Cruises to Hungary on the Danube blend grand cityscapes with quiet river bends. In Budapest, the river frames a world-class panorama of Parliament, Chain Bridge, and the Buda Castle Quarter. North of the capital, the Danube Bend sweeps past Szentendre, Visegrád, and Esztergom, each perched on alternating banks beneath wooded hills. The experience unfolds at an unhurried pace—long, soft-light river views punctuated by hilltop lookouts, historic quays, and baroque streets leading back to the water.
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Itinerary : Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna
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MS Vivaldi
5 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Vienna
11/1/2026
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1 455 $CA
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05-13-17-21-29 Nov 2026
03-07-11-15 Dec 2026
13-17-21-25 Mar 2027
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Itinerary : Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna
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MS Douce France
5 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Vienna
12/14/2026
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1 652 $CA
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31 Oct 2026
08-12-16-20 Nov 2026
02-10 Dec 2026
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Itinerary : Vienna, Melk, Durnstein, Bratislava, Kalocsa, Budapest, Esztergom, Vienna
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Beethoven
8 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
8/11/2026
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2 247 $CA
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05-12-26 May 2026
09-16-23-30 Jun 2026
07-14-21-28 Jul 2026
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Itinerary : Vienna, Melk, Durnstein, Bratislava, Kalocsa, Budapest, Esztergom, Vienna
13 other departures
MS Douce France
8 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
8/11/2026
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2 381 $CA
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07-14-21-28 Jul 2026
04-18 Aug 2026
22-29 Jun 2027
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Itinerary : Budapest, Mohacs, Osijek, Belgrade, Golubac, Novi SAD, Ilok, Vukovar, Mohacs, Kalocsa, Budapest
4 other departures
Modigliani
8 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
9/25/2026
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2 770 $CA
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19 Jul 2026
25 May 2027
25 Jun 2027
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Itinerary : Vienna, Melk, Durnstein, Bratislava, Kalocsa, Budapest, Esztergom, Vienna
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MS Vivaldi
8 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
10/21/2026
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2 952 $CA
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14 Oct 2026
Itinerary : Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna
2 other departures
MS Vivaldi
6 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Bratislava
12/22/2026
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2 562 $CA
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22-28 Dec 2027
Itinerary : Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna
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MS Douce France
6 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Bratislava
12/22/2027
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2 753 $CA
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28 Dec 2026
28 Dec 2027
Itinerary : Passau, Vienna, Esztergom, Budapest, Bratislava, Melk, Passau
MS BOLERO
8 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
12/21/2026
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1 530 $CA
Itinerary : Budapest, Mohacs, Osijek, Vukovar, Ilok, Novi SAD, Belgrade, Brcko, Slavonski Brod, Jasenovac, Sisak, Lake Balaton
Monalisa
10 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
4/13/2027
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3 306 $CA
Itinerary : Budapest, Mohacs, Novi SAD, Kanjiza, Szeged, Csongrad, Szolnok, Tiszafüred, Tokaj
Monalisa
9 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Budapest
4/27/2027
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3 471 $CA
Itinerary : Passau, Krems, Vienna, Esztergom, Budapest, Vukovar, Novi SAD, Donji Milanovac, Belgrade, Mohacs, Kalocsa, Bratislava, Melk, Passau
Viktoria
15 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
12/22/2026
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3 822 $CA
Itinerary : Passau, Vienna, Solt, Mohacs, Belgrade, Rousse, Brăila, Oltenita, Giurgiu, Novi SAD, Aljmaš, Budapest, Bratislava, Ybbs, Passau
6 other departures
MS BOLERO
15 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
10/12/2026
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3 987 $CA
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11 May 2026
08 Jun 2026
06 Jul 2026
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Itinerary : Passau, Vienna, Solt, Mohacs, Belgrade, Rousse, Brăila, Oltenita, Giurgiu, Novi SAD, Aljmaš, Budapest, Bratislava, Ybbs, Passau
6 other departures
Viktoria
15 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
9/28/2026
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4 318 $CA
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27 Apr 2026
01-22 Jun 2026
20 Jul 2026
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Itinerary : Passau, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna, Esztergom, Budapest
9 other departures
Modigliani
6 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
8/20/2026
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1 507 $CA
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14-31 Jul 2026
10 Aug 2026
07 Oct 2026
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Itinerary : Passau, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna, Esztergom, Budapest
9 other departures
MS France
6 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Passau
7/15/2026
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1 679 $CA
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15 Jun 2026
05 Jul 2026
26 Aug 2026
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Itinerary : Tokaj, Tiszafüred, Kisköre, Csongrad, Szeged, Kanjiza, Novi SAD, Mohacs, Budapest
Monalisa
9 d
Ocean view Stateroom
Tokaj
5/5/2027
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3 471 $CA
Budapest stages the river like a set piece. From Gellért Hill to Margaret Island, bridges connect Pest’s boulevards to Buda’s slopes; the Parliament, Buda Castle Quarter, and Andrássy’s axis read as one continuous waterfront composition. Upriver, the valley tightens into the Danube Bend. Szentendre sits first, an artists’ town with church spires and cobbled lanes above a calm quay. Visegrád follows at the narrowest part of the bend, its hilltop citadel and riverside palace terraces looking out over an S-curve of water and forest. Beyond, Esztergom’s basilica crowns a bluff with sweeping views across to Slovakia. Passing villages and ferry slips line both banks; wooded hills keep horizons low and green. Even without detours, the sequence—city panorama, islanded midstream reaches, then bend-hugging banks—delivers varied perspectives at an easy cadence. Late light pulls warm color onto limestone, copper, and the river’s passing surface; mornings hang pale and still. In between, you move from grand architecture to compact towns within a short run, with memorable vantage points from promenades, embankments, and hill paths close to the channel. Short ferries crisscross to low piers. The Danube’s character here is pictorial more than wild, favoring human-scaled scenes layered with history and constant water views.
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