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Detailed Itinerary: Paris to Vienna

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Day 1: Paris

Arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport where you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day 2: Paris

Featured Excursions: Choice of Paris panoramic city tour -OR- exclusive “Heart of Paris” walking tour

Your panoramic city tour begins with a drive up the grand boulevard Champs-Élysées, passing the Arc de Triomphe. Stop at the Champs de Mars for an opportunity to photograph the Eiffel Tower before continuing to Place Vendôme, Hôtel de Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Latin Quarter. Then go on to Les Invalides, the Louvre courtyard, and Luxembourg Gardens, where you will see a slice of daily Parisian life. Or choose a walking tour through the “Heart of Paris.” From the magnificent Opera House to the Comédie Française, you’ll stroll along narrow streets of the oldest residential districts of Paris. (BB)

Day 3: Paris

Spend leisure time enjoying the fascinating city often referred to as the “City of Light.” Visit Saint-Chappelle, which houses the world’s most treasured stained glass windows. Take time to relax with a ride on one of the boats that offer scenic trips down the Seine. (BB)

Day 4: Paris, transfer to Trier/Konz (Embarkation)

Featured Excursion: Trier city tour

Travel by motorcoach from Paris, France, to Trier, Germany, where you will board your luxurious ship. Your afternoon tour of Germany’s oldest city, also called the second Rome, showcases the impressive Roman gate Porta Nigra and Emperor Constantine’s Throne Room, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (BB, D)

Day 5: Bernkastel, Traben-Trarbach

Featured Excursions: Bernkastel walking tour and Traben-Trarbach wine tasting

Discover the historic vineyards and delightful market squares that attest to Bernkastel’s 500-plus years as a winemaking capital. Then cruise past the breathtaking Moselle region’s vine-filled slopes and picturesque villages to discover the romantic twin town of Traben-Trarbach. Afterwards, savor delectable Rieslings from local vineyards. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Gala)

Note: The wine tasting will take place in Bernkastel on the reverse direction cruise (Nuremberg to Paris)

Day 6: Koblenz, cruising the romantic Rhine River, Rüdesheim

Featured Excursions: Choice of Koblenz walking tour -OR- Marksburg Castle visit, and evening guided stroll along Drosselgasse

Amble through Koblenz’s picturesque streets while a local expert explains the town’s history. Or tour Marksburg Castle, which is virtually unchanged from Medieval times. Later in the day, cruise along the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, and in the evening explore Rüdesheim’s famous Drosselgasse. (BB, L, D)

Day 7: Offenbach (Heidelberg), Aschaffenburg

Featured Excursion: Full-day Heidelberg excursion

Spend a day in the picturesque city of Heidelberg, forever romanticized in The Student Prince. Stroll through the charming Old Town en route to magnificent Heidelberg Castle. You’ll see world-famous Heidelberg University- one of the leading intellectual centers of Europe and home to philosophical movements across seven centuries. (BB, D)

Day 8: Miltenberg, cruising the Main River, cruising the Main River

Featured Excursion: Miltenberg walking tour with exclusive guided tour and reception at Schloss Kleinheubach

Walk the lanes of Miltenberg and enjoy an exclusive tour and wine tasting at Schloss Kleinheubach, whose princely owner will be your guide. In the  afternoon, cruise the beautiful Main River. (BB, L, D)

Day 9: Würzburg, cruising the Main River

Featured Excursions: Choice of Würzburg Residenz visit -OR- exclusive Franconian village visit

See the extraordinary Würzburg Residenz, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Or choose to visit with the residents of a Franconian village. (BB, L, D)

Day 10: Bamberg

Featured Excursion: Bamberg city tour

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bamberg with your guide. See the unique Town Hall, the Imperial Cathedral, and the fishermen’s village known as “Little Venice.” Shuttle service will be provided between the city and the ship so that you can enjoy leisure time in the afternoon. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)

Day 11: Nuremberg, cruising the Main-Danube Canal

Featured Excursions: Choice of Nuremberg city tour -OR- Nuremberg WWII historical tour with Documentation Center visit

Discover beautiful Medieval Nuremberg during a panoramic tour. Or take a guided tour of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds with visits to the Documentation Center and Courtroom 600, venue of the Nuremberg Trials. Later, cruise the Main-Danube Canal. (BB, L, D)

Note: Courtroom 600 is an active court. Visitors will only be permitted to see the courtroom during trial breaks.

