Capitals of Eastern Europe
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Capitals of Eastern Europe

16 nights · Vienna to Bucharest

Departure
25 October 2026
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16 nights13 portsVienna to Bucharest

The Journey

Day by Day

16 nights · 13 ports

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

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