- Ports: Nuremberg/Budapest
- Cruise Line: Avalon Waterways
- Ship: Avalon View℠
- Depart Date: 12/15/2024
- Nights: 7
- Voyage Number: WNB41215T
- Offer ID: 1485783
7-night Festive Season on the Legendary Danube Cruise
Welcome to Germany. Your Suite Ship® is ready for Boarding. Flights into Nuremberg must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be onboard ship by 5 pm. Indulge in traditional holiday fare and hot libations to warm your heart and soul. Explore your ship this evening and enjoy dinner onboard. (Dinner),
Legends and History Lessons. Spend free time on your own to browse the spruce stalls of the Christmas markets of Nuremberg. Sample favorite Bavarian fare—from dozens of bratwurst varieties, gingerbread, mulled blueberry wine, and countless other culinary delights of the Christkindlmarkt. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Christmas Magic in Bavaria. Take time to browse Regensburg's sparkling Christmas markets. Enjoy hot-mulled wine, candied almonds, gingerbread, or bratwurst. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet. Spend free time in Passau's charming Christkindlmarkt near magnificent St. Stephan's Cathedral. Alternatively, join a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg—the city of Mozart and learn how Austrians celebrate Christmas. Sail to Linz this afternoon, or join your ship after your selected full-day excursion. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet. Spend free time in Passau's charming Christkindlmarkt near magnificent St. Stephan's Cathedral. Alternatively, join a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg—the city of Mozart and learn how Austrians celebrate Christmas. Sail to Linz this afternoon, or join your ship after your selected full-day excursion. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Frescoes Above the Wachau Valley. VIENNA: Viennese Waltzes on the Beautiful Blue Danube. This evening, you may choose to attend an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Frescoes Above the Wachau Valley. VIENNA: Viennese Waltzes on the Beautiful Blue Danube. This evening, you may choose to attend an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Royal Collections, and Amusing Attractions. Spend free time on your own to enjoy the Christkindlesmarkt or relax by the fire's glow in a Viennese café this evening. Join a Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace—summer home of the Habsburg Empire. Later, relax onboard with live entertainment as you sail to Budapest. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
War Heroes and Hot Water. Take in the beauty of Budapest while enjoying a free afternoon exploring such famous sights as the Chain Bridge. Get to know the city's cafés and pubs, and don't miss the unique Christmas markets that Budapest hosts every year during the Festive season. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner),
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (Breakfast),
Itinerary subject to change without notice. Please confirm itinerary at time of booking.
- Choice of complimentary sightseeing excursions in every port – choose between Classic, Active or Discovery options
- Whisper headsets for all excursions
- Digital Signage ship-wide with daily agenda, menus, key details
- Unlimited free Wi-Fi
- Visits to UNESCO Sites
- Enrichment lectures & local entertainment, dance floor and nightly song lists
- Meals with regional specialties, including local wine
- Sky Deck grill for lunch – weather permitting
- Welcome Dinner & Farewell Dinner
- Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner – sparkling wine with breakfast
- 24-hour specialty coffees, teas & water filling station, including flavored waters
- 24-hour Club Lounge (includes coffee machine), games, books, TVs, great views!
- Walking track & sky deck
- Fitness room with machines and free weights
- Adventure Host and Adventure center (maps, binoculars, walking sticks, etc)
- Afternoon tea (coffee, tea, sandwiches and cookies)
- 16 bikes on board
- Movie Night
- Elevator between stateroom decks
- 24-hour guest services
- All port taxes & fees
- Airport transfers on embarkation/disembarkation day with Avalon Air purchase
- No single use plastics
- River-view stateroom Hotel-style bed with optional twin-bed configuration; Comfort Collection bedding, including choice of pillow and firmness (Panorama Suites 200 sq feet)
- Desk area with chair
- Spacious closets and under bed storage
- Panorama Suites include Wall-to-wall window with Open-Air Balcony
- Panorama Suites include loveseat and table with chair seating area
- Panorama Suites include extra large bathroom and spacious glass enclosed shower
- Flat-screen LCD TV with complimentary Movies On Demand
- 110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
- Mini Bar; security safe; hair dryer
- L’Occitane® toiletries; plush robes & slippers in every stateroom
- Stateroom steward & multiple times daily housekeeping
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