Taster cruise on the Danube

Experience the magnificent Danube on an unforgettable river cruise with the DCS Amethyst 1. This journey, starting and ending in the three-river city of Passau, takes you to the highlights of the metropolises of Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava. Comfortable cabins and first-class service ensure a relaxing stay on board. On three decks plus a sun deck, a total of 172 guests can be accommodated in 87 elegant outside cabins with tasteful ambiance.

Day 1 | Passau – Embarkation

Bus journey to Passau and embarkation in the afternoon on the DCS Amethyst 1, where you will be warmly welcomed with a welcome cocktail. Afterwards, enjoy a welcome dinner on board.

Day 2 | Wachau – Vienna

In the morning, you will reach the Wachau, which has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Around noon, you will arrive in Vienna and see the city's sights during a city tour and walk. Vienna has an intact historical cityscape like few other major cities, characterized by magnificent buildings from the Baroque and Gründerzeit periods. Of course, there will also be some free time. Back on board, your ship sets course downstream towards Hungary.

Day 3 | Budapest

In the morning, you will dock in the “Queen of the Danube,” the Hungarian capital Budapest. The city boasts numerous sights. During a guided city tour and walk, you will discover many familiar and surely also unknown aspects of this historic city – magnificent Baroque buildings along the Andrássy Boulevard, the opera house, the parliament on the banks of the Danube, and the famous Chain Bridge. You will leave Pest and travel to the Buda side. Afterwards, you will walk to the viewpoint at the Castle Garden. Enjoy a wonderful view of the Danube with the parliament and St. Stephen's Basilica. Before you return on board, you will have some free time. In the evening, you will continue your cruise towards Bratislava.

Day 4 | Bratislava

Around noon, you will reach Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. During a tour, you will pass countless sights of the city. The journey continues along the medieval city wall past the Grassalkovich Palace up to the castle hill with its breathtaking panoramic view of the city and surroundings. On a guided walk through the historic city center, you will discover impressive buildings such as St. Martin's Cathedral, Renaissance townhouses, Baroque palaces, and the Michael's Gate, among others. Back on board, the ship sets course towards Wachau.

Day 5 | Wachau – Melk Abbey

In the morning, you will reach the Wachau and visit the 900-year-old Baroque Melk Abbey. Melk Abbey has been inhabited by Benedictine monks since its founding. Its magnificent architecture is known worldwide, and its location in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wachau is unique. The excursion will be rounded off with a wine tasting. You can end the day with a gala dinner on board.

Day 6 | Passau – Return Journey

In the morning, you will arrive in Passau. Disembarkation and return journey.

(All time indications are provisional and always subject to changes due to high or low water, altered lock times, and other unforeseen events.)

• Transfer trips in a modern coach
• Cruise as described
• 5x overnight stays in the booked
  cabin category
• 5x full board: breakfast buffet,
  lunch, afternoon tea/coffee/
  cake, dinner, midnight snack
  (starts with dinner on day 1 until breakfast on day 6)
• 2-bed cabins on the main deck equipped with large panoramic windows (non-opening), shower, toilet, TV, telephone, safe,
  air conditioning and hairdryer
• Snack buffet upon boarding
• Welcome and farewell cocktail
• Welcome and gala dinner
• All-inclusive beverage package available all day (09:00 – 24:00) in the bar/lounge,
  sun deck, and restaurant
  “unlimited” by the glass from the
  self-service (mineral water, soft drinks and juices, draft beer, wheat beer and all bottled beers, wine, sparkling wine, spirits, cocktails and long drinks, tea and coffee, hot beverages)
• Shore excursions according to the itinerary
• German-speaking cruise director
• Participation in the onboard program
• Daily live music in the panoramic lounge
• Use of fitness equipment
• All port, lock, embarkation, and
  disembarkation fees
• Luggage service between the docking station and cabin during embarkation and disembarkation

Cabin for single use on request

• City Tour/Walk Vienna
• City Tour/Walk Budapest
• City Tour/Walk Bratislava
• Melk Abbey including Wine Tasting

including excursion and
beverage package