Most Tauck guests have a night or two in Amsterdam around their cruise. Tauck’s small, all-inclusive riverboats, the ms Grace, ms Joy, ms Savor, ms Inspire and ms Treasures, often begin or end their Rhine and Dutch itineraries here, so there is usually time to enjoy the city before you board or after you step off. Below you can follow the Tauck fleet live, check the 2026 and 2027 docking dates and find the exact quay your ship uses.
On those days Amsterdam is yours. We arrange a private guide, and a driver or boat where needed, around what interests you: the canals, the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, or a day out to Keukenhof in spring, the Zaanse Schans windmills or Haarlem. No coach, no fixed group.
Back on board in good time, guaranteed. We plan the day around your ship’s schedule and always have you back well before all aboard. The easiest way to start is to get in touch.
The same standard ashore that Tauck sets on board. Tauck guests are used to everything being taken care of to a high standard, and a private guide and car keeps the day ashore at that level rather than dropping to a shared coach. With a 4.9 rating from thousands of reviews, you are in trusted local hands.
Sailing the Rhine? Low water can change or cancel itineraries at short notice. See our live Rhine water level tracker before you travel.
Not sure which Tauck ship or sailing is yours? Find my river cruise matches your line and dates to the ship, its Amsterdam berth and how long you are alongside.
If your itinerary includes an Amsterdam port call during the cruise itself, we can arrange a private excursion for that day too. Your guide meets you at the gangway and has you back on time.
The schedule below is filtered from the central river cruise calendar and updates automatically.
Tauck ships berth centrally in Amsterdam. These are the quays used for Tauck 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.
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.
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.
Western IJ waterfront · 12 min walk to Centraal.
On the western IJ bank, a 12 minute walk from Central Station. The berth borders the Jordaan, which puts the Noordermarkt, the Nine Streets and the Anne Frank House all within a 20 minute stroll of your gangway.
Behind Central Station, east side · 8 min walk to Centraal
Just east of Central Station, 10 minutes on foot from the main station hall. NEMO Science Museum, the OBA library and the Maritime Museum are close by, around Oosterdok, and the old centre starts a 10 minute walk away.
Tauck’s own sightseeing is well run and genuinely inclusive, but it still moves with a group and to a set clock. On a private day, the itinerary bends to you.
Tauck guests are used to a certain standard, and a shared coach is a jarring step down from the ship. A private guide and car keeps the whole day ashore pitched at the level Tauck sets on board.
Because Tauck itineraries so often start or finish in Amsterdam, most of our Tauck work is a full day either side of the sailing rather than a squeezed port call, so there is time to do things properly.
Sailing with Tauck? Get in touch and we will shape the day around what interests you.
Travelling with Tauck? Alongside your tours, we can arrange a private Schiphol airport transfer or a chauffeur between the airport, your hotel and your Tauck riverboat, timed around your embarkation and disembarkation. Book a private Schiphol 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:
Tauck’s riverboats berth centrally, most often at the Passenger Terminal, along De Ruijterkade behind Central Station, at Coenhaven or Westerdoksdijk, a short walk or transfer from the old town. Your exact berth is shown in the schedule above.
Your Tauck fare covers the ship and its own guided sightseeing, not a guide who works only for you. Most guests book us for the extra days in Amsterdam around the cruise, and for the days they would rather spend entirely on their own terms.
You will see the ms Grace, ms Joy, ms Savor, ms Inspire, ms Treasures and ms Esprit here. The schedule above shows which ship is in on which date.
Yes. Your private guide meets you at the gangway, the terminal or your hotel, and the whole day is built around your timing.
The sooner the better for spring and peak dates, but we can often arrange a private guide at shorter notice too.