Most APT guests have a night or two in Amsterdam around their cruise. APT’s luxury river ships, APT Solara and APT Ostara, often begin or end their Rhine and Dutch Waterways itineraries here, so there is usually time to enjoy the city before you board or after you step off. Below you can follow the APT fleet live, check the 2026 and 2027 docking dates and find the exact quay your ship uses.
We turn those days into a private tour built around you: the canals, the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, or a day out to Keukenhof in spring and the Zaanse Schans windmills. Your own guide, your own pace, no coach and no fixed group.
Back on board in good time, guaranteed. You have flown a very long way for this, so we would rather lose fifteen minutes of sightseeing than have you watching the ship leave. Get in touch and we will plan to your all-aboard time.
Used to long-haul arrivals. Australian guests often land jet-lagged a day or two before boarding, so we pace that first day gently and save the demanding things for later. 4.9 stars from thousands of reviews.
Sailing the Rhine? Low water can change or cancel itineraries at short notice. See our live Rhine water level tracker before you travel.
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If Amsterdam is a call during the cruise rather than your embarkation port, we build the day around your hours ashore.
Every APT call below is drawn live from our Amsterdam river cruise calendar, so Solara and Ostara appear as soon as their dates are set.
When you have flown from Australia for the trip, it is worth knowing that a low Rhine can alter an APT itinerary, so do glance at the Rhine water levels before you fly.
APT ships berth centrally in Amsterdam. These are the quays used for APT calls, each with a map so you know exactly where to meet:
Piet Heinkade, city centre · 20 min walk to Centraal
Right on the IJ waterfront in the city centre, a 10 minute walk or one tram stop from Central Station. LP is your berth number, and “via Muziekgebouw” or “via Vriesseveem” simply tells you which walkway leads to your gangway.
Western harbour · 15 min taxi or ship shuttle
A working harbour about 4 kilometres west of the centre, used when the central berths are full. Nothing lies in walking distance, so plan on a ship shuttle, a 15 minute taxi, or a private pickup right at the gangway.
Behind Central Station, west side · 5 min walk to Centraal
Behind Amsterdam Central Station, on the west side, so you are inside the station within 5 minutes of stepping ashore. The Dam, the canal ring and the Jordaan are all within an easy and very pleasant walk.
Most APT guests have flown from Australia to be here, which makes every day ashore expensive in a way a fixed coach itinerary does not really respect.
When you have come that far, the difference between seeing Amsterdam and understanding it is a guide who can answer your questions, change the plan when something catches your eye, and get you to the things you actually flew here for.
APT’s newest ships, Solara and Ostara, berth centrally at the Passenger Terminal, at Coenhaven or along De Ruijterkade. Australian guests very often extend either side of the cruise, so we tend to build two or three days here rather than a single rushed one.
Flying in for an APT cruise? Get in touch and we will make the most of your days here.
Sailing with APT? Alongside your tours, we can arrange a private Schiphol airport transfer or a chauffeur to take you from the airport to your APT ship or your hotel, and back again, timed around your cruise. Book a private transfer.
We look after guests from every river and ocean line calling in the Netherlands. Pick your cruise line to see the tours, berths and docking details that apply to your ship:
APT’s ships berth centrally, most often at the Passenger Terminal, at Coenhaven or along De Ruijterkade behind Central Station. Your exact berth is shown in the schedule above.
Very much so, and most of our APT guests do exactly that. We can build two or three days that fit together, mixing Amsterdam with a day out to the countryside, Keukenhof in season, or the Dutch coast.
Solara and Ostara, APT’s newest river ships, are the ones you will see here. The schedule above shows which is in on which date.
Yes. We can meet you at the airport or your hotel and use that first day gently, which is usually the best way to handle the jet lag before you board.
As early as you can, given you are planning flights around it. That said, we can often arrange a private guide at shorter notice too.