Name: Enchantment of Eastern Europe from Budapest Cruise
Brand: Emerald Cruises
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Day 1 - Budapest

Arrive: Sun 03 May 2026 / Depart: Sun 03 May 2026

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 - Kalocsa

Arrive: Mon 04 May 2026 / Depart: Mon 04 May 2026

Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 142 km south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.

Day 3 - Osijek

Arrive: Tue 05 May 2026 / Depart: Tue 05 May 2026

Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County.

Day 4 - Belgrade

Arrive: Wed 06 May 2026 / Depart: Wed 06 May 2026

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 5 - Golubac

Arrive: Thu 07 May 2026 / Depart: Thu 07 May 2026

Golubac is a village and municipality located in the Brani?evo District of the eastern Serbia. Situated on the right side of the Danube river, it is bordered by Romania to the east, Veliko Gradište to the west and Ku?evo to the south.

Day 5 - Donji Milanovac

Arrive: Thu 07 May 2026 / Depart: Thu 07 May 2026

Donji Milanovac is a town in eastern Serbia. It is situated in the Majdanpek municipality, in the Bor District. It is located on the right bank of Lake ?erdap on the Danube. The population of the town is 2,410 people. Its name means "Lower Milanovac"

Day 6 - Vidin

Arrive: Fri 08 May 2026 / Depart: Fri 08 May 2026

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 7 - Rousse

Arrive: Sat 09 May 2026 / Depart: Sat 09 May 2026

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 7 - Veliko Tarnovo

Arrive: Sat 09 May 2026 / Depart: Sat 09 May 2026

Veliko Tarnovo is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.

Day 7 - Arbanassi

Arrive: Sat 09 May 2026 / Depart: Sat 09 May 2026

Arbanasi is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province of central northern Bulgaria, set on a high plateau between the larger towns of Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa

Day 8 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sun 10 May 2026 / Depart: Sun 10 May 2026

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 9 - Bucharest

Arrive: Mon 11 May 2026 / Depart: Mon 11 May 2026

Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.

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