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Danube | Riverside Mozart
  | 8 Days / 7 Nights

Christmas Highlights on the Danube

TRAVEL HISTORY:
Day 1 Vienna, AT
Day 2 Vienna, AT, Krems, AT
Day 3 Linz, AT
Day 4 Linz, AT, Passau, DE
Day 5 Passau, DE
Day 6 Linz, AT
Day 7 Linz, AT, Melk, AT
Day 8 Vienna, AT

No other time of year has as many fantastic sights, sounds, aromas, tastes, and feelings than Christmastime—and this special 8-day cruise through Austria and Germany is one you won`t want to miss! Spend a week cruising along the Danube River, with festive visits to Christkindlmärkte (Christmas markets), both big and small, where you can immerse yourself in the jolly atmosphere of the hosting town. Ports include Krems, Linz, Passau, and Vienna, home to 17 official Christmas markets all by itself! Raise a mug of Glühwein (warm mulled wine) with new friends, sample a sizzling sausage—hot off the grill, and stroll among the inviting wooden stalls to maybe find a hand-crafted holiday gift or two for loved ones back home.

DATES

11/22/2025 11/29/2025 Danube Riverside Mozart Christmas Highlights on the Danube from 3,976.00 USD AVAILABILITY & PRICES
12/06/2025 12/13/2025 Danube Riverside Mozart Christmas Highlights on the Danube from 7,503.00 USD AVAILABILITY & PRICES

DESTINATIONS ON THE ROUTE

Day 1, 2, 8 - Vienna

													

Vienna is a city that defies simple description. Over the centuries, it has been an imperial city, seat of the Holy Roman Empire, capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and capital of sovereign Austria. Today, Vienna retains the grand Baroque architecture, historic style, and Lebenskunst (art of living) that attracted famous composers like Mozart and Strauss. It's a wonderland of lavish palaces and cathedrals, world-class museums and music venues, atmospheric coffee houses, and romantic fiakers (horse-drawn carriages) clip-clopping past it all.

Day 2 - Krems

													

First mentioned in 995 AD, Krems became prosperous as a trade center for salt and wine. Its cobblestoned Old Town is home to well preserved buildings, like the 15th-century Steiner Tor (city gate), symbol of the city. Also worth seeing: the Krems Art Mile with Austria's only caricature museum and the State Gallery of Lower Austria; 11th-century Göttweig Abbey; and wine! Surrounded by vineyards, Krems produces some of the country's best wines!

Day 3, 4, 6, 7 - Linz

													

Austria’s third largest city, Linz is a European Capital of Culture worth exploring. Highlights include the Feichtinger House with its Glockenspiel, Castle Museum, Lentos Art Museum, and the Neo-Gothic Mariendom with its impressive stained-glass windows and 20,000-person seating capacity. A hike up Pöstlingberg Hill delivers outstanding views over the Danube and is best followed by a coffee and piece of scrumptious Linzer Torte, invented here as the world's first cake!

Day 4, 5 - Passau

													

Situated along the Route of Emperors and Kings where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers meet, Passau was settled as early as the Neolithic Age. During the Renaissance, this City of Three Rivers was a major manufacturing center of swords, crafting bladed weapons stamped with the Passau wolf, which legend claimed would grant invulnerability. Today, the most famous sights lining the narrow cobblestone streets of the Old Town are the artistic Town Hall and the Baroque St. Stephen's Cathedral with its green-domed towers and one of the largest organs in the world.

Day 7 - Melk

													

No visit to the Wachau Valley is complete without visiting Austria’s prettiest abbey. Built on a rocky promontory overlooking the Danube, Melk Abbey's origins date back to 1089. Today, it is one of Europe's finest examples of Baroque architecture, where Benedictine monks still farm the land and operate what is now the oldest school in Austria. Highlights include the library of ancient manuscripts, frescoed ceiling, stunning spiral staircases, and the ornate abbey church.