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Make this holiday season
extra special and enter 2009 in grand style
Let this holiday season be an unforgettable one.
Visit Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt, Germany’s
oldest and best known Christmas Market where you
can browse over 200 wooden stalls filled with
signature toys and handicrafts, as well as
indulge in the tasty treats of gingerbread,
sausages, roasted chestnuts and sweet-and-spicy
hot-mulled wine. Celebrate Christmas in
Regensburg, one of the finest medieval towns in
Europe, where you will have time to attend
Christmas mass in one of Regensburg’s
magnificent churches, and enjoy a grand
celebration onboard. Learn how the tradition of
glass-blowing has remained basically unchanged
since the glass-blower’s pipe was invented some
two thousand years ago, while watching the
glass-maker skillfully use his tools in Zwiesel,
and enjoy a horse sleigh ride through the hills
and woods in the Bavarian Forest.
Ring in the New Year at a baroque palace in
Vienna – a Uniworld exclusive!
Your trip promises to be extra special as we
have arranged for exclusive excursions just for
Uniworld’s guests! You are invited to a special
cocktail reception at Artstetten Castle with
Princess Anita von Hohenberg, a descendant of
the Habsburg lineage. You’ll also welcome the
New Year in style in the magnificent Viennese
Palace of Daun-Kinsky – a gem of baroque
architecture, hailed for its artistic touches.
While here, you’ll enjoy a festive dinner, along
with a private concert, where you can even waltz
to the famous Strauss and Mozart tunes – all in
the stylish and elegant ambience of this
historical salon.
Who will enjoy this cruise: Those looking
to experience Europe at the most magical time of
the year will thrill at celebrating the New Year
at an exclusive gala event in a magnificent
baroque palace, as well as meeting royalty from
the Habsburg lineage. |
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NUREMBERG TO BUDAPEST - 14 DAYS
DAY 1: Depart Home Gateway City to Nuremberg
DAY 2: Nuremberg (embark)
Arrive in Nuremberg where you’ll be greeted by a
Uniworld representative and transferred to the
ship. (D)
DAY 3: Nuremberg
Featured Excursion: Nuremberg city tour and
Christmas Market. Visit Nuremberg’s
Christkindlesmarkt, Germany’s oldest and best
known Christmas Market where you can browse over
200 wooden stalls and indulge in the tasty
treats of gingerbread, sausages, and
sweet-and-spicy hot-mulled wine. As part of the
city tour, we’ll explore the medieval landmark
of the Kaiserburg Castle, the medieval town wall
and towers, and of course, the holiday bedecked
central marketplace with its beautiful fountain
and medieval backdrop. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome
Dinner)
DAY 4: Cruising the Main-Danube Canal and the
Danube, Regensburg
For over 1200 years, some of the great European
leaders and their engineers have dreamed of
linking the great rivers of Central Europe: the
Rhine, the Main and the Danube. Since 1992, the
engineering masterpiece of the 106–mile-long
Main-Danube Canal has made this dream come true.
It provides a constantly navigable connection
from the Rhine Delta to the Danube Delta in
Romania, connecting the North Sea and Atlantic
Ocean to the Black Sea. The canal crosses the
European divide at 1331 feet above sea level,
climbing the summit by a series of impressive
locks, the highest lifting about 83 feet each.
It then follows the natural course of the
Altmühl Valley, a truly scenic area of Limestone
Mountains and picturesque Franconian villages,
before it joins the Danube near Regensburg.
DAY 5: Regensburg
Featured Excursion: Regensburg walking tour.
This morning you will have time to attend
Christmas Mass in one of Regensburg’s churches.
In the afternoon, we will explore amazing
man-made monuments like the 12th-century stone
bridge, the towering gothic Cathedral of St.
Peter with its magnificent stained-glass windows
dating from the 14th century, the Town Hall,
where the first parliament of the Holy Roman
Empire sat from 1663 to 1806, and the many
architectural treasures of Old Town on our
walking tour. And of course, we’ll have a
wonderful Christmas celebration onboard. (BB, L,
D)
DAY 6: Regensburg, Deggendorf
Featured Excursion: Horse sleigh ride in the
Bavarian Forest and visit to a glass workshop.
