The Danube from Romania to Germany Cruise

Day 1 - Oltenita

Arrive: Wed 15 July 2026 / Depart: Wed 15 July 2026

Olteni?a is a city in Muntenia, Romania in the C?l?ra?i County on the left bank of the river Arge? where its waters flows into the Danube. Olteni?a stands across the Danube from the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan.

Day 2 - Ruse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Thu 16 July 2026 / Depart: Thu 16 July 2026

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 3 - Vidin

Arrive: Fri 17 July 2026 / Depart: Fri 17 July 2026

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 4 - Donji Milanovac

Day 4 - Iron Gates on Danube

Arrive: Sat 18 July 2026 / Depart: Sat 18 July 2026

Day 5 - Belgrade

Arrive: Sun 19 July 2026 / Depart: Sun 19 July 2026

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 6 - Novi Sad

Arrive: Mon 20 July 2026 / Depart: Mon 20 July 2026

Novi Sad is a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River. Standing atop a riverside bluff, much of Petrovaradin Fortress dates to the 17th and 18th centuries, with an iconic clock tower and a network of tunnels. Across the river is the old quarter, Stari Grad, site of the Gothic Revival Name of Mary Church and the neo-Renaissance City Hall.

Day 7 - Ilok, Croatia

Arrive: Tue 21 July 2026 / Depart: Tue 21 July 2026

Day 7 - Vukovar

Arrive: Tue 21 July 2026 / Depart: Tue 21 July 2026

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 - Mohacs

Arrive: Wed 22 July 2026 / Depart: Wed 22 July 2026

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

Day 9 - Budapest

Arrive: Thu 23 July 2026

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.

Day 10 - Budapest

Depart: Fri 24 July 2026

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.

Day 11 - Bratislava

Arrive: Sat 25 July 2026 / Depart: Sat 25 July 2026

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube.

Day 12 - Vienna

Arrive: Sun 26 July 2026 / Depart: Sun 26 July 2026

Day 13 - Durnstein

Arrive: Mon 27 July 2026 / Depart: Mon 27 July 2026

Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area.

Day 13 - Wachau Valley

Arrive: Mon 27 July 2026 / Depart: Mon 27 July 2026

The Wachau Valley is an Austrian region near the Danube River, west of Vienna. It’s known for its rolling hills, vineyards and fortresses. Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the castle above the town of Dürnstein. Highlights of nearby Gottweig Abbey include its lavish baroque church and views across the valley. Melk Abbey is a vast monastery also with an opulent baroque church.

Day 13 - Ybbs

Day 14 - Linz (Salzburg)

Arrive: Tue 28 July 2026 / Depart: Tue 28 July 2026

Linz is a city in Upper Austria, straddling the Danube River midway between Salzburg and Vienna. Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the old cathedral or Alter Dom, ring Hauptplatz, the old town’s main square. The riverside Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection. Across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology and life in the future.

Day 15 - Schlögen Oxbow

Day 16 - Vilshofen

Arrive: Thu 30 July 2026 / Depart: Thu 30 July 2026