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Magnificent Europe from Budapest Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 12th Apr 2025
  • AmaWaterways AmaViola
  • 14 Night Cruise From Budapest
  • Fly Cruise From £8,819 pp

Itinerary

  • Budapest
  • Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Durnstein
  • Melk
  • Engelhartszell, Germany
  • Passau, Germany
  • Regensburg
  • Nuremberg
  • Bamberg
  • Wurzburg
  • Wertheim
  • Miltenberg
  • Rudesheim
  • Rhine Gorge
  • Cologne
  • Amsterdam

What's Included

  • FREE Flights Available from London Gatwick, Heathrow & Manchester
  • Save up to £500 per couple
  • All dining on board including The Chefs Table
  • Wine, beer and soft drinks during Lunch and dinner
  • Tea/Coffee/Bottled Water 24 hours
  • Daily Shore Excursions
  • Personalised service from a highly-trained Cruise Manager
  • Complimentary WiFi and in House Movie Channel
  • Wellness Programme with dedicated Wellness Host
  • WiFi
  • All Shore Excursions – up to 4 per day

Prices from pp

TypeRiver ViewBalconySuite
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£8,819
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Single Fly Cruise prices available from £13,289
Fly Cruise - flights are included, call to discuss flights from your regional airport, flight supplements may apply.
Voyage Code: AJ250412AER

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Day 1 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 12 April 2025 / Depart: Sat 12 April 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 2 - Bratislava, Slovakia

Arrive: Sun 13 April 2025 / Depart: Sun 13 April 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 3 - Vienna, Austria

Arrive: Mon 14 April 2025 / Depart: Mon 14 April 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 4 - Durnstein

Arrive: Tue 15 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 15 April 2025

Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area.

Day 4 - Melk

Arrive: Tue 15 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 15 April 2025

Melk is an Austrian town on the River Danube, west of Vienna. It’s known for the 11th-century Melk Abbey, a vast monastery built high above the town. Gold statuary adorns its domed Abbey Church, and the huge library houses medieval manuscripts. The Marmorsaal is a baroque hall with a ceiling fresco and red marble walls. South of Melk, gardens surround Renaissance Schallaburg Castle, which hosts cultural exhibitions.

Day 5 - Engelhartszell, Germany

Arrive: Wed 16 April 2025 / Depart: Wed 16 April 2025

Day 5 - Passau, Germany

Arrive: Wed 16 April 2025 / Depart: Wed 16 April 2025

Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral, featuring distinctive onion-domed towers and an organ with 17,974 pipes.

Day 6 - Regensburg

Arrive: Thu 17 April 2025 / Depart: Thu 17 April 2025

Regensburg, a Bavarian city on the Danube River in southeast Germany, is known for its well-preserved medieval core. The 12th-century Stone Bridge, a 310m-long icon with 16 arches, crosses the river to the old town. The 13th-century Regensburg Cathedral, a twin-spired Gothic landmark, is home to the Regensburger Domspatzen choir. Walhalla, a Parthenon replica just east of the city, honors illustrious Germans.

Day 7 - Nuremberg

Arrive: Fri 18 April 2025

Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

Day 8 - Nuremberg

Depart: Sat 19 April 2025

Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

Day 9 - Bamberg

Arrive: Sun 20 April 2025 / Depart: Sun 20 April 2025

Bamberg is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, laid out over 7 hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. Its old town preserves structures from the 11th to 19th centuries including the muraled Altes Rathaus (town hall), which occupies an island in the Regnitz reached by arched bridges. The Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral, begun in the 11th century, features 4 towers and numerous stone carvings.

Day 10 - Wurzburg

Arrive: Mon 21 April 2025 / Depart: Mon 21 April 2025

Würzburg is a city in Germany's Bavaria region. It's known for lavish baroque and rococo architecture, particularly the 18th-century Residenz palace, with ornate rooms, a huge fresco by Venetian artist Tiepolo and an elaborate staircase. Home to numerous wine bars, cellars and wineries, Würzburg is the center of the Franconian wine country, with its distinctive bocksbeutel

Day 11 - Wertheim

Arrive: Tue 22 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 22 April 2025

Wertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of around 23,400. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. Wertheim is best known for its landmark castle and medieval town centre.

Day 11 - Miltenberg

Arrive: Tue 22 April 2025 / Depart: Tue 22 April 2025

Miltenberg is a town in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named district and has a population of over 9,000.

Day 12 - Rudesheim

Arrive: Wed 23 April 2025 / Depart: Wed 23 April 2025

Rüdesheim am Rhein is a town in the Rhine Valley, Germany. It’s known for winemaking, especially of Riesling wines. In the center, Drosselgasse is a lane lined with shops, taverns and restaurants. Nearby, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet is a museum of automated musical instruments. Medieval Brömserburg Castle is home to the Rheingau Wine Museum, exhibiting wine paraphernalia from ancient times to the present.

Day 12 - Rhine Gorge

Arrive: Wed 23 April 2025 / Depart: Wed 23 April 2025

The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in Germany.

Day 12 - Lahnstein

Day 13 - Cologne

Arrive: Thu 24 April 2025 / Depart: Thu 24 April 2025

Cologne, a 2,000-year-old city spanning the Rhine River in western Germany, is the region’s cultural hub. A landmark of High Gothic architecture set amid reconstructed old town, the twin-spired Cologne Cathedral is also known for its gilded medieval reliquary and sweeping river views. The adjacent Museum Ludwig showcases 20th-century art, including many masterpieces by Picasso, and the Romano-Germanic Museum houses Roman antiquities.

Day 14 - Amsterdam

Arrive: Fri 25 April 2025

Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.

Day 15 - Amsterdam

Depart: Sat 26 April 2025

Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.

AmaViola From AmaWaterways

Brightly colored floral and geometric patterns from stateroom to Main Lounge immediately show you that the AmaViola is no ordinary river cruise ship. Twin balconies in most staterooms maximize your enjoyment as steeples and vineyards glide by. Mouthwatering cuisine worthy of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an exclusive and internationally-renowned gastronomic society, is served from sunrise to sunset. There’s something symphonic about the flourish and style of The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant and the coordinated effort to serve each bold, beautiful and delicious course of the regionally-inspired tasting menu. Butterfly wallpaper in the hair salon highlights how you’ll emerge brand new while an inviting sun-deck pool with a swim-up bar refreshes your spirit. Plus, AmaViola inspires you to be the best version of yourself with a walking track, fitness room and fleet of onboard bikes to keep you happy and healthy during your cruise.
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