Name: Highlights of Eastern Europe Bucharest - Budapest Cruise
Brand: Uniworld River Cruises
Price: 4,799 GBP
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Day 1 - Bucharest

Arrive: Fri 19 September 2025

Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.

Day 2 - Bucharest

Day 3 - Bucharest

Depart: Sun 21 September 2025

Day 3 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sun 21 September 2025 / Depart: Sun 21 September 2025

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank.

Day 4 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Mon 22 September 2025 / Depart: Mon 22 September 2025

Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia.

Day 5 - Vidin

Arrive: Tue 23 September 2025 / Depart: Tue 23 September 2025

Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin.

Day 6 - Cruising the Iron Gates

Day 6 - Donji Milanovac

Arrive: Wed 24 September 2025 / Depart: Wed 24 September 2025

Donji Milanovac is a town in eastern Serbia. It is situated in the Majdanpek municipality, in the Bor District. It is located on the right bank of Lake ?erdap on the Danube. The population of the town is 2,410 people. Its name means "Lower Milanovac".

Day 6 - Golubac

Arrive: Wed 24 September 2025 / Depart: Wed 24 September 2025

Golubac is a village and municipality located in the Brani?evo District of the eastern Serbia. Situated on the right side of the Danube river, it is bordered by Romania to the east, Veliko Gradište to the west and Ku?evo to the south.

Day 7 - Belgrade

Arrive: Thu 25 September 2025 / Depart: Thu 25 September 2025

Belgrade is the capital of the southeast European country of Serbia. Its most significant landmark is the Beogradska Tvr?ava, an imposing fortress at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. The fort is a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires, and it's now the site of several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a vast park.

Day 8 - Vukovar

Arrive: Fri 26 September 2025 / Depart: Fri 26 September 2025

Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County. The city's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census, with a total of 27,683 in the municipality.

Day 8 - Batina, Croatia

Arrive: Fri 26 September 2025 / Depart: Fri 26 September 2025

Batina is a port village on the right bank of the Danube in Baranja, Croatia. Its elevation is 105 m. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County.

Day 8 - Mohacs

Arrive: Fri 26 September 2025 / Depart: Fri 26 September 2025

Mohács is a town in Baranya county, Hungary on the right bank of the Danube.

Day 9 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 27 September 2025

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.

Day 10 - Budapest

Depart: Sun 28 September 2025

S.S. Beatrice From Uniworld River Cruises

The S.S. Beatrice boasts yacht-style light wood with blue and white finishes throughout, a renovated lobby featuring elegant mirrors, marble floors, a white Murano chandelier with blue shades, and a grand staircase made of nickel and black iron—a signature design element of Uniworld’s Super Ships. The ship’s redesigned lounge features sofas and chairs with hand-made upholstery, a parquet floor and upholstered ceiling panels, solar shades, and new USB ports allowing guests to charge anywhere they are sitting. The artwork throughout the ship includes pieces from Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder and Pino Signoretto.

Ship Cabins

Classic

Luxurious riverview stateroom (150 sq ft - 14 sq m) Handcrafted Savoir Beds of England, built-in closets, hair dryer, safe, individual climate-controlled thermostat, direct-dial telephone, and flat-screen TV with infotainment centre, mineral water Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, backlit magnifying mirror, cosy bathrobes and slippers.

Deluxe French Balcony

Luxurious riverview stateroom (150 sq ft - 14 sq m) with a French balcony Handcrafted Savoir Beds of England, built-in closets, hair dryer, safe, individual climate-controlled thermostat, direct-dial telephone, and flat-screen TV with infotainment centre, mineral water Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, backlit magnifying mirror, cosy bathrobes and slippers

French Balcony

Grand Suite

Luxurious riverview grand suite (310 sq ft - 28.8 sq m) Grand suites include handcrafted Savoir Beds of England, built-in closets, hair dryer, safe, individual climate-controlled thermostat, direct-dial telephone, flat-screen TV with infotainment centre Marble bathroom with Hermès bath and body products, plush towels, backlit magnifying mirror, cosy bathrobes and slippers, a rain shower and tub, and a secluded toilet area.

Royal Suite

Luxurious riverview royal suite (390 sq ft - 36.2 sq m) with spacious living room Handcrafted Savoir Beds of England, built-in closets, hair dryer, safe, individual climate-control thermostat, flat-screen TV with infotainment centre Marble bathroom with Hermès bath and body products, plush towels, special towel warmers, backlit magnifying mirror, heated mirrors, cosy bathrobes and slippers, separate rain shower and tub, and a secluded toilet area

Suite

Luxurious riverview suite (225 sq ft - 20.9 sq m) Suites include handcrafted Savoir Beds of England, built-in closets, hair dryer, safe, direct-dial telephone, individual thermostat and flat-screen TV with infotainment center Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, backlit magnifying mirror, cozy bathrobes and slippers