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European Holiday Markets (Reverse)
9 Days Vienna to Nuremberg
Onboard River Countess
Sailing Dates : 30 Nov & 14  Dec 2008
 
 
What's Package Included :
  • 7 night Cruise in an outside stateroom on the Luxurious Grand River Countess
  • Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance
  • complimentary wine during dinner, and bottled water in your stateroom
  • 7 Shore excursions fully hostel by English - speaking guides
  • State-of-art Quietvox portab;e audio headset system on all shore excursions
  • Captain's Welcome and Farewell Dinners
  • Enticing onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
  • Services of a Trafalgar and attentive all English - speaking crew
  • All transfers

What's Package Excluded :

  • Shore excursions during ports of call
  • Gratuities onboard cruise &on land
  • All applicable airport taxes and airline surcharges
  • Goverment Fees and Tax
    (Please call our Cruise Consultant for more details)
  • Port charges per person: US$84
   
Prices in USD$ per person based on twin share
Departure Dates
Price From
Port charges
30  Nov 08
1,849
+ 84
14 Dec 08 1,849

* A limited number of singles are available in Cat.1, 2 and 3 for an additional supplement.
* Price Shown above include cruise in Cat 5, Moselle Deck

To upgrade to higher category, add per person the following price below :
Category 4 = $150 Category 1 = $800
Category 3 = $400 Suite = $1,200
Category 2 = $600  
River Cruise Ship
 River Countess
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Days
Ports Of Call
01
Depart Home Gateway City to Vienna 
02
Vienna  (embark)
~ Arrive in Vienna where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (Dinner)
03
Vienna
~ With your panoramic city overview, you’ll travel the stately Ringstrasse, where the surrounding buildings give off a distinctive imperial air. You’ll see St. Stephen’s Cathedral and you’ll also visit Vienna’s largest Christmas Market, sitting front and center of Vienna’s baroque City Hall. During the evening, enjoy a concert of Mozart and Strauss in a traditional Viennese concert house. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Welcome Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour and Christmas Market, Evening Mozart and Strauss Concert
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit Schönbrunn Palace, the stunning former Habsburg summer residence that rivals Versailles, and stroll through the Christmas Market at the gates of Schönbrunn Castle
04

Dürnstein, Scenic Cruising Wachau Valley
~ We take a guided stroll through charming Dürnstein with its old burgher houses and the landmark church of the Augustinian convent. The lavish baroque church provides a wonderful ambience for our exclusively arranged organ recital. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Dürnstein walking tour and organ recital

05
Linz, Passau
~ Linz offers a lively Christmas Market filled with everything from Christmas Crèches to the ever-popular Linzer Torte. Your walking tour will take you to Linz’s Alter Dom, or the Old Market and the impressive Main Square, one of Austria’s most attractive closed squares, with the baroque Trinity Column. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Linz walking tour and Christmas Market
06
Passau 
~ Passau, a quintessential German town with Italian baroque flair, is located at the confluence of three rivers. Our walking tour of the Old Town lanes takes us to the New Residence, the Town Hall, and the Christmas Market located by the magnificent cathedral. You’ll also have the opportunity to see firsthand how gingerbread is made and be inspired at a floral decoration demonstration. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Passau walking tour, Christmas Market, gingerbread making and floral decoration demonstration
07
Regensburg
~ Lively Regensburg is home to 2000 years of history and is a well-preserved medieval gem listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our guided walking tour of Regensburg explores the Cathedral of St. Peter, with magnificent stained glass windows dating back to the 14th century, the Town Hall, where the first parliament of the Holy Roman Empire sat from 1663 to 1806, and the town’s famous 12th-century Stone Bridge, spanning the Danube. And what can be more satisfying as you wander the city’s romantic Christmas Markets than indulging in steamed dampfnudel, dumplings with vanilla sauce? (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Regensburg walking tour and Christmas Market
08
Nuremberg
~ Our panoramic city tour passes the mighty walls with 80 towers enclosing the historical center, with a stop at the medieval Kaiserburg Castle towering above the city. The lively old quarter, with its medieval timber-framed buildings, and the holiday bedecked central marketplace, with its beautiful fountain, are best explored on our walking tour. Share in the joy of the pre-Christmas season at Germany’s best known and oldest Christmas Market, Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt, with over 200 wooden stalls filled with signature toys and glittering gifts. Enjoy the medieval atmosphere around the main market square with delicious aromas of gingerbread, Nuremberg sausages, roasted almonds and sweet and spicy hot mulled wine, called glühwein. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Nuremberg city tour and Christmas Market
09
Nuremberg (disembark), transfer to airport
~ Disembark the ship in Nuremberg and transfer to Nuremberg Airport for your flight home.
 
 
 
 
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