Itinerary
- Day 1
Stuttgart
You'll board the MS Victor Hugo at 6:00 p.m. in Stuttgart and get settled into your cabin. The crew hosts a welcome cocktail where you can meet fellow passengers, followed by dinner and evening entertainment on board. The ship remains docked overnight, so you can relax and adjust to ship life at your own pace.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Welcome cocktail
- Dinner on board
- Evening entertainment on board
- Day 2
Lauffen
If you've pre-booked the optional excursion, you'll head to Ludwigsburg Residential Palace early in the morning. Back at Remseck by lunchtime, you'll rejoin the ship for a midday meal. From there, the ship continues sailing south toward Lauffen, where you'll arrive in the evening and stay overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Lunch on board
- Sailing to Remseck and Lauffen
Optional Activities
- Ludwigsburg Residential Palace tour - The Versailles of Swabia with 452 rooms across 18 buildings; guided tour through castle interiors with architecture and decor spanning four centuries (must be pre-booked before departure)
Landmarks Ludwigsburg Residential Palace - Day 3
Eberbach
The morning brings another optional pre-booked tour option: Maulbronn Monastery, a UNESCO site featuring medieval walls, towers, and a Gothic cloister. You'll return to the ship at Gundelsheim for lunch. In the afternoon, the ship sails to Eberbach, a medieval city where you can explore on your own after dinner and overnight in port.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Lunch on board
- Sailing to Gundelsheim and Eberbach
- Free time in Eberbach Old Town
Optional Activities
- Maulbronn Monastery complex tour - Former Cistercian abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site (1993), featuring medieval walls and towers, Romanesque church, and Gothic cloister (must be pre-booked before departure)
Landmarks Maulbronn Monastery - Day 4
Strasbourg
Today offers two different optional excursions if you've pre-booked: either a tour of Heidelberg including its castle and Old Town, or a visit to the Technik Museum Sinsheim. After your chosen activity, the ship cruises toward Strasbourg. The evening features a gala celebration on board with special dining and entertainment.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Refined French cuisine - Gala dinner and evening)
Included Activities
- Gala evening on board
Optional Activities
- CLASSIC: Heidelberg city tour - Visit Heidelberg Castle with views from the Great Terrace or gardens over Heidelberg, the Neckar River, and valley; view the Heidelberg Tun; guided tour of Old Town; visit Church of the Holy Spirit; free time to explore streets and shops (must be pre-booked before departure)
- DISCOVERY: Technik Museum Sinsheim visit - Exhibition halls featuring supersonic jets, hundreds of classic cars and motorcycles from all eras, steam engines, Formula 1 and sports cars, record-breaking vehicles (Blue Flame and Brutus), farming machines, giant engines, military history exhibition (must be pre-booked before departure)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Church of the Holy Spirit Technik Museum Sinsheim 
- Day 5
Strasbourg
Have breakfast on board, then disembark at 9:00 a.m. in Strasbourg. This is where your river cruise experience ends and tour services conclude.
- Meals
- Breakfast
