{"id":179,"date":"2026-11-12T09:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/?post_type=rejse&#038;p=179"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:24:27","slug":"from-amsterdam-to-vienna-the-rhine-main-and-danube","status":"publish","type":"rejse","link":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/rejser\/from-amsterdam-to-vienna-the-rhine-main-and-danube\/","title":{"rendered":"From Amsterdam to Vienna \u2013 the Rhine, Main and Danube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the longest and most varied river cruises in Europe. From the canals of Amsterdam we sail up the Rhine past Cologne and through the Romantic Rhine to Koblenz and Frankfurt. From here we follow the Main through Franconia with its wine towns, half-timbered houses and baroque residences, and via the Main-Danube Canal we cross the European watershed before reaching the Danube. The cruise ends with Passau, the abbey at Melk, the beautiful Wachau Valley and finally Vienna. Three countries, four waterways and plenty of time on board to watch Europe glide by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-highlights has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-checklist\"><li>Amsterdam, Cologne and the Romantic Rhine<\/li><li>The Main Valley towns of Miltenberg, Wertheim and W\u00fcrzburg<\/li><li>Bamberg and Nuremberg in Franconia<\/li><li>The Main-Danube Canal across the European watershed<\/li><li>Passau, Melk, the Wachau and Vienna<\/li><li>15-day river cruise on MS Leonora with all meals on board<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped c2g-gallery wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Durnstein-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00fcrnstein ved Donau i Wachau-dalen med den bl\u00e5 klosterkirke og borgruinen\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Durnstein-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Durnstein-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Durnstein.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hohenzollern-bridge-2204898_1920-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00f6ln med domkirken og Hohenzollernbroen ved aftentid\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hohenzollern-bridge-2204898_1920-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hohenzollern-bridge-2204898_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hohenzollern-bridge-2204898_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wurzburg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Den gamle Mainbro i W\u00fcrzburg med f\u00e6stningen Marienberg\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wurzburg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wurzburg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wurzburg.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"445\" data-id=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nurnberg-1-1024x445.jpg\" alt=\"Weinstadel og vandt\u00e5rnet ved floden Pegnitz i N\u00fcrnberg\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nurnberg-1-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nurnberg-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nurnberg-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Passau-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Passau med domkirken Sankt Stephan ved floden Inn\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Passau-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Passau-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Passau.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melk-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Klostret i Melk set fra byen med barok skulptur i forgrunden\" class=\"wp-image-177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melk-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melk.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wien-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rytterstatue p\u00e5 Heldenplatz og r\u00e5dhust\u00e5rnet i Wien\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wien-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wien-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wien-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Schweinfurth-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ren\u00e6ssancer\u00e5dhuset og R\u00fcckert-monumentet p\u00e5 torvet i Schweinfurt\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Schweinfurth-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Schweinfurth-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Schweinfurth.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/raymediagroup-wertheim-5226752_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wertheim ved Main med borgen p\u00e5 bjerget\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/raymediagroup-wertheim-5226752_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/raymediagroup-wertheim-5226752_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/raymediagroup-wertheim-5226752_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/monika1607-befreiungshalle-3577658_1920-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Befreiungshalle p\u00e5 bjerget over Kelheim\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/monika1607-befreiungshalle-3577658_1920-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/monika1607-befreiungshalle-3577658_1920-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/monika1607-befreiungshalle-3577658_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"dagsprogram\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itinerary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-itinerary has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 1<\/strong>Embarkation, Amsterdam<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you arrive on MS Leonora, the ship&#039;s cruise manager welcomes you in the lounge and goes through safety procedures and practical information. Overnight in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 2<\/strong>Amsterdam<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full day in Amsterdam with its canals, narrow gabled houses and old quarters. See the city from the water on a canal cruise, or explore on your own. At 22:00 we sail towards Germany.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 3<\/strong>Arnhem<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Arnhem at 06:30 and stay until 15:30. The city is known for the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, and in nearby Oosterbeek the Airborne Museum tells the story of Operation Market Garden. Arnhem also has a pleasant centre with a pedestrian street and shops.