11.10.2010 - 18.10.2010
This cruise begins in Nuremberg and goes through the Rhine-Main-Danube canal and thendownstream along the Danube to Budapest, Hungary's exuberant capital. Highlights aresightseeing visits to Regensburg, Passau, Salzburg, Vienna and Bratislava. A visit to the Benedictine abbey of Melk and a drive through the picturesque Wachau district are also memorable. On this journey you get to know much about the heart of Europe - its countries, peoples and cultures.
NOTE: this cruise can be combined with a stay in Prague, ‘the golden city'. You can find out more about this in our preliminary programme under "Danube and Prague".
| Day | Country | Harbour | Daily feature program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE | Nuremberg | Embarkation from 16.00 Welcome cocktail (INCL) Welcome Dinner (INCL) |
| 2 | DE | Kelheim | Visit Weltenburg Monastery (by bus from Kelheim to Regensburg) |
| DE | Regensburg | City walk Regensburg Bavarian evening on board (INCl) |
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| 3 | AT | Passau | City walk Passau City tour Salzburg (from Passau/to Linz) |
| AT | Linz | City walk Linz | |
| 4 | AT | Melk/Emmersdorf | Excursion Wachau incl. Melk abbey and Wine tasting |
| AT | Vienna | Excursion Vienna at night | |
| 5 | AT | Vienna | City tour Vienna (INCL) Visit Schoenbrunn Castle or Visit Hofburg Imperial Palace Concert Sound of Vienna |
| 6 | SK | Bratislava | City tour Bratislava (INCL) Excursion Little Carpathians or Visit Imperial Festival Palace – Castle Hof Captains Gala-Dinner with Crew show (INCL) |
| 7 | HU | Budapest | City tour Budapest (INCL) Excursion Castle Gödöllö with horse farm or Excursion Szentendre Evening cruise “Budapest at Night” with folklore program (INCL) |
| 8 | HU | Budapest | Disembarkation until 09.30 |
