Highlights of Holland by Barge

We require that you take out a personal travel insurance policy to cover against sickness, accident, loss of baggage, unexpected alterations to travel arrangements and travel disruption, emergency evacuation, cancellations, etc. A suggested policy is enclosed with these notes. If you take out an alternative policy, we need to be advised of the details. Please note: if you choose credit card cover, in our experience, this may not insure against high cost needs. For example; helicopter emergency evacuation. If you do decide to choose credit card coverage, please check all policy details thoroughly. You should always carry your travel insurance policy, emergency card and photocopies of your passport and cash cards with you during your trip.

Visas not required for citizens of Australia, Canada, USA and New Zealand for up to 90 days in a period of 180 days for all Schengen countries (see www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/ for countries part of the Schengen). Please ensure your passport is stamped on arrival in the Schengen area. For all other nationalities and for longer stays in countries covered by the Schengen Agreement (Australian New Zealand, Canadian and US passport holders), please contact the relevant embassy. Stays of longer than 90 days in the Schengen area require a long stay visa for the country you are spending most time in. However long stay visas are unlikely to be issued unless there is a valid reason (eg. studying in country). Unfortunately we cannot assist in obtaining visas for long stays due to individual country visa requirements.

7 nights bargeAVAILABILITY calendar link - http://www.hat-tours.com/hat/en/calendar Operator name is the same and their code is HOH (regular departures) and HOP (comfort departures) - refer to trip register for which trips are comfort and which are regular - also in brochure. Comfort means 2 lower berths (ie. no bunk beds) and a supplement applies. Operator provides joining instructions and detailed invoice on confirmation of booking. 2018-special diets can be catered for with a supplement (vegetarian, low sodium and diabetic are free) and clients will no longer need to source their own food locally (ie. gluten free pasta) as the cook on board will now purchase these using the supplement paid. 2018 - TRIP ALWAYS RUNS, ALL DATES GUARANTEED IN FM 16/11/2017 EFP Below you will find an overview of WIFI connection on the barges: YES: - Vita Nova - Sarah - Holland (only in NL) - Tijdgeest (only in NL) NO: - Amsterdam - Anna Maria IV - Anne Maria V - Fiep - Lena Maria - Jacob - Waterland 2016 UPDATE TO ELECTRICITY ON HAT BARGES (in PDI): There is 220v on board. Electricity is available from early in the morning until around 10pm. After this time a generator or on-shore supply will provide only limited electricity throughout the night to charge cameras / phones etc.. Please note that we cannot guarantee that there will be an uninterrupted supply of electricity. ****INTERNAL USE ONLY - there are exceptions to this - for medical reasons, if notified at time of booking and advised to operator, the captain can provide full power (always no guarantee for interruptions) . e.g. CPAP machine for sleep apnoea, etc.