Music on the Blue Danube

Your ship: CELINA

Our CELINA IS best appointed for a comfortable river cruise. Admire the magnificent beauty of the Danube and Main riverscapes from your stylish on-board vantage point. You can enjoy relaxing moments in the spa with its sauna and whirlpool, as well as culinary delights in our cosy restaurant. Lunch and dinner menus are served at the table. Depending on the daily programme, choose between a light lunch buffet in front of the panorama salon or snacks from the barbecue station on the sun deck. In winter 2023/24 all public areas were modernised to an exclusive standard. In winter 2024/25 the cabins will be modernised.

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Languages: de, en
Capacity: 178 passengers
Crew: 40 members
Length: 126.7 meter
Width: 11.4 meter
Draught: 1.6 meter
Voltage: 220 volt

day 1, 11.08.2025

Passau

Casting off: 23:30

Embarkation 16:00 to 17:00 in the afternoon.

City tour Passau with trip to the fortress Oberhaus

Join us on a guided tour of the baroque old town of Passau, the starting point of your Danube journey. Learn interesting details while strolling through the winding streets and soak up the special atmosphere of this city. After the tour, take the bus to the Veste Oberhaus, which towers above the Danube on the opposite side of the river. From here you have a fantastic panoramic view of the Three Rivers City.

day 2, 12.08.2025

Linz Hauptplatz Dreifaltigkeitssäule in Österreich bei einer Donau Flussreise mit nicko cruises

Die Brucknerorgel im Stift St. Florian bei einer Donau Flussreise mit nicko cruises besuchen

Linz

Mooring: 07:30 Casting off: 18:00

St. Florian Abbey with organ concert

City tour / walk Linz

Total duration: approx. 2 hours

St. Florian Abbey with organ concert

Anton Bruckner was closely connected with the monastery throughout his life. He began his musical career as a Florian choirboy and later remained loyal to the monastery, spending much time there. After his death, he was buried at his own request in the crypt of the monastery basilica, directly under the great organ. During a guided tour of the impressive Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian, you will see, among other things, the Bruckner Memorial Room and the crypt with Anton Bruckner's sarcophagus. The musical highlight is a concert on the "Bruckner organ" in the beautiful monastery basilica.

City tour / walk Linz

Linz owed an early economic boom as an important trading center primarily to its location on the Danube. These influences had a lasting impact on the cityscape and culture of Linz. Magnificent courtyards and proud town houses tell of times gone by. The baroque main square with its magnificent Trinity Column is also worth a visit. In 2009, the city was even named European Capital of Culture. Of course, a trip to the Freynberg is not to be missed during this discovery tour. From here you can enjoy a wonderful view.

Total duration: approx. 2 hours Toilets: 2

Total duration: approx. 2 hours

day 3, 13.08.2025

Hofburg in Wien Oesterreich bei einer nicko cruises Donau Fluss Kreuzfahrt entdecken

Wien

Mooring: 08:00 Casting off: 19:30

Beethoven Museum and Mozart House with concert

Vienna city tour / walking tour

Beethoven Museum and Mozart House with concert

Walk in the footsteps of the famous composers Johann Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on this excursion. First you will visit the Johann Strauss apartment, which the musician lived in between 1863 and 1870. This is also where he wrote his most famous waltz "On the Beautiful Blue Danube". The exhibition shows original furniture and instruments as well as portraits, photographs and documents, which give you an understanding of his life and work. Afterwards you will go to the Mozart House. The centerpiece here is the Mozart apartment, where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived with his family from 1784 to 1787. Here he composed, among other things, his famous opera "Le Nozze di Figaro". The crowning finale is an exclusive concert with the most famous works of the musical genius.

Wien Pallas-Athene-Brunnen in Österreich bei einer Donau Flussreise mit nicko cruises

Vienna city tour / walking tour

Today the tradition-rich Danube metropolis Vienna is on the program. From the pier you will pass the "New Vienna" with the Uno-City and the Danube Island. See imposing magnificent buildings such as the State Opera, the Burgtheater, the Hofburg, the Parliament, the City Hall and the Votivkirche during the trip along the famous Ringstrasse. During a guided tour afterwards, you will experience this charming city and its world-famous "Viennese Schmäh" at first hand. After a short free time, you will pass the Praterstern and return to your ship.

Toilets: 2

day 4, 14.08.2025

Budapest

Mooring: 12:00

Evening boat trip with lights and background music.

Budapest city tour / walking tour

Budapest is certainly one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and bears the nickname "Queen of the Danube" not without reason. The Danube divides the Hungarian metropolis into the districts of Buda and Pest. You will first drive through the city center and enjoy the flair of the city. Enjoy a beautiful view of the Buda Castle, Fishermen's Bastion and Matthias Church, which still remind of the glory of past times. Also a small visit to the famous Budapest market hall may not be missing, of course.