Day 12: Regensburg

Featured Excursions: Choice of “2000 Years in One Hour” Regensburg walking tour -OR- Audi factory visit

Marvel at unspoiled Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you’d like to see an example of modern German industrial might, see how Audis are built with a factory tour in nearby Ingolstadt. (BB, L, D)

Day 13: Deggendorf (Theresienthal), Vilshofen

Featured Excursion: Exclusive Bavarian horse-drawn carriage, bread baking, Theresienthal visit 

After enjoying an exclusive carriage ride in the Bavarian Forest, you will head to Theresienthal to visit a glass workshop. (BB, L, D)

Passau, cruising the Danube River

Featured Excursions: Passau walking tour with St. Stephan’s organ concert and “Weisswurst and Lederhosen, Exploring Bavarian Traditions”

Italian Baroque flair flavors the compact city of Passau. Your walking tour culminates in a concert on Europe’s largest pipe organ in St. Stephan’s Cathedral. You may also learn about two Bavarian  traditions: lederhosen and sausage. Then enjoy a scenic afternoon sail. (BB, L, D)

Note: St. Stephan’s organ concert is only available from May 2 to October 31, excluding Sundays and Catholic holidays. An alternative venue will be organized before and after these dates.

Day 15: Spitz/Weissenkirchen (Weissenkirchen or Melk), cruising the Wachau Valley, Krems

Featured Excursions: Choice of Wachau Village and panoramic vineyard walk with wine tasting -OR- Melk Abbey with library visit

Choose between seeing a riverfront village followed by a tasting of the Wachau Valley’s famous white wines, or visiting 900-year-old Melk Abbey and its library. (BB, L, D)

Day 16: Vienna, cruising the Wachau Valley

Featured Excursions: Choice of “Royal Vienna” tour with a visit to the Royal Treasury Silver Chambers OR exclusive “See Vienna as the Viennese Do”

See the astonishing Habsburg crown jewels on display in the Imperial Treasury or opt to “See Vienna as the Viennese Do,” discovering the daily life of the Viennese. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)

Day 17: Vienna

Enjoy a full day in Vienna at your leisure. (BB, L, D)

Day 18: Depart Vienna (Disembarkation)

Disembark the ship and transfer to Vienna International Airport for your flight home, or extend your stay in exquisite Vienna. (CB/BB)

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Detailed Itinerary: Vienna to Paris

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Day 1: Vienna (Embarkation)

Arrive at Vienna International Airport where you will be transferred to the ship. (D)

Day 2: Vienna

Featured Excursions: Choice of “Royal Vienna” tour with a visit to the Royal Treasury Silver Chambers -OR- exclusive “See Vienna as the Viennese Do”

See the astonishing Habsburg crown jewels on display in the Imperial Treasury or opt to “See Vienna as the Viennese Do,” discovering the daily life of the Viennese. (BB, L, D)

Day 3: Vienna

Enjoy a day at leisure in Vienna (BB, L, Captain's Welcome Gala)

Day 4: Spitz/Weissenkirchen (Weissenkirchen or Melk), cruising the Wachau Valley

Featured Excursions: Choice of Wachau Village and panoramic vineyard walk with wine tasting -OR- Melk Abbey with library visit

Choose between seeing a riverfront village followed by a tasting of the Wachau Valley’s famous white wines, or visiting 900-year-old Melk Abbey and its library. (BB, L, D)

Day 5: Passau, cruising the Danube River

Featured Excursions: Passau walking tour with St. Stephan’s organ concert and “Weisswurst and Lederhosen, Exploring Bavarian Traditions”

Italian Baroque flair flavors the compact city of Passau. Your walking tour culminates in a concert on Europe’s largest pipe organ in St. Stephan’s Cathedral. You may also learn about two Bavarian traditions: lederhosen and sausage. Then enjoy a scenic afternoon sail. (BB, L, D)

Note: St. Stephan’s organ concert is only available from May 2 to October 31, excluding Sundays and Catholic holidays. An alternative venue will be organized before and after these dates.

