This summer, enjoy a picturesque, leisurely river cruise down the Blue Danube from just $173 a day aboard an award-winning, private Grand Circle river ship. Interested readers will save $1200 per couple on one of three just-added departures of our Old World Prague& the Blue Danube river cruise in July and August – two of the most popular cruising months of the year. Solo travelers will save $350 off the single supplement fee on the cruise and will enjoy free single supplements on any pre-and-post trip option.
There is no book-by date, but spots are selling fast at these prices! For more information or to reserve a trip, readers can call 1-800-248-3737.
Old World Prague & the Blue Danube River Cruise Tour
Explores Budapest, Hungary; Bratislava, Slovakia; Vienna, Durnstein, Linz, Salzberg,Austria; and the Czech Republic, Prague.
Travel Dates:
- July 25: From $1895 pp, based on double occupancy ($173/day), excluding airfare
- August 4, 8: From $1995 pp, based on double occupancy ($182 day), excluding airfare
Description:
The 11-day scenic river cruise tour takes travelers along the Danube through dramatic Bratislava, Slovakia, and picturesque Linz, Austria—destinations often missed by American travelers—and on to the grand European river capitals of Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. In addition, travelers share a meal at a local family’s home, discuss student life in modern day Slovakia and partake in other activities that connect them with locals and their way of life.
What’s Included:
Accommodations (7 nights aboard a private Grand Circle river ship in an outside cabin and 3 nights in Prague at the First-Class Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni or similar); 25 meals (10B, 7L, 8D, with complimentary wine at dinner onboard); 8 sightseeing tours; Discovery Series events that connect travelers with locals and theirways of life; complimentary wireless internet access; personal headsets; exclusive services of up to 4 Grand Circle Program Directors; Captain’s Welcome and Farewell receptions and dinners; baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage with tips; and more.
Sightseeing & Discovery Series Activities:
Sightseeing includes Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Best of Vienna; Durnstein, Melk Abbey, Salzburg, and Prague Old Town & Castle District. Discovery Series events include:Apfelstrudel baking lesson, discussion on student life in today’s Slovakia, Austrian history discussion; and a home-hosted lunch in Cesky Krumlov.
Air arrangements and transfers can be arranged for an additional cost.
Options to Extend Your Trip:
- Budapest, Hungary: 3 nights from $545
- Prague, Czech Republic: 3 nights from $495
- Dresden & Berlin, Germany: 5 nights from $595
- Free Single Supplements on all pre-and-post trip extensions
Grand Circle’s Private River Ships:
The M/S River Adagio and M/S River Aria were custom-built for Grand Circle travelers in mind with capacities of 164 passengers. Both ships have all outside cabins, reception area, dining room (open seating), lounge, bar, sundeck, and complimentary wi-fi access in select common areas. Each cabin features twin beds that convert to sofas, flat-screen TV with CNN and movies, individual heating and A/C controls, and private bath with shower and hair dryer. (Cabins on the Serenade deck feature a sliding door with a balcony).
To learn more or to reserve your trip, call 1-800-248-3737 or visit Old World Prague & the Blue Danube
About Grand Circle Cruise Line:
Established in 1998, Grand Circle Cruise Line has consistently been listed among the World’s Top River Cruise Lines and the World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Lines by readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. The fleet has more than 60 small ships,including 14 river ships, three 50-passenger ocean vessels, and a range of exclusive, small ship charters. Grand Circle Cruise Line is part of Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation, which also owns Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Travel, all of which serve Americans 50+. Since 1992, the company’s charitable arm, Grand Circle Foundation, has donated or pledged more than $91M to some 300 humanitarian, cultural, and educational organizations, including 100 schools in 60 communities and 30 countries.
