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Cruise in a group of 38-45 aboard our privately owned 162-passenger ships Christmas Markets Along the Danube Germany: Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau • Austria: Linz, Melk, Vienna

$ $ 9 days from 3195 8 days from 2095 ITINERARY OVERVIEW with international airfare River Cruise only from Boston DECEMBER 2, 2019

Day 1 • Depart U.S. Nuremberg Arrival/ Departure Optional Extension Main/ CZECH Cruise Route Day 2-3 • Nuremberg, Germany To tal Cruising 379 miles Danube Regensburg REPUBLIC Distance (578 km) Canal Embark ship

Danube Port Nuremberg Included Tour Nuremberg Passau GERMANY Dan ube Linz Day 4-5 • Regensburg Melk Vienna Munich (Also Optional Regensburg (Optional Extension) Extension) Port Included Tour Regensburg Salzburg AUSTRIA Day 6 • Passau Port Passau IT’S INCLUDED Included Tour Passau

International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges, Day 7 • Linz, Austria unless you choose to make your own air arrangements Port Linz Accommodations for 7 nights aboard a private river ship with wireless Internet access Optional Tour Salzburg now in all common areas and cabins Day 8 • Melk • Vienna 20 meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 7 dinners—plus all onboard house beer & wine, as Port Melk well as soft drinks Included Tour Melk Abbey 5 included tours with personal headsets, up to 5 Christmas markets, and 5 Exclusive Optional Tour Musical Vienna Discovery Series events—Canal lecture • German language lesson • Regensburg choral concert • Stollen cooking demonstration • German Christmas Traditions discussion Day 9 • Vienna • Return to U.S. Local Program Directors, a Grand Circle Cruise Line exclusive: These dedicated Disembark ship experts are with you and your group of 38-45 travelers from beginning to end to provide insider’s knowledge and the perspective that will enrich your experience Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS All port charges: a value of $125 per person all with FREE Single Supplements Munich, Germany Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips 3-night post-trip from $795 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next trip—an average of $175 Vienna, Austria 3-night pre-trip from $745

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Group Size Physical Requirements Terrain & Transportation • This trip has a maximum group size of • Walk 1-3 miles unassisted and • Diverse terrain and uneven walking 38-45 travelers with a local Program participate in 2-3 hours of physical surfaces, including steep paths, hills, Director exclusive to Grand Circle activities each day, including stairs riverbanks, 25-50 stairs without • Not accessible for travelers using handrails, and cobblestones Pacing wheelchairs or scooters • Travel by 162-passenger river • 9 days, with 7 nights aboard • Travelers using walkers, crutches, or ship and 49-seat coach a private river ship other mobility aids must travel with • Changes in water-level depths may • Return flights to U.S. often a companion who can assist them require adjustments to your itinerary require departing from ship • We reserve the right for Program in early morning hours Directors to restrict participation, Climate or in some circumstances send • Daytime temperatures range from travelers home, if their limitations 38-45°F during cruising season impact the group’s experience • Rain, ice, snow, and wind are possible during the holiday season

YOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 Depart U.S. Please note: Christmas markets typi- holidays) using the phrases you learned DAY 2 Nuremberg, Germany • cally open one week before, or at the start this during this morning’s Discovery Embark ship of Advent observances in mid- to late- Series lesson. November. Hours of operation for the Later, after an early dinner on the You’ll be met at the airport today and holiday markets vary depending on region, ship, join walk to a local church for transferred to your private river ship. and may be limited or closed between an Exclusive Discovery Series event: Mingle with your fellow travelers during December 22 and December 26, as well as a choral concert featuring festive dinner onboard this evening. If you on New Year’s Day. When possible, your trip holiday music. began your discoveries early with our itinerary may be adjusted as a result. optional pre-trip extension to Munich, B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship Germany, you will join your main DAY 5 Regensburg • Passau group today. DAY 4 Regensburg D—River Ship Your ship cruises toward Passau Your ship sails through the Main- today. As you cruise, you’ll learn how Danube Canal this morning. En route to DAY 3 Nuremberg to make Stollen, a traditional German Regensburg, take part in two Exclusive bread made with fruit and nuts and Today’s included tour introduces you Discovery Series events—an onboard topped with powdered sugar, during to Nuremberg, a city that was deeply discussion outlining the impressive an exclusive Discovery Series event. scarred by World War II but whose technological workings of the Main- many architectural treasures have been Danube Canal, and a German holiday Tonight, you’ll enjoy dinner onboard. restored or reconstructed. After lunch language lesson. B,L,D—River Ship onboard, return to the city, where you’ll After lunch onboard, you’ll disem- have plenty of time to explore the local DAY 6 Passau bark for an included walking tour of Christkindlmarkt—one of Germany’s Begin the day with an Exclusive Regensburg, which will introduce you oldest Christmas markets, and also one Discovery Series discussion on the to the twelfth-century Stone Bridge and of the most popular. history of German Christmas traditions, towering St. Peter’s Cathedral. You’ll as your ship cruises along the pictur- This evening, as you cruise, gather with also visit the Neupfarrplatz, site of a esque Danube River to Passau. your fellow travelers for the Captain’s festive Christkindlmarkt where you can Welcome Dinner. wish locals Schöne Feiertage (Happy