Day 6: Deggendorf (Theresienthal)

Featured Excursion: Exclusive Bavarian Forest horse-drawn carriage ride with Theresienthal visit

After enjoying an exclusive carriage ride in the Bavarian Forest, you will head to Theresienthal to visit a glass workshop. (BB, L, D)

Day 7: Regensburg

Featured Excursions: Choice of “2000 Years in One Hour” Regensburg walking tour OR Audi factory visit

Marvel at unspoiled Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you’d like to see an example of modern German industrial might, see how Audis are built with a factory tour in nearby Ingolstadt. (BB, L, D)

Day 8: Nuremberg, cruising the Main-Danube Canal

Featured Excursions: Choice of Nuremberg city tour -OR- Nuremberg WWII historical tour with Documentation Center visit

Discover beautiful Medieval Nuremberg during a panoramic tour. Or take a guided tour of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds with visits to the Documentation Center and Courtroom 600, venue of the Nuremberg Trials. Later, cruise the Main-Danube Canal. (BB, L, D)

Note: Courtroom 600 is an active court. Visitors will only be permitted to see the courtroom during trial breaks.

Day 9: Bamberg

Featured Excursion: Bamberg city tour

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bamberg with your guide. See the unique Town Hall, the imperial cathedral, and the fishermen’s village known as “Little Venice.” Shuttle service will be provided between the city and the ship so that you can enjoy leisure time in the afternoon. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Gala)

Day 10: Würzburg, cruising the Main River

Featured Excursions: Choice of Würzburg Residenz visit -OR- exclusive Franconian village visit

See the extraordinary Würzburg Residenz, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Or choose to visit with the residents of a Franconian village. (BB, L, D)

Day 11: Cruising the Main River, Miltenberg

Featured Excursion: Miltenberg walking tour with exclusive guided tour and reception at Schloss Kleinheubach

Walk the lanes of Miltenberg and enjoy an exclusive tour and wine tasting at Schloss Kleinheubach, whose princely owner will be your guide. In the afternoon, cruise the beautiful Main River. (BB, L, D)

Day 12: Offenbach (Heidelberg), Rüdesheim

Featured Excursion: Full-day Heidelberg excursion

Spend a day in the picturesque city of Heidelberg, which was immortalized in Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince. Stroll through the charming Old Town en route to magnificent Heidelberg Castle. You’ll see world-famous Heidelberg University - one of the leading intellectual centers of Europe and home to philosophical movements across seven centuries. Later in the evening, enjoy leisure time in Rüdesheim, a celebrated wine town. (BB, D)

Day 13: Rüdesheim, cruising the romantic Rhine River, Koblenz

Featured Excursions: Choice of Koblenz walking tour -OR- Marksburg Castle visit, and evening guided stroll along Drosselgasse

Amble through Koblenz’s picturesque streets while a local expert explains the town’s history. Or tour Marksburg Castle, which is virtually unchanged from Medieval times. Later in the day, cruise along the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, and in the evening explore Rüdesheim’s famous Drosselgasse. (BB, L, D)

Day 14: Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel

Featured Excursions: Bernkastel walking tour and wine tasting

Enjoy a morning at leisure in the romantic twin town of Traben-Trarbach. Then cruise past the breathtaking, vine-covered slopes and picturesque villages that line the Moselle River. Arrive in Bernkastel, which boasts over 500 years of history as a winemaking capital, and savor delectable Rieslings from local vineyards. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)

Note: The wine tasting will take place in Traben-Trarbach on the reverse direction cruise (Paris to Nuremberg).

Day 15: Trier/Konz (Disembarkation), transfer to Paris

Featured Excursion: Trier city tour

Enjoy a morning tour of Germany's oldest city. Also called the second Rome, Trier showcases the impressive Porta Nigra and Emperor Constantine’s Throne Room, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. After lunch, travel by motorcoach from Trier to Paris. (BB)

Day 16: Paris

Featured Excursions: Choice of Paris panoramic city tour -OR- exclusive “Heart of Paris” walking tour

Your panoramic city tour begins with a drive up the grand boulevard Champs-Élysées, passing the Arc de Triomphe. Stop at the Champs de Mars for an opportunity to photograph the Eiffel Tower before continuing to Place Vendôme, Hôtel de Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Latin Quarter. Then go on to Les Invalides, the Louvre courtyard, and Luxembourg Gardens, where you will see a slice of daily Parisian life. Or choose a walking tour through the “Heart of Paris.” From the magnificent Opera House to the Comédie Française, you’ll stroll along the narrow streets of the oldest residential districts of Paris. (BB)

Day 17: Paris

Spend leisure time enjoying the fascinating city often referred to as the “City of Light.” You might visit Saint-Chappelle, which houses the world’s most treasured stained glass windows, or relax on one of the boats that offer scenic trips down the Seine. (BB)

Day 18: Depart Paris

Transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for your flight home. (CB/BB)

Departures & Pricing

Advisements:

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

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

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