Name: Grand Danube - Vilshofen to Giurgiu Cruise
Brand: AmaWaterways
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Day 1 - Vilshofen

Arrive: Mon 05 May 2025

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.

Day 2 - Vilshofen

Depart: Tue 06 May 2025

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.

Day 3 - Linz (Salzburg)

Arrive: Wed 07 May 2025 / Depart: Wed 07 May 2025

Linz is a city in Upper Austria, straddling the Danube River midway between Salzburg and Vienna. Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the old cathedral or Alter Dom, ring Hauptplatz, the old town’s main square. The riverside Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection. Across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology and life in the future.

Day 4 - Weissenkirchen

Arrive: Thu 08 May 2025 / Depart: Thu 08 May 2025

Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The ferry across the Danube here is interesting in that it has no motor or sail: it is powered by rudder set against the river current, anchored to a cable above the river.

Day 5 - Vienna, Austria

Arrive: Fri 09 May 2025 / Depart: Fri 09 May 2025

Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence.

Day 6 - Bratislava

Arrive: Sat 10 May 2025 / Depart: Sat 10 May 2025

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube.

Day 7 - Budapest

Arrive: Sun 11 May 2025

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views

Day 8 - Budapest

Depart: Mon 12 May 2025

Day 9 - Mohacs

Arrive: Tue 13 May 2025 / Depart: Tue 13 May 2025

Mohács is a town in Baranya county, Hungary on the right bank of the Danube.

Day 10 - Vukovar

Arrive: Wed 14 May 2025 / Depart: Wed 14 May 2025

Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County. The city's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census, with a total of 27,683 in the municipality.

Day 10 - Novi Sad

Arrive: Wed 14 May 2025 / Depart: Wed 14 May 2025

Novi Sad is a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River. Standing atop a riverside bluff, much of Petrovaradin Fortress dates to the 17th and 18th centuries, with an iconic clock tower and a network of tunnels. Across the river is the old quarter, Stari Grad, site of the Gothic Revival Name of Mary Church and the neo-Renaissance City Hall.

Day 11 - Belgrade

Arrive: Thu 15 May 2025 / Depart: Thu 15 May 2025

Belgrade is the capital of the southeast European country of Serbia. Its most significant landmark is the Beogradska Tvr?ava, an imposing fortress at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. The fort is a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires, and it's now the site of several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a vast park.

Day 12 - Iron Gates on Danube

Arrive: Fri 16 May 2025 / Depart: Fri 16 May 2025

The Iron Gates is a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania.

Day 13 - Vidin

Arrive: Sat 17 May 2025 / Depart: Sat 17 May 2025

Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin.

Day 14 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Sun 18 May 2025 / Depart: Sun 18 May 2025

Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia.

Day 14 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sun 18 May 2025

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank.

Day 15 - Giurgiu

Depart: Mon 19 May 2025

AmaVerde From AmaWaterways

One of AmaWaterways’ remarkable twin-balcony river ships, the inviting AmaVerde is full of light and love. Comfortably elegant staterooms in subdued tones set the mind at ease for a restful slumber, while warmth attracts visitors to the alluring fireside library and AmaVerde’s earthy massage and hair salon. Distinctive plum and burgundy patterns in the Main Restaurant are the perfect complement to exquisite meals and local wine pairings worthy of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs—the internationally renowned gastronomic society. And a clean canvas of white-backed chairs in The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant, with its glass-enclosed kitchen and unique rolled lighting fixture, gives way to a vibrant multi-course parade of dishes with bold regional flavors. Additional amenities on AmaVerde include unlimited Wi-Fi, movies, music and English-language TV stations in the staterooms, a specialty coffee station, gift shop, sun-deck walking track, heated swimming pool, putting green, fitness room and fleet of bikes.