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Christmas on the Danube
featuring a 6-night Danube River Cruise
9 DAYS
$2,999
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*Rate is per person, land only, double occupancy, tour inclusions and available options may vary based on departure date.
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On a boat cruise along the Danube, explore charming Christmas markets and see Europe dressed in its holiday best. Join a local expert and explore historic Vienna. Float through the Wachau Valley dotted with castles and hillside houses. Visit the 900-year-old Benedictine Melk Abbey, one of Europe’s largest Baroque monasteries. Enjoy a Glühwein Party – a German holiday party with mulled wine. Explore Nuremburg, home to one of the oldest and largest Christmas markets in the world. Discover Würzburg, an ancient Franconian wine town. Relax as you are transported to beloved riverside towns and delve into local holiday traditions.
Your Tour Includes
- 2 Handpicked Accommodations
- 19 Meals
- 2 Choice on Tour Options
Included Highlights
- Vienna
- 6-Night Danube River Cruise
- Hofburg Palace
- Vienna Opera House
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Accommodations
MS Amadeus Cara
Nights 1-6
Maritim Hotel Wurzburg
Night 7
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The reason I wanted to take a Christmas market tour was to visit the markets, particularly at night when they're all lit up and festive. This did not happen other than a quick walk through on our first stop. Our stop in Vienna was during the day, seeing all the holiday decorations that would have been amazing to see in the evening, but that was not an option for us...so very disappointing! Also, the ship was dated and the hallway carpets were filthy along the edge. The evening entertainment was nice, but it was the same every evening. Our guide was nice, but not really that engaged with our group. She also made it very clear she was expecting a nice tip from all of us, and how much she depended on her tips. I think everyone planned on tipping her and the staff (they were amazing), but it was very close to pandering regarding her tips. Dinner tables were reserved for seating along the windows...Any particular reason why those groups had the windows every evening?? I would not recommend this tour based on my comments. I have traveled with Collette previously with great experiences, but this trip was a total disappointment.
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would not do December again.Ken Davis
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The optional tour to the Palace Christmas Market was horrible.. We paid $90 for the tour. The admission price for the event was 8.5 euro. So in essence we paid $82 for a 15 minute coach ride. I'm now reluctant to book optional tours through Collette.PAMELA PITTS
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Was a wonderful trip. Just a few things that would have made it better.
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Last day of tour was too extensive . I would like to have been able to visit the castle and then go back to the hotel . I chose not to do the walking tour- since the weather was terrible.
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Poor timing of excursions. Paid for airport transport then Colette advised a week before the trip that they will not provide transport from airport and refunded the fee
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WONDERFULLY PLANNED AND EXECUTED. ALL PERSONAL GREAT. ENJOYED TRIP IMMENSELY.Clara Deeb
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Simply mediocre… food was presented beautiful… quality not what i expected… too many busses …
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due to the flooding, the river cruise only lasted 1 day of our scheduled 7 days/6 nights. Alternate plans were less than desirable with long bus rides and missing the biggest Christmas market of all in Nuremberg. Ship credit for two of the three lunches we had to purchase on our own forced us to buy stuff from the boat (gift shop or bar) as we couldn't use the credit towards tips. Tour manager was not friendly and didn't communicate important details to the group.
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Just a truly wonderful experience.
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Great Crew. Great Service. Great food.
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It was a very enjoyable trip. Found the places interesting and the tour guide knowledgeable.
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Wonderful Trip! Our first River Cruise and we loved It!Bill T
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Delays in pickup @ airport upon arrival in Paris for our transfer to the ship. Unexpected change in original flight arrangements likely caused this. Seems the local bus driver and Collette representatives did not communicate that our wait would be delayed thus causing us to be late to board Amadeus Brilliance.
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Every aspect of the trip exceeded expectations.Pennington Graham
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Everything about the trip was perfect!John Miele
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I would have liked to see more Christmas decorations. I would have liked to have had other options to see & do other than Christmas Markets. Loved everything else, especially the cruise ship & sights on the river & Cathedrals!
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We all had a wonderful experience !Linda Sojda
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I liked the boat,the meals and the staff. The Christmas markets would have been better lit up at nightThomas Krause
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I enjoyed the daily tours.I like history and learned a lot about the different cities
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Everything was so excellentWilliam Franklin
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It was a wonderful trip and I woyld do it again
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Good time, good experience. However, on-ship food offerings took little benefit of regional offerings ANd tour manager was not top-notch in terms of organization and getting to know her customers. Nothing bad but nothing great either.William Ballard
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Prague and Vienna and Regensburg needed more time .Al Williamson
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Post tour of Praha should be pre tour because everyone was to tire after 6 days of river cruise my opinion is pre tour of Praha.Mae Williamson
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Loved the charming cities, scenery along the rivers, and walking around the Christmas markets.
