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JEWELS OF CENTRAL EUROPE

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Sail along the Moselle, Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers and through the dramatic Rhine Gorge and Main-Danube Canal on this remarkable vacation. Guided sightseeing in each city shows you the highlights, with inside visits to a wine cellar in Bernkastel, Reichsburg Castle in Cochem, Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum in Rüdesheim, the Residenz in Würzburg, the Old Chapel in Regensburg, the Benedictine Abbey in Melk, and Fishermen's Bastion in Budapest. Also stop along the Romantic Road in medieval Rothenburg, travel by high-speed TGV train between Paris and Metz, and attend a baking demonstration in Miltenberg.

City Highlights
Cruise:
Deluxe 14-night cruise from Trier to Budapest in an outside stateroom with hotel-style beds

Paris:
Guided sightseeing

Paris-Metz:
By high-speed TGV train

Trier:
Guided sightseeing; welcome reception

Bernkastel:
Guided sightseeing, visit a wine cellar

Cochem:
Visit Reichsburg Castle

Rüdesheim:
"Winzerexpress" mini train; visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum

Miltenberg:
Guided sightseeing; baking demonstration

Würzburg:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Residenz

Bamberg:
Guided sightseeing

Nuremberg:
Excursion to Rothenburg; guided sightseeing

Main Danube Canal:
Cruise in the canal

Regensburg:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Old Chapel; beer tasting

Passau:
Guided sightseeing

Melk:
Guided visit of the Benedictine Abbey

Vienna:
Guided sightseeing

Budapest:
Guided sightseeing, visit Fishermen's Bastion

Notes:

• In the event of water level problems on stretches of any river, it may be necessary to operate part of the itinerary by motorcoach.
• Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
• In the rare event that the high-speed TGV train is unavailable, alternative arrangements will be made and the sightseeing tour of Trier may not be possible.