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 4<\/strong>Cologne<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Cologne at 09:00 and stay until 21:30. The great cathedral is the city&#039;s landmark, and the old town along the Rhine offers charming streets and beer halls where you can try a glass of K\u00f6lsch.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 5<\/strong>Koblenz and the Romantic Rhine<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Koblenz at 07:00. The morning can be spent in the old town and at the Deutsches Eck, where the Moselle joins the Rhine. At 13:30 we sail on through the Romantic Rhine, where vineyards and castles line the river, and pass the Lorelei rock.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 6<\/strong>Frankfurt<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the morning we reach Frankfurt, where the ship stays until 13:30. The city is known for its skyline but also has an old town around the R\u00f6merberg square. In the afternoon we sail onto the Main and through the first of many locks.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 7<\/strong>Miltenberg and Wertheim<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning is spent in Miltenberg, one of the most beautiful small towns in the Main Valley, with half-timbered houses and a castle above the town. At 11:00 we sail on, arriving in Wertheim at 15:30. The town lies where the Tauber joins the Main, with a large castle ruin above the old town. We sail on at 21:30.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 8<\/strong>W\u00fcrzburg<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning is spent on board as we sail through the vineyards of the Main Valley. We arrive in W\u00fcrzburg at 14:00. The city is known for its baroque Residence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and for the Old Main Bridge with its statues of saints and views of Marienberg Fortress. We sail on at 21:30.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 9<\/strong>Schweinfurt<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Schweinfurt at 11:30. The afternoon is free in the town, which is known, among other things, for the Museum Georg Sch\u00e4fer art museum. At 18:00 we sail on.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 10<\/strong>Bamberg<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Bamberg during the night and stay until 14:00. The old town with its cathedral, the old town hall standing in the middle of the river and its many narrow streets is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is also known for its smoked beer, Rauchbier.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 11<\/strong>Nuremberg<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full day in Nuremberg until 18:00. The Imperial Castle towers over the old town, and within the city walls you will find churches, squares and old half-timbered houses. In the evening we sail onto the Main-Danube Canal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 12<\/strong>The Main-Danube Canal and Kelheim<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the morning we sail through the Altm\u00fchl Valley and arrive in Kelheim at 11:00. The Befreiungshalle stands above the town, and a little upstream the Danube narrows between high limestone cliffs at Weltenburg Abbey. At 17:00 we sail on along the Danube, passing Regensburg in the evening.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 13<\/strong>Passau<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrive in Passau at 08:30 and stay until 15:00. The city lies where the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers meet, and St Stephen&#039;s Cathedral has one of the largest church organs in the world. In the afternoon we sail into Austria.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 14<\/strong>Melk, the Wachau and Vienna<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the morning we arrive in Melk, where the great baroque abbey stands high above the Danube. At 11:30 we sail through the Wachau Valley with its vineyards, castle ruins and small wine villages, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We arrive in Vienna at 18:00.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><span><strong>Day 15<\/strong>Vienna<\/span><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disembarkation in Vienna at around 09:00. Our river cruise across Europe comes to an end.<br>\n<br>\nPlease note: Sailing times are approximate and may change due to water levels, weather, locks or other conditions.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is included?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89c98654 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Included<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-checklist\"><li>15 days \/ 14 nights on MS Leonora<\/li><li>English-speaking staff on board<\/li><li>All meals and selected drinks<\/li><li>Entertainment on board<\/li><li>All cabins are outside cabins with window, shower\/toilet, hairdryer and air conditioning<\/li><li>Port and passenger fees<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not included<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list c2g-xlist\"><li>Most drinks on board<\/li><li>Drinks package \u2013 available to purchase<\/li><li>Excursions<\/li><li>Transport to and from the ship<\/li><li>Service charge, \u20ac8 per person per day<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c2g-note has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prices and dates<\/strong> come straight from our booking system and are always up to date. We are happy to help with transfers, excursions and flights \u2013 just ask in your enquiry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 days across Europe from Amsterdam to Vienna \u2013 along the Rhine, the Main and the Main-Danube Canal to the Danube, with Cologne, W\u00fcrzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Passau and the Wachau along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":182,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"c2g_trip_code":"amsterdam-wien","footnotes":""},"flod":[19,18,2],"class_list":["post-179","rejse","type-rejse","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","flod-donau","flod-main","flod-rhinen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rejse\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rejse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rejse"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rejse\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rejse\/179\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"flod","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.cruise2go.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/flod?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}