After individual travel to Passau embarkation takes place at 16.00 hrs. The ship then sets sail at 17.00 hrs. There is now an opportunity to explore the vessel as it sets course for Vienna, before joining the Cruise Director and team for a Welcome Cocktail. This is followed by the Welcome Dinner.
Day 2 - Friday: Vienna
We recommend that you spend this morning on deck as we cruise through the famous vineyards of the Wachau Valley. We arrive in Vienna around mid-day. Vienna is a city of music and joie de vivre, and its chocolate cake and new wine are as well-known as St. Stephen’s Cathedral or the Hofburg Palace. Our coach tour will take you to the most important sights of the city. Of course there is an opportunity to explore this beautiful city at your leisure before we set sail again during the evening en route for Budapest.
Day 3 - Saturday: Budapest
After passing through the region of the Danube Bend, dubbed the “Hungarian Wachau”, we experience the unforgettable approach to Budapest. After breakfast there is a coach tour to give you a full impression of the Hungarian capital and to see something of the imposing buildings on both banks of the Danube. Cruising, there is the chance to see the lights of the city by booking our tour of “Budapest by Night”. This tour includes a visit to a venue, where we have a typical Hungarian goulash and are entertained with traditional music. As soon as we have everyone back on board, we set sail again downstream to Kalocsa.
Day 4 - Sunday: Kalocsa
We arrive in Kalocsa in the early morning. This attractive small town on the Hungarian plain is famous for its traditional embroidery and for growing paprika. After breakfast there is an opportunity to join our tour (bookable only on board) into the Hungarian countryside – the Puszta. Since the ship stays in Kalocsa until evening there is also time to explore the town at your leisure or to take our afternoon trip (bookable only on board) to the village of Hajos, which was settled by emigrants from Southern Germany and is today famous for its wines. In the early evening we leave Kalocsa to cruise upstream back to Budapest.
Day 5 - Monday: Budapest/Esztergom
After a hearty breakfast on board there is the chance to stroll through the lively shopping streets of Budapest or to join an excursion to the city’s largest church, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and to Margaret’s Island (bookable only on board). After lunch we warmly recommend our excursion to the Danube Bend and the city of Esztergom. Those passengers remaining on board cruise through the Danube Bend to Esztergom, where the ship anchors for an hour to pick up those returning from the excursion, before setting sail for Bratislava.
Day 6 - Tuesday: Bratislava/Vienna
The ship ties up in Bratislava during the morning. Here we offer a guided walk plus a coach ride to the castle, visiting en route St. Martin’s Cathedral, where many of the Hungarian kings were crowned, and the very attractive Old Town. Around midday we set sail for Vienna, giving you an opportunity to enjoy the passing scenery before we arrive in Vienna during the evening. After dinner there is a chance either to attend a classical concert or join an excursion through the attractive vineyards of the Vienna Woods to sample the new wine at a traditional wine bar (bookable only on board). Around midnight the ship casts off on its voyage into the Wachau.
Day 7 - Wednesday: Wachau
Today we warmly invite you to join our „World Heritage Wachau“ tour. The tour starts in the village of Dürnstein and takes you through the legendary Wachau Valley to the 1000 year old Baroque abbey in Melk, where you can sample some of the region’s wines in the abbey cellars. We then rejoin the ship in Melk and, when all passengers are back on board, we set off on the final stage of our Danube cruise. The highlight of this final evening on board is the festive Captain’s Dinner.
Day 8 - Thursday: Disembark in Passau
We arrive back at our starting-point in Passau during the morning, in time to say farewell to the ship after breakfast. You will disembark from your ship with many happy memories as your individual onward journey commences.
2010 Departures
2010 Prices
Departure Date
Cabin rates are per passenger in $USD
2-Bed Main Deck aft
2-Bed Main Deck
2-Bed Middle Deck
2-Bed Upper Deck w/French window
Single Supplement
April 1 - April 8
$1,149
$1,313
$1,560
$1,806
$575
April 8 - April 15
$1,149
$1,313
$1,560
$1,806
$575
April 15 - April 22
$1,313
$1,477
$1,724
$1,970
$575
April 22 - April 29
$1,313
$1,477
$1,724
$1,970
$575
April 29 - May 6
$1,477
$1,642
$1,888
$2,135
$657
May 6 - May 13
$1,477
$1,642
$1,888
$2,135
$657
May 13 - May 20
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
May 20 - May 27
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
May 27 - June 3
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
June 3 - June 10
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
June 10 - June 17
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
June 17 - June 24
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
June 24 - July 1
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
July 1 - July 8
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
July 8 - July 15
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
July 15 - July 22
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
July 22 - Jul 29
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
Jul 29 - August 5
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
August 5 - August 12
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
August 12 - August 19
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
August 19 - August 26
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
August 26 - September 2
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
September 2 - September 9
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
September 9 - September 16
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
September 16 - September 23
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
September 23 - September 30
$1,642
$1,806
$2,052
$2,299
$657
September 30 - October 7
$1,477
$1,642
$1,888
$2,135
$657
October 7 - October 14
$1,477
$1,642
$1,888
$2,135
$657
October 14 - October 21
$1,313
$1,477
$1,724
$1,970
$575
October 21 - October 28
$1,313
$1,477
$1,724
$1,970
$575
Prices Include:
• Cruise in an outside cabin of the booked category
• Full board with three daily meals (first meal dinner, last meal breakfast)
• One bottle of water per cabin on the day of embarkation
• Coffee/tea after lunch and dinner
• Coffee/cake and snacks, depending on the program
• Welcome and farewell cocktail with the captain
• Captain's Dinner
• Audio-set for all excursions
• Entertainment program on board
• Music with the board musicians
• All shipping fees
• Luggage transport dock ship-ship cabin and back
Prices Do Not Include:
• Individual arrival and departure
• Shore excursions
• Travel insurance
• Drinks
• Gratuities
• Other personal expenses
*For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
