8 Day Christmas Markets Danube River Cruise: Vienna to Nuremberg (8 Days starting from $1,279)

8 Day Christmas Markets Danube River Cruise: Vienna to Nuremberg

An 8-Day tour starting from $1,279

Length:	8 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	Christmas Market River Cruise
Operator:	Gate 1
Tour Code:	G1CMVN

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About This Tour

Explore the Danube with a Christmas Market River Cruise taking you from Vienna to Nuremberg.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details

• 6 nights Deluxe river cruise on MS Symphony (Category D) outside cabin
• 17 meals: 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners
• Complimentary Champagne with breakfast
• Unlimited wine & beer with dinners
• Evening entertainment
• Shore excursions per itinerary
• Services of a cruise director throughout
• Entrance fees per itinerary
• Guaranteed departures

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

DAY 2, Tuesday or Sunday - Arrive in Vienna
Arrive and transfer to your ship for embarkation. Balance of the day at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a gala welcome dinner on board, followed by a visit to the "Rathaus" Christmas Market at City Hall
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Wednesday or Monday - Full Day Vienna
Your morning tour of Vienna begins with a drive along the famed Ringstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard, to the Hofburg Palace. Walk the courtyards to the Vienna State Opera House, continuing to view the Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural History, and City Hall. Afternoon at leisure. After dinner on board, enjoy an evening concert in the heart of Vienna, featuring the works of Mozart and Strauss
Optional: Best of Vienna (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4, Thursday or Tuesday - Melk Abbey Tour
This morning cruise the Wachau Valley, arriving in Melk in the early afternoon. Enjoy a guided tour of the historic Benedictine Abbey, considered one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in Europe. Tonight, taste the flavors of East Austria at a Heurigen dinner on board
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5, Friday or Wednesday - Afternoon in Passau
Enjoy daylight sailing to Passau and view the "Schloegener Schlinge," a beautiful part of the Danube with an unusual natural loop. Arrive to Passau, meeting point of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers, and enjoy a walking tour of the city. This evening, enjoy dinner on board while sailing to Regensburg
Optional: Full Day Tour of Salzburg
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6, Saturday or Thursday - Full Day in Regensburg
Enjoy a walking tour of Regensburg, one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities, including the Old Town Hall, the Dom St. Peter, the Roman Gates at Porta Pretoria, and one of the oldest stone bridges over the Danube. Enjoy free time to explore the Regensburg Christmas Market before sailing for Nuremberg this evening
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7, Sunday or Friday - Nuremberg City Tour
Enjoy a tour of Nuremberg's city center in the afternoon. The tour includes a drive throughout this famous walled city, including the medieval square, the Church of Our Lady, and several World War II memorial sights along the way. Tonight, celebrate your final evening abroad at the Captain's farewell dinner, followed by a visit to the Nuremberg Christmas Market
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8, Monday or Saturday - Depart for the USA
This morning, disembark and transfer to the airport in Munich for your departure flight. Meals: Breakfast

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
12/1/2008 - 12/8/2008	$1,279
12/7/2008 - 12/14/2008	$1,279
12/13/2008 - 12/20/2008	$1,069

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars. Cruise only price does not include arrival/departure transfers. Optional excursions, as described in the itinerary, may be purchased locally. Alternatively, you may choose to pre-purchase all tours as a package.

• Complimentary Champagne with breakfast
• Unlimited wine & beer with dinners
• Evening entertainment
• Shore excursions per itinerary
• Services of a cruise director throughout
• Entrance fees per itinerary
• Guaranteed departures

Activities

• Welcome Reception & Gala Dinner
• Visit the “Rathaus” Christmas Market
• Vienna Vienna City Tour
• Mozart and Strauss Concert in Vienna
• Wachau Sail the scenic Wachau Valley
• Melk Tour the Melk Abbey
• Passau Optional Full Day Tour of Salzburg
• Afternoon tour of Passau
• Regensburg Walking tour of Regensburg and Christmas Market
• Nuremberg Nuremberg City Tour
• Visit the Nuremberg Christmas Market

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.

Cruise only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

Optional excursions, as described in the itinerary, may be purchased locally. Alternatively, you may choose to pre-purchase all tours as a package.

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