50 lbs. L e a ve your se lf a fe w e xtr a pounds to a c c ount for pur c ha se s a nd souve nir s. • Atta c h the r e d le a the r Viking Cr uise s ta g to your suitc a se . Upon a r r iva l in Amste r da m, c la im your lug g a g e , the n a tta c h the long Viking c a bin ta g s to your suitc a se a nd c a r r y- on.

L UGGAGE T AGS • Attac h the r e d le athe r Viking Cr uise s tag to your suitc ase . • Upon ar r ival in Amste r dam, c laim your luggage , the n attac h the long Viking c abin tags to your suitc ase and c ar r y- on.

CARRY- ON BAGS • Airline s re stric t you to one pe rsona l ite m a nd a c a rry- on. F or e xa mple , la die s ma y c a rry on a purse a nd a c a rry- on size pie c e of lug g a g e . A ma n c ould c a rry on a ba c kpa c k or CPAP ma c hine a nd a c a rry- on size d pie c e of lug g a g e . • Importa nt pe rsona l ite ms suc h a s me dic a tions, c a r ke ys, c a me ra s a nd CPAP ma c hine s should be pa rt of your c a rry- on ba g . E le c tronic ba c k up ba tte ry c ha rg e rs must be c a rrie d on. • Re me mbe r you ma y only c a rry on tra ve l- size liquid toile trie s (3 ounc e s or le ss) tha t fit in a qua rt size zip- top ba g . On a trip like this, it’s be st to pa c k a ll those ite ms in your la rg e , c he c ke d lug g a g e .

ME DICAT ION • Car r y your pr e sc r iption me dic ation with you in your c ar r y- on bag. Do not pac k it in your c he c ke d luggage . • If your pr e sc r iption is a liquid in e xc e ss of 3 ounc e s, you ne e d to te ll the sc r e e ning offic e r and show it be for e your bag goe s thr ough x- r ay. • T SA doe s not r e quir e passe nge r s to have me dic ations in pr e sc r iption bottle s.

DAY OF DE PART URE • We a r some thing c omfor ta ble . It will be a long da y sitting in the a ir por t a nd onboa r d the flig ht. • Conside r we a r ing a pa ir of slip on shoe s to e a sily g e t thr oug h a ir por t se c ur ity a nd for c omfor t onboa r d the flig ht. • F lig hts c a n some time s be c hilly; a lig htwe ig ht ja c ke t or swe a te r will ke e p you wa r m.

CL OT HING F OR WOME N It’s a va c a tion; be c omfor ta ble . T he r e a r e NO for ma l nig hts onboa r d the ship. Dur ing the da y we a r c a sua l c lothe s … je a ns, c a pr is, shor ts, T - shir ts, swe a tshir t, lig htwe ig ht ja c ke t, sla c ks, tops, te nnis shoe s a nd c a sua l shoe s. Dinne r is a slig htly dr e ssie r ; sla c ks or a skir t would be suita ble a ttir e .

CL OT HING F OR ME N It’s a va c a tion; be c omfor ta ble . T he r e a r e NO for ma l nig hts onboa r d the ship. We a r c a sua l c lothe s a nd shoe s … je a ns, ka ki pa nts, shor ts, T - shir ts, g olf shir ts, swe a tshir t, lig htwe ig ht ja c ke t, te nnis shoe s a nd c a sua l shoe s. Dinne r is a slig htly dr e ssie r ; sla c ks a nd a c olla r e d shir t would be suita ble a ttir e . T ie s a nd spor t c oa ts not r e quir e d.

WHAT T O BRING • T he only thing s you ne e d in your wa lle t a r e your dr ive r s lic e nse , c a sh, AT M c a r d, c r e dit c a r d(s) a nd insur a nc e c a r d. • L a die s c onside r a c r oss- body ba g with a long e r str a p or a shoulde r ba g so you c a n ke e p it c lose to you. F a nny pa c ks a r e a g r e a t substitute for a pur se . • A sma ll ba c kpa c k is ha ndy to c a r r y your thing s dur ing shor e e xc ur sions.

WHAT T O BRING • Compa c t umbr e lla for r a in a nd sha de • T r a ve l size tissue pa c ks for public ba thr ooms while on shor e • Br imme d ha t • L ig htwe ig ht ja c ke t to r e pe l wind a nd r a in • Sma ll fla shlig ht or use a fla shlig ht a pp on your phone

MONE Y AND CRE DIT CARDS • T he Ne the r la nds, Ge r ma ny a nd F r a nc e a ll use the E ur o c ur r e nc y. Switze r la nd use s the Swiss F r a nc . One E ur o is the e quiva le nt of $1.10. One Swiss F r a nc is a bout $1.01. • You like ly won’t ne e d to br ing a lot of U.S. dolla r s. Most tr a ve le r s don’t physic a lly e xc ha ng e U.S. dolla r s for E ur os. Ra the r , the y use a n AT M ma c hine to g e t loc a l c ur r e nc y. T he ship doe s not e xc ha ng e mone y. • Cr e dit Ca r ds – Br ing one or two. Visa is the most wide ly a c c e pte d, the n Ma ste r Ca r d, the n Ame r ic a n E xpr e ss. Ma ny c ountr ie s don’t a c c e pt Disc ove r . • Don’t br ing tr a ve le r ’s c he c ks … the y a r e not wide ly use d or a c c e pte d a nymor e .

DE BIT CARDS AND AT Ms • Utilize a n AT M ma c hine to g e t your E ur os. It’s fa st, e a sy a nd ha s a g ood e xc ha ng e r a te . Use a de bit or c r e dit c a r d a t the AT M. • De bit c a r ds c a nnot be use d to pur c ha se ite ms using your four dig it PIN. T he y will ha ve to be r un a s a c r e dit c a r d with sig na tur e . • Most c r e dit c a r ds c a n be use d in AT M ma c hine s to g e t c a sh. Ma ke sur e you ha ve a four dig it PIN numbe r for your c r e dit c a r d if you inte nd to use it in a n AT M ma c hine . • You like ly won’t ne e d to e xc ha ng e la r g e a mounts of dolla r s to E ur os. All your me a ls a r e pr ovide d on the ship, so you won’t be spe nding ve r y muc h for food a nd be ve r a g e while onshor e . Plus, most busine ss a c c e pt c r e dit c a r ds. A fe w E ur os c ome in ha ndy for sma ll pur c ha se s on shor e … soda s, • bottle of wa te r , sna c ks, ine xpe nsive souve nir s, e tc .