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Are you someone who favors small
Our Recommendations hotels with personality over popular
chains when traveling in Europe? If
DANUBE RIVER so, you’re just the type of river cruiser
Avalon Artistry Uniworld caters to. Their ships are often
9-Day Active & Discovery
on the Danube with overnight in compared to boutique hotels. Sailing the Our Recommendations
Budapest (Westbound) Saône and Rhône rivers, S.S. Catherine
Budapest to Vilshofen (christened by Catherine Deneuve) is SAÔNE & RHÔNE RIVERS
Various Ships an elegant beauty featuring a specially 8-Day Burgundy & Provence
May 26 - September 15, 2025 commissioned Murano glass chandelier Riverview Suite, S.S. Catherine Arles to Lyon (or reverse)
• Pre-paid gratuities
Open-Air Cruising Fares from $4,418 pp (Deluxe and a whimsical life-size glass horse, a S.S. Catherine
nod to the nearby Camargue region,
Sunday Departures: March 23 -
perhaps. It’s the ideal vessel for exploring
Stateroom, July 13)
Fares from $3,799 pp (Classic
France’s Burgundy and Provence November 2, 2025
RHINE RIVER
One of the great things about river Count Dracula’s prison tower on a hike regions. Book our recommended eight- Stateroom, March 30, October 26
cruising is that it gets you up close to or take part in a canoe excursion through 8-Day Active & Discovery on day sailing and you’ll be able to stroll the & November 2)
the scenery. This is especially true with the scenic Danube Bend. The Discovery the Rhine (Southbound) very same streets of Arles made famous RHINE, MAIN &
Avalon Waterways. Their Open-Air option: a guided visit to the Medieval Amsterdam to Basel by Van Gogh, visit Avignon’s Palace of DANUBE RIVERS
SM
Balcony staterooms feature the widest- Knights Tournament at Visegrád’s Lower Avalon Vista • June 14, July 26, the Popes, and experience “Village Day”
September 6 & 20, October 4, 2025
opening, wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling Castle where you’ll see targeting and in Viviers. If you prefer active shore 15-Day European Jewels
SM
panoramic windows in the industry, fighting demonstrations by members Avalon Panorama • May 24, excursions, you can hike the vineyards Budapest to Amsterdam
(or reverse)
essentially turning your stateroom of the St. George Knightly Order. In June 7, July 5, October 11, 2025 along the Rhône and pedal a bike River Princess or River Duchess
into a balcony. Something else guests Austria’s wine country, you can join a • Pre-paid gratuities through Lyon. Wednesday Departures: April 30 -
appreciate: Beds are positioned to face guided bike tour or participate in an Fares from $4,209 pp (Deluxe S.S. Catherine October 29, 2025
the view, rather than an interior wall, interactive wine tasting. Stateroom, Various dates) S.S. Victoria joined the Uniworld fleet Fares from $6,999 pp (Classic
so you can sit propped up in bed and RHINE & RHÔNE RIVERS in March. Sister ship to S.S. Elisabeth, Victoria is a smart choice for longer Stateroom, Various dates)
watch the scenery float by. Imagine how much fun it would be to it features the largest suites on the rivers voyages, such as the 15-Day Rhine,
paddle a kayak through the canals of 15-Day Rhine & Rhône Revealed of Europe. Its two Royal Suites are each Moselle & Belgium Grand Discovery. RHINE & MOSELLE RIVERS
And when you’re ready to get out of Amsterdam. You’ll have that opportunity (Southbound) 506 square feet and if you reserve the The itinerary includes calls in six 15-Day Rhine, Moselle & Belgium
Amsterdam to Arles
bed and explore outdoors, Avalon offers on the Active & Discovery on the Rhine Avalon View® & Avalon Poetry II® adjoining standard suite, you’ll have different countries: Switzerland, France, Grand Discovery
activities for all energy and fitness levels. voyage. More of an artist than a kayaker? Tuesday Departures: 759 square feet with two bedrooms Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Basel to Brussels (or reverse)
On their Active & Discovery cruises, Opt for the painting class and create June 24 - November 11, 2025 connected by a separate living room. the Netherlands. S.S. Victoria
you can opt for excursions that are on your own canvas. During your call in Fares from $8,018 pp (Deluxe (This would be a great option for two Saturday Departures:
the energetic side (plenty of walking, and Strasbourg, choices include a walking Stateroom, November 11) couples traveling together.) Given its June 21 - August 30, 2025
Fares from $9,899 pp (French
maybe biking or kayaking) or hands- tour along the river or a leisurely culinary spaciousness and the fact that it has Balcony Stateroom, Various dates)
on “Discovery” experiences. Example: stroll to discover Alsatian cuisine. *See Terms & Conditions, page 39. three restaurants and a spa area with
During your day in Visegrád, on the a pool, gym and massage room, S.S. *See Terms & Conditions, page 39.
featured Danube voyage, you can visit

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