This full-day shore excursion starts and ends at the Rotterdam cruise terminal, and the day is planned around your ship's actual docking and departure times.
Your guide meets you at the terminal exit, and you travel by minibus to Delft. A relaxed one-hour walk takes you along the canals and past the leaning Old Church to the market square, where you visit the New Church, the burial place of the Dutch royal family.
At a family-owned Delft Blue workshop by the market square, the owner shows you how Delftware is made and painted by hand. You then have about two hours of free time for lunch or exploring on your own.
In the afternoon, you drive to Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage site with 19 windmills from the 18th century. You take a short boat ride past the mills, step inside a working windmill and visit the historic Wisboomgemaal pumping station, with time left for the visitor centre and its rooftop terrace.
The day ends with a boat ride down the river back to the cruise terminal, timed to your all-aboard time. Groups of more than 11 guests return by minibus.
