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Christmastime from Frankfurt to Vienna Cruise

  • Departure DateFri 6th Dec 2024
  • Avalon Waterways Avalon Tranquility II
  • 12 Night Cruise From Frankfurt
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Itinerary

  • Frankfurt
  • Wurzburg
  • Bamberg
  • Nuremberg
  • Regensburg
  • Passau (Munich)
  • Melk
  • Vienna, Austria

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Day 1 - Frankfurt

Arrive: Fri 06 December 2024 / Depart: Fri 06 December 2024

Frankfurt, a central German city on the river Main, is a major financial hub that's home to the European Central Bank. It's the birthplace of famed writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose former home is now the Goethe House Museum. Like much of the city, it was damaged during World War II and later rebuilt.

Day 2 - Main River Village

Day 3 - Wurzburg

Arrive: Sun 08 December 2024 / Depart: Sun 08 December 2024

Würzburg is a city in Germany's Bavaria region. It's known for lavish baroque and rococo architecture, particularly the 18th-century Residenz palace, with ornate rooms, a huge fresco by Venetian artist Tiepolo and an elaborate staircase. Home to numerous wine bars, cellars and wineries, Würzburg is the center of the Franconian wine country, with its distinctive bocksbeutel (bottles with flattened round shapes).

Day 4 - Bamberg

Arrive: Mon 09 December 2024 / Depart: Mon 09 December 2024

Bamberg is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, laid out over 7 hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. Its old town preserves structures from the 11th to 19th centuries including the muraled Altes Rathaus (town hall), which occupies an island in the Regnitz reached by arched bridges. The Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral, begun in the 11th century, features 4 towers and numerous stone carvings.

Day 5 - Nuremberg

Arrive: Tue 10 December 2024

Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

Day 6 - Nuremberg

Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

Day 7 - Nuremberg

Depart: Thu 12 December 2024

Nuremberg is the largest city of the German federal state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

Day 8 - Regensburg

Arrive: Fri 13 December 2024 / Depart: Fri 13 December 2024

Regensburg, a Bavarian city on the Danube River in southeast Germany, is known for its well-preserved medieval core. The 12th-century Stone Bridge, a 310m-long icon with 16 arches, crosses the river to the old town. The 13th-century Regensburg Cathedral, a twin-spired Gothic landmark, is home to the Regensburger Domspatzen choir. Walhalla, a Parthenon replica just east of the city, honors illustrious Germans.

Day 9 - Passau (Munich)

Arrive: Sat 14 December 2024 / Depart: Sat 14 December 2024

Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral, featuring distinctive onion-domed towers and an organ with 17,974 pipes.

Day 10 - Melk

Arrive: Sun 15 December 2024 / Depart: Sun 15 December 2024

Melk is an Austrian town on the River Danube, west of Vienna. It’s known for the 11th-century Melk Abbey, a vast monastery built high above the town. Gold statuary adorns its domed Abbey Church, and the huge library houses medieval manuscripts. The Marmorsaal is a baroque hall with a ceiling fresco and red marble walls. South of Melk, gardens surround Renaissance Schallaburg Castle, which hosts cultural exhibitions.

Day 10 - Vienna, Austria

Arrive: Sun 15 December 2024

Day 11 - Vienna, Austria

Day 12 - Vienna, Austria

Depart: Tue 17 December 2024

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