I hope this is on the correct thread. My mother has expressed a interest to go on a Viking Christmas Market River Cruise December 2021. These trips sell out so you need to book early so if this is something we want to do we would book in a few months.
We would do the Viking extension either 2 nights pre-trip in Budapest (would this make too many days in Budapest?) or 3 nights in Prague, depending on itinerary.
I was wondering what has the best Markets? Not all the stops take the Euro correct?
I would book my flight through Viking and would hope a direct flight from New England or a connection in Dublin
Which would be better?
Romantic Danube.
OR Nuremberg to Budapest
2 Parliament Building in Budapest. Budapest, Hungary
Riverside beauty, a vibrant cultural scene and elegant Art Nouveau architecture converge in Budapest.
3 Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The capital city of Austria, Vienna is filled with green parks, upscale stores, theaters and gracious boulevards.
- Wachau by the Danube, Austria Krems, Austria One of the crown jewels of the Wachau Valley is the splendid Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig, a working monastery for more than 900 years.
5 Danube river, Passau Germany Passau, Germany
Set at the confluence of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers, enchanting Passau is home to elegant colored buildings and graceful arcades.
6 Regensburg Cathedral, Germany
Regensburg, Germany
Having escaped major damage during World War II, the picturesque town of Regensburg is one of Europe’s best preserved medieval cities and the oldest city along the Danube.
7 River in Nuremberg. Nuremberg, Germany
One of Germany’s most renowned and intriguing cities, Nuremberg is surrounded by 13th-century walls that have many fully intact gates and watchtowers.
8 Schöner Brunnen, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
A center of Bavarian culture, Nuremberg is filled with traditional half-timbered houses, Gothic churches and World War II history.
or
Danube Waltz - or
Budapest to Passau
2 Parliament Building in Budapest. Budapest, Hungary
Budapest is aptly called “Paris of the East” for its beautiful evening illumination and reflected lights in the Danube’s waters.
3 Bratislava River by night. Bratislava, Slovakia
The capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is filled with lovingly restored baroque city palaces and dominated by an enormous castle 300 feet above the Danube.
4 Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The capital city of Austria, Vienna is filled with green parks, upscale stores, theaters and gracious boulevards.
5 Wachau by the Danube, Austria Krems, Austria
The crown jewel of the Wachau Valley is the splendid Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig, a working monastery for more than 900 years.
6 Town of Linz by sunset ~ Linz, Austria
Originally known as Lentia in its days as a 1st-century Roman castle-settlement, Linz is today's provincial capital of Upper Austria.
7 Viking longship docks at Passau ~ Passau, Germany
Founded by the Celts more than 2,000 years ago, Passau is one of Bavaria's oldest cities.
8 Danube river, Passau Germany ~ Passau, Germany
Set at the confluence of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers, enchanting Passau is home to elegant colored buildings and graceful arcades.