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Detailed Itinerary: Linz to Tulcea (LIT)

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Day 1: Linz, Austria (Embarkation)

Boarding around 4:00pm - time to settle into your cabin. Meeting of the crew during the welcome cocktail, dinner, evening on board. Over night, departure for Melk.

Day 2: Melk – Vienna

Breakfast on board. Join the excursion (optional) to the Benedictine Abbey of Melk which is perched up high on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube. Return to the ship and sail on to Vienna, arriving there late afternoon. Dinner on board and a free evening in Vienna or the opportunity to enjoy a Viennese concert (optional & subjected to availability).

Day 3: Vienna – Bratislava, Slovakia

After breakfast on board, take part in the guided visit (optional) to the Palace of Schoenbrunn with its magnificent park. Lunch on board before sailing on at 1:00pm towards Bratislava. Arrival in the afternoon. Guided tour of the city (optional). Return on board ship for dinner before sailing on to Budapest over night (departure 10:00pm).

Day 4: Budapest, Hungary

Breakfast on board before arriving in Budapest around 9:00am. The morning will be spent on a sightseeing tour (optional) of this fascinating city which is cut in two by the Danube. Return for lunch on board and free afternoon. Return to the ship for dinner then have a free evening or attend a traditional folk evening (optional) in Budapest. The ship cruises on overnight.

Day 5: Budapest - Mohacs - Bezdan

Morning spent cruising, breakfast on board, before arriving in Mohacs (and the customs post) around 10:00am. After lunch, join the coach excursion to Pecs (optional). Return to the ship before sailing on at 7.00pm to Bezdan on the Serbian border and cruise on to Novi Sad. Dinner on board followed by an entertaining evening. The ship cruises on overnight.

Day 6: Novi Sad, Serbia – Belgrade

We reach Novi Sad around 7:00am. Breakfast on board before enjoying a free morning, or, leave on the excursion (optional) to the city and catch a glimpse of Petrovaradin fortress. Return to the ship for lunch before sailing on to Belgrad. Afternoon spent cruising, before arriving in the Serbian capital in the evening. Dinner on board followed by an optional traditional evening in Belgrad.

Day 7: Belgrade - Donji Milanovac

Breakfast on board and morning spent on a guided tour (optional) of Belgrad. Return on board late morning and enjoy lunch before spending the afternoon sailing on to reach Donji Milanovac around 9.00pm.. Overnight stop.

Day 8: Donji Milanovac Through the Iron gates (Bulgaria)

Early morning breakfast while cruising. The entire day will be spent sailing on the Danube before crossing the custom’s post and into Bulgaria. On through the Iron Gates, formed by the gorges on the Danube between the Little Carpathians and the Balkans, a truly amazing stretch of the river. Lunch and dinner will be served on board and dinner will be followed by a gala evening.

Day 9: Rousse, Bulgaria

We reach Rousse, one of the great Bulgarian ports, around 8:00am. Enjoy some free time or leave on a sightseeing tour (optional) of the Roussenki-Lom valley, near the village of Ivanovo. Return to the boat for lunch, and time at leisure, or optional tour of the city followed by a folk evening. Overnight stop.

Day 10: Rousse - Giurgiu, Romania - Oltenita

Early morning start and breakfast while cruising to reach Giurgiu, from where an excursion (optional) is organized to Bucharest. Enjoy a guided tour (optional) of the Romanian capital (lunch included). Return to the ship around 5:00pm in Oltenita before sailing on. Dinner and evening with dance on board.

Day 11: Tulcea

Breakfast while cruising before reaching Tulcea late morning. Return to the ship late afternoon in Tulcea. Dinner on board followed by a folk evening. Overnight stop.

Day 12: Tulcea (Disembarkation)

Breakfast on board before disembarking around 9.00am End of our journey.

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Detailed Itinerary: Tulcea to Linz (TUL)

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Day 1: Tulcea, Romania (Embarkation)

Check in Tulcea around 6.00pm, the largest city at the very gates of the Delta. Tulcéa represents the “main gateway” into the Delta, almost as old as Rome, it is built on 7 hills. Welcome cocktail. Presentation of the crew. Dinner and a traditional evening on board. Overnight stopover.

Day 2: Tulcea – Danube Delta, Romania

Breakfast on board. In the morning, optional excursion to the Danube Delta, an immense nature reserve, classed as a world heritage biosphere reserve. A trip along some of the numerous arms of the delta through almost tropical vegetation (the most northerly in Europe) amid particularly varied wildlife. Discovery of the traditional houses of the fishermen who live on the delta. Back to the boat. Lunch and departure of the cruise for Oltenita. We will be sailing through Romania and will pass the towns of Galati, Braila, Harsova, Cernavoda. Dinner on board. Sailing at night.

Day 3: Oltenita- Giurgiu - Rousse, Bulgaria

Breakfast on board during the cruise. Arrival in Oltenita around 10:00am. Departure for the optional excursion to Bucharest. A day devoted to the guided tour of the Romanian capital. The cultural and economic centre of the entire country was founded five hundred years ago. In the 1930s, Bucharest was nicknamed “Little Paris” because of its long boulevards lined with trees. There is even a Triumphal Arch on the impressive Kisseleff Boulevard. You will probably be surprised to discover the mixture of architectural styles in Bucharest. Among others, Curtea Veche, the ruins of the palace from the 15th century, built by Vlad the Impaler, who founded the city, the orthodox churches, the manors in the style of the Second Empire, the clumsy Stalinist architecture of the communist period and the Parliament Building, an enormous construction with six thousand rooms. Lunch in a restaurant in Bucharest. We will rejoin the boat in Giurgiu around 5:00pm. Departure of the cruise for Rousse, which we will reach in the evening. Rousse is one of the biggest ports in Bulgaria. Back on board, dinner, followed by an evening of dancing. Overnight stopover.

