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DAY 1 - Thursday or Tuesday - Arrive in Prague
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Prague
DAY 2 - Friday or Wednesday - Prague City Tour
A morning tour of Prague includes a visit to the Royal Castle at Hradcany, former residence of the Bohemian kings. Enjoy magnificent views of the city and Charles Bridge below. Visit St. Vitus Cathedral and view St. George's Basilica. Continue to the Jewish Quarter and the Old Town Square to view the famous Town Hall Astronomical Clock. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3 - Saturday or Thursday - Full Day in Prague
Enjoy the day at leisure to explore Prague, the "City of Spires," on your own. From its historic city center to its bridges and cathedrals, Prague is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Having suffered little structural damage during the Second World War, the city preserves some of the finest examples of original Baroque and Renaissance architecture
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4 - Sunday or Friday - Arrive in Nuremberg
This morning transfer to your ship in Nuremberg for embarkation. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure to explore Nuremberg before joining the Captain for a gala welcome dinner on board
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5 - Monday or Saturday - Regensburg City Tour
Enjoy the morning sailing on the Main - Danube Canal. This afternoon, join a walking tour of Regensburg, one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities, that includes the Old Town Hall, the Dom St. Peter, the Roman Gates at Porta Pretoria, and one of the oldest stone bridges over the Danube. In the evening, delight in a regional dinner while sailing for Passau, meeting point of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6 - Tuesday or Sunday - Morning in Passau
This morning, arrive in Passau. Most known for St. Stephen's Cathedral and its historic Altstatd, or Old City district, the city boasts many fine examples of Baroque and Gothic architecture. Enjoy a brief walking tour, followed by time at leisure to discover Passau's charm for yourself. In the afternoon, sail for Melk
Optional: Full Day Tour of Salzburg
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7 - Wednesday or Monday - Morning in Melk
Upon arrival in Melk, enjoy a guided tour of the historic Benedictine Abbey, considered one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in Europe. In the afternoon, sail for Vienna
Optional: Classical Viennese Concert (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8 - Thursday or Tuesday - Vienna City Tour
Your morning tour of Vienna begins with a drive along the famed Ringstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard, to the Hofburg Palace. Walk the courtyards to the Vienna State Opera House, continuing to view the Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural History, and City Hall. Afternoon at leisure. Enjoy dinner on board this evening
Optional: Best of Vienna (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 9 - Friday or Wednesday - Bratislava City Tour
This afternoon join a tour of Bratislava, capital city of Slovakia, that begins at the Opera House and continues to view such sights as St. Martin's Cathedral, Town Hall, and Michael's Gate. Dinner on board this evening while sailing for Budapest
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10 - Saturday or Thursday - Budapest City Tour
Early morning arrival in Budapest. Today's tour of the city begins in Pest and views the Parliament, Royal Palace, Heroes' Square, and Market Hall. Continue across the Danube via the Chain Bridge to the Buda Hills where you will view Matthias Coronation Church and Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hill. In the afternoon, depart for the artisans village of Szentendre and enjoy time on your own upon arrival
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 11 - Sunday or Friday - Full Day in Budapest
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Budapest. A bustling center of culture, commerce, and the arts, the city is split by the Danube River, with Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east, where you will also find the charming Danube Promenade
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 12 - Monday or Saturday - Full Day in Budapest
Spend your last full day in Budapest at leisure. The Great Synagogue, which is the largest synagogue in Europe, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the splendid New York Café represent a few of the city's many worthwhile sightseeing opportunities
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 13 - Tuesday or Sunday - Vukovar & Osijek City Tours
Morning arrival in Vukovar, Croatia. Enjoy a city tour of Vukovar, the largest river port in Croatia. Continue on to a guided tour of Osijek that includes the Tvrda, the city's oldest quarter, home to some of Europe's most intricate Austrio-Hungarian Baroque structures. Here you will see such sites as St. Michael's Church and the Neogothic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul. The tour also includes a boat tour through the Kopacki Rit, one of the richest, largest, and most beautifully preserved wetlands in Europe. Kopacki Rit is included in the IBA list (Important Bird Area) and is currently pending recognition for UNESCO’s list of World Natural Heritage Sites. Later continue on to the Croatian Danube Basin
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 14 - Wednesday or Monday - Full Day in Belgrade
Morning arrival in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, situated at the confluence of the Danube and Save Rivers. In the afternoon, enjoy a tour of Belgrade that includes a visit to the Kalemegdan fortress, a true landmark of the city. Your tour of the fortress carries you inside where you will visit its military museum and a Turkish bath. The tour continues to view the National Museum, the Parliament, Prince Milo's Castle, the Holy Sava, the Konak, Barjak Mosque, the "Zum Fragezeichen" coffee shop, and the Castle of Princess Ljubica
Optional: Belgrade by Night (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 15 - Thursday or Tuesday - Sail the Iron Gate
After breakfast, relax on the sun deck and take in the picturesque panorama of the Danube. Enjoy daylight sailing as the ship approaches one of the true natural highlights of the cruise, the world-famous Cataract stretch or "Iron Gate," where the Danube rises through the Carpathian Mountains and the foothills of the Balkans. Enjoy dinner on board this evening
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 16 - Friday or Wednesday - Afternoon in Rousse
This morning enjoy daylight sailing. In the afternoon, arrive in Rousse where you can explore the town independently
Optional: Full Day Veiko Tarnovo Tour
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 17 - Saturday or Thursday - Danube Delta
Morning arrival in Coral. The Danube Delta is home to more than 1200 species of plants unique to Europe, and more than 100 species of freshwater fish, which inhabit its many lakes and marshes. Tonight, celebrate your final evening on board at the captain's farewell dinner
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 18 - Sunday or Friday - Arrive in Bucharest
Disembark and transfer to your hotel in Bucharest. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at leisure
Overnight: Bucharest
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 19 - Monday or Saturday - Bucharest City Tour
Today's tour of Bucharest includes visits to the Patriarchie, the Freedom Memorial, and the Palace of Parliament, the city's best-known monument, and the second-largest building in the world. Continue along the city's main boulevards, lined with impressive buildings, to the Village Museum. Visit the museum, where Romanian farmhouses are lovingly restored and then re-erected in their original settings, followed by time to shop nearby
Overnight: Bucharest
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 20 - Tuesday or Sunday - Cruise Ends
This morning, transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
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