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A custom trip planner prepared for Royal Travelers

By Mary Lou Yeager with McCabe World Travel

Welcome Royal Travelers to Tauck's River Cruise Planner – Danube Christmas Markets!

On our European river cruises, frequently named among "The World's Best River Cruise Lines" by the

readers of Travel + Leisure, virtually every cruise expense is included in one upfront allinclusive price –there are no hidden costs, no surprises, and no options sold on tour.

Thanks to our uncommon access ashore, we've carefully choreographed each and every day so you

connect ashore with people, places, and cultural traditions from arrival to departure. Years have been spent

meticulously researching and defining every day so you enjoy in-depth cultural exploration on all-included

shore excursions, locally guided sightseeing, dining ashore that provides a genuine taste of regional cuisine

– and of course a fantastic time on the rivers aboard our riverboats with no more than 130 guests.

Three Tauck Directors and one Tauck Cruise Director are aboard every riverboat, providing personalized,

caring service; gratuities to Tauck Directors, the Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, drivers and local guides

are included.

We’ve built our business on one principle – to provide guests with the very best travel experience possible,with an uncompromising focus on personalized service, quality experience and inclusive value. River

cruising with Tauck is peaceofmind travel at its best – you'll return home refreshed, ready to do it all again!

Your Trip Planner includes just about everything you need to know to make your decision to take this river

cruise with Tauck. You'll find a day-to-day itinerary, destination information, hotel details, practical tips,

useful advice to prepare for your trip, and more – our expertise is right at your fingertips.

I encourage you to make your reservation soon to be sure to get the departure date you want – space isfilling quickly! Call Mary Lou Yeager with McCabe World Travel at 757-253-2700.

Thank you – and I hope you join us on this amazing river cruise.

Sincerely,

Daniel W. Mahar, CEO

Call Mary Lou Yeager with McCabe World Travel at 757-253-2700

Y O U R P E R S O N A L I Z E D Q U O T EChristmas Markets Along the Danube - Eastbound

Our European Christmas Market tours featuring a Danube

river cruise from Nürnberg to Vienna aboard ms Savor or ms

Joy offer a new approach to discovering the magic of the

Christmas Markets in Germany and Austria… a 700yearholiday tradition! Enjoy Tauck's signature sightseeing and

exclusive events... gain insights from the personal

experiences of your local guides as they recall the Christmas

Markets of their childhoods... and celebrate the holidays with

special yuletide events on the ship and off! Aboard your

riverboat, decorated in holiday style, you can sample

glühwein and other seasonal goodies. Attend a holiday baking

demonstration... a festive European Christmas dinner with all

the fixings… and a performance by alumni of theRegensburger Domspatzen choir! Watch delectable

gingerbread being made at Café Simon in Passau... explorethe Baroque architecture of 900-year-old Melk Abbey... have

lunch at Stiftskeller St. Peter in Salzburg and at the Palais

Pallavicini in Vienna, and take a tour of the Thurn und Taxisfamily's Palace of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, with a visit

to its private Christmas Market – and more!

Q U O T E : R O Y A L T R A V E L E R S ' S T R I P , D E P A R T I N G O N N O V E M B E R 2 6 T H , 2 0 1 7

Room 1 - Single - Cat 1, Emerald Deck, 150 Sqft, MS SAVORTour Cost: $2,690 USD per person

Cruise Protection Plan: $595 USD per person

Room 2 - Double - Cat 1, Emerald Deck, 150 Sqft, MS SAVORTour Cost: $2,690 USD per person

Cruise Protection Plan: $595 USD per person

Due DatesDeposit Due Date: February 19th, 2017

Balance Due Date: August 28th, 2017

TotalsDeposit Total: $4,185 USD

Booking Total: $9,855 USD

Note: Above quote was compiled based on the information available to us at the time you ordered this Trip Planner. It is not an offer to sell you the tour at the

quoted price. Although not expected, prices in this quote may be subject to change due to unexpected significant external factors not forecasted at the time of

quote; availability, tour details and other components may also be subject to change. Your quote does not include airfare to and from the tour start and end

locations. Tauck's terms and conditions apply upon booking and depositing.


