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Advent Season in Austria

5 days | Passau • Vienna • Krems • Linz • Passau

Our short Advent cruises offer the perfect opportunity to relax and unwind before you return to the festivities at home. Enjoy the glittering lights of the Austrian cities of Vienna and Linz and stroll through their festive Christmas markets at this very special time of year. Another highlight of this cruise is a visit to the enchanting town of Steyr with its Christmas charm.

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Danube

MAXIMA

Why this trip?

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Escape the pre-Christmas hustle and bustle
Discover the Christkindlstadt Steyr
The most beautiful Christmas markets in Austria
Let yourself be enchanted by the Christmas lights in Vienna

Early booking discount

The discount is already included in the displayed starting price.

€50 discount per person on bookings before 30.11.2024

€20 discount per person on bookings before 31.01.2025

Itinerary

Passau

Casting off: 16:00

Embarkation 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wien

Mooring: 12:30

Vienna City Tour with Christmas Market

Beethoven Museum and Mozart House with concert

Vienna City Tour with Christmas Market

Today you will get a comprehensive impression of this Danube metropolis rich in tradition. From the pier you will first drive along the Ringstraße with its famous magnificent buildings, past the State Opera, the Museum of Art History & Natural History, Parliament, City Hall and Burgtheater, University and the Gothic Votivkirche to the Albertina. After a short and leisurely walk along Kärntnerstraße and Graben, you will pass the Hofburg Palace and walk through the Volksgarten towards the Town Hall. Vienna's largest Christmas market is located at the Town Hall. During a short free time, let yourself be enchanted by the magnificent scenery as well as the Christmas flair before the bus awaits you for the return journey.

Toilets: 2

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
Krems

Casting off: 07:30

Mooring: 14:00 Casting off: 19:00

Wien

Casting off: 07:30
Krems

Mooring: 14:00 Casting off: 19:00

Advent magic in the Kittenberg Gardens

The double city of Krems-Stein offers its visitors a wealth of cultural and historical attractions. The more than thousand years old history of the city is present everywhere, be it on the streets and squares, in old churches and monasteries or even the town houses and fortified buildings. The Kittenberg adventure gardens are transformed into a veritable sea of lights in the run-up to Christmas. Experience the special Advent magic in the midst of the lovingly laid out show gardens. Of course, a glass of mulled wine or punch is not to be missed.

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Linz

Mooring: 08:30 Casting off: 20:30

Excursion Christkindlstadt Steyr

Advent walk Linz

Excursion Christkindlstadt Steyr

Take a trip to the place where the Christkindl lives! The bus takes you from Linz to the famous Christkindl region, which becomes the center of Christmas events every year. Here, ancient customs come alive again. The church in the Christkindl pilgrimage site today stands on the spot where once the seriously ill bandmaster Ferdinand Sertl placed a small baby Jesus made of wax in the hollow of a spruce tree and prayed again and again until he was finally healed. From the Christkindl post office, you can send Christmas greetings to your loved ones back home before continuing on to one of Austria's oldest cities. Customs and traditions are always rediscovered here. Take a walk and immerse yourself in the romantic atmosphere of the Christkindlstadt Steyr. In the 1st Austrian Christmas museum for historical Christmas tree decorations, more than 14000 specimens as well as 200 parlor dolls are waiting for you.

Toilets: 3

Advent walk Linz

The city of Linz, first mentioned in a document in 799, owes an early economic boom as an important trading center to its location on the Danube. This shaped the appearance and culture of the city. When strolling through the alleys of the spacious old town, it is worth taking a look at the magnificent inner courtyards. Proud town houses tell stories of times gone by. In contrast, the spacious, baroque main square with the imposing Holy Trinity Column. During Advent, nativity scenes in shop windows, churches and other freely accessible places put visitors in a Christmas mood. The Advent offer is completed by the traditional Christmas markets on the main square, in the Volksgarten and charming smaller markets all over the city. During it Advent walk visit the old town and hear stories about Christmas traditions.

Passau

Mooring: 05:00

Disembarkation until 09:00 a.m.

Services

The services provided during your trip

Cruise in an outside cabin in the booked category
nicko cruises full board
nicko cruise director and local tour guide
Comfortable Sennheiser audio system on all excursions operated by nicko cruises
Entertainment programme on board
Use of SPA with sauna, relaxation area and whirlpool
Use of the 2 outdoor fitness machines on the sun deck
Travel documents
Luggage service between landing stage and cabin for embarkation and disembarkation
All port and passenger fees

Additional services

Arrival and departure
Excursion package with 3 excursions: €139 p. P.
Beverages on your cruise: €116 p. P.
Guarded car parking space (parking garage) in Passau (5 days): €68 p. P.
Insurance
Complete insurance
Travel cancellation insurance
Travel health insurance

Your ship: MAXIMA

Comfort, style and modern furnishings, plus panoramic views await you on board our MAXIMA and VIKTORIA. 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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Advent Season in Austria

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