| Cruise |
Riverside Mozart, 7 night Christmas Highlights on the Danube River Cruise ex Vienna return |
| Cruise Line |
Riverside Cruises |
| Ship |
Riverside Mozart |
| Destination |
EU Rivers |
| Brief Description |
7 night River Cruise sailing from Vienna return |
| Type of Cruise |
River |
| Departure Date |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Cruise Description |
Immerse yourself on this unforgettable journey on the Danube with a visit to glittering Christmas markets. The Austrians know how to do Christmas! The "Christkindlmarkt" in Vienna is considered one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in the world.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
This is the city of classical music. It’s Mozart and Strauss. It's street art on a sandy beach and fun in the countryside. It’s bohemia and bourgeoisie and the finest baroque. And of course Art Nouveau. It’s bad-tempered waiters in great coffee houses. It’s Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt and Adolf Loos and Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Sisi and many others. It is the Spanish Riding School, an event for horse lovers. And of course it is the city of Schmah (jokes anyone?) and scandals, on which the Viennese feast like cows on fresh grass on the alpine pasture. Last but not least: Vienna is the city on the Danube. Although it was not always so. The Viennese Danube river front is an artificial structure which was only created in the 19th century. Before that, the Danube flowed past Vienna in many arms through floodplains and uninhabited areas. Today, the Riverside can also dock right in front of the city. And then it starts. Marvel, wonder and rejoice. Vienna is a dream.
KREMS, AUSTRIA
In order to understand Krems and, above all, to admire it, one must look at its history: The city was a trading center in ancient times. It’s well-known weekly markets sold cloth, wool, skins, wrought iron, copper, tin, swords, millstones, poppies, pepper, saffron, nuts as well as spices. Above all, salt was also sold from here as far as Burgenland and Bohemia. In the tobacco factory in Krems, 75,000 Virginia cigars were still being produced annually in 1920. The town is considered one of the most ornate in Austria, and one of its special places is the Kornermarkt. Parts of the tobacco factory are now used for the university and the charming Kunsthalle, featuring modern and contemporary Austrian art.
LINZ, AUSTRIA
Linz? Often, the only things that come to mind are “Linzer Torte” and Mozart’s Linz Symphony. The city is truly underestimated, with its baroque main square and magnificent old town. Do you love a good market? Then Linz is your town, boasting eleven farmers markets and two Christmas Markets. One, the “Urfahraner Market” takes place in both the Spring and Fall. Shopping anyone?
PASSAU, GERMANY
Passau is first and foremost a university town. That is why it is young, vibrant and full of life. Then there are the three rivers, the Danube, Inn and Ilz, which flow together in the city and give it a special character. Speaking of character, Passau has quite the amount of character thanks to the prevalence of Baroque and Gothic architecture including many beautiful churches and cathedrals as well as the Veste Oberhaus, a fortress since the Middle Ages.
GREIN, AUSTRIA
Typical Austria. The rococo theatre in Grein was built in 1793 solely to provide a little diversion for the guests passing through. It is located in the middle of the enchanted old town and is still preserved. Its wooden hall is situated in today’s town hall. You have to have seen it. And then there is Greinsburg Castle with its maritime museum. A perfect overview of the history of navigation on the Danube!
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Once understated and unknown, since the turn of the millennium it has become something of a pearl on the Danube alongside Vienna and Budapest. Small, quaint and quiet, it shows its splendor at the castle, but also and especially in the old town where you will find fine buildings, such as the rococo Palais Esterhazy, where the Russian composer Anton Rubinstein once lived. Yet all this grandeur is rivaled by a canal worker, of all people, who speaks for the humor of the Slovaks. They have dedicated a bronze monument to him. Cumil (Man at Work) is the name of the sculpture by artist Viktor Hulik. He mischievously looks out of a manhole cover at passers-by like a gawker. Subtle humor in the face of grand statues – this is a theme in this neat city.
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| Sailing Dates |
| 24 Nov 2024 |
| 01 Dec 2024 |
| 08 Dec 2024 |
| 15 Dec 2024 |
| Pricing |
| Please enquire for pricing |
Cruise Itinerary
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Arrive |
Depart |
| 1 Dec 2024 |
Vienna, Austria |
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| 2 Dec 2024 |
Krems, Austria |
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| 3 Dec 2024 |
Linz, Austria |
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| 4 Dec 2024 |
Passau, Germany |
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Overnight |
| 5 Dec 2024 |
Passau, Germany |
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| 6 Dec 2024 |
Grein, Austria |
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| 7 Dec 2024 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| 8 Dec 2024 |
Vienna, Austria |
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All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.
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