BLUE DANUBE: FAMILY RIVERBOAT ADVENTURE
Maximum Elevation: 1,200 ft. GERMANY CZECH REPUBLIC Regensburg Passau Salzburg Linz AUSTRIA ITALY SLOVENIA SLOVAKIA
Dürnstein Bratislava Vienna
v i HUNGARY Budapest POLAND
Ever dream about what it would be like to live in a palace? A visit to Schönbrunn Palace is a start. Once upon a time, only the Imperial family was allowed to walk through the garden Maze. Today, you will, too – and have a great time looking for its hidden secrets. Have another royal experience during tonight’s Imperial Evening at a traditional palace featuring Viennese entertainment. Meals BLD
Cruising to family adventures from Dürnstein to Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace creates memories to last a lifetime...
1. ARRIVE BUDAPEST / BEGIN CRUISE Tour begins: 2:00 PM, Budapest, Hungary. A transfer is included from Budapest’s Ferihegy Airport directly to the ms Swiss Jewel. Join us at 2:00 PM for a sightseeing tour including Heroes’ Square and Fishermen’s Bastion. Aboard the riverboat, meet your shipmates at the Captain’s welcome reception and dinner. Meals D
2. RAFTING* & MORE FUN IN BRATISLAVA The ms Swiss Jewel arrives in Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava, with its lovely Old Town and 1,700 years’ worth of stories to tell. Play detective on a scavenger hunt; look up, down and sideways when following clues! Shoot the “rapids” on a controlled whitewater rafting course* used to train Olympians. (Note: Minimum age for rafting is 12; an alternate activity will be provided for guests under 12.) Back aboard the riverboat, enjoy a Slovakian cultural presentation and Slovak specialties for dinner. Meals BLD
3. VIENNA AND SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE Vienna, Austria, has a rich history as the capital of the old Habsburg Empire; view the city’s iconic Ringstrasse, beautiful gardens and parks, and famed architecture on a sightseeing tour.
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4. PRATER, CARRIAGE RIDE & STRÜDEL-MAKING Today’s the day for family fun at the Vienna Prater – one of the world’s most famous amusement parks – boasting more than 250 attractions including the Giant Ferris Wheel (which film buffs will recognize from the 1940s classic, The Third Man), ghost trains and hi-tech roller coasters! Go back to Vienna’s Imperial days on a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Old Town, then spend a free afternoon checking out some of Vienna’s more than 100 museums and cultural institutions. Back aboard the riverboat, take part in a hands-on strüdel-making demonstration. Meals BLD
5. DÜRNSTEIN / BIKE THE DANUBE TO KREMS Wake up in Dürnstein; its twisting cobblestone streets are lined with 16th-century houses. Take off on your next adventure – a leisurely bike ride* along the Danube to the country town of Krems to spend a little time before biking back to Dürnstein. The Wachau Valley is renowned for its vineyards, and a wine tasting for the adults samples the grapes. If you wish, hike high above the town to the ruins of Kuenringerburg Castle where Richard the Lionhearted was once held for ransom. Spend the afternoon cruising; enjoy Austrian entertainment tonight. Meals BLD
6. SALZBURG AND TRICKY HELLBRUNN CASTLE Dock in Linz for an excursion to Salzburg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s alpine hometown. Just outside of town, take a private tour of a place that has to be seen to be believed – Hellbrunn Castle, built centuries ago for the private amusement of the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, who had an odd sense of humor. As you stroll through this summer palace of fun, filled with trick fountains, grottoes, statues and water-driven 18th-century
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