The Great Rivers of Europe
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Highlights
- Unpack just once, journey 948 miles through three countries, and enjoy an abundance of included features—from all meals to 11 guided tours, and more—on our #1 River Cruise for more than a decade
- Cruise aboard our award-winning 140- to 164-passenger ships with a dedicated English-speaking crew
- Experience this European itinerary, and uncover a local and American perspective in destinations like Nuremberg’s Room 600
- Explore with an expert, local Program Director—a native or resident of Europe—who will be dedicated to your group of no more than 47 from the start to the end of your trip
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- Accommodations: 14 nights aboard a private Grand Circle river ship in an outside cabin
- ALL meals, including Captain's Welcome and Farewell receptions and dinners: 14 breakfasts, 14 lunches, and 14 dinners (and beverages—including beer, wine, and soft drinks—during all onboard lunches and dinners)
- 11 exclusive, included tours with personal headsets: Amsterdam • Cologne • Koblenz • Heidelberg • Wertheim • Wurzburg • Bamberg • Nuremberg • Regensburg • Passau • Vienna
- Exclusive Discovery Series events: Glassblowing demonstration • Home-Hosted Kaffeeklatsch • Rhine-Main-Danube Canal discussion and transit
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure with the purchase of Grand Circle's airfare
- All port charges—a value of $165 per person
- Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers on your main trip
- Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips
- 5% Frequent Traveler Credit on your next Grand Circle trip—an average of $315
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Itinerary
Depart today on your flight to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Please refer to your individual air itinerary for exact departure and arrival times.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
Arrive today in Amsterdam. You are met at the airport by a Grand Circle representative and transferred to the pier to board your river ship.
Enjoy a light lunch onboard and time ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
After breakfast, join us for an included canal boat tour through the heart of Amsterdam, from which you'll enjoy a matchless perspective of the city's architectural achieveme...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
This morning, your ship will continue sailing toward Germany.
You'll arrive in Cologne after an onboard lunch, and you'll disembark for an included walking tour. Colog...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
This morning, enjoy a walking tour of Koblenz, set at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel rivers. Originally established as an outpost of the Roman Empire and named Castell...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
Disembark in Frankfurt, where the morning is yours to enjoy on your own; or, you may transfer by motorcoach for a full-day included tour of Heidelberg. You begin by touring t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
As you cruise, enjoy an onboard glassblowing demonstration, an exclusive Discovery Series event and fitting introduction to your next port of call: Wertheim.
Upon arri...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
Early this morning, your ship will set off from Wertheim as your European River Cruise continues.
This afternoon, we’ll dock in Wurzburg, a city on the Main River in B...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
Spend the day on the water as we cruise the Main River and sail into Schweinfurt this afternoon.
Or, disembark during a stop in Gerlachshausen for an optional tour of ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
Go ashore this morning for a walking tour of Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded in AD 902. Bamberg began to prosper in the twelfth century and was the center of so...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
This morning, you'll disembark for a panoramic tour of Nuremberg, Bavaria's second-largest city and the most important city in Franconia, with a local guide. Once the unoffic...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
This morning, we sail to Kelheim. You can enjoy leisure activities aboard ship.Or, delve deeper into the Danube's scenic splendor this morning during our optional Bavaria: Ba...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
After breakfast, you'll enjoy a walking tour of Passau, situated at the confluence of the Danube, Ilz, and Inn rivers. Called the Dreifluessestadt (City on Three Rivers), Pas...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
You arrive at Melk early in the morning. From your ship, you'll be able to see the formidable Melk Abbey as it rises up from the surrounding countryside along the Danube. Aft...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
After breakfast onboard the ship, you'll enjoy a tour of Vienna via motorcoach, including the Ringstrasse, one of the many achievements of the Emperor Franz Joseph. In 1857, ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Private Grand Circle River Ship
After breakfast, you'll disembark the ship, and you'll be transferred to the airport for your flight home. Or, you may opt to begin your post-trip extension in Vienna, Austria or Prague, Czech Republic.
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Dates & Availability
Land Tours: A deposit of $350 per person is required to secure your reservation. To secure reservations on a trip departing within 90 days, a full payment is required at the time of booking.
River Cruises and Small Ships: A deposit of $500 per person is required to secure your reservation. To secure reservations on a trip departing within 90 days, a full payment is required at the time of booking.
Check Current Availability, prices, specials with Grand Circle Cruise Line.
The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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Accommodation
The M/S River Adagio was ranked #26 in Condé Nast Traveler’s “Top 40 River Cruise Ships in the World” 2014 Readers’ Poll. One of the largest ships in Grand Circle's own deluxe fleet, the M/S River Adagio was built specifically for cruising the widest part of the Danube and the deeper waters leading to the Black Sea. Enjoy personalized attention from the ship staff, and up to four experienced Grand Circle Program Directors. And with no more than 164 fellow Grand Circle travelers aboard with you, you'll find it easy to make friends and share your experiences.
Registry: Malta Width: 38 feet Length: 418 feet Passenger capacity: 164 Crew/Nationality: 38/International Entered service: 2003 Decks: 4 Number of cabins: 82—all outside Elevator: Yes
Cancellation Charges for River Cruises and Small Ships:
Prior to departure and charges
121 days or more is 10% of selling price or $300—whichever is greater
120-90 days is $300
89-60 days is 40% of selling price
59-30 days is 65% of selling price
29 days–departure is 100% of selling price
14 Breakfasts, 14 Lunches, and 14 Dinners
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