Cruising along the legendary waters of the world has become one of the most desirable and inspiring ways to travel. Do you choose the perfect river cruise by country, by cities or by sights? When travellers choose to experience the Danube River, they choose all three. This is a river that winds and meanders through 10 countries to carve a historic path that unites fairytale villages, capital cities, cliffside castles and forested slopes for picture-perfect landscapes.
The sheer amount of countries the Danube River flows through means that it delivers an exceptional diversity in food, architecture, culture and history, as well as unparalleled choices for travellers. Given this, it’s no surprise that nearly half of Avalon Waterways travellers chose the Danube River as the star of their European vacation in 2019.
“Along this legendary path, Avalon Waterways has created a boatful of extraordinary river cruise vacations that take travellers beyond the river Danube’s beautiful views to delve into breathtaking stories, personalized experiences and untethered exploration that forever shapes the way they choose to see and experience the world,” said Pam Hoffee, managing director of Avalon Waterways.
“In fact, Avalon provides travellers nearly 30 river cruise itineraries, ranging from four to 27 days, that feature an array of sail-and-see options along the Danube River. Avalon has an average of 60 percent more Danube itineraries than other river cruise lines.”
In addition to giving travellers the widest variety of vacations available on the Danube River, Avalon Waterways has created what they call “Short and Suite” getaways ranging from four and six days. These memorable river cruise vacations provide time-sensitive travellers and first-time river cruisers the chance to experience how special river cruises are.
“We take great pride in inviting travellers to cruise against the stream on the Danube River,” said Hoffee.
“In addition to our Avalon Choice excursions and Adventure Hosts on every itinerary, our relationship with sister companies, escorted motorcoach touring companies Globus and Cosmos as well as independent travel company Monograms gives travellers exclusive access to Your Way cruising which seamlessly provides them options for immersive sightseeing access, hotel accommodations and transfers in European cities before and after each cruising vacation.”
Whether sailing the upper Danube through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary or its lower tributaries through Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria, every Avalon Waterways itinerary is custom-tailored, catering to the varied interests and needs of travellers.