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European Jewels
River Empress
17 Nights - May 7, 2010
Escorted by Sharon & Ron Woloschuk

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Itinerary:

May 6 Air departure from Vancouver
May 7 Mid afternoon arrival. Transfer to city centre hotel for our two-night stay. Free afternoon and evening.
May 8 Following breakfast (included), enjoy a morning tour. After an afternoon at your leisure, we'll enjoy a Gala Dinner with Hungarian folkloric entertainment.
May 9 Breakfast (included) and free morning. Midday transfer to the River Empress for boarding. Overnight onboard.
May 10 Budapest city tour before returning to the vessel for lunch and the Captain's Welcome Dinner.
Featured excursion: Budapest City Tour
May 11 Cruising the Danube
May 12 Vienna
Featured excursion: Vienna City Tour
May 13 Cruising the scenic Wachau Valley, Melk
Featured excursion: Melk Abbey visit
May 14 Passau
Featured excursion: Passau tour and organ concert
May 15 Regensburg
Featured excursion: Regensburg walking tour
May 16 Cruising the Main-Danube Canal, Nuremberg
Featured excursion: Nuremberg city tour
May 17 Bamberg
Featured excursion: Bamberg walking tour
May 18 Wurzburg
Featured excursion: Wurzburg Residenz visit and wine-tasting 
May 19 Wertheim
Featured excursion: Wertheim walking tour
May 20 Miltenberg (Heidelberg)
Featured excursion: Full-day Heidelberg tour
May 21 Rudesheim, cruising the romantic Rhine
Featured excursion: Gondola ride
May 22 Cologne
Featured excursion: Cologne walking tour and cathedral visit
May 23 Amsterdam. Disembark this morning for a half-day city tour concluding at our overnight hotel.
May 24 Following breakfast (included), we'll be transferred to the airport for our homebound flights.

Rates from $3999USD pp
Port Charges: $196USD additional
Vancouver Airfare and Budapest/ Amsterdam Hotel Packages: 
$2550CAD pp additional

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Cruise-Tour includes:
  • 2 hotel nights in Budapest and 1 hotel night in Amsterdam including breakfasts, one dinner and sightseeing tours
  • 14 night cruise in a river-view stateroom
  • All meals onboard
  • Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks during dinner; bottled water in your stateroom; and 24-hour coffees and teas
  • 12 shore excursions, fully hosted by English-speaking local guides
  • State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions
  • Complimentary use of bicycles
  • Signature lecture: "European Jewels of Art and Architecture"
  • Captain's Welcome & Farewell Dinners
  • An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive, English-speaking staff

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