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- calendar_today Multiple Departures
- bedtime 14 nights
- directions_boat Viking Baldur
- location_on Depart from Budapest
- Outside price from $8,539*/person
- Balcony price from $10,939*/person
- Suite price from $20,739*/person
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INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE
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Flights Included PLUS exclusive savings of $500*
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Economy Airfares Included Up To $2,800pp*
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14 night luxury river voyage from Budapest to Amsterdam
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Onboard meals including beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner
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24-hour specialty coffees, teas & bottled water
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12 included guided tours across the voyage
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One complimentary shore excursion in every port of call
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Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
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Enrichment lectures & Destination Performances
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Port taxes & fees
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Onboard Gratuities
YOUR ITINERARY
Viking Baldur welcomes guests aboard in Budapest, a city split in two by the Danube and joined again by nine graceful bridges. Hilltop Buda rises in terraces of baroque rooftops and castle walls, while across the water Pest spreads out in wide boulevards anchored by the neo-Gothic silhouette of the Hungarian Parliament. As the ship settles into port for the evening, its lights begin to trace the riverbank alongside the city’s own.
...A full day opens in Budapest, long known as the Paris of the East for its grand avenues and thermal bathing culture. Guests may cross the wrought-iron Chain Bridge on foot, climb the turrets of Fisherman’s Bastion for sweeping views over the river, or soak in the mineral waters of a centuries-old bathhouse. By evening the Parliament building glows gold against the dark Danube, a view many guests take in from the sun deck before the ship sails.
...The ship arrives in Vienna, a capital shaped by centuries of imperial ambition and musical genius. Wide boulevards along the Ringstrasse trace the line of the old city walls, linking opera houses, palaces and coffeehouses where composers once gathered to work. The elegance of the Habsburg era lingers in every gilded facade and cobbled square.
...Exploration continues in Vienna, where a second day allows time to linger. Some guests spend the morning among the collections of the city’s great museums, tracing centuries of European art and design, while others prefer a quieter pace, settling into a traditional coffeehouse for a slice of layered chocolate cake and a strong Viennese coffee.
...Morning brings one of the river’s finest stretches, as Viking Baldur threads through the Wachau Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of terraced vineyards, sun-bleached villages and ruined hilltop castles. The ship docks at Melk, where a Benedictine abbey crowns the bluff above the river, its library holding medieval manuscripts beneath frescoed ceilings and gilded stucco.
...Passau sits at the meeting point of three rivers, the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz, each carrying a different shade of water into the confluence. Narrow lanes wind between tall Italianate townhouses in the old town, leading to a baroque cathedral that houses one of the largest church organs in the world.
...Regensburg’s medieval core survived the centuries almost untouched, earning it UNESCO World Heritage status. Guests wander cobbled streets beneath the twin spires of the cathedral and cross the twelfth-century Stone Bridge, once the only crossing point on the Danube for hundreds of miles.
...The ship transits the Main-Danube Canal, a feat of engineering that lifts and lowers vessels through sixteen locks across more than one hundred miles, linking two of Europe’s great river systems. In Nuremberg, guests can explore the Palace of Justice, wander the timbered old town, or stand before the Gothic spires framing the fountain in the Market Square.
...Bamberg spreads across seven hills along the Regnitz River, its UNESCO-listed old town a maze of half-timbered houses and baroque facades. The city’s smoke-flavoured Rauchbier, brewed in local taverns for generations, remains one of its most distinctive traditions.
...Würzburg rises above the Main River beneath the fortress of Marienberg, surrounded by terraced vineyards. At its heart stands the Würzburg Residenz, a baroque palace and UNESCO World Heritage Site whose grand staircase is crowned by one of the largest ceiling frescoes ever painted.
...Wertheim’s half-timbered old town sits at the confluence of the Main and Tauber rivers, long known for its glassblowing workshops. As the ship departs, it eases through the wooded hills of the Spessart region, a stretch of the Main River lined with dense forest and quiet riverside villages.
...Few stretches of river carry as much legend as the Middle Rhine, where more than forty castles crown the hillsides above vineyard terraces. Guests keep watch for the Lorelei, the rocky outcrop said to have lured sailors with a siren’s song, before the ship reaches Koblenz, where the Rhine meets the Mosel at the German Corner.