I T I N E R A R YChristmas Markets Along the Danube - Eastbound

T A U C K V A L U E I N C L U D E S

Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck

Directors & Tauck Cruise Director

All private Tauck shore excursions

Visits to Christmas Markets in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz,

Passau, Regensburg & Nürnberg

Locally guided walking tours of market cities and

towns

Visit to Baroque Melk Abbey in Austria

Tour of Thurn und Taxis Palace and visit to its private

Christmas Market

Gingerbread demonstration in Passau

Onboard performance by alumni of famed

Regensburger Domspatzen choir

Special Christmas lunches ashore

Traditional European Christmas dinner & holiday

events aboard the riverboat

Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship

include regional wine, beer and premium spirits in

addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks

All meals included (7 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 7

dinners)

Service charges, taxes, porterage, airport transfers

and applicable fuel surcharges

Day 1 Arrive Nürnberg / Embark your riverboatCruise begins: 4:00 PM, Nürnberg, Germany. Atransfer is included from Airport Nürnberg to ms Savor or

ms Joy. Guests enjoying a precruise stay in Nürnbergwill receive a transfer from the Tauck hotel to theriverboat. After boarding your riverboat, you may takethe complimentary shuttles into town and explore some ofthis historic city on your own. You'll find Nürnberg alldone up for the holidays; like its neighboring countries,during the season of the Christmas Markets Germany isat its most festive. Join the captain for his welcomereception followed by dinner aboard the riverboat thisevening.Meals: D

Lodging: Aboard the Riverboat

Day 2 Holiday time in NürnbergNürnberg - On Nürnberg's main market square opposite

the Church of Our Lady sits perhaps the most famous of

Germany's Christmas Markets, with its iconic, golden-

haired Christmas Angel and charming Zwetchgenmannle

(“Plum People”) – unique to Bavaria and made from driedplums and other fruits. By the time Christmas Eve rolls

around, this “Little Town from Wood and Cloth” will havewelcomed two million folks from around the globe –including you – delighting them with its authentic

ornaments, Bavarian crafts, Christmas candles, lebkuchen

and other kinds of cookies, tasty fruit loaves, tangy

gingerbread, handmade toys and glühwein!

You'll have a choice of sightseeing in historic Nürnbergthis morning. You may choose to explore old Nürnberg,including a walking tour along its centuries-old rampartsand defensive walls, past the opera house and St. John'sCemetery to the old city and marketplace, and visitingthe Dürer House. Or take a tour that includes theZeppelinfeld rally grounds, the Documentation Center andother Nürnberg city sites associated with World War IIand its aftermath. Following your visit to Nürnberg'sfamous Weihnachtsmarkt, you'll have lunch and sometime to spend as you please before rejoining the riverboatand continue cruising to Regensburg. After dinner tonight,you might want to join in as we trim the riverboat'sChristmas tree for the holidays and enjoy some specialtreats.Meals: B, L, D



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Day 3 - Regensburg & a palace Christmas market

Regensburg - Sausages and song are big in Regensburg,

as your visit to its centuries-old Weihnachtsmarkt on the

Neupfarrplatz will attest. Market goers feast on the city’sfamed sausages, along with steamed dampfnudel

dumplings, gingerbread, roast chestnuts and, naturally,

glühwein from Bavarian claret, as they admire the work ofglassblowers, chandlers and potters, and listen to the

joyous strains of the acclaimed Regensburger Domspatzen

choir – some of whose alumni will perform on your riverboattonight! The Thurn und Taxis family’s Palace of St.Emmeram is the setting for your tour and visit to its private

Christmas Market. During the seasonal Christmas Markets

Germany glows with holiday cheer as each town

celebrates the season – and Regensburg is one of themost special.

