The Danube cruises sail from the old world town of Passau in the Bavaria region of Germany situated at the confluence of three rivers – the Danube, Inn and Ilz. The ship’s route takes travelers to three capitals – Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava - and the Austrian wine village of Dürnstein and other towns in Austria and Hungary.
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In addition to the regular shore excursions offered on the Danube itinerary, the music cruises add a focus on the musical traditions of Vienna visiting the Theatre of Vienna where Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute” was first played, St. Stephen’s Cathedral where Mozart married and Figaro House where he wrote “The Marriage of Figaro”. Participants also visit the State Opera House and the Museum of Musical Instruments in Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. In Budapest, music cruise participants will attend an evening performance at Budapest’s concert hall or the Hungarian State Opera House.
Dürnstein, the ship’s first morning call, is an Austrian wine village with narrow, hilly streets, 16th and 18th century town houses, cozy wine taverns and the ruins of the medieval castle where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned.
The Mozart sails on to Vienna, the incomparable Austrian city, and then through river locks and under bridges to the Hungarian capital of Budapest where cruisers will discover the pristine, restored Buda hill district rising high above the river on one side and bustling, commercial Pest on the other. Austria’s grandiose Baroque abbey at Melk and Gothic town of Grein, the Hungarian city of Esztergom with its cathedral styled after St. Peter’s in Rome and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, with its restored old town, are other destinations on the itinerary.
Deilmann’s five-star Mozart is notable for cabins of 203 square feet, largest of any river ship. Highly rated for six years by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine as one of the best small cruise ships, this boutique-floating hotel has 100 cabins, 95 outside and identical in size, and two suites of 406 square feet. Refurbished in 2003, the vessel’s décor features polished rosewood and original works of art.
Passengers will find a spacious panoramic lounge, two bars, café, full-size indoor pool, sauna, fitness room, library, shop, beauty salon, laundry and infirmary with a doctor. Dining is single seating in the non-smoking restaurant surrounded by windows and breakfast, morning bouillon or coffee service, lunch, afternoon tea service, a six-course dinner and midnight snack are served each day. The cruise line expanded its no-smoking restrictions last April to include ship cabins and corridors. As on all vessels in the Deilmann river fleet, service is of the highest standard with one English-speaking crew member for every 2.5 passengers.
Price of the music cruises start at $1,800 per person, outside double, for both value season sailings. Upper deck outside cabins are $2,520 and outside single rates start at $2,450. Rates include seven nights accommodations, six meals daily, transfers and onboard musical performances. The onshore performances in Vienna and Budapest plus all shore excursions are included in an optional package priced at $325 per person.
The October music theme sailings will offer the same cruise itinerary, performances and sightseeing program. A post-cruise package to Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart, is an added attraction to both music cruises. The optional program includes transfers from the ship in Passau to Salzburg, two nights at the first class Salzburg Sheraton with breakfast, chamber orchestra concert with dinner at the Hohensalzburg Fortress and half-day city sightseeing tour. The Salzburg two-night program is priced at $490 per person double.
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Renowned Michelin-star chefs will spend a week as guest chefs aboard the Mozart on July 30, Sept. 3 and Oct. 29. They will also present tips and techniques on preparing their specialties in afternoon cooking shows for passengers. The Sept. 3-10 cruise will have two guest chefs on board – Stephan Mattersberger, whose starred restaurants include Alpenrose Post, Esplanade Berlin and two French specialty restaurants, will be the guest chef for the week, while Alfons Schuhbeck, a Michelin star recipient, Gault Millau chef of the year and author of 20 cookbooks, will be guest chef for one day.
For more information about these culinary exhibitions onboard click on "more," or call us at 888-286-9827 to find out more about Peter Dielmann Cruises.
Master chef Christian Müller of the Munich Kempinski Airport Hotel restaurant and the Deilmann flagship Deutschland, will present a cooking show displaying his culinary skills on the Mozart cruise, July 30-Aug. 6. A master chef from Wiesbaden’s famous Ente (Duck) restaurant, Michelin star-rated for 27 years, will create the gala dinner menu and present a cooking show of his creations on the Oct. 29-Nov. 11 cruise. Some cabins are still available on the Oct. 29 cruise.
The Wellness program on the Deutschland cruise, departing Sept. 21 from Hamburg to French and Spanish destinations, features a nourishing chocolate facial and body treatment; sea water Thalasso therapy with algae peeling and body massage; Cleopatra milk bath with rose petals and body massage with ethereal oils; Yoga, Qi Gong and Tibetan relaxation exercises.
Participants discover a world of fragrances and sample fine champagnes while attending the fitness and make-up workshops. The Wellness package also includes captain’s welcome reception with the spa manager and make-up expert from Clarins, the captain’s farewell reception, guided “Treasure Hunt” city tours, wellness lectures, daily meditation and movement exercises and Clarins or Molton Brown care products. The Wellness 13-night cruise starts at $4,188, per person twin, including air fare from the 16 U.S. cities in Zone 1. Deilmann also has low air supplements from 32 cities in Zone 2 and 3 in the Midwest and West.
A similar Wellness package is available on the trans-Atlantic crossing from Spain’s Canary Islands to Barbados, Nov. 20-27. Free air and airport-to-ship transfers are included in both Wellness sailings. Rates on the seven-night South Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean with the Wellness package start at $2,590, per person, including air fare from Zone 1 cities. Details on the Wellness programs are online at www-deilmann-cruises.com under theme cruises.
Ports of call on the Danube cruises are the Austrian wine village of Dürnstein; Vienna and Budapest for overnight stays; Bratislava, capital of Slovakia; the Austrian baroque abbey at Melk and the small town of Grein. The five-star Mozart accommodates 200 passengers in 97 cabins of 203 square feet, largest of any river ship. The vessel also offers two suites of 406 square feet.
The ship’s open-air deck with comfortable lounge chairs and blankets allows passengers to view the passing riverside scenes, marvel at the many bridges they sail under and locks they transverse on the river. The panoramic restaurant serves breakfast, multi-course luncheons and dinners in a non-smoking environment, while mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee, tea, fruit and pastries are served on the upper deck and in the panoramic lounge. The Mozart has a remodeled and expanded indoor swimming pool and fitness center, spacious lounge with dance floor and Mozart café and bar for drinks and late night buffet. Rates for the October cruise start at $1,745 per person for an outside twin.
The 513-passenger Deutschland has 286 cabins, including 17 singles. The five-star ship, built in 1998 in art nouveau and art deco styles to recall the grand days of ocean travel, is refurbished annually while its gleaming wood finishes and etched glass decorations are polished discreetly on every voyage.
The five-star liner has three restaurants offering gourmet cuisine, a resplendent ballroom for dancing and shows, comfortable bars and lounges, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, massage and sauna facilities, sundecks, cushioned teakwood lounge chairs for relaxing and reading in the sun and shade, elegant theater for film screenings and lectures, shopping boutiques, beauty salon and infirmary.
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