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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
• 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
• nt 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
• re 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
• f $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
• nt page of your

passpor

• t. L

e ave

• ne at home with family, pac k one in your

luggage and c ar r y

• ne 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

• m 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

• om 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-

• n.

CARRY- ON BAGS

• Airline s re stric t you to one pe rsona l ite m a nd a c a rry- on.

F

• r 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

• r 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

• unc e s, you ne e d to te ll the sc r

e e ning

• ffic e r

and show it be for e your bag goe s thr

• ugh 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

• f slip on

shoe s to e a sily g e t thr

• ug 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

• ss- 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

• oms 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

• n 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

• c ur

r e nc y. Switze r la nd use s the Swiss F r a nc . One E ur

• 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

• s.

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

• s. 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

• s.

All your me a ls a r e pr

• vide 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

• s 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 .

GRAT UIT IE S

• Motor

c oac h Dr ive r to and fr

• m Washbur

n c ampus – We ’ve alr e ady tippe d the dr ive r .

• Onboar

d Ship T ips and Gr atuitie s – All tips and gr atuitie s for

• nboar

d ship pe r sonne l have be e n pr e paid and we r e inc lude d in the c ost of your tr ip.

• E

xc ur sions – E ac h day, it is c ustomar y to tip your shor e e xc ur sion tour guide and bus dr ive r … maybe 2 e ur

• s

pe r pe r son for the guide and 1 e ur

• pe r

pe r son for the dr ive r .

CE L L PHONE S

• Smar

t phone s will wor k in E ur

• pe . Howe ve r

, additional fe e s may apply for c alls, te xts and data.

• Che c k with your

mobile phone pr

• vide r

about using your phone in E ur

• pe . Don’t assume you c an use your

unlimite d data plan at no additional c har ge . You don’t want to ge t your bill afte r the tr ip and disc ove r you’ve inc ur r e d $500 in e xtr a se r vic e c har ge s.

• T
• avoid data r
• aming c har

ge s, make sur e you know how to tur n off your c e llular data so you don’t inc ur additional fe e s. T he n simply use WIF I to c he c k your mails or sur f the inte r ne t.

• Wir

e le ss inte r ne t will be available on boar d the ship so you c an use your phone to c he c k e mail or sur f the we b. Be patie nt, as it like ly won’t be ve r y fast and c an be ske tc hy whe n out of sate llite r ange .

E L E CT RICIT Y

• On boar

d the ship, the r e ar e 110 volt

• plugs. USB plugs also available for

c har ging your e le c tr

• nic de vic e s. Br

ing your USB c or d.

• Br

ing a powe r str ip for multiple de vic e s.

• A two pr
• nge d adapte r

may be ne c e ssar y if you ar e using a thr e e pr

• nge d plug.

L UCE RNE

• E

L E CT RICIT Y

• T

he volta g e in E ur

• pe is 220 volts vs. 110 in

the Unite d Sta te s. You will ne e d a volta g e c onve r tor to r e duc e the volta g e for some

• f your

e le c tr ic de vic e s.

• Some of your

e le c tr

• nic de vic e s ope r

a te

• n both 220 a nd 110 volts. Most c e ll

phone s, ta ble ts, la ptops a nd some c ur ling ir

• ns a r

e dua l volta g e . Che c k the la be l

• n the de vic e .
• You mig ht a lso ne e d a two pr
• ng e d outle t

a da pte r .

T IME ZONE

T he time in the Ne the r la nds, Ge r ma ny, F r a nc e a nd Switze r la nd is 7 hour s a he a d of T

• pe ka time . So, if it’s noon in T
• pe ka , it’s 7 p.m. ove r

the r e .

WE AT HE R

Most por ts of c a ll: Hig h – mid 70s L

• w – low 50s

L uc e r ne : Hig h – mid 60s L

• w – low 50s

L ANGUAGE

On boar d the ship, the staff spe aks E nglish. Native language s in the var ious por ts of c all will be Dutc h, Ge r man and F r e nc h. Howe ve r , lots of pe ople spe ak E

• nglish. It

shouldn’t be diffic ult for you to c ommunic ate with the E ur

• pe an pe ople .

WASHBURN CAMPUS SHUT T L E

• T

r ave le r s de par ting fr

• m T
• pe ka may le ave ve hic le s

in the par king lot south of L e e Ar e na and the te nnis c our

• ts. Put pr
• vide d par

king pass on your dash.

• Motor

c oac he s will de par t c ampus pr

• mptly at noon

for the Kansas City air por

• t. Be gin boar

ding the motor c oac he s as e ar ly as 11:30 a.m.

F L IGHT S

• Ne a r

ly a ll our pa sse ng e r s will fly to Minne a polis a nd the n we ’ll a ll be on the sa me flig ht to Amste r da m. Se a t c onfig ur a tion is 2- 4- 2. T he flig ht time is 8 hour s 15 minute s. Ar r iving in Amste r da m a r

• und 11 a .m.
• Me a ls will be se r

ve d on the long flig ht to Amste r da m, inc luding dinne r

• n our

e ve ning of de pa r tur e a nd br e a kfa st the mor ning of a r r iva l.

• Pa c k a fe w sna c ks in your

c a r r y- on ba g if you think you’ll ne e d some thing to sna c k on dur ing the flig ht.

