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Riverside Mozart, Three Capital Taste of Christmas: Vienna, Bratislava & Budapest River Cruise ex Vienna return

Cruise Riverside Mozart, Three Capital Taste of Christmas: Vienna, Bratislava & Budapest River Cruise ex Vienna return
Cruise Line Riverside Cruises
Ship Riverside Mozart
Destination EU Rivers
Brief Description 7 night River Cruise sailing from Vienna return onboard Riverside Mozart
Type of Cruise River
Departure Date 13 Dec 2025
Cruise Description Some European cities simply command more time and during Advent, that’s especially true of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest! Discover how different these Danube capitals are as you experience their holiday traditions at the Christmas Markets. Begin in Vienna, former home of the mighty Habsburg rulers and some of the world’s finest composers. Lavish palaces, engaging museums, upscale coffeehouses…there’s no shortage of things to do in the City of Music! Bratislava is next, the quirky capital of Slovakia, where sculptures peek up from the sewers, a hilltop castle beckons from above, and you can still spot Napoleon’s cannonballs in the Old Town walls. The brilliance of Budapest is about what you can see—and feel. There are plenty of must-see sights, like the Castle District and Parliament…but you’ll also sense the irrepressible spirit of the Hungarian people—a cruise you’ll never forget!

VIENNA, AUSTRIA
This is the city of classical music. It’s Mozart and Strauss. It's street art on a sandy beach and fun in the countryside. It’s bohemia and bourgeoisie and the finest baroque. And of course Art Nouveau. It’s bad-tempered waiters in great coffee houses. It’s Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt and Adolf Loos and Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Sisi and many others. It is the Spanish Riding School, an event for horse lovers. And of course it is the city of Schmah (jokes anyone?) and scandals, on which the Viennese feast like cows on fresh grass on the alpine pasture. Last but not least: Vienna is the city on the Danube. Although it was not always so. The Viennese Danube river front is an artificial structure which was only created in the 19th century. Before that, the Danube flowed past Vienna in many arms through floodplains and uninhabited areas. Today, the Riverside can also dock right in front of the city. And then it starts. Marvel, wonder and rejoice. Vienna is a dream.

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
Once understated and unknown, since the turn of the millennium it has become something of a pearl on the Danube alongside Vienna and Budapest. Small, quaint and quiet, it shows its splendor at the castle, but also and especially in the old town where you will find fine buildings, such as the rococo Palais Esterhazy, where the Russian composer Anton Rubinstein once lived. Yet all this grandeur is rivaled by a canal worker, of all people, who speaks for the humor of the Slovaks. They have dedicated a bronze monument to him. Cumil (Man at Work) is the name of the sculpture by artist Viktor Hulik. He mischievously looks out of a manhole cover at passers-by like a gawker. Subtle humor in the face of grand statues – this is a theme in this neat city.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Budapest has much to offer like the Castle Garden Bazaar, the Fisherman’s Bastion or Mathias Church. There are plenty of highlights to explore or guests can choose to relax in one of the many hot springs spas the city is famous for.
Sailing Dates
29 Nov 2025
13 Dec 2025
29 Nov 2026
13 Dec 2026
Pricing
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Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
13 Dec 2025 Vienna, Austria Embark
14 Dec 2025 Vienna, Austria Overnight
14 Dec 2025 Bratislava, Slovakia
15 Dec 2025 Budapest, Hungary Overnight
16 Dec 2025 Budapest, Hungary Overnight
17 Dec 2025 Budapest, Hungary
18 Dec 2025 Bratislava, Slovakia
19 Dec 2025 Vienna, Austria Overnight
20 Dec 2025 Vienna, Austria Disembark
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