DAY 1: Depart home gateway city to Amsterdam
DAY 2: Amsterdam (embark)
DAY 3: Amsterdam
Featured Excursion: Amsterdam city tour, canal cruise, and Rijksmuseum visit
Experience the highlights of Amsterdam on a city tour and canal cruise, and then visit the world-famous Rijksmuseum. (BB, L, D)
DAY 4: Cologne
Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and Cologne Cathedral visit
Irresistible Optional Tour: Farina House
Stroll through Old Town on your walking tour as you make your way to the Cologne Cathedral. From every angle, this UNESCO World Heritage Site—which took over 600 years to complete—is a masterpiece of Gothic art. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
Note: No inside tours of the cathedral on Sundays or Catholic holidays.
DAY 5: Boppard, cruising the romantic Rhine, Rüdesheim
Featured Excursion: Siegfried’s Music Museum
Irresistible Optional Tour: Rüdesheim Dinner and entertainment
Enjoy leisure time in charming Boppard. Visit Rüdesheim’s unique Siegfried’s Music Museum, which showcases one of the world’s best collections of mechanical musical instruments, before cruising the exquisite upper middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (BB, L, D)
DAY 6: Frankfurt
Featured Excursion: Frankfurt city tour
Irresistible Optional Tour: Saalburg Roman Fort
Your panoramic tour takes you through the city’s financial hub and past Old Town, Goethe University, Botanical Gardens, and the historical area around Römer Square. (BB, L, D)
DAY 7: Mitenberg
Featured Excursion: Miltenberg walking tour
Take in the serene beauty of the winding Main River before visiting Miltenberg with its fairytale halftimbered houses, Crooked House, and Royal Inn. (BB, L, D)
DAY 8: Würzburg (Rothenburg)
Featured Excursion: Full-day tour of Rothenburg
Visit the best-preserved Medieval town in Germany and delight in its half-timbered houses and imposing fortifications. (BB, D)
DAY 9: Bamberg
Featured Excursion: Bamberg walking tour
Stroll through the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bamberg with your guide. See the fishermen’s village known as Little Venice. (BB, L, D)
DAY 10: Nuremberg
Featured Excursion: Nuremberg city tour
Cruise parts of the Main-Danube canal in the morning. Then discover Nuremberg and its WWII history during your panoramic city tour and later explore the walled-city on foot. (BB, L, D)
DAY 11: Regensburg
Featured Excursion: Regensburg walking tour
Irresistible Optional Tour: Palais Thurn and Taxis
On your tour of Regensburg, an unspoiled gem and UNESCO World Heritage Site, marvel at the town’s famous 12th-century Stone Bridge, Cathedral of St. Peter, and other treasures. (BB, L, D)
DAY 12: Linz
Featured Excursion: Linz walking tour
Irresistible Optional Tour: Full-Day Salzburg walking tour
The Danube serves as a dividing line between Linz’s modern city and its old “soul.” After exploring the historic market square on your walking tour, enjoy the views from Pöstlingberg Mountain. (BB, L, D)
DAY 13: Cruisng the scenic Wachau Valley, Vienna
Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour
Travel along Vienna’s Ringstrasse to magnificent St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and visit the stunning National Library. Cruise the UNESCO-designated Wachau Valley. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner) Note: On Mondays, the Figaro House will be substituted for the Library.
DAY 14: Vienna (disembark)
Disembark the ship and transfer to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, or extend your stay in exciting Vienna.
Experience life in the tiny villages, medieval bastions, and bustling cities along the majestic Danube, the peaceful Main, and the romantic Rhine as you travel from the elegant city of Vienna to the colorful canals of Amsterdam. Enjoy beautiful scenic views while cruising along these grand rivers through the vineyard-rich Wachau Valley and the castle-clad hills of the Rhine River Valley.
- 12-night cruise in an outside stateroom on the lovely Grand River Countess or luxurious Grand River Duchess
- Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance
- Complimentary wine during dinner, bottled water in your stateroom, and specialty coffees available
- 11 shore excursions fully hosted by English-speaking guides
- Bicycle rentals
- Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Dinners
- Enriching onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
- An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive all English-speaking crew
- All transfers
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The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability.
Prices quoted for land/cruise arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your
deposit, land/cruise prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive prices are displayed, these prices do
not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are
guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major
U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to
offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to
arrange their own transportation to the origination city, we are able to offer the land/cruise portion of
the package, at the price quoted.
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