DELIGHTFUL DANUBE

• Arrive at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
• If your cruise/tour package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship.

Note: For Arrival, Departure and Transfer details, please visit Uniworld.com/transfers

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• Located on opposite sides of the Danube, Buda and Pest each has a distinctive character and allure all its own.
• Explore this dynamic and multi-faceted city with your choice of excursions—you can see it from a local’s perspective on a walking tour, or cover more ground with a panoramic tour.
• Or choose our Jewish Heritage excursion offering you a detailed introduction to Jewish Budapest.

In the evening, a special Captain’s Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.

Choose between:

• Budapest Panoramic Highlight with St. Stephen’s Cathedral OR Budapest Walk with Local Treats OR Jewish Budapest

• The grand dame of the Danube, Vienna was the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and remains, to this day, the political and cultural center of Austria.
• A city tour will show you the architectural highlights of the Austrian capital as well as the legendary Belvedere Palace.
• Or, indulge your passion for fine art and fine food with a fascinating and memorable panoramic tour.
• Or explore Jewish Vienna via our Jewish Heritage excursion.

Choose between:

• Klimt at the Belvedere OR Vienna’s Historic Trails and Local Treats OR Jewish Vienna

Masterpiece Collection (optional experience):

• Schönbrunn with Strudel Show

• You’ll want to find a comfortable seat in the lounge or on the Sun Deck this afternoon as your ship cruises through the Wachau Valley.
• Over the eons, the Danube cut a gorge through the foothills of the Bohemian mountains, resulting in a 19-mile (30-kilometer) stretch of riverine scenery so beautiful, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Landscape.
• Some of Austria’s finest white wines are produced from grapes ripening on the dry-stone terraces above the river, where grapes have been grown for 2,000 years
•  Your ship will dock in Krems, midway through this glorious landscape.

Choose between:

• Stetteldorf Castle Visit OR Treasures of the Wachau

• Your ship cruises through a scenic highlight of the Danube early this morning, the Schlögener Schlinge—a hairpin loop in the Danube that was once very hazardous for ships and is now a lovely, serene stretch of water—and leaves Austria behind today.
• Your first German port of call is Passau, where three rivers meet—the Inn, the Ilz and the Danube—and three nations almost meet: Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, making for a fascinating cultural mosaic.
• Get to know the town and its main claim to fame, Europe’s largest pipe organ, or join an invigorating riverside bike ride.

Featured Excursions:

• Let’s Go: Scenic bavarian River Biking
• Village Day: Passau

• Bavaria’s first capital, Regensburg, owes its impressive historical lineage and rich architectural heritage to 600 years as a Free Imperial City, a fact recognized by UNESCO in 2006.
• Today, you’ll discover how the beautifully preserved medieval city coexists with a vibrant modern urban center.

A special Captain’s Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

Featured Excursion:

• The Giant Sphere of Bavaria

Choose between:

• Regensburg Walk with Thurn and Taxis Castle Visit OR Jewish Regensburg

Masterpiece Collection (optional experience):

• Weltenburg Abbey Beer

• Onboard, come out on deck or find a window seat where you can watch the ship navigate a series of locks as it travels across the “continental divide” and through one of the modern world’s greatest feats of engineering—the Main-Danube canal.
• This evening, you’ll have the opportunity to join us on a special Nights Out private tour of the Faber-Castell factory near Nuremberg.

Featured Excursion:

• Nights Out: Faber-Castell Visit

• Disembark the ship.
• If your cruise package includes a group departure transfer or if you purchased a private departure transfer, you will be transferred to Nuremberg Airport for your flight.