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Award-winning luxury river cruises in Europe, Russia, Egypt, and China for the discerning traveller.
“Uniworld’s “Six-Star Experience” represents a core value in delivering the highest standards of EXCELLENCE in the six most important aspects of luxury river cruising: Expertise, Service, Unique, Culinary, Choice & Truly All-Inclusive Europe River Cruising.
For nearly four decades, Uniworld has taken guests to the world’s greatest destinations—Europe, Egypt, and China. Since 2006, when Uniworld was acquired by Travel Corporation, parent company of many popular travel companies such as Trafalgar, Insight, Brendan, and Contiki, as well as Red Carnation Hotels—the award-winning five-star luxury hotel collection—Uniworld has made major investments in its ships and its people. The ultimate goal of these investments—a first-class European river cruise boutique hotel-style experience. The winning combination of Uniworld’s sister companies’ expertise in tour planning and in first-class hotel management coupled with Uniworld’s decades of superior nautical experience has created a new dimension in river cruising.
Boutique hotel designers often invest a lot of thought, time, and resources into an interior decor reflective of a destination, as well as the amenities that assure an elegant, relaxed, and intimate experience. This is apparent on each of Uniworld’s nine company-owned ships. Over the course of the last couple of years, Uniworld’s ships have been completely refurbished to the highest standard of comfort, so guests travel from one exciting destination to the next with access to stylish lounges, cozy libraries, panoramic restaurants offering sumptuous cuisine and inviting riverview staterooms.
Complimentary airport transfers on arrival and departure days.
All tips and gratuities included (excluding optional extensions.)
Free onboard Internet and Wi-Fi Access.
In 2014 – Uniworld Boutique River Cruises introduces All-Inclusive European River Cruises
All gratuities for all onboard and onshore services; unlimited fine wine, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages; shore excursions with local experts as your guide; free Internet and Wi-Fi; and all arrival and departure day transfers.
Note: Unlimited beverages do not include premium wine and premium spirits.
Lavishly appointed riverview suite (214 sq ft – 20 sq m) with a French balcony.
Handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, built-in closet, hair dryer, safe, individual thermostat, flat-screen TV with infotainment centre and satellite, and bottled water.
Marble bathroom with Hermès bath and body products, plush towels, towel warmer, waffle bathrobes, and slippers
Additional special amenities and services.
The River Duchess has joined the Uniworld fleet in June 2003 and was refurbished in 2012. A sister ship to the magnificent River Empress and River Countess, she will again raise the standard of river cruising in Europe.
Step aboard into the spectacular two-story lobby, and feel the warmth and elegance that has been created just for you. Relax in the Europa (Main) Lounge, with its panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows. The beautiful Panorama restaurant offers elegant dining in one luxurious seating, with astonishing views on all sides.
With only 132 passengers, enjoy the small-ship ambiance aboard the River Duchess. Sail aboard the magnificent River Duchess, the ship of your dreams, part of the most luxurious and modern fleet in Europe.
Ship Profile & Stats
- Length: 361 feet
- Maiden Voyage: 2003
- Refurbished: 2012
- Passenger Capacity (dbl): 132
- Ship Registration: Switzerland
Ship Facilities
- Panorama Restaurant
- 4 Lounges
- Gymnasium
- Email Access
- Sauna
- Library
- Beauty Salon
- Gift Shop
- Elevator
- Spacious Sun Deck
Cruise Itinerary
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| 10 Aug '21 | Budapest, Hungary |
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| 11 Aug '21 | Budapest, Hungary |
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| 12 Aug '21 | Vukovar, Croatia |
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| 13 Aug '21 | Belgrade, Serbia |
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| 14 Aug '21 | Iron Gate, Romania, Serbia |
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| 15 Aug '21 | Vidin, Bulgaria |
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| 16 Aug '21 | Rousse, Bulgaria |
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| 17 Aug '21 | Giurgiu, Romania |
Disembark | Transfer to Bucharest |
| 17 Aug '21 | Bucharest, Romania |
Hotel | |
| 18 Aug '21 | Bucharest, Romania |
Hotel | |
| 19 Aug '21 | Bucharest, Romania |
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.
