The vibrant cities and charming towns that line some of Europe’s most scenic waterways could be closer than you think, as Fred. Olsen River Cruises offers a FREE tour package on all 2020 itineraries aboard its 156-guest river cruise ship, Brabant, on all bookings made by 13th August 2019 inclusive.
Fred. Olsen’s free tour package, worth £200, will include five specially-selected shore excursions on each itinerary, and is available on any of Brabant’s 26 sailings along the Rhine, Main, Moselle and Danube in 2020, with durations of seven, 10 and 14 nights.
Brabant will be setting sail on its third season of European river cruising with Fred. Olsen in April 2020, operating until November. Maiden itineraries next year will take in the stunning towns of Grevenmacher and Remich in Luxembourg, where few other river ships venture, as well as scenic cruises of the Danube Delta. Other inaugural calls include: Trier and Nierstein, in Germany; Cetate, Galați and Dobreta-Turnu Severin, in Romania; Donji Milanovac, in Serbia; Enkhuizen, in The Netherlands; and Vukovar, in Croatia.
Keith Norman, River Sales Manager at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said:
“This year, we launched an enhanced enrichment programme aboard Brabant, with every itinerary carefully crafted to include a theme, and a tour package designed to showcase the very best of the destinations that we visit. Several of the cruises also feature knowledgeable guest speakers, all of whom are specialists in their respective fields, from wine experts to historians, architects and horticulturists. It is a great way to enhance our river cruise offering, and something that we are keen to continue into 2020.
“Our new complimentary offer means that our guests can relax on their holiday, enjoy plenty of scenic cruising along the picturesque Rhine, Main, Moselle and Danube and explore the wonderful towns and cities that are interspersed along their banks, safe in the knowledge that Fred. Olsen has lined up a great tour package for them to make the most of their experience of the destination.”
Examples of Fred. Olsen’s free tour packages available on Brabant in 2020 are as follows:
– Seven-night R2013 ‘Sailing the Scenic Moselle to Luxembourg’ fly-cruise (flights from London Heathrow / Manchester) on 19th July 2020. Prices start from £1,599 per person.
Ports of call: Cologne, Germany – Cruising Lower Moselle Valley – Cochem, Germany – Trier, Germany – Remich, Luxembourg – Grevenmacher, Luxembourg – Cruising the Upper Moselle Valley – Cruising the Middle Moselle Valley – Bernkastel-Kues, Germany – Traban Trarbach, Germany – Koblenz, Germany – Cologne, Germany
Tours include: Cochem: ‘Reichsburg Castle; Remich: ‘Walking Through the Pearl of the Moselle’; Grevenmacher: ‘The Exotic Butterfly Garden of Grevenmacher’; Bernkastel-Kues: ‘Walking & Wine-Tasting in Bernkastel-Kues’; Koblenz: ‘Cable Car Ride to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress’
– 14-night R2025 ‘Eastern Europe Discovery to the Danube Delta’ fly-cruise (flights from London Heathrow / Manchester) on 11th October 2020. Prices start from £2,999 per person.
Ports of Call: Budapest, Hungary – Vukovar, Croatia – Belgrade, Serbia – Donji Milanovac, Serbia – Cruising the Iron Gates, Serbia – Vidin, Bulgaria – Ruse, Bulgaria – Cruising Lower Danube – Galati, Romania – St Gheorghe, Romania – Fetesti, Romania – Cetate, Romania – Turnu Severin, Romania – Novi Sad, Serbia – Kalocsa, Hungary – Budapest, Hungary (overnight stay)
Tours include: Belgrade: ‘Traditional Serbian Folklore Show’; Vidin: ‘Vidin & Baba Vida Fortress’; St Gheorge: ‘Danube Delta Safari’; Novi Sad: ‘Tastes of Novi Sad’; Kalocsa: ‘A Tate of Rich Hungarian Paprika’