Reservations & Information call 1-800-353-6262 www.gct.com/xms2018 Upon arrival, explore Passau on an with your fellow travelers at the Captain’s Tonight, you’ll arrive in Vienna. Come included walking tour, which includes Farewell Reception and Dinner. experience the city’s renowned musical visits to St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the B,L,D—River Ship heritage during our optional Musical Bishop’s Residenz. After time to admire Vienna excursion. Or, spend the evening the remarkable artistry displayed at the DAY 8 Melk • Optional Musical Vienna as you wish. Perhaps, visiting one— festive Christmas handcrafts market, tour or several—of the city’s magical reboard the ship before dinner and cruise This morning, disembark in Melk for Christmas markets. on to Linz, Austria. an included tour of the 900-year-old B,L,D—River Ship B,L,D—River Ship Melk Abbey, the Baroque monastery that inspired Umberto Eco’s best-selling DAY 9 Disembark ship • Return to U.S. DAY 7 Linz, Austria • Optional Salzburg novel, The Name of the Rose. This morning, you’ll disembark and tour • Captain’s Farewell Dinner transfer to the airport for your flight Return to the ship for lunch. You’ll be Join us for an optional full-day tour of home. Or stay on in culture-rich Vienna served hot chocolate as you enjoy a scenic Salzburg, the Baroque city of Mozart. with our optional extension. cruise through the Wachau Valley. Your Savor hearty Austrian fare over lunch at Program Director will provide enlight- B a local restaurant. Or explore Linz on ening commentary about this UNESCO your own. Tonight, celebrate the holidays World Heritage Site.

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$ 3 nights from 795* FREE Single Supplement

IT'S INCLUDED

Accommodations for 3 nights Daily breakfasts Included tours with personal headsets: Munich • Rothenberg Dedicated services of a local Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/xms-munich Program Director Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers ITINERARY All transfers DAY 1 Depart U.S. DAY 4 Munich • Optional Neuschwanstein Castle tour DAY 2 Arrive Munich, Germany FEATURED HOTEL Enjoy your final day in Munich exploring Upon arrival today in Munich, you will on your own. Or, join an optional excur- be met at the airport and transferred to sion to Neuschwanstein Castle. Leave for your hotel. Enjoy a brief orientation walk Munich in the mid-afternoon. Dinner is to get acquainted with the surrounding on your own. area. Tonight, join your Program Director OPTIONAL TOUR: $130 per person and fellow travelers for a Welcome Drink B—Holiday Inn Munich City Centre or similar before enjoying dinner on your own. Holiday Inn Munich City Centre or similar Holiday Inn Munich City Centre DAY 5 Munich • Rothenburg • Nuremberg • Munich Germany DAY 3 Munich First Class Today you transfer from Munich to Today enjoy a tour highlighting Munich’s Nuremberg, stopping en route in Just steps from the subway and major sights like the main square, Rothenburg, where you’ll stroll through across from the Gasteig Cultural Marienplatz and Christkindlmarkt (Christmas the town’s Christmas market with your Center, your hotel is set in the market), the oldest in the city. The balance Program Director, followed by time for perfect location for discovering of your day is yours. Munich. Spend your nights in one independent exploration. B—Holiday Inn Munich City Centre or similar of its 582 air-conditioned rooms, B each featuring private bathrooms, flat screen TVs, and coffee and tea making facilities. Amenities include an indoor pool and on- site bar and lounge.

This extension may not be available on all departures. Additional taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details. Munich, Germany is a post-trip extension on the reverse Vienna to Nuremberg itinerary.

