Day 1 Budapest, Hungary | Embark
Welcome to Hungary. Your suite ship is ready for boarding. Flights into Budapest must arrive by 2 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.
The day is yours to relax and enjoy the city with time for photographs, cafes, and confections.
Set sail while enjoying dinner on your first night onboard.
Day 2 Vienna, Austria
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Start the day with a morning stretch with your Avalon Adventure Host.
Enjoy the breathtaking view while sailing the Danube River which shares dozens of miles with Hungary and Slovakia. Relax on the Sky Deck to see the rolling landscapes and red-rooftops of the Slovakian capital of Bratislava come into view.
While in Vienna, you may choose to join an optional excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall.
Day 3 Vienna
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Classic: Venture into the Habsburg empire this morning on a guided city tour of Vienna’s gilded landmarks. See the Imperial Palace complex–the winter residence of the Imperial Family, the historic Vienna Opera House, and stunning St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
Join a guided optional excursion to Schönbrunn Palace–a Habsburg Empire summer home for 300 years.
This afternoon, enjoy free time to take a tram to visit Austria’s Prater amusement park or one of the many museums nearby. Touring with a bike is an option to explore the streets and squares of Vienna, or ride along the banks of the Danube at leisure. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.
Day 4 Dürnstein | Melk
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Classic: Join a guided walk, and hear the legendary tale of King Richard the Lionheart–who was imprisoned in the castle above the village during the Crusades, OR:
Active: Join a hike up to the castle ruins with your Adventure Host for a spectacular view of the village, Danube and the Wachau Valley below.
Enjoy coffee or a cocktail on the Sky Deck and sail through the picturesque Wachau Valley to Melk.
MELK
Classic: Take a guided tour of Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey to marvel at its frescoed ceilings, statues, incredible library, and ornate pipe organ.
Discovery: Enjoy the flavors of the Wachau Valley with a wine tasting on board.
Day 5 Passau, Germany
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Classic: Join a guided city walk to learn more about this beautiful “City of Three Rivers.”
Alternatively, join a full-day guided optional excursion to Salzburg—the city of Mozart—or to the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov. Meet the ship back in Passau after the full-day selected activity for sailing.
Day 6 Regensburg
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Classic: Join a guided city walk and see Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria–built in 179 AD as the entrance to Castra Regina fortress.
Choose to join a guided optional excursion to visit the Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg.
Alternatively, spend a free afternoon exploring Regensburg on foot or by bike through its charming streets. This evening, enjoy live entertainment after dinner as you cruise toward Roth.
Day 7 Nuremberg
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Discovery: Enjoy an Onboard Lecture about the Main-Danube Canal–linking these two rivers to make a vital connection enabling navigation between the North and Black Seas.
Classic: Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of the Bavarian town of Roth—with its half-timbered houses, market square and 1535 hunting lodge Schloss Ratibor. Also, join a guided sightseeing of Nuremberg–with its medieval architecture, gilded fountain, gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle OR take a guided tour of the historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds–used by the Third Reich.
Discovery: Later, indulge in a Beer Tasting on board.
Day 8 Nuremberg | Disembark
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.
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