2014 Europe River Cruising, We invite you on The Royal Experience.
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NETHERLANDS GERMANY Amsterdam 14 MS AMABELLA Somme Battlefields Amiens 1 Paris 3 FRANCE Gallipoli Peninsula Hill 60 Cemetery and NZ Memorial (Concerto River Ship) Cologne Andernach Würzburg Bamberg CZECH Rüdesheim Nuremberg REP . Miltenberg Ceský Krumlov Rothenburg Passau Dürnstein SLOVAKIA Regensburg Bratislava Vilshofen Linz Budapest Melk Vienna Salzburg Danube River AUSTRIA HUNGARY Coach Cruise Air (included) No. of nights stay Freedom of ChoiceTM Inclusions / Included Sightseeing FLY TO BUDAPEST, EMBARK CRUISE Day 7 (Sat. 26 April). Istanbul, Budapest. Today, board your included flight to Budapest and transfer to your luxury river ship. After dinner, take in the city lights on a twilight cruise. 14 Night Stay: APT's MS AmaBella. BD Day 8 (Sun. 27 April). Budapest. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Budapest, then visit the Hungarian State Opera House for a tour and a private opera recital. BLD Day 9 (Mon. 28 April). Vienna. Tour Vienna and tonight, take in a private concert at the renovated City Palace.BLD Day 10 (Tues. 29 April). Vienna, Freedom of Choice. Explore more of Vienna on your selected sightseeing inclusion.BLD Day 11 (Wed. 30 April). Dürnstein, Freedom of Choice, Melk. Tour Dürnstein then cruise to Melk, or ride a bicycle to Melk. Both groups then tour Melk Abbey. BLD Day 12 (Thurs. 1 May). Linz, Freedom of Choice, Passau, Vilshofen. From Linz, travel to Salzburg; visit Ceský Krumlov; or cruise to Passau and enjoy a tour. Tonight, enjoy a Bavarian 'Oktoberfest' in Vilshofen, with beer and folk music.BLD Embarkation Pier Cemetery No. 2 Outpost Cemetery ANZAC Commemorative Site Ari Burnu Cemetery Anzac Cove Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Beach Cemetery Shell Green Cemetery Gallipoli Peninsula 1 Chunuk Bair NZ Memorial The Nek Cemetery Walker's Ridge Cemetery Quinn's Post Cemetery Lone Pine Australian Memorial Kabatepe Information Centre Memorial Istanbul 1 3 1 Çanakkale TURKEY Day 13 (Fri. 2 May). Regensburg, Freedom of Choice. Today enjoy a tour of Regensburg or a bicycle tour to Walhalla. BLD Day 19 (Thurs. 8 May). Cologne, Freedom of Choice. Explore Cologne on a walking tour or take bicycle tour from Bonn. BLD Day 14 (Sat. 3 May). Nuremberg, Freedom of Choice. In Nuremberg, take a World War II tour or a medieval tour, then delight in a tasting of local specialties. BLD Day 20 (Fri. 9 May). Amsterdam, Freedom of Choice. Cruise the canals, visit the Van Gogh Museum or visit the Zaanse BLD Schans windmill village. Day 15 (Sun. 4 May). Bamberg. Explore Bamberg on a walking tour, then visit a local Bamberg Beer Haus for a beer tasting. BLD DISEMBARK CRUISE, TRAVEL TO AMIENS Day 21 (Sat. 10 May). Amsterdam, Disembark Ship, Amiens. Disembark your ship. 21 Day (EUMCRD21) guests depart with a transfer to the airport. Remaining guests travel into France and on to the town of Amiens. On the way, stop at Fromelles and learn about the Battle of Fromelles at the only wholly Australian cemetery in France. You'll also visit Bullecourt, the site of the first Australian attack on the Hindenburg Line in April 1917. Stay: Amiens, Hotel Mecure Amiens Cathedrale.B Day 16 (Mon. 5 May). Würzburg, Freedom of Choice. Tour Würzburg's Residential Palace or visit Rothenburg. Alternatively, enjoy a bicycle tour. BLD Day 17 (Tues. 6 May). Miltenberg. Arrive in Miltenberg today, and discover the local way of life on a unique village experience. Explore quaint shops and mingle with the locals on a day to remember.BLD Day 18 (Wed. 7 May). Rüdesheim, Freedom of Choice, Andernach, A Royal Invitation. Cruise through the Rhine Gorge to Rüdesheim. Here, ride a gondola, tour a musical instrument museum or visit a winery. Later in Andernach, explore Burg Namedy castle on an exclusive visit before a banquet dinner. BLD Day 22 (Sun. 11 May). Somme, VillersBretonneux, Paris. Pay tribute to the Australian troops of the Western Front at the Somme battlefields. Then head to Villers-Bretonneux to visit the Musee Franco-Australien and the National Australian Memorial. Later, continue to Paris. Three Night Grand City Stay: Paris, Hotel du Collectionneur Arc de Triomphe.B THE ENCHANTING FRENCH CAPITAL Day 23 (Mon. 12 May). Paris. A sightseeing tour of Paris today includes a visit to the second level of the Eiffel Tower. Tonight, enjoy dinner and a dazzling show at the iconic Moulin Rouge. BD Day 24 (Tues. 13 May). Paris, Freedom of Choice. Today, enjoy a local game of Pétanque, take a culinary walking tour or visit Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur Basilica. B Day 25 (Wed. 14 May). Depart Paris. After breakfast transfer to the airport. Pay your respects at the Somme Battlefields of the Western Front 150 B