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$2,349

Danube HolidayMarketsBudapest to Passau | 8 Days

Your Cruise Package Includes:

Travel

7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on themajestic River Beatrice

All transers on arrival and departure days(see transer guidelines on page 170)

Taste

All meals onboard, prepared using the nest andreshest ingredients

7 breakasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners

Captains Welcome Gala and Farewell Dinners

Complimentary ne wine, beer, and sot drinksduring lunch and dinner onboard; bottled waterreplenished daily in your stateroom; and 24-hourspecialty coee and tea station

Explore

4 countries

8 excursions, including 1 Choice Is Yours option,ully hosted by English-speaking local experts

4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Services o an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager

State-o-the-art Quietvox portable audio headsetsystem on all shore excursions

Experience

Captivating onboard local entertainment

Signature Lecture: The Sound o Christmas Music,rom Stille Nacht to Weihnachtsoratorium

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Number of Nights Onshore F light UNESCO Wor ld Heri tage S i teCruiseLand U

DanubeRiver

DanubeRiver

Budapest

Bratislava

Vienna

Krems

Steyr

Salzburg

Linz

Passau

Munich

Wachau

Valley

AUSTRIA

HUNGARY

GERMANY

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

Opposite page: Ringstrasse, Vienna, Austria; Above: Budapest, Hungary

Celebrate the holiday season with centuries-old traditions andbrand-new style

Budapest has celebrated Christmas or a thousand years, since the time o St. Stephen,

the king who ounded Hungary and encouraged the spread o Christianity throughout his

realm. As you ramble through the Christmas Market on Vrsmarty Square in Budapest,

admiring the handmade porcelain, stop to watch as krts kalcsa pastryis baked

on rods over an open re and then coated with sugar beore its handed to you.

In Bratislava, where a lively young art scene is revitalizing the compact city core, stalls

abound with traditional Slovakian Christmas items like medovnky(spiced ginger cookies)

and polie(gurines made rom corn husks). Sing along with carolers in elegant yet cozy

Vienna as you shop or Austrian lace. Follow the lights down the Landstrasse in Linz

to the Volksgarten, where youll nd a airy-tale Christmaslarge, animated displays o

scenes rom airytales that will entrance the child in you. Or mail a letter rom Christkindl,

where children rom all over the world send their Christmas wish lists.

Glorious Baroque architecture, delightul concerts, and ravishing scenery will make this

Christmas season unorgettable as you sail through the holidays on the Danube.

Who will enjoy this cruise: Music lovers will nd many special holiday treats on this

cruise, rom onboard caroling to a classical concert in Vienna to an exclusive organ

recital. Delight in the opportunity to nd unique gits at enchanting Christmas markets.

Budapest to Passau Passau to BudapestDay Port/City Day Port/City

Cruise Start Dates: December 1, 8,* 15

*On these dates, cruise operates rom Passau to Budapest. Please visit uniworld.com or more inormation.

Note: Christmas Markets are generally open rom the beginning o Advent until December 23.

1 Budapest (embark)

2 Budapest

3 Bratislava

4 Vienna

5 Krems, cruising theWachau Valley

6 Linz (Salzburg or Linz/Steyr)

7 Passau

8 Passau (disembark),

transer to Munich airport

1 Munich airport, transerto Passau (embark)

2 Passau

3 Linz (Salzburg or Linz/Steyr)

4 Cruising the Wachau Valley,Krems

5 Vienna

6 Bratislava

7 Budapest

8 Budapest (disembark),transer to the airport

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Linz, Austria

Danube Holiday MarketsBudapest to Passau | 8 Days

Day1 | Budapest b eArrive at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport,

where you will be transerred to the ship. D

Day2 | Budapest b u C

Featured Excursion: Budapest city tour with Christmas

Market

Explore Budapest, an enchanting city oten reerred

to as the Queen o the Danube. Made up o two

partsBuda, the hills, and Pest, the fat lands

the city is divided by the Danube. Its an architectural

dream, which you will discover on your city tour.

Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Castle

Hill district and see dramatic vistas rom the 19th-

century Fishermans Bastion. In the center o it allis the Christmas Market on Vrsmarty Square, where

youll get to shop or traditional Hungarian wares and

delightul holiday treats like mulled wine and cinnamon-

spiced gingerbread. Only the fnest Hungarian cratsmen

are invited to participate in the market, so you can be

assured o nding unique and beautiully made gits.

Among the special eatures o the market are a six-

oot Advent wreath and a hand-carved manger, part

o a Nativity scene that includes live animals. Savor

traditional honey cakes with mulled wine or aromatic

coee as you stroll and shop.

BB L Captains Welcome Gala

Day3 | BratislavaFeatured Excursion: Bratislava walking tour with

Christmas Market

The heart and soul o Slovakia, Bratislava is ull o

surprisesmany o which you will discover on your

walking tour o the historic downtown area, ending

at the Christmas Market. While Bratislavas very

rst Christmas Market was only established in 1993,

Slovakians have quickly embraced the holiday traditions

o their Austrian and Hungarian neighbors, lling stalls

with distinctive local olk art. Dont miss the lokse,

potato pancakes lled with poppy seeds. BB L D

Day 4 | Vienna b m c u

Featured Excursions: Vienna city tour with National

Library visit, Christmas Markets, and Mozart and

Strauss concert at a Viennese concert hall

This regal city becomes even more dazzling during

the holidays. Vienna is a treasure trove o secular

and sacred gems, many o which you will see during

your panoramic city tour. Travel the stately Ringstrasse

and see St. Stephens Cathedral, where Mozart was

married in 1782. You will also visit the State Hall o

the Austrian National Library, possibly the mostbeautiul library in the world. Aterward, take in two

