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Day 2: |
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Arrive in Vienna and be
greeted by a representative who will escort you to
the ship. (D)
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Day 3: |
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Featured Excursions: Vienna City Tour |
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Optional Tours: An afternoon of opera and
Viennese coffee, or a classical music performance of
Mozart and Strauss in a Vienna concert hall. |
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Onboard Highlights: Captain's Welcome Dinner |
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Vienna's compact
historic city center is an exciting array of cafés
and grand places, culminating at the magnificent
Gothic cathedral. Your city tour will take you along
the stately Ringstrasse to St. Stephen's Cathedral,
where Mozart was married in 1782, and then onto
Figaro House, where Mozart wrote The Marriage of
Figaro. (B, L, Captain's Welcome Dinner)
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Optional Tours: Visit Schönbrunn Palace, a
stunning former Habsburg residence that rivals
Versailles. |
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Onboard Highlights: Insightful Lecture |
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Spend your last morning
in Vienna at leisure, or join the optional tour to
Schönbrunn. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Linz City Tour |
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The Danube serves as a
dividing line between the modern city of Linz and
its old soul. You'll visit Linz's Old Church built
in the 1670s by the Jesuits, and you'll be guided
through the pedestrian zone, Alter Markt, and the
impressive Main Square, one of Austria's most
attractive closed squares. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Regensburg Walking Tour |
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Onboard Highlights: Exciting Local Entertainment |
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An unspoiled gem,
Regensburg is a friendly town with quaint
cobblestone streets, medieval alleys and historic
Roman remnants. On your tour, you'll see the
Cathedral of St. Peter, with magnificent stained
glass windows dating from the 14th century and the
town's famous 12th-century Stone Bridge. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Nuremberg City Tour |
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Onboard Highlights: Exciting Local Entertainment |
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Our tour today includes
the Nazi Party Rally grounds, the medieval landmark
of the Kaiserburg Castle, the medieval town wall
with its towers, and ends with a walk to the central
market with its beautiful fountain. As we leave
Nuremberg and head toward Bamberg, you'll learn
about the Main-Danube Canal, an engineering marvel
which allows ships to sail from Amsterdam to the
Black Sea. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Bamberg Walking Tour |
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You are now in the
center of the Main region, where the towns are
untouched by time. Enjoy a guided walk through
Bamberg's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Marvel at Renaissance palaces, Baroque houses and a
breathtaking cathedral. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Full-day Tour of Rothenburg |
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Onboard Highlights: Exciting Local Entertainment |
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ravel along the Romantic
Road, a spectacular route winding through Bavaria to
the Alps. When you arrive in Rothenburg, you'll feel
as if you're stepping back in time to the Middle
Ages, as the city walls still stand, protecting the
charming core of gothic churches and gabled houses
from intruders. Return to the ship in Würzburg. (B,
L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Miltenberg Walking Tour |
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Onboard Highlights: Insightful Lecture |
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Your adventures along
this breathtakingly beautiful section of the river
begins with a visit to Miltenberg, a Medieval town
with crooked streets and leaning houses that are
right out of the pages of a German fairytale. Your
city tour takes you past Main Castle on the way into
Old Town and New Square. From there, you'll see the
famous Royal Inn, which has been a working hotel
since the 16th century; the aptly named Crooked
House, and Old Square. (B, L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Mainz Walking Tour and
Gutenberg Museum |
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Mainz is famous for
Johannes Gutenberg, the town's native son who
invented the printing press with movable type. Our
walking tour of downtown Mainz includes a visit to
the Gutenberg Museum, where you will marvel at an
authentic Gutenberg Bible. After the museum, we will
walk through Old Town. Museum closed on Monday. (B,
L, D)
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Featured Excursions: Gondola Ride |
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Onboard Highlights: Captain's Farewell Dinner |
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Rüdesheim has a long
history going back to Roman times, as most coastal
cities along the Rhine do. The town is famous for,
among other things, the Drosselgasse, its long
avenue of shops and wine bars, and the impressive
Niederwald Monument. Enjoy the view from up high as
you travel by gondola to the Monument. (B, L,
Captain's Farewell Dinner)
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Featured Excursions: Düsseldorf City Tour |
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A juxtaposition of old
and new, Düsseldorf boasts quaint old houses and a
collection of modern architecture, including Frank
Gehry-designed warehouse conversions. Your guided
tour takes you to Old Town, and along the
Königsallee, Düsseldorf's famous shopping area. (B,
L, D)
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Day 14: |
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Disembark the ship and
transfer to the airport in Amsterdam for your flight
home.
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