GRAND River Boat Cruise Europe

The Grand river cruise in Europe is a voyage of grangeur and adventure indeed. These unique and most exciting European river cruise tours include the longest river itineraries in Europe, with crossing all feature Western, Central and Eastern European countries.

The majority of the European river cruise deals are by the best European river cruise companies - AMA, Avalon, and Viking..

"European Grand River Cruise" signifies an itinerary with duration of at least 3-weeks. The longest sailings have duration up to a month, and connect the most distant river port cities in Europe - Paris, Basel, or Amsterdam in the West, with Bucharest and Istanbul.

Usually reaching the shores of Black Sea, with Bucharest in Romania, and Istanbul in Turkey, these river voyages include scenic tours in France, Switzerland or Netherlands, through Germany and Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria, down to Turkey, ending in the eternal Istanbul.

cruises to Romania from Amsterdam, Paris or Basel by some of the top luxury European river cruise boats. The majority of the European river cruise deals are by the best European river cruise companies - AMA, Avalon, and Viking.

boasting the amazing architecture marvels of the greatest European renaissance cities, the glorious castles of Germany, Austria, and Hungary, the unique museums of Netherlands, the beautiful countrysides of the Slavic republics, with numerous quaint villages and small picturesque towns, not to forget the gourmet cuisine with local dishes and wine selections, and all the 5-star hotel amenities on-board the European "floating palaces".

The great canal systems in Western Europe allow connecting almost all major rivers of Europe into one huge inland waterway, with many artificial canals, aqueducts and locks. The 2 major engineering marvels, effecting the European Grand river cruise tours, are the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal in Germany (Bavaria), connecting the Atlantic and the North Sea with Black Sea (length 170km, completed in 1992), and the Rhone–Rhine Canal - connects the two rivers with North Sea and the Mediterranean (length 350km).

The longest sailings have duration up to a month, and connect the most distant river port cities in Europe - Paris, Basel, or Amsterdam in the West, with Bucharest and Istanbul. Such voyages are Grand indeed, crossing all feature Western and Central European countries - amazing architecture marvels of the greatest European renaissance cities, the glorious castles of France, Germany, Austria, and Hungary, the unique museums of Netherlands, the beautiful countrysides with numerous quaint villages and small picturesque towns. The great canal systems in Western Europe allow connecting almost all major rivers of Europe into one huge inland waterway, with many artificial canals, aqueducts and locks. The 2 major engineering marvels, effecting the European Grand river cruise tours are:

Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is located in Germany (Bavaria), connecting the Atlantic and the North Sea with Black Sea - length 170km, completed in 1992

Rhone–Rhine Canal - connects the two rivers with North Sea and the Mediterranean, length 350km, completed in 1834.

AMAWaterways - specialized in 3-week cruises (21-nights) from Budapest to Paris, mostly operated in the end of summer season, featuring the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal in the region of Nuremberg, Rhine and Moselle rivers at Koblenz, and River Seine to Paris. The full itinerary - Budapest, Vienna, Durnstein, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Munich, Schweinfurt, Wurzburg, Miltenberg, Koblenz, Zell, Trier, Paris - MS AmaDagio (Oct 19), MS AmaDante (Oct 27), MS AmaLegro (Jun 27, Jul 12, Aug 22, Sep 6, Oct 17), and MS AmaLyra (Oct 6, 19).

GRAND River Cruises to BLACK SEA 2012

AMAWaterways 2012

MS AmaDante

23-n flight Istanbul - Plovdiv, transfer to Bucharest, Vidin, Iron Gates, Belgrade, Vukovar, Pecs, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Prague (Oct 5, 18)

30-n Paris, Bernkastel, Cochem , Mainz, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Linz, Melk, Vienna, Budapest, Vilany, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Vidin, Rousse, Plovdiv, Istanbul (Jul 11, Aug 2, Oct 3, 18).

Avalon Imagery

22-n Bucharest, Silistra, Svistov, Iron Gates, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kalocsa, Budapest, Vienna, Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Miltenberg, Rhine Gorge, Cologne, Amsterdam (Jun 19, Aug 28), and 23-n Bucharest and Oltenita to Amsterdam (Jun 18, Aug 27)

23-n Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk, Vienna, Budapest, Pecs, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Iron Gates, Rousse, Silistra, Bucharest (Aug 7), and 26-n Amsterdam to Bucharest and Istanbul (Aug 7).

Avalon Tranquility - 21-n Prague, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Linz, Vienna, Pecs, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Iron Gates, Rousse, Silistra, Bucharest (Jul 21, Sep 29), and the reverse trip 21-n Bucharest to Prague (Aug 4, Oct 13).

UNIWORLD European River Cruises 2012

River Countess

27-n Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Frankfurt, Mitenberg, Wurzburg, Hassfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Linz, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Vukovar, Belgrade, Kostolac, Iron Gates, Vidin, Rousse, Bucharest (Aug 3, 25, Sep 17), and 27-n with Mohacs (Hungary. between Budapest and Vukovar) to Bucharest and Istanbul (Jul 8, Sep 20, Oct 10)

29-n Basel, Strasbourg, Rudesheim, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Hassfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Vukovar, Belgrade, Kostolac, Iron Gates, Vidin, Rousse, Bucharest (Oct 9).

River Duchess - 27-n Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Frankfurt, Mitenberg, Wurzburg, Hassfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Linz, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Vukovar, Belgrade, Kostolac, Iron Gates, Vidin, Rousse, Bucharest (Aug 3, 25, Sep 17).

River Princess - 31-n Paris, Trier, Traben-Trarbach, Rudesheim, Frankfurt, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Mohacs, Vukovar, Belgrade, Iron Gates, Rousse, Istanbul (Jul 1, 25).

VIKING River Cruises Europe - 23-n from Bucharest to Oltenita, Arbanasi, Belogradchik, Kostolac, Belgrade, Osijek, Kalocsa, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim, Koblenz, Cologne, Kinderdijk, and Amsterdam - Viking Danube (Jun 24, Aug 19), and Viking Primadonna (Jun 24, Aug 19).