Viking River Cruises has announced a lineup of 2008 cruises and
cruisetours along Europe’s legendary rivers. The voyages will
provide a deluxe, comfortable way to visit cosmopolitan cities and
quaint villages with an emphasis on history and culture. The 2008
offerings include several selections along Europe’s famous Rhine,
Main, Moselle and Danube rivers, which wind their way from the
North Sea through the heart of Europe to the Black Sea.
Among the 2008 Viking River Cruise selections on the Rhine, Main,
Moselle and Danube are: a fifteen-day Grand European Tour from
Amsterdam to Budapest (or reverse) from $2,999 per person; an
8-day; Romantic Danube cruise from Budapest to Nuremberg (or
reverse) from $1,499 per person; an eight-day Rhine Getaway from
Amsterdam to Basel (or reverse) from $1,499 per person and a 15-day
Switzerland to Belgium cruise from Basel to Antwerp (or reverse)
from $2,499 per person; a 15-day European Adventure from Vienna to
Amsterdam (or reverse) from $2,999 per person; a 12-day Paris to
Prague cruise (or reverse) from $2,399 per person; a 16-day Eastern
European Odyssey from Bucharest to Nuremberg (or reverse) from
$2,999 per person; an 8-day Danube Explorer from Vienna to
Nuremberg (or reverse) with seasonal Christmas Markets from $1,699
per person; an eight-day Danube Delight from Vienna to Nuremberg
(or reverse) including seasonal Christmas Markets and full day
excursion to the Czech Republic, from $1,599 per person and a
10-day Tulips & Windmill cruise roundtrip from Amsterdam with
Brussels and Brugge from $1,699 per person.
Additionally, Viking River Cruises will offer two combinable
itineraries in 2008 that highlight the best of France: an eight-day
Burgundy & Provence cruise from Chalon to Avignon (or reverse)
from $1,799 per person and an eight-day Paris & the Heart of
Normandy cruise from Paris to Le Havre (or reverse) from $1,599 per
person.
For those interested in discovering the former East Germany and
the Elbe River, a 12-day Berlin to Prague (or reverse) cruise
includes two overnights in Berlin and Prague plus an eight-day
cruise on the Elbe from Magdeburg to Melnik, from $2,499 per
person. For the experienced traveler yearning to discover new
sights, Viking River cruises also offers a selection of cruises in
Russia and the Ukraine. The itineraries include: a 13-day Waterways
of the Czars cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow (or reverse) with
multiple nights in both cities from $2,799 per person; a 16-day
Russian Rhapsody itinerary that includes three days in both Moscow
and St. Petersburg plus a 13-day cruise from $3,299 per person and
an 11-day Footsteps of the Cossacks cruise from Kiev to Odessa
(12-day reverse) on the Dnieper from $2,199 per person.
Low-cost flights and included transfers are also available, plus
guided pre-or post-cruise packages in Prague, Paris, Amsterdam,
Budapest, Vienna, Lucerne and Helsinki. New packages are also
available in Munich, Bucharest and Transylvania.
www.vikingrivercruises.com
877-668-4546