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a wonderful trip and great tour directors.Carolyn Collins
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I thought it was a great tour. I enjoyed the boat experience very much and also the stop at the markets.Virginia Cannon
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Keep up the great job....
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Service on the boat was great. Food was good. Wish we had done more history and less shopping.
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She didn't have to do much, since we were on a cruise rather than motor coach.
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Everything went well except for the bus connections
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The experience was wonderful. Our first River cruise and it was all we had wish for. The snow was an extra bonus.Michael Montgomery
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Great way to see the Christmas Markets. Ship was excellent, food and staff could not be better.David Corbishley
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My overall experience has nothing to do with Collette, I got sick on the third day with congestion and coughing, then received word from home one of my best friends had died, after that I just did not want to continue the trip , also the weather was not as expected, it was so cold, and I could not keep myself warm. It is a good trip but my circumstances had nothing to do with colletteJo Page
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It was an amazing trip. The Amadeus was wonderful. The excursions were well planned out and interesting yet giving us time to shop the Christmas Markets.
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Magical experience seeing all the Christmas markets and Christmas decorations! We happened to have snow during our cruise and when visiting the markets, it felt like walking around in a snow globe!
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going to PragueTimothy Oshea
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Prague Prague, Czech RepublicMargery Pirolo
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I really enjoyed seeing the different cities. The local guides were interesting and knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited.
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Loved the day in Regensburg and the optional tour to the Palace and the Market at night. Would have liked to have optional seating during breakfast and lunch as one of the great experiences of traveling is to get to know persons from other places and countries.Marie Rumage
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The walking tours were my favorite. I was disappointed in the Vienna at night, since we saw the same thing the next morning.
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Most memorable? Nurenburg .Kathleen Walker
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Tour manager was friendly and caring, we just went to more Christmas Markets than I expected. Could not spend enough time at other sites.
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Overall professionalism.Brian Oneill
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Prague was beautiful.Larry Lovelace
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We really enjoyed our total experience but to choose one it would have to be Prague as our granddaughter had visited thereLonzie Wester
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I really enjoyed just being on the boat. My favorite experience was cruising the through locks in the morning looking at the scenery.
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Great tours. Weather was a slight problem but manageable.Danny Lovelace
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Every need met.Jacqulyn Hill
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Visiting the Christmas Markets in Vienna, Nuremberg, and Prague were the highlights of the trip!Mason Bourdeau
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The picture tells it all, sheer happinessTheresa Raniero
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The trip was very organized, the boat was lovely, and ******* was on top of everything.Bonnie Armstead
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The Villages we went to we’re quite charming. Sometimes too much time allotted for a Xmas market (Erlanger) and others not enough time. Purchasing the optional tour of Prague was wonderful. Beautiful city.
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Ruthenburg Christmas Market at night and the tour of the palace.Robert Ehrich
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staff, guides, food, accommodations, fellow travelers were all exceptional
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The crew, on board ship, was he highlight. I felt our tour guide played favorites, and we were not ne of tem.
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Not enough time in markets and this is supposed to be a Christmas market tour. Never even saw a quarter of the big night market as a Saturday evening, extremely busy and had only an hour.
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Going thru a lock. Walking around a town that has been around for hundreds of years.Joanna Balne
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Experiencing the Christmas markets.
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the evening market at RegensburgLinda Halsey
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Guided tours and free time at the various ports.John Newton
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Just cruising down the Danube. Loved it.Charles Peck
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Seeing the sights in a number of German towns and Vienna as well as the Christmas markets in each of these places was memorable in each case! I would not be able to single out one experience as I loved it all!Marlene Donnelly
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We did not have hot water on the ship for showering. The complaint was logged 3 times and I spoke to the hotel manager and he basacilly brushed me asideBarry Hanke
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The ship was wonderful. The food was gourmet and the service was excellent!
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pre trip communications should have been better
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Cruising through the Wauchau ValleyCharles Cobb
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The tour was excellent, Walking through the old towns and the Christmas Markets was my most memorable time.John Donnelly
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Great staff, comfortable accommodations and excellent food.
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Amazing scenery. Enjoyed the markets but would have enjoyed downtown Vienna at night vs the short time at market
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Been there very often so there was nothing new
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The Werzburg Xmas market seemed the most original and authentic.
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Locations were good, though there were times when you felt like you were too rushed. Couple things were worthless like gluwein party in Emmersdorf and Heurigher in Vienna that would have been better left off and given more time for other things.
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The Christmas markets . The tours were all good. excellent guides.Glenn Loveless
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The Thurnund Taxis castle and Christmas Market Tour ( new tour added) and the extension 2 day trip to Prague.John Turner
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Regensburg optional night tour of castle and Christmas Market.