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$ 3 nights from 745* FREE Single Supplement

IT'S INCLUDED

Accommodations for 3 nights Daily breakfasts Included tour with personal headsets: Vienna Dedicated services of a local Watch our extension video at www.gct.com/xms-vienna Program Director Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers ITINERARY All transfers DAY 1 Vienna, Austria • Optional tour to discover two of Vienna’s most Christmas Across Borders tour beloved and beautiful sites: the Vienna Opera House and Hofburg Palace. Please After breakfast, disembark and enjoy a FEATURED HOTEL note: When the Vienna State Opera is unavail- tour of Vienna en route to your hotel. As able, a visit Haus der Musik (House of Music) you stroll, you’ll witness the Ringstrasse as is included instead. well as the renowned Hofburg Spanish Riding School. OPTIONAL TOUR: $85 per person B—Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar The balance of the day is yours. Or, you may choose to join us for an optional Christmas Across Borders DAY 3 Vienna excursion to Bratislava, Slovakia, for Austria Trend Hotel Ananas • Enjoy a full day of independent discovery, a glimpse of what Christmas was like Vienna Austria browsing through one of the city’s many First Class under Communism. museums, or visiting the famous Hofburg Spanish Riding School, which we passed Set in the heart of the Austrian Your evening is free to do as you please. during our walking tour at the beginning capital, Austria Trend Hotel Ask your Program Director for of your stay. Ananas is just steps from the interesting suggestions. Naschmarkt, Vienna’s iconic OPTIONAL TOUR: $120 per person Gather this evening with your fellow trav- outdoor market. Each air- Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar elers for a Farewell Drink at your hotel, conditioned room includes a then enjoy dinner on your own. telephone, a television, a safe, a DAY 2 Vienna • Optional Best of Vienna B—Austria Trend Hotel Ananas or similar minibar, Internet access, and a tour private bath with a shower. Enjoy a day at leisure to explore on your DAY 4 Return to U.S. Select departures feature similar own. Or, join an optional Best of Vienna B accommodations.

This extension may not be available on all departures. Additional taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details. Vienna, Austria is a pre-trip extension on the reverse Vienna to Nuremberg itinerary.

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Christmas Markets Along Good Buy Plan The earlier you pay, the more you save the Danube Here’s how you’ll save with our exclusive Good Buy Plan: based off of a $5000 trip WITH ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE DECK Months That You Pay in Full Prior to Guarantee Good Buy A Serenade Deck $2445 Prices shown below include our Prelude Deck H Cabin Your Final Payment Your Price Plan B (Top Deck w/balcony) $2445 Due Date (90 days prior to your departure date) and Receive: Savings: C Sonata Deck $2345 9 months 7.5% $375 D (Middle Deck w/picture window) $2345 E Cantata Deck $2295 8 months 6% $300 F (Middle Deck w/picture window) $2295

G Prelude Deck $2195 7 months 5% $250 H (Lower Deck w/small window) $2095 6 months 4% $200

5 months 3% $150

Depart from: DECEMBER 2, 2019 4 months through final payment due date $50 off $50 Boston $1100 Good Buy Plan savings is calculated based on total reservation cost Additional departure cities are available. Call for details. For more information, visit www.gct.com/gbd Deposit: $500 per person. Single Supplement: $395*. Single accommodations are limited. To avoid the GOVERNMENT TAXES AND FEES The following government taxes and fees are now included in your airfare price. Government and other authority taxes and fees: September 11th Security Fee of up single supplement, ask about our Roommate Matching Service. to $2.50 USD applies per passenger, per flight segment (maximum charge per trip—$5.00 USD one- Guaranteed Travel Protection Plan: $349*. Please visit www.gct.com/ way, $10.00 USD round trip). A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing.Passenger tpp for details on this optional program. Standard Terms & Conditions Facility Charge (PFC) of up to $18 per passenger. Federal Domestic Flight Segment Fee of up to apply when purchasing this program. Visit our website at www.gct.com/ $3.70 USD applies per passenger, per flight segment (defined as a takeoff and a landing).U.S. or tc for details. Every effort has been made to produce this information International Departure and Arrival Charges of up to $200 USD may apply depending on itinerary. On select itineraries that include the purchase of a pre- and/or post-trip extension, U.S. or interna- accurately. We reserve the right to correct errors. tional departure and arrival charges of up to $300 USD may apply. Call for details. Standard Terms & Conditions can be found on the web at www.gct.com/tc.

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