Beautiful Danube: Vienna to Budapest
Overview
Beautiful Danube: Vienna to Budapest
Cruise along the Danube to stately Budapest, through the tranquil riverscapes of Austria, Slovakia and Hungary where you'll visit a host of delightful towns that cluster on the Danube Bend.
What's Included:
- VIP door-to-door travel service from anywhere on the UK mainland
- Hands shaking Included travel insurance
- Dinner plate20 meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners
- CocktailWine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner
- PersonSaga Cruise Host
- Captain’s dinner and drinks reception
- Complimentary Wi-Fi on board
- Saga Cruise Assistant on board
- Entertainment and activities on the ship
- Return flights and transfers
Excursions
- Tour of Budapest
Hand Picked By
Saga’s collection has grown to feature a variety of voyages exploring famous waterways such as the Rhine, Danube and Douro, as well as lesser-known waterways in France, Italy and the Netherlands. With a choice of ships reserved exclusively to them, customers can enjoy a grown-up atmosphere on board. They’ve also developed cruise and stay holidays that combine a hotel stay in a famous city such as Budapest and Vienna, with an unforgettable cruise. Contact us to find out more.
Hayley Peachy
Additional Information
- Departure Date: 29th September 2021
- Duration: 7 nights
- Highlights: Sail along the Danube through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
Ship Overview
Amadeus Royal
A new addition to the choice of river cruise vessels from Saga, this top-quality ship offers impressive facilities and delicious cuisine. She offers spacious, comfortable public rooms with generous windows for you to enjoy the scenery.
The facilities on board include the Amadeus Club lounge, an indoor fitness area, a Sun Deck with deckchairs and the Lido Bar. You can enjoy buffet breakfasts and delicious four-course lunches and dinners with a choice of waiter-served main courses. In the afternoon, tea and biscuits are served and late-night snacks are also available.
All cabins are spacious and outside-facing, with a shower and wc, a television showing images from the on-board camera, air conditioning, a telephone, safe and hairdryer. Cabins have twin beds which can be pushed together as a double upon request.
Cabins on Mozart and Strauss Decks have full-length windows and French balconies, apart from cabins 204 and 206 which have round windows. Cabins on Haydn Deck have a smaller window. Wi-Fi (complimentary from 2018) is available throughout the ship.
Amadeus Royal Profile
- Length: 110 meters
- Breadth: 11.4 meters
- Maiden voyage: 2005
- Passenger capacity: 142
- Officers & crew: 40
- Passenger decks - 4
- Lift: Yes
- Approx twin cabin size: 15 s.q meters
Full Itinerary
Day 1: Vienna to Dürnstein
Fly to Vienna, where you’ll embark Amadeus Royal and begin your cruise along the Danube to Dürnstein.
Enjoy a welcome reception and dinner on board tonight.
Day 2: Dürnstein to Melk
Spend part of the morning in Dürnstein, set in the beautiful Wachau valley beneath the ruined Kuenringer Castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned during the late 12th century.
Set sail to Melk where you'll have the opportunity to visit its Benedictine Abbey on an optional excursion.
Depart Melk during dinner and cruise through the night to Passau.
Day 3: Passau
Arrive in Passau later this morning.
Enjoy the afternoon exploring the 'Venice of Bavaria', set at the meeting point of three rivers – the Danube, Inn and Ilz, and surrounded by wooded hills. Or, to make the most of your visit why not join an optional city walk and hear the history of this attractive town?
Amadeus Royal departs late tonight.
Day 4: Linz
Enjoy the morning exploring Linz independently.
Your ship departs during lunch and cruises overnight towards Bratislava.
Day 5: Bratislava
This morning you arrive in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava.
Spend an enjoyable day exploring the city’s old quarter, overlooked by the massive rectangular castle, and admiring the attractive Hapsburg architecture, independently or on an optional morning city tour. Stroll through ancient cobbled streets to Bratislava Castle for a bird’s-eye view of the city. See the Gothic-style Cathedral, where eleven Kings of Hungary were crowned while Turks occupied their own capital.
Day 6: Bratislava to Esztergom to Budapest
Your ship departs in the early hours, arriving in Esztergom before breakfast.
It is perhaps the most beautiful of the small towns on the Danube Bend, and home to Hungary's largest basilica, the dome of which can be seen for miles. Perhaps explore here and the artistic community of Szentendre on an optional excursion.
Depart at lunchtime and cruise to Budapest, arriving early this evening.
Day 7: Budapest
Your ship remains moored in Budapest for a full day and overnight stay.
This cosmopolitan city is divided by the Danube into Buda and Pest. An included city tour reveals some of the city's highlights, from the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Buda Castle that sits above the river on the west bank, to the impressive Hungarian Parliament buildings in Pest on the east bank.
Day 8: Budapest to UK
Disembark your ship and travel to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
Additional Information
- Departure Date: 29th September 2021
- Duration: 7 nights
- Highlights: Sail along the Danube through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
Cabin and Fares
| Cabin Type | Guide Price | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Cabin | From £1,674pp | |
View CabinOutside Cabin --All cabins are spacious and outside-facing, with a shower and wc, a television showing images from the on-board camera, air conditioning, a telephone, safe and hairdryer. Cabins have twin beds which can be pushed together as a double upon request. | Enquire Now |