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The beautiful blue Danube (port-to-port cruise) - BEETHOVEN

8 days
Start and end in Vienna
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
All Ages Welcome
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Highlights

  • Board our ship and enjoy a welcome cocktail
  • Tour Melk Abbey and cruise the Wachau Valley
  • Explore Bratislava or hike the Little Carpathians
  • Experience a traditional horse show in the Puszta
  • Discover Budapest and enjoy an evening of folk music

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 VIENNA
  2. Day 2 MELK - DÜRNSTEIN
  3. Day 3 BRATISLAVA - KALOCSA
  4. Day 4 KALOCSA - BUDAPEST
  5. Day 5 BUDAPEST
  6. Day 6 ESZTERGOM - VIENNA
  7. Day 7 VIENNA
  8. Day 8 VIENNA
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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Insurance
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
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  • Flights
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Number of tours

561

Age Range

1 to 99 years old

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within 2 days

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CroisiEurope River Cruises Ship

  • MS Beethoven
    MS Beethoven
    A Danube river cruise may be just what you are looking for your holiday. On the other hand, a Rhine river cruise does not sound that bad… Read more
    Built
    2004 (refurbished 2010)
    Guests
    180
    Crew
    25
    Length
    110m
    Width
    11.4m
    Staterooms
    90
    Electricity
    220v

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  • EV
    · July 5th, 2025
    The food was very good, the service excellent, and the cabin comfortable, despite size limitations. One issue was the lack of access to a laundry. The first ttour the guide in Vienna gave us was very poor. We were haragued by excessive detail, in a hot relatively airless museum with very poor lighting. She appeared to be relatively insensitive to the needs of the less fit members of the tour.
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    Trip date: June 2025
  • MF
    · May 10th, 2025
    Very well managed comfortable cabin and amenities. Itinerary was great with combination of towns and city eg Budapest. Activities were good especially the horse show. Food was exquisite but too much of the French cuisine and bland vegetarian. Service was impeccable great crew. Communication was primarily French and other speakers occasionally missed messages (we had a French speaking passenger at our table who kept us informed). Overall a great experience.
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    CroisiEurope River Cruises commented on this review
    Thank you very much for your kind and detailed feedback and also for the photos you shared with us! We are delighted to hear that you had a great overall experience on board. We also appreciate your constructive comments regarding the vegetarian... Show more
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    Trip date: April 2025
  • KM
    · May 10th, 2025
    We had an absolutely fabulous time on our trip and can't wait until our next one begins!
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    CroisiEurope River Cruises commented on this review
    Thank you so much for your lovely message! We’re glad to hear that you had such a fabulous time — your enthusiasm is truly appreciated. We can’t wait to welcome you back on board for your next adventure with us! The CroisiEurope Team
    Trip date: June 2024
  • IL
    · October 21st, 2024
    We loved the river cruise experience
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    Trip date: October 2024
  • PM
    · August 27th, 2024
    Great introduction into river cruises . Rooms good ,food excellent, all added excursions were really informative and well planned.
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    Trip date: August 2024
  • HV
    · July 30th, 2024
    The cruise was wonderful and the staff was very friendly and helpful. They made sure they were always available and ensured to keep the guests entertained. All the excursions were well arranged and the food was great. They accommodated to our vegetarian requirement. The only thing which can be improved is WiFi on the ship.. it was just not USABLE and the parking at the dock could be a more safe secured place. We had a robbery to our car with a broken glass when we returned from the holiday. Overall very good experience.
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • EB
    · July 17th, 2024
    Beautiful cruise with gorgeous scenery and various opportunities to explore lovely cities. AMAZING, friendly staff and delicious food! We couldn’t have wanted more value for money - highly recommend!!
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • The beautiful blue Danube (port-to-port cruise) - BEETHOVEN reviewer 8
    · July 17th, 2024
    Staff was nice. Food was poor. No elevator, so my 86 year old mother had to climb the stairs
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • The beautiful blue Danube (port-to-port cruise) - BEETHOVEN reviewer 9
    · July 11th, 2024
    Very enjoyable; excellent food; friendly and helpful staff.
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    Trip date: June 2024
  • LT
    · October 23rd, 2023
    Staff was excellent, food not good as should be on French ships.
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    CroisiEurope River Cruises commented on this review
    We are sorry to hear that our service did not fully meet your expectations. We hope you had a pleasant cruise and we look forward to seeing you on board one of our boats in the near future. Best, CroisiEurope
    Trip date: October 2023

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The beautiful blue Danube (port-to-port cruise) - BEETHOVEN
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