Emerald Cruises: The Charm of European Rivers
Emerald Cruises has launched exclusive offers with significant savings for selected river cruises and luxury yacht cruises. The exclusive offer extends to selected departures in 2024 and 2025, with bookings available until February 25.
Emerald provides customers with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the wonderful European landscapes surrounding rivers, featuring a mix of countryside, charming villages, and fabulous cities. Along the Danube, Rhine, Main, Rhone, and Douro rivers, guests can explore ancient cities with fascinating stories, admire pastoral landscapes, and breathtaking vineyards. Onboard the cutting-edge and award-winning Star-Ships, each equipped with a pool, guests can choose from five suite categories.
Emerald Cruises carefully plans all itineraries to showcase the best of each destination, allowing guests to fully immerse themselves in local communities while enjoying exceptional service.
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Trending itineraries that offer a complete experience include:
– Splendours of Europe: an iconic 15-day cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. Boarding in Amsterdam therefore marks the beginning of this wonderful itinerary through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. Between natural beauty, medieval cities and excursions to hilltop fortresses, four capitals on this itinerary offer a unique vision of the region’s past, present and future.
– Jewels of the Rhine: 8 days from Amsterdam to Zurich. A cruise to discover modern Holland starting in Amsterdam offering a guided walking tour of the magnificent Cologne and the juxtaposition of ancient Koblenz, continuing upriver to Heidelberg. Not forgetting the beautiful architecture of Strasbourg and a visit to Freiburg, a Black Forest destination.
– Danube Delights: 8 days from Munich to Budapest. This insightful journey traverses four countries, simultaneously offering a unique perspective on their past and present. Guided walks along Germany’s cobbled streets will reveal their history, and city tours of Vienna and Budapest show how the past can shape the future.
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Amsterdam
– Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards: 11 days from Amsterdam to Zurich. The protagonists of this itinerary will be landscapes of sunny vineyards, magnificent castles and picturesque villages along the Rhine and Moselle rivers. Starting with a tour of the quintessentially Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht before a visit to the traditional windmills of Kinderdijk, we will then continue into Germany, crossing beautiful countryside, with a stop in Koblenz, where the Rhine and Mosel meet to then reach the Alsatian capital of Strasbourg, followed by the calm of Switzerland in Basel.
– Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest: 10 days from Budapest to Munich. Getting up close and personal with local culture on the banks of the Danube River with an extended stay in magnificent Budapest, you will be able to visit five countries and five stunning UNESCO World Heritage Sites through the heart of Central Europe on this itinerary. Immersive experiences and local delights define this unique journey that will allow you to immerse yourself in regional cuisine and learn about the centuries-old history of this vast and dynamic region while exploring the architecture, historical monuments and thriving cultural forces.
– Sensations of Lyon & Provence: 8 days from Lyon to Marseille. The Rhone and Saone rivers wind through the picturesque south of France, recognized as the birthplace of photography, full of Roman villages, palaces and ruins and delicious Provençal cuisine.
Rhine Castle and Moselle Vineyards
Danube Explorer & highlights of Budapest
Sensations of Lyon & Provence
This is the perfect opportunity to embark on a river cruise and explore the wonderful European destinations, learning more about local lifestyles and their rich histories.
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