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Enchantment of Eastern Europe from Bucharest Cruise

  • Departure DateFri 2nd May 2025
  • Emerald Cruises Emerald Star
  • 8 Night Cruise From Bucharest
  • Fly Cruise From £2,859 pp

Itinerary

  • Bucharest
  • Giurgiu
  • Rousse, Bulgaria
  • Veliko Tarnovo
  • Arbanasi
  • Vidin
  • Donji Milanovac
  • Golubac
  • Belgrade
  • Osijek
  • Kalocsa
  • Budapest

What's Included

  • Ask about Saving up to 35%
  • Ask about Included Flights
  • Wine, beer & soft drinks with lunch & dinner
  • Daily Shore Excursions
  • Gratuities
  • EmeraldPlus experience taking you to the heart of local culture

Prices from pp

TypeRiver ViewSuite
Fly Cruise
£2,859
£3,639

Cabins

CabinCruise Only From
Emerald Stateroom
£2,859
Emerald Panorama Balcony Suite
£3,639

Fly Cruise - flights are included, call to discuss flights from your regional airport, flight supplements may apply.
Voyage Code: EWBB020525.2

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Day 1 - Bucharest

Arrive: Fri 02 May 2025

Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.

Day 2 - Bucharest

Depart: Sat 03 May 2025

Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.

Day 2 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sat 03 May 2025 / Depart: Sat 03 May 2025

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank.

Day 3 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Sun 04 May 2025 / Depart: Sun 04 May 2025

Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia.

Day 3 - Veliko Tarnovo

Arrive: Sun 04 May 2025 / Depart: Sun 04 May 2025

Veliko Tarnovo is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.

Day 3 - Arbanasi

Arrive: Sun 04 May 2025 / Depart: Sun 04 May 2025

Arbanasi is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province of central northern Bulgaria, set on a high plateau between the larger towns of Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa

Day 4 - Vidin

Arrive: Mon 05 May 2025 / Depart: Mon 05 May 2025

Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin

Day 5 - Donji Milanovac

Arrive: Tue 06 May 2025 / Depart: Tue 06 May 2025

Donji Milanovac is a town in eastern Serbia. It is situated in the Majdanpek municipality, in the Bor District. It is located on the right bank of Lake ?erdap on the Danube. The population of the town is 2,410 people. Its name means "Lower Milanovac"

Day 5 - Golubac

Arrive: Tue 06 May 2025 / Depart: Tue 06 May 2025

Golubac is a village and municipality located in the Brani?evo District of the eastern Serbia. Situated on the right side of the Danube river, it is bordered by Romania to the east, Veliko Gradište to the west and Ku?evo to the south.

Day 6 - Belgrade

Arrive: Wed 07 May 2025 / Depart: Wed 07 May 2025

Belgrade is the capital of the southeast European country of Serbia. Its most significant landmark is the Beogradska Tvr?ava, an imposing fortress at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. The fort is a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires, and it's now the site of several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a vast park.

Day 7 - Osijek

Arrive: Thu 08 May 2025 / Depart: Thu 08 May 2025

Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County.

Day 8 - Kalocsa

Arrive: Fri 09 May 2025 / Depart: Fri 09 May 2025

Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 142 km south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.

Day 9 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 10 May 2025 / Depart: Sat 10 May 2025

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.

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