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Eastern Europe to the Black Sea Grand Circle Cruise Line presents ... For SIR Area 5 & 20 and Branch 62 Escort: Jim Hohenshelt and Roy Jordan Eastern Europe to the Black Sea BUDAPEST, HUNGARY • CROATIA: BATINA, OSIJEK, VUKOVAR • SERBIA: NOVI SAD, BELGRADE • BULGARIA: VIDIN, RUSE • ROMANIA: CONSTANTA, BUchAREST aboard our privately owned 140-passenger ships exclusively for American travelers $ 12 days – River Cruise Tour only – from 3070 $ 13 days – including international airfare from San Fransisco – from 4670 Additional departure cities are available OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS MAXIMIZE YOUR VALUE Your Itinerary Vienna, Austria: 3 nights pre-trip from $595 July 11, 2016 OR Prague, Czech Republic: 4 nights pre-trip from $695 Transylvania, Romania: 3 nights post-trip from $595 PRE-TRIP OPTIONS: 3 NIGHTS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA OR 4 NIGHTS IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC OR Istanbul, Turkey: 4 nights post-trip from $1195 DAY DESTINATION/HOTEL ARRIVE DEPART 1 Fly U.S. • Budapest, Hungary Prague POLAND OPTIONAL EXTENSION (Optional Extension) Cruise Schedule CZECH REPUBLIC Istanbul 2-4 Budapest SLOVAKIA Da GERMANY nube TURKEY Embark ship 7pm Vienna (Optional Extension) 5 Batina, Croatia 8am 11am Budapest AUSTRIA MOLMMOLDOOLDDOOVA Vukovar 3:30pm HUNGARY 6 Vukovar 2am Kalocsa ITTALALYLY SLSLOVENVEVVENIANIAIA ROMANIA Novi Sad, Serbia 6am Arrival/ CRCRROAOATIA Transylvania Departure Osijek Vukovar (Optional Extension) 7 Novi Sad 2:30am Optional Extension Iron Gates Bucharest Belgrade 6:30am Cruise Route Belgrade Motor Route BOSNIAB & Constanta HHERZEGOE VINA SERBIA Ruse 8 Belgrade Sofia 1:30am Total Cruising 1177 miles Danube Distance (1898 km) Vidin a e Cruise the Iron Gates(Optional Extension) S BULGARIA k c a 9 Vidin, Bulgaria 1am 1:30pm l B It’s Included 10 Ruse 3am 7pm Accommodations: 10 nights aboard a private All port charges—a value of $145 per person 11 Danube-Black Sea 2am 11:3 0 am Canal Grand Circle river ship in an outside cabin 1pm Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach Constanta, Romania and 1 night in Bucharest at the Superior First- drivers on your main trip Class Ramada Plaza Bucharest or similar Land Tour Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage 12 Constanta 32 meals, including Captain's Welcome per person, including tips Disembark ship and Farewell receptions and dinners: Bucharest 5% Frequent Traveler credit on your next 11 breakfasts, 10 lunches, and 11 dinners Ramada Plaza (and beverages—including beer, wine, Grand Circle trip—an average of $271 Bucharest or similar and soft drinks—during all onboard lunches Expert, Resident Program Directors 13 Fly Bucharest • U.S. and dinners We are the only cruise company to provide POST-TRIP OPTIONS: 7 exclusive, included tours with personal the exclusive services of a dedicated 3 NIGHTS IN TRANSYLVANIA, ROMANIA headsets: Budapest • Osijek • Novi Sad Program Director from the beginning of your OR 4 NIGHTS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY • Belgrade • Vidin & Baba Vida Fortress • main trip to the end Constanta • Bucharest Itinerary subject to change. • Discover the insights that only a native or Exclusive Discovery Series events: Home- Learn more about hotel ratings on the resident of your destination can provide to web at www.gct.com/hotelratings Hosted Lunch • Discussion with a Serbian your group of no more than 47 travelers local • Life Under Communism discussion • Enrich your experiences through their Please mention this Airport transfers upon arrival and departure expertise, from answering questions to offer- code when booking: G6-24808 with the purchase of Grand Circle's airfare ing recommendations for free time Reservations & Information: Call Jim Hohenshelt at (408) 394-7226 or Roy Jordan at (408) 735-8765 Your Itinerary After lunch onboard, the remainder of the afternoon is at leisure to make further dis- What to expect Day 1 Depart U.S. coveries on your own in Budapest. Pacing Later this evening, your Danube River • 13 days, with 10 nights aboard a Day 2 Arrive Budapest, Hungary • and Black Sea cruise begins. Enjoy a sce- private Grand Circle river ship, and Embark ship. You’ll be greeted at nic cruise through the center of Budapest a single 1-night hotel stay the airport by a Grand Circle representa- before departing for Batina. • Return flights to U.S. often require tive who will assist you to your private B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship departing from ship or hotel in Grand Circle river ship. This evening, meet early morning your Program Director and fellow travel- Day 5 Batina, Croatia • Osijek • Physical Requirements ers over a Welcome Drink and Dinner Home-Hosted Lunch • Vukovar. This • Not accessible for travelers using onboard. If you began your European dis- morning, disembark in Batina and transfer wheelchairs or scooters coveries early with our optional pre-trip by motorcoach to Osijek, the largest city extensions in Prague, Czech Republic or • Travelers using