RIVER CRUISES 2018 | MS PRINZESSIN SISI AAAA

6 Days / 5 Nights The Delta in all its Dates: 05/18 – 05/23 2018 09/11 – 09/16 2018 beauty Cruise through three countries from/to Braila

Day 1: Embarkation on the MS Prinzessin Sisi The Chilia branch is the distributary contai- takes place in the Romanian Danube port of ning the most water – 60% of the total volume Braila. It is planned that we cast off late in the of water in the Danube flows into the Black evening. Sea via this branch. Past the town of Kiliya that gives the branch its name, we head for Vylko- Day 2: The extensive delta of the Danube ve, where a *boat trip through the Ukrainian is formed by three main distributaries: the part of the is planned for the Sfântu Gheorghe branch in the south, the Su- afternoon. If there is time, you can also go on lina branch and the 116 kilometre-long Chilia a *city walking tour of . In the evening, branch right in the north, which also forms the ship makes its way back to . the border with . The captain of the ship heads for this one first, and the formalities Day 3: In the morning, we reach the impor- for the entry into Ukraine are completed in tant port city of Galati. From here, the MS Price in EUR p.P. during a technical stop in the morning. Prinzessin Sisi sets off on her second journey Double Surcharge to explore the Danube Delta and cruises du- Cabin category cabin ring the day on the towards the single use . By the time the ship has reached the Main Deck 699,– 0,– mouth of this branch in Sulina, it will already Middle Deck 849,– 0,– late in the evening. After the turning manoeu- Middle D. Deluxe Aft 1.049,– 0,– vre, we will travel back inland and in the night, the ship swings into the southern Sfântu Ghe- Middle Deck Deluxe 1.099,– 500,– orghe branch. Upper D. Deluxe Aft 1.149,– 500,– Upper Deck Deluxe 1.199,– 500,– Day 4: In the morning, Sfântu Gheorghe co- © Helga Ewert / pixelio.de mes into sight, where the MS Prinzessin Sisi Optional All incl. drin- 90,– (Details see stops for several hours. You will use the time king package on board description of the ship) to go on an *excursion in a small pleasure boat to advance deeper into the amphibious world of wonders that is the Danube Delta, formed *Optional excursion package (4 excursions) E 159,– of a labyrinth of canals, lakes, islands covered by reeds, flooded meadows, jungle-like ripa- • Boat trip on the Danube Delta from/to rian forests and sand dunes. This UNESCO Vylkove biosphere reserve offers a biodiversity that is • Walking tour of Vylkove almost unparalleled. With over 300 species of • Boat trip on the Danube Delta from/to birds, it is considered one of the largest bird Sfântu Gheorghe paradises in the world – after all, it serves as • Coach excursion to Valeni with folklore programme ©WikimediaCommons a nesting place for the last pelicans in Europe, among others. In the early morning, the ship leaves Sfântu Gheorghe, and the passengers Services included now experience the Sfântu Gheorghe branch • Cruise on board the MS Prinzessin Sisi in by daylight. the booked category • Full board on board the ship (buffet-break- Day 5: The last morning is dedicated to fast, lunch, afternoon tea/coffee, 4-course- Moldova, whose proportion of the Danube dinner, midnight snack), starting with dinner amounts to hardly 600 metres. The MS Prin- on the 1st day, ending with breakfast on the zessin Sisi makes a stop in the only Moldo- last day van port on the Danube, Giurgiulesti. A coach ©WikimediaCommons / Elena Pleskevich / CC BY-SA 2.0 • Welcome cocktail & gala dinner with excursion takes you to the village of *Valeni 5-course-menu situated to the north, where a folklore group • Music programme in the bar with the ship‘s receives you and offers tasters of Moldovan orchestra specialities. You will experience a folklore pro- • Luggage service on board gramme and visit an exhibition of local folk • Embarking, disembarking and lock fees and artists, before you return to the ship and begin harbour dues the final river stage around lunchtime. • Experienced English-speaking tour guides on board Day 6: In the night, the ship moors in the river port of Braila again, and disembarkation ©WikimediaCommons takes place after breakfast.

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