European Serenade (Category 4 - Moselle Deck)
Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Vienna
Day 2 - Arrive Vienna Arrive in Vienna and be greeted by a cruise representative who will escort you to the
ship. (Dinner)
Day 3 - Vienna Vienna's compact historic city center is an exciting array of cafés and grand places, culminating at the magnificent Gothic cathedral. Your city tour will take you along the stately Ringstrasse to
St. Stephen's Cathedral, where Mozart was married in 1782, and then onto Figaro House, where Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Vienna City Tour
Day 4 - Vienna and Cruising the Danube Spend your last morning in Vienna at leisure, or why not join the optional tour to Schönbrunn. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Onboard Highlight: Insightful Lecture
Day 5 - Linz The Danube serves as a dividing line between the modern city of Linz and its old "soul." You - ll visit Linz's Old Church built in the 1670s by the Jesuits, and you - ll be guided through the pedestrian zone, Alter Markt, and the impressive Main Square, one of Austria's most attractive closed squares. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Linz City Tour
Day 6 - Regensburg An unspoiled gem, Regensburg is a friendly town with quaint cobblestone streets, medieval alleys and historic Roman remnants. On your tour, you - ll see the Cathedral of St. Peter, with magnifi-cent stained glass windows dating from the 14th century and the town's famous 12th-century Stone Bridge. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Regensburg Walking Tour
Onboard Highlight: Exciting Local Entertainment
Day 7 - Nuremberg Our tour today includes the Nazi Party Rally grounds, the medieval landmark of the Kaiserburg Castle, the medieval town wall with its towers, and ends with a walk to the central market with its beautiful fountain. As we leave Nuremberg and head toward Bamberg, you - ll learn about the Main-Danube Canal, an engineering marvel which allows ships to sail from Amsterdam to the Black Sea. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Nuremberg City Tour
Onboard Highlight: Exciting Local Entertainment
Day 8 - Bamberg You are now in the center of the Main region, where the towns are untouched by time. Enjoy a guided walk through Bamberg's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marvel at Renaissance palaces, Baroque houses and a breathtaking cathedral. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bamberg Walking Tour
Day 9 - Rothenburg and Würzburg Travel along the Romantic Road, a spectacular route winding through Bavaria to the Alps. When you arrive in Rothenburg, you - ll feel as if you - re stepping back in time to the Middle Ages, as the city walls still stand, protecting the charming core of gothic churches and gabled houses from intruders. Return to the ship in Würzburg. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Full-day Tour of Rothenburg
Onboard Highlight: Exciting Local Entertainment
Day 10 - Miltenberg Your adventures along this breathtakingly beautiful section of the river begins with a visit to Miltenberg, a Medieval town with crooked streets and leaning houses that are right out of the pages of a German fairytale. Your city tour takes you past Main Castle on the way into Old Town and New Square. From there, you - ll see the famous Royal Inn, which has been a working hotel since the 16th century; the aptly named Crooked House, and Old Square. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Miltenberg Walking Tour
Onboard Highlight: Insightful Lecture
Day 11 - Mainz Mainz is famous for Johannes Gutenberg, the town's native son who invented the printing press with movable type. Our walking tour of downtown Mainz includes a visit to the Gutenberg Museum, where you will marvel at an authentic Gutenberg Bible. After the museum, we will walk through Old Town. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Mainz Walking Tour and Gutenberg Museum*
*Museum closed on Monday.
Day 12 - Rüdesheim and Cruising the Rhine Rüdesheim has a long history going back to Roman times, as most coastal cities along the Rhine do. The town is famous for, among other things, the Drosselgasse, its long avenue of shops and wine bars, and the impressive Niederwald Monument. Enjoy the view from "up high" as you travel by gondola to the Monument. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Gondola Ride
Day 13 - Düsseldorf A juxtaposition of old and new, Düsseldorf boasts quaint old houses and a collection of modern architecture, including Frank Gehry-designed warehouse conversions. Your guided tour takes you to Old Town, and along the Königsallee, Düsseldorf's famous shopping area. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Düsseldorf City Tour
Day 14 - Depart Amsterdam Disembark the ship and transfer to the airport in Amsterdam for your flight home.
Day 15 - Cruise Ships operating this itinerary: River Countess or River Duchess
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