Cruising Elevated with Avalon Waterways
Price: $6,610 CAD Per Person
(Price per person, based on double occupancy.)
Offer: Upgrade to a Panorama Suite for Free on Select 2025 Avalon Waterways Europe River Cruises
Departure Day: April 18, 2025
Return Date: April 27, 2025
Video: Experience Cruising Elevated with Avalon Waterways
Suite Surprises
Small details make a big difference in all the ways to enjoy your Panorama Suite. From the relaxed luxury of thoughtful amenities to the picture-postcard views that never quit, you’ll look forward to your well-appointed retreat at the end of a day exploring the world.
- A VIEW WITH A ROOM: Invite the view inside with river cruising's only Open-Air Balcony. With floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall Panorama Windows, there's nothing between you and the view!
- THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT: Your sitting-area table is adjustable with a periscoping feature to raise it higher or lower it to your comfort level.
- 40 WINKS. 4 WAYS: Get your zzz’s your way with your choice of Comfort Collection mattress firmness—very soft, soft, firm, or very firm. Cruise with the world at your feet in your window-facing bed.
Inclusions: 9-night cruise in an outside stateroom, daily included port excursions, all meals included while on ship (including Captain’s & farewell dinners), complimentary beer and wine with lunch and dinner.
Photo: Map of the itinerary
Day 1: Volshofen, Germany (Embarkation)
Welcome to Germany. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Munich must arrive by 2 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Explore your ship and enjoy dinner on your first evening on board.
Photo: Avalon Panorama Suite
Day 2: Passau - Schlogen Oxbox
Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet.
Active Excursion: Follow your Avalon Adventure Host for Hiking from Oberhaus along a trail down to the valley and along Ilz River, OR:
Classic Excursion: Join a Guided City Walk to learn more about this beautiful “City of Three Rivers".
Before sailing to Linz, take a little free time to explore Passau’s cobblestone streets and galleries of Artists’ Alley. Maybe stop at St. Stephen’s Cathedral to catch a concert rehearsal.
This afternoon, cruise to Linz through the Danube’s dramatic horseshoe bend called Schlögen Oxbow.
Day 3: Linz, Austria
Legendary and Lovely Linz. Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.
Classic Excursion: Take a Guided Walk through the city’s historic and beautiful sites along the shore of the Danube and see Hauptplatz—Austria’s largest medieval square—and the towering white-marble Trinity Column.
Consider a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg—the city of Mozart, or to the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov.
You may otherwise spend the afternoon on a biking picnic along the banks of the Danube or hike through Linz’s beautiful nature trails to Pöstlingberg for a bird’s-eye view of the city and river below.
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.
Day 4: Malk - Wachau Valley - Krems - Wachau Valley
Frescoes Above and Vineyards Below
Classic Excursion: Take a Guided Tour of Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey to marvel at its frescoed ceilings, statues, incredible library, and ornate pipe organ.
Later, stretch out on the Sky Deck as you sail through the Wachau Valley past vineyards, castles, and charming villages on your way to Krems.
Krems - Wachau Valley
An Ancient Village and Vintages of the Wachau Valley
Classic Excursion: Join a guided walk to explore this small valley town, seemingly untouched by the new world.
Photo: Melk Abbey
Day 5: Vienna, Austria
Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel and Sachertorte Viennese Waltzes on the Blue Danube
Active Excursion: Take a Guided Bike Tour along the famed Ringstrasse and pedestrian avenues of Vienna to see the city’s highlights from a unique perspective, OR:
Discovery Excursion: Take an Insider’s Tour of Vienna to get behind the scenes of her sights and attractions. You will meet locals, have the chance to prepare some food, and enjoy other surprises, OR:
Classic Excursion: Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Vienna, including a tour of Belvedere Palace to see Gustave Klimt’s renowned “Kiss” painting.
Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the pedestrian Kärntnerstrasse then take a break for a piece of Sachertorte. Or enjoy an optional excursion in Schönbrunn.
Day 6: Vienna
Feast for the Soul
Discovery Excursion: Enjoy a morning Guided Walking Tour to see the city in her best light, along with breakfast at a Viennese café, OR:
Classic Excursion: Dive into one of the world’s most important museums with a Guided Tour of the Habsburg family’s private art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, and enjoy Italian or Dutch master works, OR:
Take a Guided Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, followed by the Military Museum, commemorating the past of the Habsburg Empire.
This evening consider joining an Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall.
Photo: Vienna, Austria
Day 7: Bratislava, Slovakia
Cathedral Coronations and a Crowning Castle
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
Active Excursion: Follow your Avalon Adventure Host on a hike to lofty Bratislava Castle, OR:
Classic Excursion: Take a Guided City Walk, including the quaint streets of Old Town, Town Hall, and the sight of royal coronations at St. Martin’s Cathedral.
Enjoy free time to discover on your own Bratislava, the beautiful capital of Slovakia, rich in history and culture, but also a green city with its forests and parks just a hop away from the city center.
Later, relax on board with live entertainment.
Day 8: Visegrad - Esztergom, Hungary
Mountains Views and Pàlinka
Active Excursion: Take an E-bike Guided Tour and explore the surroundings of the Pilis Mountains Region. Enjoy the view from the lockout point at Dobogókő, OR:
Classic Excursion: Join a Guided Tour into the scenic Carpathian Basin for a visit of the ancient Esztergom Basilica that includes the traditional Pàlinka tasting in its impressive cellar.
Enjoy a brief cruise to Visegrad during lunchtime.
Visegrad
Jousting Tournaments and Dracula’s Tower
Active Excursion: Explore Hungary’s beautiful Danube-Ipoly National Park and visit Count Dracula’s prison tower on a Hiking Tour, OR:
Active Excursion: Take part in a Canoe Excursion through the picturesque Bend Region of the Danube for a truly unique perspective of one of the river’s most beautiful stretches, OR:
Discovery Excursion: Join a Guided Visit to the Medieval Knights Tournament at Visegrád’s Lower Castle, featuring targeting and fighting demonstrations by members of the St. George Knightly Order.
Spend free time after your selected activities to explore Palotaház, where stonemasons, smiths, potters, and paper-makers produce their traditional items using age-old techniques.
This evening, enjoy a sailing into Budapest and magnificent views of the beautiful Parliament Building.
Day 9: Budapest, Hungary
War Heroes and Hot Water
Active Excursion: Hike up to a magnificent viewpoint in Budapest with your Adventure Host, OR:
Classic Excursion: Enjoy a Guided City Sightseeing, including the iconic Heroes’ Square.
This afternoon choose among a wide offer of Optional Guided Excursions or take in the beauty of Budapest while enjoying some free time exploring such famous sights as the Chain Bridge. Get to know the city’s cafés and pubs, or take a hike through the hills above the Danube.
Photo: Durnstein on the Danube
Day 10: Budapest (Disembarkation)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.
