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    Regensburg, Vienna, Passau, Melk, Salzburg, Nürnberg
    Christmas Market, Salzburg, Austria
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    Visits to Christmas Markets in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz, Passau, Regensburg & Nürnberg*

     

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    Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors & Tauck Cruise Director

     

    All private Tauck shore excursions – $1,632 Value

     

    Locally guided walking tours of market cities and towns

     

    Visit to Baroque Melk Abbey in Austria

     

    Tour of Thurn und Taxis Palace and visit to its private Christmas Market

     

    *Please note: Operating dates for the Christmas Markets could be subject to change; every effort will be made to visit as scheduled.

     

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    Guests should be able to easily walk one to two miles, which may include climbing one or two flights of stairs and walking over uneven pavement, groomed hiking trails or cobblestones. Standing up to one hour or more may be required.

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    This Danube river cruise from Nürnberg to Vienna aboard ms Savor or ms Joy offers a new approach to discovering the magic of the Christmas Markets in Germany and Austria… a 700-year holiday tradition!

    Enjoy Tauck's signature sightseeing and exclusive events... gain insights from the personal experiences of your local guides as they recall the Christmas Markets of their childhoods... and celebrate the holidays with special yuletide events on the ship and off! Aboard your riverboat, decorated in holiday style, you can sample glühwein and other seasonal goodies. Attend a holiday baking demonstration... a festive European Christmas dinner with all the fixings… and a performance by alumni of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir! Explore the Baroque architecture of 900-year-old Melk Abbey... have lunch at the Palais Pallavicini in Vienna, and take a tour of the Thurn und Taxis family's Palace of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, with a visit to its private Christmas Market – and more! Read Less

    The Holiday Markets of Nürnberg

    The festive holiday markets of Nürnberg

    The most celebrated Christmas Market in Germany occupies Nürnberg's main market square opposite the Church of Our Lady; over the years, touches like its golden-haired Christmas Angel and the Bavarian "Plum People" you'll see in its stalls have made it one of the most famous in Europe. And by the time the holiday season is over, more than two million people will have stopped by to shop for hand-made toys and ornaments, Christmas candles, gingerbread, and – of course – glühwein.

    Experiencing Europe's Christmas Markets

    Treasure the magic of Europe's Christmas Markets along the Danube

    In every stop on your Christmas Markets cruise along the Danube, you'll enjoy all the magic of your destination's holiday markets, each of which has taken on a distinctive character of its own over the centuries. You'll discover those local traditions… like the hot mulled wine known as glühwein, served in collectible mugs unique to each market… that have caught on to become an indispensable part of the holiday celebration. Experience some special holiday magic on an exclusive visit to the Thurn und Taxis family's Palace of St. Emmeram in Regensburg. Tour this lavish Baroque family home – converted from a monastery in the 18th century – and browse its private Christmas Market.

    We really loved how Tauck thought of everything on the cruise, from our arrival at the airport until we headed home, there were no worries.

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