Cruise the Danube with Celtic Tours

Step aboard this amazing itinerary on Celtic Tours 9 Day Danube River Cruise: From Budapest to Nuremberg:

DAY 1, Saturday - Depart the USA Depart the USA for Hungary. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Sunday - Arrive in Budapest Arrive and transfer independently to the port. Embarkation begins at 4 pm. Tonight, enjoy a gala welcome dinner on board and a scenic cruise of Budapest
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Monday - Budapest City Tour Your morning tour of Budapest begins in Pest and views such sights as Parliament, Royal Palace and Heroes' Square. Cross over to Buda to view the graceful medieval architecture that lines the traditional cobbled streets. Explore the city independently this afternoon, before setting sail for Bratislava at 4 pm
Optional: Excursion to Szentendre (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4, Tuesday - Full day in Bratislava This morning arrive to Bratislava and enjoy a full day at leisure in the capital of Slovakia. Bratislava is one of the youngest capital cities of Europe yet has a history dating back more than 2000 years. This evening arrive to Vienna where the ship will remain docked overnight
Optional: Vienna by Night Tour (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5, Wednesday - Vienna City Tour Your morning tour of Vienna begins with a drive along the famed Ringstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard. View the hub of the Hapsburg Empire, and walk the courtyards to view sites such as the Vienna State Opera House, Parliament and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure
Optional: Schonbrunn Castle Tour (PM) *
Optional: Hofburg Imperial Palace Tour (PM) *
Optional: Sound of Vienna Concert (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


DAY 6, Thursday - Daylight Sailing This morning cruise the scenic Wachau Valley renowned for its production of grapes and apricots, which generate some of Austria's finest specialty wines. This afternoon enjoy time at leisure while docked near Melk
Optional: Beauties of the Wachau (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7, Friday - Afternoon in Passau This morning the ship will remain at port in Linz between 7 and 9:30 am. Continue sailing this morning and arrive to Passau in the late afternoon. Most well known for St. Stephen's Cathedral and its historic Altstatd, or Old City district, the city boasts many fine examples of Baroque and Gothic architecture. Depart for Regensburg just before dinner
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8, Saturday - Morning in Regensburg Enjoy a walking tour of Regensburg, built in 179 BC by the Romans, today it stands as one of the largest and most well preserved cities in Bavaria. The tour includes such sights as the Old Town Hall, the Dom St. Peter, the Roman Gates at Porta Pretoria, and one of the oldest stone bridges over the Danube. Set sail for Nuremberg just before lunch
Optional: Weltenburg Monastery Tour (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 9, Sunday - Depart for the USA This morning, arrive in Nuremberg and transfer independently to the airport in Munich for your departure flight. The Munich airport is approximately a 2 hour drive from the port. Disembarkation will end at 9:30 am
Meals: Breakfast

Cruise the Danube with Celtic Tours European River Cruises.