The Great Rivers of Europe - President's River Cruise (2012)

Austria: Vienna, Linz • Germany: Regensburg, Kelheim, Nuremburg, Bamberg, Wertheim, Heidelberg, Mainz, Koblenz, Cologne • Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • 15 days
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  • $2695
  • $180 per day
    River Cruise Only
  • 16 days
  • from only:
  • $3895
  • $244 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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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.

(Vienna)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Detroit, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Dulles)

13hrs

Boston, Chicago, New York (JFK)

12hrs

Dallas, Los Angeles, San FranciscO

15hrs

Denver

20hrs

Houston, Miami

14hrs

Minneapolis, Portland, OR

16hrs

* 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 Vienna, Austria. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

(Amsterdam)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Detroit, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Dulles)

13hrs

Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis

9hrs

Boston, Houston

10hrs

Chicago, Dallas, Denver

13hrs

Detroit

8hrs

Los Angeles, Newark, New York (JFK), Portland, OR, San Francisco, Washington, DC (Dulles)

11hrs

Philadelphia

12hrs

San Diego

14hrs

* 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.

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Optional Tours

Day 6:
 Bavaria: Baroque & Beer $80 per person
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Delve deeper into the Danube's scenic splendor this morning during an optional excursion from Kelheim to the Weltenburg Monastery, a Baroque edifice of stucco, polished marble, gilt, and painted ceilings. There, you have the opportunity to reflect in the cool stillness of the abbey—Germany's oldest, founded at the beginning of the seventh century by the Abbot Eustasius. The compound also houses the world's oldest monastic brewery, and you'll have the chance to sample some for yourself during your tour. Later, you board a smaller river craft for a ride through the beautiful Danube Gorge, the river’s narrowest and deepest stretch. Your ferry ride takes you back to Kelheim, where a motorcoach waits to take you to Liberation Hall.
Day 7:
 Documentation Center $60 per person

In 1998, the city of Nuremberg held an architectural competition for the design of a “Documentation Center” on the former Nazi Party rally grounds. During your tour here, you’ll visit many of its fascinating historical sites, including the massive stadium where Hitler held his notorious Nazi rallies. The designers had to fit the new building in to the Congress Hall, while dealing with the site's intimidating architecture and ominous premise. Today's optional tour features the design that won this competition, which includes extension exhibitions on the Nazi Party and World War II.