Toilets: 1

day 5, 15.08.2025

Budapest

Casting off: 16:00

On the trail of Franz Liszt in Budapest

Franz Liszt galt mit seinen über 1300 Werken nicht nur als einer der fleissigsten Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts, sondern machte sich auch unter anderem als Dirigent, Pianist und Schriftsteller einen Namen. Die Entdeckungstour wird Ihnen das Leben und Schaffen des österreichisch-ungarischen Komponisten näher bringen. Besuchen Sie unter anderem die von Liszt gegründete Musikakademie, wo Sie neben einer Führung auch ein kleines Konzert erwartet oder tauchen Sie im Liszt-Museum in das Leben des Künstlers ein.

day 6, 16.08.2025

Bratislava Burg Altstadt Slowakei bei nicko cruises Fluss Kreuzfahrt auf der Donau

Bratislava

Mooring: 09:00 Casting off: 18:30

Experience the morning on board with musical entertainment.

City tour Bratislava with church concert

Bratislava is located in the fertile Danube plain south of the Small Carpathians in the immediate vicinity of the borders with Austria and Hungary. The Slovakian capital could be aptly described as "small but nice". The old town has been splendidly renovated with great attention to detail. The theme tour is all about music. Music greats such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anton Rubinstein, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven lived and worked in Bratislava for a time. The composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born here in 1778. The tour ends with a concert in the Franciscan Church, the oldest preserved church in Bratislava.

day 7, 17.08.2025

Pöchlarn

Mooring: 12:30 Casting off: 16:30

Experience the morning on board with musical entertainment.

Tour of Melk Abbey

The baroque Benedictine Abbey of Melk towers impressively above the town at the entrance to the Danube in the Wachau region. Melk has been a spiritual and cultural center of the country for more than 1,000 years. The monastery has become literarily known, among other things, through Umberto Eco's novel "The Name of the Rose". The imposing baroque building is a visible expression of the importance of the monastery in the baroque period. A guided tour through the monastery will impressively convey the former importance of the monastery. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to explore the grounds yourself before the bus picks you up again and takes you back to the ship.

Toilets: 1

day 8, 18.08.2025

Passau

Mooring: 08:30

Disembarkation until 09:30 in the morning.

St. Florian Abbey with organ concert

Anton Bruckner was closely connected with the monastery throughout his life. He began his musical career as a Florian choirboy and later remained loyal to the monastery, spending much time there. After his death, he was buried at his own request in the crypt of the monastery basilica, directly under the great organ. During a guided tour of the impressive Augustinian Canons' Monastery of St. Florian, you will see, among other things, the Bruckner Memorial Room and the crypt with Anton Bruckner's sarcophagus. The musical highlight is a concert on the "Bruckner organ" in the beautiful monastery basilica.

Beethoven Museum and Mozart House with concert

Walk in the footsteps of the famous composers Johann Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on this excursion. First you will visit the Johann Strauss apartment, which the musician lived in between 1863 and 1870. This is also where he wrote his most famous waltz "On the Beautiful Blue Danube". The exhibition shows original furniture and instruments as well as portraits, photographs and documents, which give you an understanding of his life and work. Afterwards you will go to the Mozart House. The centerpiece here is the Mozart apartment, where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived with his family from 1784 to 1787. Here he composed, among other things, his famous opera "Le Nozze di Figaro". The crowning finale is an exclusive concert with the most famous works of the musical genius.

City tour Bratislava with church concert

Bratislava is located in the fertile Danube plain south of the Small Carpathians in the immediate vicinity of the borders with Austria and Hungary. The Slovakian capital could be aptly described as "small but nice". The old town has been splendidly renovated with great attention to detail. The theme tour is all about music. Music greats such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anton Rubinstein, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven lived and worked in Bratislava for a time. The composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born here in 1778. The tour ends with a concert in the Franciscan Church, the oldest preserved church in Bratislava.

On the trail of Franz Liszt in Budapest

Franz Liszt galt mit seinen über 1300 Werken nicht nur als einer der fleissigsten Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts, sondern machte sich auch unter anderem als Dirigent, Pianist und Schriftsteller einen Namen. Die Entdeckungstour wird Ihnen das Leben und Schaffen des österreichisch-ungarischen Komponisten näher bringen. Besuchen Sie unter anderem die von Liszt gegründete Musikakademie, wo Sie neben einer Führung auch ein kleines Konzert erwartet oder tauchen Sie im Liszt-Museum in das Leben des Künstlers ein.

Music on the Blue Danube

Why this trip?

Early bird discount

Itinerary

Passau

City tour Passau with trip to the fortress Oberhaus

Linz

St. Florian Abbey with organ concert

City tour / walk Linz

Wien

Beethoven Museum and Mozart House with concert

Vienna city tour / walking tour

Budapest

Budapest city tour / walking tour

Budapest

On the trail of Franz Liszt in Budapest

Bratislava

City tour Bratislava with church concert

Pöchlarn

Tour of Melk Abbey

Passau

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Your ship: CELINA

Music on the Blue Danube