Grand Christmas & New Year's (2026)
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Grand Christmas & New Year's (2026)

12 nights · Nuremberg to Budapest

Departure
22 December 2026
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$8,549 per person
Traveling solo
$12,549 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Danube · Main

12 nights8 portsNuremberg to Budapest

The Journey

Day by Day

12 nights · 8 ports

Day 1Nuremberg
Day 2Nuremberg
Day 3Regensburg
Day 4Regensburg
Day 5Deggendorf (Theresienthal)
Day 6Passau
Day 7Linz (Salzburg)
Day 8Durnstein
Day 9Vienna
Day 10Vienna
Day 11Vienna
Day 12Budapest
Day 13Budapest
Nuremberg
Day 1–2
Nuremberg
A walled medieval city of half-timbered houses below its imperial castle, and home to one of Germany's best-known Christmas markets.
Embark
Regensburg
Day 3–4
Regensburg
A medieval city that never lost its centre. The Stone Bridge is nine hundred years old and still the way you walk into town.
Ashore
Deggendorf (Theresienthal)
Day 5
Deggendorf (Theresienthal)
A Bavarian town on the Danube at the edge of the Bavarian Forest.
Ashore
Passau
Day 6
Passau
Where the Inn and the Ilz meet the Danube, under an Italianate baroque cathedral and the largest church organ in Europe.
Ashore
Linz (Salzburg)
Day 7
Linz (Salzburg)
An Austrian city on the Danube known for its contemporary arts, with a baroque old town around the main square.
Ashore
Durnstein
Day 8
Durnstein
A small Wachau town with a blue and white baroque abbey tower and the ruined castle where Richard the Lionheart was held.
Ashore
Vienna
Day 9–11
Vienna
The Ringstrasse, the Hofburg and the old coffee houses, all within an easy walk of one another. A city that rewards an unhurried afternoon.
Ashore
Budapest
Day 12–13
Budapest
Buda on its hill, Pest on the flat, and the Chain Bridge lit between them. The finest arrival on any European river.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · Main · 13 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

S.S. Emilie

S.S. Emilie

S.S. Emilie

Uniworld · 12 nights · Nuremberg to Budapest

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