Tour: Magnificent Europe River Cruise

 

 

Tour  departs 3rd June 2012
Tour returns 23rd June 2012
Number of Days 21
 

Free pickup and Return from HOME: Greater Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong & the Bellarine & Mornington Peninsula's and now Bendigo and some areas of Gippsland.

This special tour is escorted from Melbourne by an O’Shannessy’s tour escort and includes pre and post cruise stopover accommodation.

See the highlights of Central Europe on this enchanting cruise between Amsterdam and Budapest on board Avalon Waterways revolutionary new Suite Ship Avalon Panorama who made her debut in Europe only last year in 2011, having been especially designed with guests from Australia in mind. The  Panorama is more spacious and luxurious with fantastic new open-air balconies.  Guided sightseeing in each city shows you the highlights, with an authentic baking demonstration in Miltenberg, a beer tasting in Nüremberg and inside visits of Würzburg's Residenz, Regensburg's Old Chapel, the Benedictine Abbey in Melk, St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava and Fishermen's Bastion in Budapest. Also cruise through the scenic canals of Amsterdam and sail through the dramatic Rhine Gorge past the legendary rock of the Lorelei.

Visited Cities    
Amsterdam, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Rüdesheim, Miltenberg, Würzburg, Bamberg, Main Danube Canal, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Melk, Dürnstein, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest.

Standard Features
CRUISE: Deluxe 14-night cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest in an outside suites with hotel-style beds (Category A & P)
AMSTERDAM: Welcome reception; canal cruise
COLOGNE: Guided sightseeing
RHINE GORGE: Cruise through the gorge
RÜDESHEIM: Visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum; special treat
MILTENBERG: Guided sightseeing; baking demonstration
WÜRZBURG: Guided sightseeing, visit the Bishop's Residenz
BAMBERG: Guided sightseeing, see the Old Town Hall
MAIN DANUBE CANAL: Cruise in the canal
NUREMBERG: Guided sightseeing
REGENSBURG: Guided sightseeing; beer tasting
PASSAU: Guided sightseeing
MELK: Guided visit of the Benedictine Abbey
DÜRNSTEIN: Guided walk, see the Stiftskirche
VIENNA: Guided sightseeing
BRATISLAVA: Guided sightseeing, visit St. Martin's Cathedral
BUDAPEST: Guided sightseeing, with Fishermen's Bastion
ON BOARD GRATUITIES: All onboard gratuities for the Cruise Director and Crew are included

Meals on Cruise
Breakfast - 14
Lunch - 13
Dinner - 14


Superb dining with all meals on board daily featuring full breakfast (B), lunch (L), and dinner (D), including a welcome reception, Captain's reception, and farewell dinner; quality wines from Europe's most famous wine regions with every dinner; one sitting with open seating arrangements.

Early Bird Discount $200  Early Bird Discount – with Full Payment by 1st February, 2012.

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