• Upon a r

r iva l onboa r d the ship, the r e will be a lunc h buffe t.

UPON ARRIVAL IN AMST E RDAM

• Afte r g e tting off the pla ne , follow the sig ns to

Immig ra tion a nd Customs. Give the a g e nt a ny doc ume nts you fille d out on the pla ne a nd your pa ssport.

• Proc e e d to ba g g a g e c la im a nd g e t your lug g a g e .

Atta c h your a dditiona l Viking lug g a g e ta g a nd a pply tra nsfe r stic ke r to your shirt.

• We ’ll g a the r a s a g roup in ba g g a g e c la im, the n

proc e e d to the e xit a nd look for our Viking Cruise s re pre se nta tive s a nd motorc oa c he s.

• We ’ll boa rd our motorc oa c he s a nd he a d stra ig ht to the
• ship. T

he drive time is a pproxima te ly 45 minute s.

UPON ARRIVAL AT PORT

• Motorc oa c h will drop us off a t the port.
• L

ug g a g e will be de live re d to your sta te rooms (ma ke sure lug g a g e ta g s on your ba g s with sta te room numbe r)

• Che c k in (a c c e ss to sta te rooms a t a pproxima te ly 3 p.m.)
• E

njoy a lig ht lunc h buffe t

• Re la x in loung e onboa rd the ship
• E

xplore Amste rda m on your own. Conside r a tic ke t on the double de c ke r hop- on- hop- off bus. Cost is $20 a nd le a ve s from the port’s ne a rby Ce ntra l Sta tion.

VIKING L ONGSHIP KVASIR

• 95 non- smoking sta te rooms

(smoking only a llowe d on sun de c k)

• F
• ur de c ks
• Putting g re e n a nd wa lking tra c k
• E

le va tors from middle to uppe r de c k

• nly; no e le va tor a c c e ss to E

a nd F sta te rooms

• Inte rne t c a fé with c ompute rs
• No doc tor onboa rd. E

me rg e nc y se rvic e s a va ila ble a t ports of c a ll.

VIKING L ONGSHIP KVASIR

• F

re e ship- wide wire le ss inte rne t se rvic e

• In- room sa fe a nd re frig e ra tor
• T

.V. with va rious c ha nne ls a nd

• n- de ma nd prog ra mming
• Ha ir drye r
• T
• ile trie s inc luding showe r g e l,

sha mpoo, lotion, showe r c a p a nd va nity kit

• 110 volt outle ts in sta te rooms
• L

a undry se rvic e , no dry c le a ning (a dditiona l fe e ) Due to ha za rd, the re a re no irons or ironing boa rds in sta te rooms.

F OOD AND BE VE RAGE

• Me al time s ar

e ge ne r ally:

• Bre a kfa st: 7 to 9:30 a .m.
• L

unc h: 12 to 2 p.m.

• Dinne r: 7 p.m. (ope n se a ting )
• Complime ntar

y bottle d wate r in your state r

• om r

e ple nishe d daily

• Complime ntar

y c offe e and te a thr

• ughout the day
• Complime ntar

y soft dr inks, wine and be e r dur ing lunc h and dinne r se r vic e .

• You may pur

c hase loc al wine while on shor e and br ing it aboar d. T he maîtr e d will se r ve it without a c or kage fe e dur ing lunc h and dinne r .

• Pac k a c or

k sc r e w if you want to dr ink wine in your c abin.

PURCHASE S AND SOUVE NIRS

• You ma y bring ba c k $800 worth of purc ha se s a nd

souve nirs ta x fre e . Purc ha se s ove r tha t a mount will be subje c t to duty (ta x).

• Ma ke sure a nd fill out the Customs De c la ra tion form

the flig ht a tte nda nt g ive s you onboa rd the flig ht prior to touc hdown in the Unite d Sta te s.

• Pe rsons a g e 21 a nd olde r a re a ble to bring 1 lite r of

a lc ohol pe r pe rson ba c k to the U.S. ta x fre e . More tha n a lite r is subje c t to ta xa tion.

• Sa ve re c e ipts for a ny purc ha se s you pla n to bring

ba c k to the U.S. You will ne e d to ite mize the m on a U.S. Customs De c la ra tion form upon e ntry in the U.S.

U.S. CUST OMS

• Afte r your flig ht la nds in the Unite d Sta te s, you will g o

throug h U.S. Customs a nd Immig ra tion.

• Re trie ve your lug g a g e from ba g g a g e c la im. If you

purc ha se d a ny liquids from the duty fre e shop, pa c k the m in your la rg e suitc a se be fore g oing throug h U.S. Customs.

• Afte r g oing throug h Customs, pla c e your lug g a g e
• n the ne a rby c onve yor be lt a nd it will be c he c ke d
• n your c onne c ting flig ht home .
• T

a ke the e sc a la tor upsta irs to g o throug h se c urity a nd he a d to the g a te for your flig ht.

HAVE F UN

• F

ir st a nd for e most, e njoy your se lf a nd ha ve a wonde r ful time .

• Ma ke ne w fr

ie nds by g e tting a c qua inte d with

• the r

me mbe r s of our g r

• up.
• He lp ke e p a n e ye on one a nothe r

.

• Don’t be a fr

a id to a sk que stions a nd le t us know if we c a n he lp you.