Day
1
You embark in the Austrian capital Vienna on the vessel in the late afternoon.
Our tour manager will then welcome you with a cocktail before the welcome
dinner on board. Later this evening you can enjoy a Christma concert
on board.
Day 2
In the morning you can enjoy the beautiful stretch of the Wachau from
the sundeck. The ship moors in Duernstein at midday. An interesting excursion
through the Wachau (€ 45) is planned. You begin this excursion in
Duernstein, one of the best-known wine villages in the Wachau. A walk
through it allows you to appreciate its glorious position. Thereafter
you drive through the picturesque landscape of this district to the 900-year
old Benedictine abbey of Melk. During a guided tour you see the rooms
of the prelature, the emperor aisle, the marble hall, the altars and
the library. Afterwards you can, depending on the availability, listen
to an organ concert at the church. At the end of the tour we invite you
for a glass of Gluehwein at a local restaurant. After an excellent Christmas
dinner you may attend Christmas mass in Duernstein’s collegiate
church. In the
meantime the ship continues to Melk/Emmersdorf where the passengers re-embark.
Day 3
Enjoy the first of the Christmas public holidays on board of your vessel.
In the afternoon the vessels reaches Passau, Bavaria’s most easterly
city. This city’s impressive Baroque cathedral houses the largest
church organ in the world (with 17,388 pipes and 231 registers), and
most of its main sights are very close to the Danube. You may join a
city walk (€ 15) to get to know the sights of the charming miniature
city. The vessel will leave
Passau in the evening and spend the night cruising through Bavaria towards
Regensburg.
Day 4
You arrive in Regensburg at forenoon, one of Germany’s best preserved
medieval cities. A city walk (€ 15) will show you the city’s
architectural highlights, including the Old Town Hall and the Porta Pretoria.
Regensburg is one of the best –preserved medieval cities in Germany
and its many historic buildings are most impressive. The vessel leaves
the city in the evening, soon after its marvellous evening illuminations
have lit it all up, and the cruise is continued on the Main/Danube canal
heading for Nuremberg. On this evening the captain invites you to his
special dinner and the ship’s orchestra, which has entertained
you in the bar throughout the whole Danube cruise, will not fail to inspire
most passengers to round off their cruise on the dance floor.
Day
5
At midday you arrive in Nuremberg. Enjoy a sightseeing tour (€ 30)
of this historic city. See the storybook 900-year-old ramparts, the Imperial
Castle and the Justice Palace where the War Crimes Tribunal sat in 1946.
The city tour leads you to the major sites and sights of the city, from
the medieval beginnings to the present.
Day 6
Disembarkation in Nuremberg after breakfast. End of the program.
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