Your Itinerary

1 PASSAU 17.00 Embarkation from 4 pm

Welcome Cocktail and Welcome Dinner

2 EMMERSDORF 09.00 11.30

DÜRNSTEIN 13.30 16.00

VIENNA 21.00

3 VIENNA 19.00

• Melk Abbey - A Baroque Jewel

• Dürnstein walking tour with wine tasting in a local cellar or Winzer Krems vineyard and winery

Exclusive private concert on board

• Vienna — Imperial discovery tour

• Visit to Schönbrunn Palace or Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts or Shuttle transfer into downtown Vienna

4 BUDAPEST 11.30

5 BUDAPEST 13.30

19.00 19.15

6 BRATISLAVA 08.00 14.00

• Budapest - Castle Hill & Historic Wonders

Evening cruise Budapest with folklore show

• Traditions of the Hungarian Puszta or An Authentic Taste of Budapest

• Esztergom, Visegrád castle and Szentendre

• Bratislava — Beauty on the Danube

• Schloss Hof - Baroque Palace and Estate HAINBURG 16.00 16.30

7 LINZ 14.00 22.00

• Linz walking tour with Linzer Torte tasting or Trip to the Pöstlingberg

Captain‘s Gala Dinner

8 PASSAU 07.30 Disembarkation after breakfast

Excursions listed in blue are not included in the cruise price. Please refer to pages 132-150 for specific shore excursion details. We reserve the right to make amendments to the timetable and program.

For cruise fares and excursion packages, see page 67.

DAY 1 | GERMANY: PASSAU

Beautiful Passau is the starting point for your memorable Danube cruise. After embarkation, meet your fellow travelers at a Welcome Cocktail and Welcome Dinner.

DAY 2 | AUSTRIA: EMMERSDORF · DÜRNSTEIN · VIENNA

This morning presents an opportunity to visit the eye-catching Baroque Benedictine abbey of Melk. This Baroque jewel is filled with interior frescoes created by preeminent artists of the18th century, and a magnificent library with priceless manuscripts. During lunch on board, the ship continues to Dürnstein, a picturesque wine growers’ village located in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Wachau Valley. Explore the village on a guided tour or choose to sample some of the region’s famous “Grüner Veltliner“ wines during an excursion to a local vineyard. After departure, enjoy dinner and an exclusive private concert onboard. The ship arrives in Vienna later this evening and remains overnight.

DAY 3 | VIENNA

There is much to see and do in this Imperial capital city. A panoramic tour rewards you with views of the “Ringstrasse“ with its pompous buildings, the famous State Opera House, the Museum Quarter with historic and contemporary architecture and St. Stephen’s Cathedral. In the afternoon, continue your exploration or venture with the group to Schönbrunn Palace, the sumptuous former summer palace and gardens of Empress Maria Theresia. Alternatively, visit the Museum of Fine Arts, considered one of the most eminent museums in the world. After a full day of adventures, enjoy dinner on board as the vessel departs.

DAY 4 | HUNGARY: BUDAPEST

After a relaxing morning on board, arrive in Budapest shortly before lunch. Spend the afternoon in this capital city, which uniquely straddles the Danube River. A large portion of this city is a World Heritage

Site, including the banks of the Danube, the Buda castle quarter, Heroes’ Square, and the Millennium Underground Railway. With 80 geothermal hot springs, the third largest parliament building in the world, and the second largest synagogue, there is truly something for everyone to enjoy in this bustling metropolis. As a special treat this evening, local artists come on board to entertain with dances and music, as the vessel cruises the Danube through this iconic city by night. Remain overnight.

DAY 5 | BUDAPEST · ESZTERGOM

This morning offers time to discover more of Budapest or an opportunity to explore rural Hungary with a visit to the“Puszta“ or countryside. Food lovers can enjoy the alternative excursion “Vibrant Budapest“ which starts at the market hall. Admire Budapest’s famous thermal baths and, finally, make a stop at Café Gerbeaud, where you can order delicious cakes and pastry. The vessel departs from Budapest shortly after lunch and continues to Slovakia. Relax on board or join the optional excursion to visit Szentendre, an artists’ village with art museums and galleries, and Esztergom, the seat of the Hungarian Catholic church and former capital city. Those on the excursion rejoin the vessel in Esztergom before dinner. Watch the receding lights of the city as the vessel continues on its way.

DAY 6 | SLOVAKIA: BRATISLAVA · HAINBURG

Wake up in the capital city of Bratislava, Slovakia. Join the walking tour and see the home of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, the old city walls, the summer residence of the archbishop and more.

After lunch, choose to visit the Imperial Schloss Hof Palace, a magnificent 18th century complex once owned by Empress Maria Theresia. Or explore the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum with its reconstructed Roman Quarter and then rejoin the vessel in Hainburg.

DAY 7 | AUSTRIA: LINZ

After lunch you will arrive in Linz, the third largest city in Austria. See the Mozarthaus and the Renaissance villas here, along with the main street and square, which boast unique churches and concert venues. Alternatively, a tour on the Pöstlingberg narrow gauge train or ‘mountain tramway’ awaits. After the ride to the summit, take a walk to the church “Seven Sorrows of Virgin Mary“. Don't miss the popular observation terrace providing magnificent views of Linz and the surrounding countryside. Later today, join us in the PanoramaRestaurant for an evening of glamour, great company, incredible food and wines at the Captain›s Gala Dinner.

DAY 8 | GERMANY: PASSAU

After breakfast, the AMADEUS crew bids you farewell. We hope to welcome you again soon!

Cruise Fares per person in USD based on double occupancy of a cabin

Single cabin supplement per person for all dates:

C- 4+ C-1: 15% · B- 4: 30% · B-1: 50% · A-1: 60% · Suite: 100% of cruise price.

•On the AMADEUS Brilliant, 2 single cabins (C-EK) can be booked without a surcharge at the price of cabin type C-4.

For cruise price inclusions, see page 16, for deck plans see pages 122-131.

Excursions & Excursion Packages

prices per person in USD

Transfers prices per person in USD

Passau : train station— vessel or v.v. 32 Munich airport— vessel or v.v. 123