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12-night Europe cruise: Nuremberg to Budapest on S.S. Helen

The Grand Christmas & New Year's Nuremberg to Budapest is a 12-night Europe cruise aboard S.S. Helen, operated by Uniworld River Cruises. Departing Nuremberg on December 22, 2028 and arriving in Budapest on January 3, 2029, the voyage visits 8 ports including Regensburg, Deggendorf, Passau (Munich). Fares start from $7,699 per person.

Length
12 nights
Departs
Dec 22, 2028
Returns
Jan 3, 2029
Ports of call
8
Days at sea
5
Nuremberg

12 nights · Europe

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg is an independent city in Bavaria, which is not far from Fürth. You can still see the medieval architecture that runs through the entire city. The old city walls and the imperial castle tell of days long gone. Nuremberg is famous for its Christmas market. The Christ Child heralds the advent and Christmas market time. The classic Christmas stollen is world famous and a real treat. Numerous museums such as the Albrecht Dürer House or the Toy Museum are popular sights in the city.

Regensburg

The breath of almost 2000 years can be felt in Regensburg. Spared from the destruction of past wars, the city on the Danube invites you to look and be amazed. The past was preserved here in a particularly impressive way. The medieval cityscape of the former free imperial city is characterized by numerous patrician buildings and residential towers from the 13th and 14th centuries. The stone bridge and the "Porta Praetoria" are particularly worth seeing. Anyone who wants to experience history is in the right place in the largest city in Eastern Bavaria.

Passau (Munich)

Passau is known as a three-river city and is the first port on the Danube that is navigable by cruise ships. From here the big tours via Vienna, Bratislava and down to the Black Sea start. But the city itself also has a lot to offer, such as the opera house, the Ilz, a small river that is great for hiking, or St. Stephen's Cathedral and the old town hall. A visit to the Passau Glass Museum is particularly recommended, if you want to turn your back on the city, you can go to the Mariahilf pilgrimage church just outside.

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Oceanview
$7,699
Balcony
$9,199
Suite
$20,299
Tracked range
7 days
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CabinCurrentLowestHighest
Oceanview $7,699 $7,699 on Aug 26 $7,699 on Aug 26
Balcony $9,199 $9,199 on Aug 26 $9,199 on Aug 26
Suite $20,299 $20,299 on Aug 26 $20,299 on Aug 26
Cabin grades
6 total
Deluxe French BalconyBalcony · DFB
French Balcony ABalcony · FBA
French Balcony BBalcony · FBB
ClassicOceanview · C
Grand SuiteSuite · GS
SuiteSuite · S

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Oceanview

from $7,699

$641 / night

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Classic

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from $7,699

$641 / night

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Balcony

from $9,199

$766 / night

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French Balcony B

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from $9,199

$766 / night

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French Balcony A

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from $9,899

$824 / night

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Deluxe French Balcony

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from $14,199

$1,183 / night

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Suite

from $20,299

$1,691 / night

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Suite

Cabin grade

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from $20,299

$1,691 / night

per person · incl. taxes & fees

Grand Suite

Cabin grade

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from $21,699

$1,808 / night

per person · incl. taxes & fees

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The journey

12 nights, in order

Nuremberg

Day 1 Dec 22, 2028

Nuremberg

Nuremberg is an independent city in Bavaria, which is not far from Fürth. You can still see the medieval architecture that runs through the entire city.

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The full itinerary

18 scheduled calls
  3. Port call Dec 24, 2028 Cruising the Main Danube Canal
  6. Port call Dec 26, 2028 Danube River Cruising
  7. Port call Dec 26, 2028 Deggendorf
  8. Port call Dec 27, 2028 Danube River Cruising
  11. Port call Dec 29, 2028 Cruising the Wachau Valley
  16. Port call Jan 1, 2029 Cruising the Danube River

Your ship

S.S. Helen

Named for Helen of Troy, the S.S. Helen will marry the natural beauty of the Danube region with the Greek values of philoxenia (hospitality) and connection to nature, inviting guests to relax in a serene atmosphere of modern, Mediterranean elegance with subtle nods to Classical antiquity and the influence of Greek culture on European aesthetics. Guests who book a Grand Suite and the adjoining Deluxe French Balcony next door can see their stateroom transformed into an incredibly spacious 2-bedroom suite.

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