Evergreen Tours, with partner Luftner Cruises, has chartered the 147-passenger ms Amadeus Elegant. All meals are included and wine is also included with dinners. Enjoy stopping and exploring 18 different cities, towns and villages with guided touring at most. Visit Melk’s Benedictine Abbey, learn about World War II in Nuremberg, take a guided sightseeing tour of Vienna, cruise on Amsterdam’s canals, see glass-blowing in Werthiem and much more.

ENTERTAINMENT

Early morning exercise, enjoyable onboard games, right through to relaxing hours at the bar as the pianist plays.

DINING

Enjoy a freshly brewed coffee on the sundeck before buffet breakfast is served in the Panorama Restaurant followed by a buffet-style lunch. Afternoon tea is served in the Panorama Bar and dinner is an elegant four-course meal also offering regional specialty dishes and including complimentary wine.

FACILITIES

View the scenery from the sundeck and enjoy a drink at Lido Bar. Lounge in the inside Panorama Restaurant and Bar or watch Europe go by in the rear Amadeus Club. Also available are massages, herbal treatments, a hair salon, giant chess on the golf putting green, the Panorama Restaurant and Bar, sundeck, Wellness Club, fitness centre and Club Lounge.

ACCOMMODATION

STANDARD STATEROOM15 sqm, Outside-facing with fixed window FRENCH BALCONY STATEROOM15 sqm, Floor-to-ceiling sliding windows with French balcony AMADEUS SUITE22 sqm, Floor-to-ceiling sliding window with French balcony

CHOOSING YOUR ITINERARY

Cruise-only itineraries start from 15 days from Amsterdam to Budapest plus add three-night city extensions to London, Paris and Prague. Eastern Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, Italy, Dalmatian Coast and European Alps also have land tours.

Established: 1980

Vessels: ms Amadeus Elegant

Star rating: N/A

Tonnage:  1,566

Passengers: 147

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Accommodation, All meals, Port taxes, Gratuities, Guided tours of towns and cities, Cruise tour director, Wine during dinners, Nightly entertainment.

WHAT’S NEW

Only launched in May 2010, ms Amadeus Elegant is one of the newest luxury boutique river ships in Europe. Also the new land tours to Great Britain and Ireland, Italy, Dalmatian Coast and European Alps can be added to river cruising in 2011.

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