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2022 Cruise – Black Sea to Germany

We did an 18 day Danube River cruise which started in Romania and ended in Germany. In between we made stops in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. Our boat was the Avalon Passion which has 16 staterooms, 67 suites and can accommodate 168 passengers plus 47 crew. On the first leg of the cruise from Romania to Vienna there were about 80 passengers. This webpage setup is by country and the listing of albums is in the order that we traveled along the Danube.

Romania

We started this adventure in Bucharest, Romania. We arrived a full day ahead of the start of the cruise to get accustomed to the time change and do a little…

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Bulgaria

We spent a full day exploring two of Bulgaria's most historically significant sites. The first was Tsarevets Hill, which is part of modern day Veliko Tarnovo,…

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Serbia

In the morning we went through the locks at the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station which is the largest dam on the Danube. It is located at the lower end…

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Croatia

Our stay in Croatia was brief but interesting. The boat dropped us off at the town of Ilok and continued up the Danube River to Vukovar. We visited a winery in…

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Hungary

We started our time in Hungary Mohács which is where our boat docked. From there we took a bus 45km west to Pécs. Its central Saint István Square is surrounded…

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Slovakia

Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the…

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Austria

Our first tour in Austria was a bus trip from Bratislava, Slovakia to Carnuntum Archaeological Park which has a museum, exposed ruins and reconstructed…

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Germany

The city of Passau lies at the confluence of three rivers, The Danube, Inn and Ilz and since Roman times has attracted traders and travelers. The old town of…

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