walkers, crutches, or in eastern Croatia. After Croatia declared other mobility aids must travel with Vienna, Austria, you will join the main its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a companion who can assist them group today. it suffered heavy damage during the throughout the trip D— Private Grand Circle River Ship ensuing war. On an included tour, you’ll • You must be able to walk 1-3 miles see Osijek’s historic Old Town and Holy Day 3 Budapest. During your included unassisted and participate in Trinity Square. Then, when in session, 2-3 hours of physical activities half-day city tour, you’ll visit the impres- you’ll visit a local school that is sive Heroes’ Square and St. Stephen’s Climate supported in part by Grand Circle Cathedral. Then cross the Danube to • Daytime temperatures range from Foundation. Castle Hill, a UNESCO World Heritage 58-82°F during cruising season Site. You’ll also see Hungary’s Statue of Exclusive Discovery Series Event • June-August are the warmest Liberty and the magnificent Royal Palace After, you’ll join a local family for a months that houses the Hungarian National Home-Hosted Lunch. This is a great • March and November weather Gallery and other museums. After lunch opportunity to talk to residents about life can be unpredictable and change onboard, spend the afternoon exploring in modern Croatia. quickly within a short period of time Budapest on your own. Tonight, join your Terrain Later this afternoon, transfer by motor- ship’s captain for a Welcome Dinner. coach to Vukovar, where you’ll meet your • Travel over diverse terrain and B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship ship. This evening, after dinner onboard, uneven walking surfaces, including steep paths, hills, riverbanks, enjoy a musical performance. Day 4 Budapest • Optional Hungarian 25-50 stairs without handrails, and Jewish Heritage tour. Spend the day enjoy- B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship cobblestones, which can be slippery ing the wonders of Budapest on your own. in wet or colder conditions Day 6 Novi Sad, Serbia • Optional Or join an optional tour and learn more Sremski Karlovci tour. After breakfast Transportation about Hungary’s storied Jewish heritage this morning, enjoy an included tour • Travel by 49-seat coach and 140- to this morning. of Novi Sad, Serbia’s cultural hub and 164-passenger river ship River Cruising • Throughout the River Cruise season, weather conditions and tides affect river depths; water levels may require adjustments to your itinerary Cuisine • Meals will be based on local and international cuisine • Meals onboard feature a variety of entrée options, including vegetarian Reservations & Information: Call Jim Hohenshelt at (408) 394-7226 or Roy Jordan at (408) 735-8765 second-largest city. Nestled along a bend Day 8 Iron Gates. Savor a full day to and Paul, the mosaic-paved Roman Edifice in the Danube River, Novi Sad is peppered relax onboard. A highlight of your day- of Tomis, and other highlights on an with myriad historical and cultural monu- long cruise is your passage through the included tour. Tonight, celebrate ments, verdant parks, bustling squares, a Iron Gates, where the Danube narrows your Eastern European odyssey at the thriving pedestrian zone, and a history-rich and flows between spectacular gorges. Captain’s Farewell Dinner. fortress standing tall on the right bank of B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship Exclusive Discovery Series Event the river. Today your Program Director shares sto- Day 12 Constanta • Disembark ship • After lunch onboard, the remainder of ries about life during communist times. Bucharest. Disembark and ride by motor- the afternoon is at leisure to make fur- B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship coach to Bucharest. After an included lunch ther discoveries of Novi Sad on your own. at a local restaurant, join an included city Day 9 Vidin, Bulgaria. Today we alight in Or, join us on an optional excursion to tour of Bucharest featuring the stone Arc Vidin, one of the oldest towns in Bulgaria. Sremski Karlovci, a culture-rich town just de Triomphe, Victory Square, Revolution Join us on an included visit to the impres- ten miles southeast of Novi Sad. Spend Square, and the late dictator Nicolae sive medieval stronghold of Baba Vida. the afternoon exploring the town, includ- Ceausescu’s Palace of Parliament—the B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship ing visits to a beekeeping museum and a world’s second-largest building after the 300-year-old wine cellar. Day 10 Ruse • Optional Veliko Tarnovo Pentagon. You’ll then have some free time Tonight, dinner is onboard. & Arbanassi tour. Arrive in Ruse early to explore the area. Tonight, enjoy an B,L,D— Private Grand Circle River Ship this morning, which is situated where the included dinner at your hotel. Danube forms a natural border between B,L,D— Ramada Plaza Bucharest or similar Day 7 Belgrade. After breakfast, dis- Romania and Bulgaria. Enjoy time to Day 13 Bucharest • Return to U.S.
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