EmeraldACTIVE included activities

EmeraldACTIVE

Our exclusive EmeraldACTIVE programme provides you with priceless opportunities to experience every exciting destination from a different perspective. Rolling vineyards, cobbled backstreets and riverside boulevards are the perfect setting for your included active excursions, which can be enjoyed as part of a group or independently.

Enjoy a picturesque guided hike Join a small group as you follow the path of the Danube and Inn rivers by bicycle†, or navigate the Imperial streets of Vienna on two wheels, winding through the magnificent structures that hark back to the Habsburgs. Embark on a hike up Buda Hill for mesmerizing views of both sides of the Hungarian capital, and hike to Dürnstein Castle, enjoying spectacular panoramas of the Wachau Valley from its elevated position. Guests travelling on our Rhône or Douro itineraries will even have the opportunity to take to the water by canoe in Avignon or kayak in Pinhāo.

If you’d prefer to discover a destination at your own leisure, our Star-Ships have a number of bicycles† available for hire, while every suite and stateroom is equipped with walking sticks to assist you on your hikes.

Enjoy games on the Sun Deck

Activity Managers

Activity Manager and Wellness Coach

Our wellness team have become an integral part of our river cruise experience, gaining rave reviews on independent review site, Cruise Critic. Working closely with the cruise director, they enhance our EmeraldACTIVE programme, which includes a range of daytime on board classes such as yoga and Pilates, along with onshore bicycle† and hiking tours.

At night, they will be on hand to host a range of entertainment, from lively quizzes to live cabaret and disco nights* .

“Our activity manager was amazing! His fantastic singing and hilarious quizzes were a real hit with everybody on board.”

Chris Kay

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