Christmas cruise | Passau, Vienna, Esztergom, Budapest

Your ship: BOLERO

Comfort, style and modern furnishings, plus panoramic views await you on board our BOLERO. Enjoy unique views in the best of company from our spacious sun deck or from the privacy of your own cabin. A spa with sauna and whirlpool are also available for even more relaxing moments. Our chef conjures up gourmet food in the galley on a daily basis, and our attentive crew cater to your every whim around the clock. 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 refitted.

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Languages: de, en
Capacity: 180 passengers
Crew: 40 members
Length: 126.7 meter
Width: 11.4 meter
Draught: 1.5 meter
Voltage: 220 volt

day 1, 21.12.2025

Passau

Casting off: 16:00

Embarkation 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

day 2, 22.12.2025

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

Wien

Mooring: 12:30

Vienna city tour / walking tour

Heurigen excursion

Classical concert Vienna

Total duration: only short distances

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

Heurigen excursion

In Vienna, cozyness is still capitalized, so it is not said for nothing: Who comes to Vienna, must plan time. Experience it yourself during a typical Heurigen evening in Vienna. By bus you will go to a famous Heurigen place, where you will spend the evening in a cozy atmosphere in a typical Heurigen. "Heurigen" refers to both the rustic taverns and the young wine. The Heurigen musicians will provide the right atmosphere. The price of the excursion also includes a drink.

Toilets: 1

Classical concert Vienna

Vienna rightly deserves the epithet "world city of music". Experience one of the best chamber orchestras of the Viennese music world. Excellent opera singers, virtuoso musicians and graceful ballet soloists will impressively bring you closer to Viennese charm and joie de vivre on this evening. The performance resembles a journey back in time to Imperial Vienna. The most beautiful compositions of the waltz king Johann Strauss and W. A. Mozart will captivate you. This evening is filled with lively waltzes, polkas and operetta melodies at the highest artistic level. The subsequent ride by lights along the Ringstrasse forms an impressive conclusion to this evening.

Total duration: only short distances Toilets: 1

Total duration: only short distances

day 3, 23.12.2025

Wien

Casting off: 19:00

Excursion Biedermeier town Baden

Join us on an excursion far off the beaten track. The charming town center of Baden is especially captivating with its charming Biedermeier buildings from the 19th century. The climatic health resort is located in the thermal region in the Vienna Woods and was already appreciated by emperors and kings. During a guided tour you can let the special atmosphere take effect on you.

day 4, 24.12.2025

Esztergom Basilika in Ungarn bei einer Donau Flussreise mit nicko cruises entdecken

Esztergom in Ungarn bei einer Donau Flussreise mit nicko cruises besichtigen

Budapest Parlamentsgebäude in Ungarn bei einer nicko cruises Fluss Kreuzfahrt

Esztergom
Budapest

Mooring: 08:00 Casting off: 14:30

Mooring: 18:30

Esztergom

Mooring: 08:00 Casting off: 14:30
Budapest

Mooring: 18:30

Esztergom Basilica Excursion

Today's destination is Esztergom, the former Gran was once the capital of Hungary. According to legend, the first Hungarian king and founder of the state Stephen I saw the light of day here. Once the first royal residence and today the seat of the head of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Esztergom, the city has a great importance in the Hungarian consciousness. The cityscape is dominated by the neo-classical cathedral high above the city, which was dedicated to St. Stephen and, with 8,000 seats, is the largest church in Hungary. A small train takes you from the landing stage directly up to the impressive basilica. During the walk around the basilica you will enjoy a panoramic view of the Danube and the opposite Slovak Sturovo, before it goes by the little train through the city back to the ship.

Toilets: 1

day 5, 25.12.2025

Budapest

Casting off: 18:30

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 6, 26.12.2025

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

Bratislava

Mooring: 12:00 Casting off: 19:00

City tour / walk Bratislava

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 magnificently renovated with great attention to detail. During your sightseeing tour of Bratislava, you will first drive through the embassy district to the castle (Hrad), which towers high above the city and is considered the city's landmark. There you will make a photo stop and enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Here you will also get more detailed information about the eventful history of the castle, which was the residence of numerous Hungarian kings for a long time before Maria Theresa settled there and the castle experienced its heyday. Afterwards, you will continue to the Old Town and begin the walking tour. Walking together through the Old Town of Bratislava, you will see the Redoubt, the National Theater, the City Hall and some Baroque palaces and the city gates that testify to the k.u.k. Monarchy. Among other things, you will also meet the most famous man of Bratislava, Gullimann Cumil.

Toilets: 1

day 7, 27.12.2025

Stift Melk in Österreich bei einer Flusskreuzfahrt mit nicko cruises entdecken

Melk

Mooring: 12:00 Casting off: 15:30

Cruising through the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau.

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, 28.12.2025

Passau

Mooring: 09:00

Disembarkation until 09:30 am.

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

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

City tour / walk Bratislava

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 magnificently renovated with great attention to detail. During your sightseeing tour of Bratislava, you will first drive through the embassy district to the castle (Hrad), which towers high above the city and is considered the city's landmark. There you will make a photo stop and enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Here you will also get more detailed information about the eventful history of the castle, which was the residence of numerous Hungarian kings for a long time before Maria Theresa settled there and the castle experienced its heyday. Afterwards, you will continue to the Old Town and begin the walking tour. Walking together through the Old Town of Bratislava, you will see the Redoubt, the National Theater, the City Hall and some Baroque palaces and the city gates that testify to the k.u.k. Monarchy. Among other things, you will also meet the most famous man of Bratislava, Gullimann Cumil.

Toilets: 1

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

Christmas on the Danube

Why this trip?

Early bird

Itinerary

Passau

Wien

Vienna city tour / walking tour

Heurigen excursion

Classical concert Vienna

Wien

Excursion Biedermeier town Baden

Esztergom

Budapest

Esztergom Basilica Excursion

Budapest

Budapest city tour / walking tour

Bratislava

City tour / walk Bratislava

Melk

Tour of Melk Abbey

Passau

Services

The services provided during your trip

Additional services

Your ship: BOLERO

Esztergom

Budapest

Christmas on the Danube