AMA Waterways offers an 11-day vacation that begins in Munich for the world-famous Oktoberfest. Guests spend two nights in the Bavarian capital and are escorted on a guided walking tour through the city.
After Munich, passengers transfer to Nuremberg. Here too, a city tour is provided before the cruise embarks. After a welcoming cocktail reception and dinner onboard, the ship traverses the Main-Danube Canal and sets off for the cities of Bamberg, Wuerzburg and Wertheim.
Passengers are treated to a walking tour of Bamberg and a tour of the Residenze Palace as well as the old city section in Wuerzburg. There is no set itinerary for Wertheim, so passengers are free to explore as they wish or simply relax on the ship.
The cruise leaves Bavaria after Wertheim and continues on to Miltenberg, Ruedesheim, the Rhine Valley, Cologne and disembarks in Amsterdam after a city tour and canal cruise.
AMA Waterways
800-626-0126
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This 12-day vacation offered by AMA Waterways begins with a three-night stay in historic Prague. A city tour and other additional tours are available in the "the city of a hundred spires." On the fifth day, guests transfer to Nuremberg. Before embarking on the cruise, guests are treated to a welcoming cocktail reception and dinner onboard.
A guided city tour kicks off the sixth day after the cruise embarks. The ship enters the Main-Danube Canal on its way to Regensburg, whose medieval city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a walking tour of Regensburg, the cruise heads for Passau. A walking tour is also provided of this former ancient Roman colony.
The ship continues from there to several destinations in Austria, including Salzburg, Linz and Vienna, disembarking in Budapest after an "Illuminations Cruise" and farewell dinner.
AMA Waterways
800-626-0126
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This nine-day cruise offered by Uniworld River Cruises embarks from Vienna after a city tour that includes stops to Schoenbrunn Palace, the State Opera and Hofburg (Imperial Palace). The cruise then sets out and takes passengers through the scenic Wachau Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape.
The ship makes a stop at the Melk Abbey, a 900-year-old Benedictine abbey atop a cliff overlooking the Danube. Next is Passau and a walking tour of its old city section, plus a visit to the famous St. Stephan's church organ, where guests will experience a concert.
After Passau, guests are treated to a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Bavarian Forest in Deggendorf, a part of the Theresienthal (Theresien Valley). Here, guests will also visit the Theresienthal Glass Museum and learn first-hand the art of glass-making.
Day seven features a walking tour of Regensburg and a visit to its Thurn & Taxis Palace, where a monarch family still resides. The final full day is spent in Nuremberg with a cruise through the Main-Danube Canal and city tour. The cruise disembarks on the following day.
Uniworld River Cruises
800-733-7820
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