Christmastime on the Danube – Cruise Only Eastbound
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- Onboard welcome reception
- Choice of guided sightseeing or Nuremberg Rally Grounds tour; Christmas market; lecture on board
- Onboard Christmas Traditions lecture; guided walk; Christmas market; beer tasting on board
- Guided walk; Christmas market
- Guided visit of the Benedictine Abbey; onboard cookie tasting
- Choice of guided sightseeing, or culinary tour at Christmas market
- Enter a stunning world of cherished Christmas traditions along the Danube River
- Board your Avalon Suite Ship® in Nuremberg, Germany, with its medieval fortifications, gothic churches, and palaces
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NUREMBERG, GERMANY (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Nuremberg and board your Avalon Suite Ship® OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN NUREMBERG (B,D)
NUREMBERG Living Heritage and History Lessons CLASSIC Choose a Guided Tour of Nuremberg’s medieval architecture, gilded fountain, Gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle, OR: CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of the historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds—used by the Third R...
REGENSBURG Christmas Magic in Bavaria’s Medieval Miracle DISCOVERY Enjoy a Christmas Traditions Lecture on board while sailing this morning. CLASSIC Join a Guided City Walk and see Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria—entrance to the Castra Regina fort...
PASSAU Saint Stephens, Salzburg, and the Story of Silent Night CLASSIC Join a Guided City Walk to learn more about this beautiful “City of Three Rivers.” You may like to join a Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg, Austria. See the setting of The Sound of Music, an...
MELK, AUSTRIA Striking Frescoes and the Breathtaking Wachau Valley CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey to marvel at its frescoed ceilings. DISCOVERY Enjoy an Austrian Cookie Tasting while sailing through the splendid Wachau Valley to V...
VIENNA Royal Collections, Amusing Attractions, and Culinary Confections CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of Vienna to see the Imperial Palace complex—the winter residence of the Imperial family, OR: DISCOVERY Join a Guided Culinary Tour of Vienna’s magical Christmas Adv...
VIENNA (DISEMBARKATION) Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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