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Over the course of a week, tour and explore your way along the glistening Danube river this Christmastime.
Avalon Waterways presents an extravagant itinerary, designed to blend classic sightseeing with festive celebrations.
Acting as your home for 7 nights, is the luxurious Avalon Passion, a state-of-the-art floating hotel designed to include luxurious accommodation facilities and modern conveniences.
Enjoy a festive cruising along the Danube river – filled with celebration and exploration. This itinerary provides a combination of Classic and Discovery excursions – as well as ample opportunities for guests to explore independently.
After your plane arrives in Hungary – transfer to your ship and begin settling in for the evening.
This morning, begin your adventure with a scenic sailing of the Danube river – enjoying a Discovery Austrian cookie tasting along the way.
This evening, in Vienna, join an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert.
Spend the day touring the Habsburg Empire on a Classic Excursion through the city’s coveted sites. Later, either enjoy some free time to explore the Christkindlesmarkt or join a guided Optional Excursion to the Schonbrunn Palace.
Explore Krems on a guided Classic Excursion walk through the small valley town. During lunch hours, return to your ship for a scenic sailing through picturesque Wachau Valley.
Upon arrival to Melk, take a Classic guided tour of the Benedictine Abbey.
For today, join a guided Classic Excursion around the ‘City of Three Rivers’. Later, spend some free time exploring Passau’s Christkindlmarkt. Alternatively, guests may opt into an Optional Excursion to Salzburg to learn how Austrians celebrate Christmas.
Explore Regensburg on a guided Classic Excursion to the Altes Rathaus and Porta Pretoria. Afterwards, take some free time to browse the Christmas Markets and enjoy some local treats.
On the way to Nuremberg, enjoy an on-board lecture on Christmas Traditions. For your final full-day – choose between Classic Excursions to either Nuremberg’s medieval sites or Rally Grounds. Later, spend some free time browsing through the Christmas Markets.
Your cruise ends after a hearty breakfast this morning.
Explore along the Danube this festive season
Guests can choose between booking suites in categories (in order of ascension) – E, D, B, A, P or the luxurious Royal Suite.
This Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery itinerary features Classic Excursions such as sightseeing tours and guided city walks, Discovery Excursions like concerts and lectures as well as ample free time for guests to explore independently.
This itinerary traverses ports across three countries: Germany, Austria and Hungary.
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