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Danube
More than any other river in the world, the Danube will always conjure thoughts of music. The Danube rises in the Black Forest of Germany and reaches its end in the Black Sea, passing through four capital cities on its way (more than any other river in the world) and ten countries – Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova. It has many tributaries, some important rivers themselves. The Danube is all about high culture and the historic cities that appear in close succession along its banks.
Vienna, for instance, is a jewel. Its Ring created by Franz Joseph in the 1860s is a parade of imperial magnificence, opera house after university, palace after cathedral, interspersed with shaded gardens designed for outdoor summer concerts. Yet this is a city centre small enough to walk around easily – though you can take a tour in a horse-drawn carriage. Must-sees include the Hofburg and the Schonbrunn but if you might want to try a must-do, go to the Music House where you can virtually conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on screen – if you get to the end, the orchestra stands up and applauds you!
Bratislava is a tiny city dominated by its castle on the hill and a historic gem. The Old Town is completely pedestrianized which makes for pleasant walking. Besides the Gothic Cathedral and an exquisitely pretty Old Town Hall, look out for the humorous statues – the Good Soldier Schweik’s head emerging from a manhole on the street for instance. Budapest is a city of two halves. Buda is hilly and wooded with Gothic houses and cobbled streets. Pest is all grand boulevards and Baroque buildings including a jewel of an opera house. For music lovers, there are museums to Liszt and Bartok and plenty of concerts on offer. And for everyone there are breath-taking views from the Fisherman’s Bastion perched high above the city where, in the sunshine, the Danube turns a perfect blue.
Three River Odyssey
Discover the music, wine & culture of the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers aboard the MS Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Basle, Switzerland
- Strasbourg, France
- Speyer / Schwetzingen, Germany.
- Heidelberg
- Aschaffenburg / Miltenberg
- Wurzburg
- Bamberg
- Nuremberg
- Regensburg
- Passau
- Melk /Durnstein & the Wachau Valley, Austria
- Vienna / Burgenland
- Budapest, Hungary
The Enchanting East
An early autumn cruise along the majestic Danube with music and cultural highlights including performances by Alda Dizdari aboard the MS Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Budapest, Hungary
- Kalocsa
- Pecs & Villany
- Vukovar, Croatia
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Belogradchik & Vidin, Bulgaria
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Rousse
- Bucharest, Romania
Across Europe by River
A river voyage from the Danube Delta to Amsterdam aboard the MS Royal Crown With highlight performances by London Festival Opera
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Bucharest, Romania
- Danube Delta
- Constanta
- Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- Belogradchick / Vidin
- Iron Gates
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Pecs & Villany, Hungary
- Budapest
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Vienna, Austria
- Wachau Valley / Melk
- Passau, Germany
- Regensburg
- Nuremberg
- Bamberg
- Wurzburg
- Miltenberg
- Eltville / Kloster Eberbach
- Rudesheim
- Cologne
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam to the Black Sea
A journey across Europe with Guest Speakers Dr Katherine Lack and Olga Stone & highlight performances by London Festival Opera aboard the MS Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Amsterdam / Cologne / Mainz / Wertheim / Nuremberg / Passau / Melk / Vienna / Budapest / Pecs / Belgrade / Iron Gates / Danube Delta / Bucharest
The Enchanting Danube
A cruise from the Delta wetlands to Regensburg with musical & cultural highlights & Guest Speaker Professor Jeremy Black aboard the MS Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Bucharest / Danube Delta /Constanta /Veliko Tarnovo / Iron Gates / Belgrade / Novi Sad / Pecs/ Villany / Budapest / Durnstein / Melk / Salzburg / Passau / Regensburg /
Rivers of Music
A cruise along the Rhine & Moselle Rivers from the Low Countries to Switzerland with highlight performances by London Festival Opera & Guest Speaker Canon David Nason aboard the MS Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Royal Crown
Itinerary at a glance
- Amsterdam / Bonn / Cochem / Bernkastel / Boppard / Bachrach / Rudesheim / Heidelberg / Speyer / Strasbourg / Breisach / Black Forest / Basle