9 Day New Year Danube River Cruise: Vienna to Nuremberg (9 Days starting from $1,199)

9 Day New Year Danube River Cruise: Vienna to Nuremberg

A 9-Day tour starting from $1,199

Length:	9 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	New Years River Cruise
Operator:	Gate 1
Tour Code:	G1NYDV

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About This Tour

Spend the New Year on the Danube as you cruise from Vienna to Nuremberg.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details

• 7 nights Deluxe river cruise on MS Symphony (Category D) outside cabin
• 20 meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 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, Thursday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Austria. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Friday - 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
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Saturday - Full Day in 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 a concert in the heart of the city, featuring the works of Mozart and Strauss
Optional: Best of Vienna (PM)
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4, Sunday - 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, Monday - Daylight Sailing
Enjoy daylight sailing to Passau and view the "Schloegener Schlinge," a beautiful part of the Danube with an unusual natural loop. Arrive in Passau, meeting point of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers
Optional: Full Day Tour of Salzburg
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6, Tuesday - Morning in Passau
A morning walking tour of Passau escorts you past all the major sites of the city, and includes a visit to the Cathedral of St. Stephen. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure while sailing for Regensburg
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7, Wednesday - Full Day in Regensburg
This morning, arrive in Regensburg, one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities, and enjoy a walking tour that includes 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 the afternoon at leisure in the city. This evening, delight in a gala New Year's Eve dinner on board and champagne toast at midnight
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8, Thursday - Afternoon in Nuremberg
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
Overnight: Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 9, Friday - 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)
12/25/2008 - 1/2/2009	$1,199

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.

• Evening entertainment
• Shore excursions per itinerary
• Services of a cruise director throughout
• Entrance fees per itinerary
• Guaranteed departures

Activities
• Welcome Reception & Gala Dinner
• 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
• Passau Passau City Tour
• Regensburg Walking tour of Regensburg and Christmas Market
• Nuremberg Nuremberg City Tour
• Captain's Farewell Dinner

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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