Christmas Markets with your guide. Austrias most

amous Christmas Market, with over 140 wooden

huts, is set in ront o City Hallbe sure to try the

rum balls and the macaroons with nutmeg. You will

also visit a smaller but equally charming Christmas

Market at Freyung Square, which has taken place

every winter since 1772. In the evening, celebrate

the spirit o Mozart and Strauss in one o Viennas

well-known concert halls. BB L D

Day 5 | Krems, cruising the Wachau Valley b c u

Featured Excursion: Gttweig Abbey with organ recital

Beautiul Benedictine Gttweig Abbey, a UNESCO

World Heritage Site, boasts a spectacular location on a

prominent hill on the eastern edge o the world-amous

Wachau Valley. Though Gttweig Abbey was ounded

more than 900 years ago, it was modernized in the

mid-1700s, when it was transormed into a vast Baroque

palace. Ever since, the interiors have been a monument

to Baroque art and design. Ater lunch, enjoy a scenic

cruise through the UNESCO-designated Wachau Valley.

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Pay-in-Full Savings

SAVE $900 per couple on suites, and category 1 and 2

staterooms.

SAVE $600 per couple on category 3, 4, and 5 staterooms.

Oer expires March 31, 2013.

Early Booking Savings

SAVE $300 per couple.Oer expires April 30, 2013.

Pricing Per Person

Cruise Start Date Ship Cruise Only

Dec 1 River Beatrice $2,449

Dec 8,* 15 River Beatrice $2,349

To upgrade to a higher category stateroom, add the following per-person price:

Categor y 4 + $190

Category 3 + $500

Categor y 2 + $725

Category 1 + $975

Suite + $1,545

Owners Suite + $3,145

See Deck Plan on page 144

Port Charges: $140 per person

*On these dates, cruise operates f rom Passau to Budapest. Please visit uniworld.com for rever se itinerary.Pric es shown above include cruise in Category 5, double occupancy.Single supplement applies for single accommodation.Air fare is not included in the prices listed above. Please inquire at time of booking for best available airfare pricing.Pay-in-Full Savings requires full payment at time of booking. Early Booking S avings requires a deposit at time of booking.

Pay-in-Full and Early Booking Savings cannot be combined.Note: Please see page 19 for more information on optional extension.

Dotted along the banks are small historic towns and

winemaking communities. Some o Austrias nest

white wines are produced rom grapes ripened on

the terraces that cling to these rocky slopes. BB L D

Note: The organ concert may take place in a dierent locationi the Gttweig Abbey visit alls on a Catholic holiday.

Day 6 | Linz (Salzburg or Linz/Steyr) y b u

Featured Excursions: Choice o ull-day Salzburg

with walking tour and Christmas Market OR Linz

and Steyr with Christmas Markets

Spend the day in Salzburg, with a walking tour

o Old Town. The magnicent cathedral there

was inspired by St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican.

In the aternoon, visit Salzburgs Christmas Market.

Located at the oot o the Hohensalzburg and

around the venerable cathedral, it is a east or

the senses, eaturing the warm aroma o mulled

wine and Austrian pastries, the sights and sounds o

holiday perormances, and the colors and textures

o traditional handcrats. Or explore the beautiul

towns o Steyr and Linz. The unique ambience o

Steyr truly shines during the holiday season, when

brass concerts, tellers o airy tales, and choir

perormances add to the enchantment at the

Christmas Market in Old Town. In your ree time,

you might want to stop by the Christmas Museum,

which eatures 14,000 Christmas ornaments.

Two enchanting Christmas markets are linked

by the main shopping thoroughare in Linz,

with a truly spectacular light show connecting

them. Begin at the Hauplatz, where stalls are

decorated with motis o Linz landmarks, and

ollow the illuminations down the Landstrasse

to the Volksgarten, where youll nd animated

displays o airy tale scenes. Have a piece o

the classic Linzer torte as you delight in carols

perormed by brass bands and local choirs. BB D

Day 7 | Passau CFeatured Excursion: Passau walking tour withChristmas Market, gingerbread-making and foral-

decorating demonstrations

Baroque Italian fair overlays the Medieval Old Town

o Passau; your tour takes you past St. Stephans

Cathedral, the New Residence, and Town Hall

to the spot where three rivers converge in the city.

At Passaus Christmas Market, set against the

glorious backdrop o St. Stephans Cathedral,

you will nd unique crats, including Bavarian-

style miniature houses and glass ornaments. As an

added treat, you will attend a gingerbread-makingand foral-decorating demonstration.

BB L Captains Farewell Dinner

Day 8 | Depart Passau e bDisembark the ship in Passau and transer to

Munich Airport or your fight home, or extend your

stay in Prague. CB/BB

Extend your trip with an optional pre- or post-cruise extension

Prague

Discover Prague, the City o Spires, with its eclectic

architecture and ascinating history. The city is magical

during the holiday season.

Included in your 4-day stay: 3 nights at the superior

Imperial Hotel Prague (or similar) with breakast

daily | All transers | Local host | Prague city tour |Quietvox

Only $999 per person(single supplement $499)

Note: For cruises that begin or end in Passau.

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