Best dates for Holland Tulip Cruises 2016??

[tarheelmom2]

Hello, I am trying to find out peak bloom time for Tulip Time cruises on AMA and Avalon? IS the APRIL 24th Departure too late for prime blooms??

thank you! :)

[Momis2]

We were on a land tour, not a cruise, in Europe in mid-May of 2014. We went to the Keukenhof Gardens outside of Haarlem and most tulips and hyacinths were at their peak. The earlier blooming varieties and daffodils were done. The flower fields had already been harvested too. Go to Keukenhofs website and you can probably get more info on bloom times. Weather affects the flowers too and is hard to predict at best. We are from Southern California so just seeing ANY tulips was a treat!

[Essiesmom]

You might ask this on the River Cruising forum here at CC, and on the Ports of Call board for northern Europe. EM

[Keith1010]

Mid April to Mid May looks like a great time.

 

With that said your question is similar to when the leaves will turn in New England for Autumn and the answer is that it depends on the weather that year.

 

Keith

[rvsullivan]

I found this info that might help:

"Come to Holland in mid-April to see the tulips in bloom in their peak season. Tulip season extends from the end of March to the middle of May, but mid-April usually sports the most prolific blossoms. Keukenhof in Lisse is covered by over 7000 bulbs in the spring and is one of the best places to get a good look at many different varieties of tulip. But during the same time of year, all you really need is to take the train or bike through the countryside to see the tulips growing and blooming in field after field. If you take the train from Amsterdam to Den Helder, you will traverse the bulb-growing areas in the north of the province, and on the way back, you can make a stop to see the cheese market of Alkmaar."