...Cologne’s skyline is dominated by its Gothic cathedral, its twin spires visible for miles along the Rhine and standing among the tallest of any church in the world. Below, the Old Town’s narrow lanes lead past colourful facades to the riverside promenade, where guests can watch barges pass beneath the cathedral’s shadow.
...The ship sails through the flat, watery landscape of the Dutch delta, where rivers split and rejoin across a patchwork of polders. At Kinderdijk, nineteen historic windmills stand in formation along the canals, a UNESCO World Heritage site built to keep the low-lying land dry for centuries.
...The journey concludes in Amsterdam, a city built on more than one hundred kilometres of canals and lined with gabled merchant houses from its seventeenth-century golden age. Guests disembark with time to explore further, whether wandering the canal ring on foot or extending their stay before the journey home.
...YOUR SHIP - The Viking Baldur
Baldur was everyone’s favorite, loved by both gods and mortals. Baldur was believed to be indestructible. So impervious to injury was he that, at banquets, guests used to amuse themselves by hurling objects at him. Nothing, it seemed, could harm him. Yet the malicious trickster Loki discovered that the one thing that could kill Baldur was mistletoe. He tricked Hodur into throwing a sprig of mistletoe at the beautiful and good Baldur, fatally wounding him.
Glaciers
Elevator
Laundry Service
Observation Lounge
Walking Track
Library
Bar
Lounge
The Restaurant
Description
Baldur was everyone’s favorite, loved by both gods and mortals. Baldur was believed to be indestructible. So impervious to injury was he that, at banquets, guests used to amuse themselves by hurling objects at him. Nothing, it seemed, could harm him. Yet the malicious trickster Loki discovered that the one thing that could kill Baldur was mistletoe. He tricked Hodur into throwing a sprig of mistletoe at the beautiful and good Baldur, fatally wounding him.
Recreational
Glaciers
Other
Elevator
Laundry Service
Observation Lounge
Walking Track
Entertainment
Library
Food and Drink
Bar
Lounge
The Restaurant
Launched
2013
Tonnage
5,000
Length
443
Capacity
190
AVAILABLE STATEROOMS
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![Standard Stateroom-[F]](https://www.cruiseabout.com.au/volume/images/original/1581065361.jpg)
Standard Stateroom-[F]
![French Balcony Stateroom-[D]](https://www.cruiseabout.com.au/volume/images/original/1597340471.jpg)
French Balcony Stateroom-[D]
![Veranda Suite-[AA]](https://www.cruiseabout.com.au/volume/images/original/cb4a55a6dd7def6fd14a32fd56ef0fa9.png)
Veranda Suite-[AA]
Outside from $8,539*
Standard Stateroom-[F]
Balcony from $10,939*
French Balcony Stateroom-[D]
Suite from $20,739*
Veranda Suite-[AA]
ALTERNATIVE DATES
View our alternative dates and durations below for this cruise. Prices based on twinshare cabin.
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DateTripCruise ShipNightsPrice per person
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26th Sep ‘26Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Bragi- 14Nights14
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30th Sep ‘26Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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24th Oct ‘26Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Bragi- 14Nights14
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28th Oct ‘26Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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6th Jun ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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4th Jul ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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5th Jul ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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1st Aug ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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2nd Aug ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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29th Aug ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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30th Aug ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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26th Sep ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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24th Oct ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Baldur- 14Nights14
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25th Oct ‘27Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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5th Jun ‘28Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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31st Jul ‘28Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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28th Aug ‘28Grand European Tour – Amsterdam to BudapestViking Egdir- 14Nights14
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Cruiseabout Exclusive Savings Terms and Conditions
Cruiseabout Exclusive $300 voucher is valid for in-store or Contact Centre bookings made with Cruiseabout during the promotional period. Valid for new river cruise bookings only from 10 September 2026 to 2 November 2026. Bookings must include a cruise component to be eligible. A maximum of one redemption is permitted per booking. The voucher cannot be used towards deposits and is not combinable with any other offer, voucher or promotion. The $300 discount will be applied to the final booking price. A maximum of one redemption is permitted per booking. The voucher has no cash value and cannot be refunded, exchanged, transferred, or redeemed for cash, credit or foreign exchange products. This voucher is not valid for use by Flight Centre Travel Group employees. The offer expires 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST. View our full Terms and Conditions (http://www.cruiseabout.com.au/terms-conditions/). (VIKRSEP4)