We will board our coaches for a scenic ride to
the town of Zwiesel, located in the heart of the
Bavarian Glass route. A small, family-operated
glass manufactory welcomes us with hot mulled
wine. Learn how the tradition of glass-blowing
has remained basically unchanged since the
glass-blower’s pipe was discovered some two
thousand years ago. Next, horse-drawn sleighs
await us in one of the neighboring Bavarian
Forest villages for a sleigh ride through the
hills and woods. (BB, L, D)
DAY 7: Passau
Featured Excursion: Passau walking tour and
visit to the Passau Glass Museum
Quaint and peaceful describe Passau. Your guided
walk starts in the medieval section of Passau,
then takes you past St. Stephan’s Cathedral, the
New Residence, Town Hall, and to the confluence
of three rivers that converge at Passau. Visit
Passau’s Glass Museum, which showcases an
outstanding and most complete collection of
Bohemian and Renaissance Glass in historical
rooms. (BB, L, D)
DAY 8: Linz (Salzburg)
Featured Excursion: Full-day Salzburg including
walking tour and lunch at the Fortress
Restaurant. Linz is your gateway to a full-day
excursion to Salzburg. On our walking tour of
UNESCO World Heritage Old Town, historical gems
are plentiful – from the 17th-century cathedral
inspired by St. Peter’s at the Vatican to
Mozart’s birth house and the fortress guarding
the town, where we will have lunch and listen to
a children's choir performing just for us. (BB,
L, D)
DAY 9: Dürnstein
Featured Excursion: Exclusive cocktail reception
at Artstetten Castle with Princess Anita von
Hohenberg. Spend the morning at leisure and
explore Dürnstein with its old burgher houses
lining narrow alleys, and the castle ruins,
where Richard the Lionheart was once imprisoned.
In the afternoon, you are invited to a special
and exclusive cocktail reception at Artstetten
Castle with Princess Anita von Hohenberg, a
descendant of the Habsburg lineage. (BB, L, D)
DAY 10: Vienna
Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour.
Irresistible Optional Tour: Connoisseur’s Vienna
with the city’s trademark attractions of a
Fiaker Ride, the National Library ‘s Hall of
Splendor in the Hofburg Palace and a visit to a
traditional coffee house
With your panoramic city overview, you’ll travel
the stately Ringstrasse, where the surrounding
monuments and palaces give off a distinctive
imperial air, and you’ll see St. Stephen’s
Cathedral and Figaro House. (BB, L, D)
DAY 11: Vienna
Featured Excursion: Schönbrunn Palace with
puppet theater, Uniworld exclusive New Year’s
Gala Dinner and Dance at Palais Daun-Kinsky.
This morning, you’ll visit Schönbrunn Palace,
the stunning former Habsburg summer residence.
This will certainly put you in a regal mood for
evening festivities designed exclusively for
Uniworld guests! Celebrate the New Year in grand
style in the magnificent mansion of Palais Daun
– Kinsky, a gem of baroque architecture, hailed
for its artistic finesse. Delight in a festive
dinner, along with a private concert and dancing
to famous Strauss and Mozart tunes. (BB, L, D)
DAY 12: Cruising the Danube, Budapest
Spend a full day cruising the enchanting Danube.
(BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
DAY 13: Budapest
Featured Excursion: Budapest city tour.
Irresistible Optional Tour: Szentendre –
artists’ village. Your city tour features the
famous 19th-century Chain Bridge that was the
first to connect Buda with Pest. Continue on a
panoramic drive and marvel at the Great
Synagogue, the Hungarian National Museum, the
Hungarian State Opera House, St. Stephen’s
Basilica, and the stunning Parliament Building.
Visit the UNESCO-listed Castle Hill district,
Matthias Church, and the 19th-century
Fisherman’s Bastion. (BB,L,D)
DAY 14: Budapest (disembark), transfer to
airport
Disembark the ship and transfer to the airport
in Budapest for your flight home.
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