MS France, 5 Night The beautiful blue Danube ex Passau, Germany to Budapest, Hungary

From Passau to Budapest via Melk and Vienna, these cities rich in culture and history will unveil their secrets. Discover the Schoenbrunn Palace and the beautiful Wachau Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its wooded hillsides, orchards, small villages, vineyards and monasteries, it is the most picturesque part of the Danube and where the majestic Dürnstein Castle stands.

Day 1
Passengers are welcome to board our ship at 4:00 p.m. in Passau. After comfortably settling into your cabins, we’ll introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail. We’ll begin to cruise towards the beautiful region of Engelhartszell.

Day 2
Join us on an optional excursion : Visit Melk Abbey (only on pre-booking before departure). We’ll return to the ship in the morning and cruise on to Dürnstein. Enjoy some free time exploring this picturesque village, and its Baroque-style church – the most famous in the Wachau region thanks to the legend of King Richard the Lionheart. We’ll return on board in the afternoon before cruising on to Vienna. After our arrival, join us on an optional excursion : Tour Vienna by night.

Day 3
Join us on an optional excursion : Visit Vienna and Schoenbrunn Palace (only on pre-booking before departure).Enjoy a free afternoon.Tonight is our gala dinner and evening.

Day 4
Enjoy some time on your own exploring Esztergom, the former capital of Hungary. We’ll then spend the afternoon cruising to Budapest. The Hungarian capital lies along the banks of the Danube and is one of the most attractive cities in Europe. Enjoy some free time sightseeing the city before returning to the ship. After dinner, join us on an optional excursion: Budapest by night.

Day 5
In the morning, optional excursion common to both packages: Guided tour of Budapest.Afternoon at leisure. OR optional excursions not included in the package: the Széchenyi Baths (3) or the Budapest Market Halls.In the evening, optional CLASSIC/DISCOVERY excursion: Folklore evening in Budapest, where you will discover traditional Gypsy dances and costumes.

Day 6
Enjoy one last buffet breakfast on board before disembarking at 9:00 a.m. End of our services.

Partially renovated in 2016, the ship takes on a sparkling and vintage look with its anise and chocolate colors. The houndstooth-type patterns recall the elegant outfits of ladies from the sixties. The cabins display retro photographs representing Parisian monuments. The common areas are located on the upper deck and the cabins are spread over two decks and have large windows. Do not hesitate to go to the sun deck to relax! It is furnished with armchairs and sun loungers to allow you to relax while enjoying a panoramic view of the landscapes.

CroisiEurope has a fleet of Prestige category boats with cabins, which ply the most beautiful rivers in Europe. Spacious and light, they offer a welcoming and refined setting. Accommodation capacity varies from 100 to 180 passengers depending on the boat’s design. At the cutting edge of technology, their facilities offer comfort and safety.

Carefully maintained and partially renovated each year, the CroisiEurope fleet is largely made up of recently built vessels, less than five years old, all with Veritas certification. The leading European river tour operator, our company owes its international reputation to its seriousness, its dynamism, its sense of innovation and its recognised value for money of long standing.

Vessels are rated four-star and food is superb – as you’d expect on a French-owned cruise line, staffed by French chefs and with top French and German wines aboard. One cruise of the Rhone and Saone Rivers in France concentrates on gastronomy and traditional French cusine, visiting Collonges Abbey, renowned for its great French chef, Paul Bocuse.

CroisiEurope is a family-owned and operated firm, with brothers and sisters running different aspects of the company and keeping a close eye on all operations to ensure excellence.

River cruising offers much free fun. Wake in the morning and observe the passing riverside scenery through your cabin window – perhaps from your bed. Gaze upon village churches or a patchwork of fields sparkling in the morning sun.

CroisiEurope’s network traverses a phenomenal number of European rivers and waterways. They range from the Guadalquivir and Guadiana (flowing through Spain and Portugal respectively); the Douro in Portugal, the Po and Venice Lagoon in Italy; the Rhone in Provence, plus the Seine from Paris to the Normandy Coast. And there’s more: the Moselle, the Neckar, the Saar, the Oder, the Havel, the Baltic Sea, the Camarge, the Rhine, the Main and the mighty Danube; the Tisza and the Black Sea; the Belgian and Dutch waterways. Everything from tulip time in Holland to Christmas Markets in Germany.

Drinks included with on board meals: mineral water, house wine, beer, fruit juice, and tea or coffee.

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MS France - Main Deck

MS France - Upper Deck

MS France - Sun Deck

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Upper Deck 2 Single Bed - Reduced Mobility Cabin

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Upper deck : 28 cabins (26 twins, 2 HA cabins). HA = cabin equipped for disabled. Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.

Main deck Suite 2 Single Beds

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Main deck : 50 cabins (44 twins, 4 triple cabins, 1 single cabin, 1 Suite). Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.

Upper deck 2 adjustable twin beds

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Upper deck : 28 cabins (26 twins, 2 HA cabins). HA = cabin equipped for disabled. Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.

Main deck 2 adjustable twin beds

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Main deck : 50 cabins (44 twins, 4 triple cabins, 1 single cabin, 1 Suite). Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.

Main deck 3 beds

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Main deck : 50 cabins (44 twins, 4 triple cabins, 1 single cabin, 1 Suite). Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.

Main deck 1 single bed

All cabins are fitted out to give them a maximum of space and light and feature warm colours and furnishings. Main deck : 50 cabins (44 twins, 4 triple cabins, 1 single cabin, 1 Suite). Equipments : all cabins are equipped with shower and toilet, hairdryer, satellite TV, radio, safe.