Day 4: Rousse

Breakfast on board. In the morning, optional tour of Rousse. The city is surprising in its multi-ethnic nature. It is a careful mix of the Bulgarian and Romanian cultures. It is impressive because of its broad avenues, its large squares and its wonderful buildings which pay homage to the architecture of the so-called national Renaissance. Back on board at the end of the morning and departure of the cruise. Afternoon's sailing. We will be passing through two countries, Romania on the left bank and Bulgaria on the right bank. Dinner on board, followed by an evening's entertainment. Sailing at night.

Day 5: Passing through the famous Iron Gate

Day's sailing on the Danube. We will be sailing through Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, we will pass through the famous Iron Gate, the Danube gorge between the Carpathians and the Balkans, a fantastic place. The most spectacular section of this gorge has been referred to by sailors as “the Cauldron” because the water, caught between two towering walls, seems to boil. A brighter landmark, on the Serbian bank, is the “Tabula Traiana”, an immense marble plaque commemorating the “imperial route” which linked Rome with the province of Dacia. We are now in the Little Cauldron. Lunch on board. The rock faces come closer together and then, suddenly, the gorge opens up, giving the impression of a lake surrounded by mountains, at the point where the Mracona valley empties into the Danube. An elegant viaduct towers above the mouth of the river and we can see the “portrait” of Decebal carved into the rock face. Dinner on board and continuation of the cruise to Belgrade.

Day 6: Belgrade, Serbia – Novi Sad

Through customs in V. Gradiste. Breakfast on board during the cruise. Arrival in Belgrade around 8h. Morning devoted to the optional tour of the Serb capital. Belgrad in Serbian means white castle or white city. At the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, close to the Morava corridor which links the countries on the Danube to the Aegean Sea. The city is the combination of a fortress on a promontory, a city of trade and a port. Back to the boat for lunch. Departure of the cruise for Novi Sad, situated in the southern part of the Great Plain in the region of Baga, which we will reach around 18h. Optional tour of Novi Sad with a look at Petrovaradin castle. Novi Sad is the capital of Vojvodina. Once christened "the Athens of Serbia" for its cultural influence during the Turkish occupation. Back to the boat for dinner. Departure of the cruise around 8:00pm.

Day 7: Bezdan - Mohacs - Kalocsa

Breakfast during the cruise. Through customs and customs check in Bezdan. We will reach Mohacs around 12:30pm. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, departure for the optional excursion to the Puszta. During this time, the boat will sail to Kalocsa where we will join it at around 7:00pm. Continuation of the cruise to Budapest. Dinner followed by the Hungarian Theme evening on board. Sailing at night.

Day 8: Budapest, Hungary

Breakfast during the cruise. Morning devoted to the optional tour of Budapest. Also nicknamed the Pearl of the Danube and capital of Hungary, Budapest is a harmonious and picturesque city spanning the Danube. It is a city with numerous edifices, rich in historic emblems. Back to the boat for lunch. Free afternoon in Budapest. Back on board for dinner and departure of the cruise for Bratislava. Sailing at night.

Day 9: Bratislava

Morning's sailing. Breakfast and lunch during the cruise. Arrival in Bratislava around 1:00pm. Optional guided tour of the city. Dominated to the north by the slopes of the southern point of the Small Carpathians, irrigated by the Danube, Bratislava occupies a privileged geographical site. The charm of the Slovakian capital lies in its old city: splendid Baroque palaces, churches and pleasant squares. Back on board for the evening, dinner. Departure of the cruise to Vienna.

Day 10: Vienna, Austria

After breakfast, departure for the optional guided tour of Schönbrunn Castle and Vienna. This castle, beautifully set off by the perspectives of its park, was the summer residence of the imperial family. Back to the boat for lunch. Free afternoon or free afternoon in Vienna. Back on board for the evening. Dinner on board. Free evening or concert in Vienna depending on availabilities (optional). Departure during the night, sailing for Melk.

Day 11: Melk

Breakfast during the cruise. Arrival in Melk around 9:00am. Optional visit to the Abbey of Melk. Atop a rocky outcrop which overlooks the Danube from a height of more than 50 m, it is the symbol of the most complete expression of Baroque Art in Austria. Must see: the Emperors' gallery, the Marble Hall, the Terrace, the Library with its 80,000 tomes and 2,000 manuscripts and, finally, the abbey church. Back to the boat for lunch. Departure of the cruise around 3:00pm for Linz. Dinner on board. Evening with entertainment. Sailing at night.

Day 12: Linz (Disembarkation)

Breakfast on board, arrival in Linz around 8:00am. Disembarkation at 9:00am. End of our journey

Departures & Pricing

Advisements:

• Please check with us regarding availability of English excursions.
• A valid passport is required for travel.
• Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.

Prices Include:

Accommodation in double cabin with air conditioning, shower/WC • Full board cruise from dinner of the first day to the breakfast of  the last day • Drinks included with onboard meals (wine, water, beer, fruit juices, coffee) • Onboard entertainment • Welcome Cocktail • The Captain's Evening • The assistance of our hostess on board • Port taxes

Prices Do Not Include:

Individual arrival and departure (airfare) • The drinks served in the bar, those on the wine list and the drinks at meals served during excursions or transfers • Travel insurance • Optional excursions • Fuel surcharges • Personal expenses

* For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the cruise operator and the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.

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