Day 1 - Monday - Aug 19, 2024
Beautiful Boulevards and Bold History. Travel to Oltenita to board your Avalon Suite Ship this afternoon. OLTENITA (EMBARKATION): Your Balkan Adventure Begins. Explore your Avalon Suite Ship this evening and enjoy a dinner onboard. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 2 - Tuesday - Aug 20, 2024
Romania's Cultural Legacies. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3 - Wednesday - Aug 21, 2024
Fortresses and Fountains in "Little Vienna". Later, join your ship in Svistov. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 - Thursday - Aug 22, 2024
Rocks, Ruins, and Balkan Beauty. Ask about today's energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities. This evening, enjoy live entertainment onboard with a Bulgarian folklore show. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5 - Friday - Aug 23, 2024
Ancient Artifacts and the Iron Gates. Before lunch onboard, you'll sail through the spectacular and narrow Iron Gates Gorge-forming a natural border between Serbia and Romania. Enjoy a brief sailing to Golubac. GOLUBAC: A Formidable Fortress. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6 - Saturday - Aug 24, 2024
Fortresses and Folklore. Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities. You may choose to spend free time in Belgrade exploring Knez Mihailova Street-Belgrade's central pedestrian thoroughfare with many lively cafes, shops, and cultural spots. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7 - Sunday - Aug 25, 2024
A Capital of Culture. This evening, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 8 - Monday - Aug 26, 2024
Croatian Heritage and Hilltop Vintages. VUKOVAR, CROATIA: The Heroic Town on the Danube. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 9 - Tuesday - Aug 27, 2024
Underground Tombs and Heavenly Music. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 10 - Wednesday - Aug 28, 2024
Hungary's Captivating Capital. Take in the beauty of Budapest while enjoying a free afternoon exploring such famous sights as the Chain Bridge. Get to know the city's cafes and pubs, or take a hike through the hills above the Danube. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 11 - Thursday - Aug 29, 2024
The Pearl of the Danube. Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host. This afternoon, choose among a wide selection of Optional Guided Excursions or take a free day to explore, with time to take photographs on the Royal Palace grounds in this treasure trove of historical architecture. Try Budapest's famous thermal bath spas, then dine in a garden or rooftop eatery. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 12 - Friday - Aug 30, 2024
Cathedral Coronations and a Crowning Castle. This afternoon, 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. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 13 - Saturday - Aug 31, 2024
Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel, and Sachertorte. You may decide to take a Guided Optional Excursion to Schonbrunn Palace-the former imperial summer home of the Habsburg monarchy. Spend free time strolling in the Karntner Strasse-the most famous shopping avenue in central Vienna, or take a bike ride to a local cafe for Sachertorte or Apfelstrudel. Later this evening, you may choose to attend an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 14 - Sunday - Sep 1, 2024
| Ybbs an der Donau, Austria |
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A King's Ransom and Castle Ruins. Later, stretch out on the Sky Deck as you sail through the Wachau Valley past vineyards, castles, and charming villages on your way to Ybbs. YBBS: Excursion to MELK - Frescoes Above and Vineyards Below. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 15 - Monday - Sep 2, 2024
Legendary Lovely Linz. Ask about today's energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities. Consider a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg-the city of Mozart-or to the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov. Borrow a bicycle with a picnic from ship, or hike the nature trails to Postlingberg for a bird's-eye view of Linz and the Danube. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 16 - Tuesday - Sep 3, 2024
| Schlogener Schlinge, Austria |
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Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet. This morning, cruise through the Schlogen Oxbow, a particularly beautiful horseshoe-shaped bend of the river. Spend free time strolling on Passau's cobblestone streets and Artists' Alley or maybe catch a concert rehearsal at St. Stephan's Cathedral. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 17 - Wednesday - Sep 4, 2024
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. Flights should not leave Munich Airport before 8 am. (Breakfast)
