Grand European Cruise (2012)

Amsterdam, the Netherlands • Germany: Cologne, Koblenz, Heidelberg, Weirtheim, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Passau • Vienna, Austria • Hungary: Budapest, Kalocsa • Croatia: Vukovar, Osijek • Belgrade, Serbia • Bulgaria: Vidin, Ruse • Romania: Constanta, Bucharest
  • 27 days
  • from only:
  • $6590
  • $245 per day
    River Cruise Only
  • 28 days
  • from only:
  • $7540
  • $270 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Pre- & Post-Trip Extensions
Brussels & Bruges, Belgium
Transylvania, Romania
Optional Tours
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Learn how to customize your River Cruise, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruise that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • International airport transfers to and from your ship or hotel are available for purchase
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle Cruise Line vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

(Amsterdam/Bucharest)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta

9hrs

Boston, Houston

10hrs

Chicago, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, DC (Dulles)

12hrs

Dallas

13hrs

Detroit

8hrs

Los Angeles, San Diego

14hrs

Newark, New York (JFK), San Francisco

11hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

(Bucharest/Amsterdam)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Chicago, Newark, New York (JFK), Washington, DC (Dulles)

13hrs

Boston

14hrs

Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Seattle

15hrs

Denver, Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco

17hrs

Houston, Tampa

16hrs

San Diego

20hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Bucharest, Romania. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Pre- & Post-Trip Extensions

Announcing our NEW 2012 itinerary: Now Sail from Amsterdam TO the Black Sea, with 1 night and a city tour in Constanta, Romania.

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Pre-Trip: Brussels & Bruges, Belgium
3 nights from only $595
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Join us on an optional pre-trip extension to one of Europe's great bustling cities and one of its most charming. Brussels is a thriving city with seemingly endless cultural and social events. It is a city full of fine museums and outstanding classic architecture, as well as a compact and carefully preserved 17th-century city center. Then discover Bruges; originally a ninth-century fortress built to protect the Flemish coast from marauding Vikings, it retains its reputation as one of Europe’s best-preserved Old World cities.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension may not be available on all departures. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

Brussels is a pre-trip extension on the Amsterdam to Bucharest itinerary and a post-trip extension on the Bucharest to Amsterdam itinerary.

Post-Trip: Transylvania, Romania
3 nights from only $545
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Join us on an optional post-trip extension to explore the Transylvanian resort of Sinaia, considered the "Pearl of the Carpathians" because of its spectacular sub-Alpine scenery and Peles Castle. Originally a quiet monastery settlement, Sinaia gained popularity in the late 19th century when King Carl I chose it for his summer residence. Just 76 miles from Bucharest, the town quickly became an aristocratic enclave, filled with nobles and their families currying favor from the King. More recently, the infamous Ceausescus also escaped the Bucharest summer heat in Sinaia, choosing the smaller Pelisor Palace (Little Peles) for their home. Please note: If you choose this optional post-trip extension, you’ll spend one day in Bucharest from the base trip after the Transylvania extension. Day 4 of this extension corresponds to Day 27 on your main program.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension may not be available on all departures. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

Transylvania is a post-trip extension on the Amsterdam to Bucharest itinerary and a pre-trip extension on the Bucharest to Amsterdam itinerary.

Pre-Trip: Transylvania, Romania
3 nights from only $545
G6097

Join us on an optional pre-trip extension to explore the Transylvanian resort of Sinaia, considered the "Pearl of the Carpathians" because of its spectacular sub-Alpine scenery and Peles Castle. Originally a quiet monastery settlement, Sinaia gained popularity in the late 19th century when King Carl I chose it for his summer residence. Just 76 miles from Bucharest, the town quickly became an aristocratic enclave, filled with nobles and their families currying favor from the king. More recently, the infamous Ceausescus also escaped the Bucharest summer heat in Sinaia, choosing the smaller Pelisor Palace (Little Peles) for their home. Please Note: If you have chosen this optional pre-trip extension, you’ll begin in Bucharest with a day that is part of your main program. Then you’ll transfer to Transylvania for your optional extension. At the end of your extension, you’ll return to Bucharest to join your fellow travelers for your main program, beginning on Day 3 as you all board the motorcoach for Ruse where your river ship awaits.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension may not be available on all departures. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

Transylvania is a pre-trip extension on the Bucharest to Amsterdam itinerary and a post-trip extension on the Amsterdam to Bucharest itinerary.

Post-Trip: Brussels & Bruges, Belgium
3 nights from only $595
G25813

Join us on an optional post-trip extension to one of Europe's great bustling cities and one of its most charming. Brussels is a thriving city with seemingly endless cultural and social events. It is a city full of fine museums and outstanding classic architecture, as well as a compact and carefully preserved 17th-century city center. Then discover Bruges; originally a ninth-century fortress built to protect the Flemish coast from marauding Vikings, it retains its reputation as one of Europe’s best-preserved Old World cities.

Please note: This extension may not be available on all departures. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

Brussels is a post-trip extension on the Bucharest to Amsterdam itinerary and a pre-trip extension on the Amsterdam to Bucharest itinerary.