7 Night Cruise sailing from Budapest to Giurgiu aboard River Duchess. Hotel stay post-cruise in Bucharest.
Day 1: Budapest (Embark)
Day 2: Budapest
Located on opposite sides of the Danube, Buda and Pest each have their own distinctive character and allure. Explore this dynamic and multifaceted city with your choice of excursions—you can see it from a local’s perspective on our walking tour, cover more ground with a panoramic tour or “Let’s Go†with a guided bike ride. Vibrant Budapest, Hungary’s capital, offers an enchanting combination of East and West.
Choice of Budapest Communist Tour or Budapest panoramic highlights with synagogue visit
In the evening, a special Captain’s Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.
Day 3: Mohács, Batina (Osijek), Vukovar
Welcome to Croatia! This ancient country, which has made a remarkable recovery from a brutal civil war, is noted for its beautiful countryside and thriving folk traditions, as well as simple, delicious local rustic food.
Choice of Vucedol Culture Museum and lunch at a family winery or Home-hosted lunch with Karanac Craft Museum visit
Day 4: Belgrade
Belgrade, the modern-day capital of Serbia, is one of Europe’s oldest cities, dating back some 7,000 years. Signs of its tumultuous history are visible everywhere, juxtaposed with the city’s vibrant modern-day present.
Choice of Belgrade city tour with visit to the Royal Grounds of Karadjordjevic Dynasty Palace or “Let’s Go” “I Bike Belgrade” tour
Day 5: Golubac, Cruising the Iron Gates
Head ashore to explore a Paleolithic site and an extraordinarily well-preserved medieval fortress. All along the way, history lines the banks of the river. Keep an eye out for Trajan’s Plaque, which the ancient Romans erected to commemorate the road they anchored in the steep cliffs above the water, and Golubac Castle, built in the 14th century and attacked successively by the Serbs, Magyars and Turks.
Unwind onboard as you cruise the breathtaking Iron Gates, an 83-mile-long (134-kilometer-long) stretch of scenic gorges that were cut through the Carpathian and Balkan mountains over eons by the Danube River. These gorges, which act as a natural border between Serbia and Romania, are among the most dramatic and beautiful sights in all of Europe. This was one of the swiftest and most dangerous stretches of the river before two dams were built: Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II. Construction on the dams began in 1964 and took 20 years to complete; they have dramatically altered the area’s landscape, raising the water level by 114 feet (35 meters) and drowning several islands and villages.
Day 6: Vidin
Vidin is a port town on the Danube that once played an important role in medieval Bulgarian politics, as the great fortress Baba Vida attests. It’s your base for an unusual excursion today—a visit to the fascinating Belogradchik rock formations. Or you can head to a local’s home to bake a traditional Bulgarian dish called banitsa.
Choice of Belogradchik red rock valley or Banitza home baking experience
Day 7: Rousse
Bulgaria’s foremost Danube port, Rousse is sometimes called “Little Vienna†for its elegant 19th-century mansions and public buildings.
Choice of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi with authentic Bulgarian lunch or Rousse walking tour with Ivanovo and Basarbovo Monasteries
In the evening, a special Captain’s Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you.
Day 8: Giurgiu (Disembark), Transfer to Bucharest
This morning, you’ll disembark the ship in Giurgiu and drive through the countryside to Bucharest, where you’ll enjoy a panoramic city tour or walking tour in the old Lipscani district. Tonight, you’ll relax in the comfort of a luxury hotel located in the heart of the city, Romania’s capital and its cultural and economic center.
Day 9: Bucharest
Get to know the bustling heart of Romania’s capital city with a full day to explore Bucharest on your own.
Day 10: Bucharest
Check out of your hotel this morning.