Capitals of Eastern Europe
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Capitals of Eastern Europe

16 nights · Bucharest to Vienna

Departure
9 October 2026
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16 nights13 portsBucharest to Vienna

The Journey

Day by Day

16 nights · 13 ports

Day 1Bucharest
Day 2Bucharest
Day 3Constanta
Day 4Constanta
Day 5Pleven
Day 6Vidin
Day 7Scenic Sailing: The Iron Gates
Day 7Donji Milanovac
Day 8Belgrade
Day 9Novi Sad
Day 10Ilok
Day 10Vukovar
Day 11Mohacs
Day 12Budapest
Day 13Budapest
Day 14Bratislava
Day 15Vienna
Day 16Vienna
Day 17Vienna
Bucharest
Day 1–2
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
Embark
Constanta
Day 3–4
Constanta
Romania's Black Sea port, an ancient Greek and Roman city with a Belle Epoque casino on the seafront.
Ashore
Pleven
Day 5
Pleven
A Bulgarian town known for the 1877 siege and its panorama museum.
Ashore
Vidin
Day 6
Vidin
A Bulgarian town on the Danube with Baba Vida, one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in the region.
Ashore
Donji Milanovac
Day 7
Donji Milanovac
A small Serbian town on the Danube in the Iron Gates, rebuilt when the river was dammed.
Ashore
Belgrade
Day 8
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
Ashore
Novi Sad
Day 9
Novi Sad
Serbia's second city on the Danube, below the Petrovaradin fortress, with a lively pedestrian centre.
Ashore
Ilok
Day 10
Ilok
Croatia's easternmost town, on a hill above the Danube, known for its wine cellars and medieval walls.
Ashore
Vukovar
Day 10
Vukovar
A Croatian town on the Danube, its water tower kept as a memorial to the 1991 siege.
Ashore
Mohacs
Day 11
Mohacs
A Hungarian town on the Danube, known for its masked Busojaras carnival and the great 1526 battlefield nearby.
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.
Ashore
Bratislava
Day 14
Bratislava
Slovakia's capital on the Danube, with a compact old town beneath its white castle on the hill.
Ashore
Vienna
Day 15–17
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.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · 14 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Viking Rinda

Viking Rinda

Viking Rinda

Viking River Cruises · 16 nights · Bucharest to Vienna

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