You'll understand why Regensburg calls itself "Europe'sbest-preserved medieval city" as you explore itsChristmas Market set against a backdrop of centuries-oldbuildings during a walking tour and have some free timeto enjoy the town on your own. After lunch aboard theriverboat, it's off for a private visit to an opulent palacethat the founders of Europe's first large-scale postalsystem converted from a monastery for themselves.The Thurn und Taxis family's impressive Palace of St.Emmeram is said to have more rooms than BuckinghamPalace, and hosts its very own Christmas Market in theintimate setting of the beautiful inner courtyard everyyear. On your visit, tour the palace and browse the fineprivate market, where you might interact with artisansdisplaying their wares. Rumor has it that Her HighnessPrincess Gloria of Thurn und Taxis and her family oftenwander through, enjoying the market themselves. Afterreturning to the ship, alumni of the famed RegensburgerDomspatzen choir perform aboard the riverboat thisevening.Meals: B, L, D


Day 4 - Christmas in the air... in Passau

Passau – Navigating the narrow lanes and archways of

this Bavarian town on the Danube, Ilz and Inn rivers is a

pleasure any time of year – but never more so than now,when one of the Christmas Markets Germany is most

famous for transforms Passau’s historic Baroque centerinto a wonderland brimming with bratwurst, lebkuchen,

glühwein and good cheer. At the center of it all is St.Stephan’s Cathedral, whose massive pipe organ – thelargest in Europe – stars in concerts throughout theseason.

Baking gingerbread… it's one of the best aromas ofChristmas! More than four generations of the Simonfamily have perfected the art of making gingerbread andyou'll see how it's done during a demonstration atPassau's famous Café Simon. After a walking tour of thecity and its Weihnachtsmarkt, the afternoon is yours toexplore as you wish. Please join us back aboard theriverboat for a discovery briefing with your Tauck Directorbefore dinner.Meals: B, L, D



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Day 5 - 'Tis the season in Salzburg & Linz

Salzburg / Linz - The angelic voices of choirs singing

carols on Cathedral Square... the pealing bells of old

Salzburger Dom, overlooking neat rows of lit-up booths

fragrant with the aroma of roasted almonds and hot mulled

wine... ornate Baroque domes, towers and rooftops tipped

with snow in the heart of Old Town... the clatter of

horse-drawn carriages over cobblestoned streets... sweet

candy apples and marzipan... the warm laughter of families

having the time of their lives... and music everywhere, in

the city that gave us Mozart. The Christmas Markets of

Salzburg, a true feast for the senses... and Linz’sChristkindlmarkt, the curving roofs of its stalls symbolizing

the waves of the Danube.

The riverboat arrives in Linz, Austria, for a full-dayexcursion to Mozart’s magical hometown of Salzburg, withits Baroque town center dressed in its holiday best. Aftera walking tour and exploring the Christkindlmarkt in thischarming city, have lunch at Stiftskeller St. Peter, one ofEurope’s oldest restaurants, located on the premises ofhistoric St. Peter’s Abbey. Following some free time,return to Linz for a different Christmas Marketexperience… and, as you’ve learned, each town’s markethas something all its own to offer. Or, if you prefer,spend the entire day in Linz, enjoying its ChristmasMarket, exploring on your own, or just relaxing aboard theriverboat. Enjoy a live musical performance by DonauKlang aboard ship tonight.Meals: B, L, D


Day 6 - Melk Abbey on the Mighty Danube

Melk - Perched high on a rocky bluff overlooking the

Danube and the town of Melk, Stift Melk (Melk Abbey)

has shone as a beacon of culture and learning since its

founding nearly a millennium ago. The 18th-century

Baroque complex is home to a magnificent church and its

own Christmas legend – about a miraculous visit from theVirgin Mary and the Christ child, and a young novice

whose juggling so entertained the infant that he clapped

for joy.

A visit to one of the world's most famous monasteries,beautiful Melk Abbey, inspires with Baroque architectureand facades, soaring ceilings, magnificent frescoes, goldand marble statues and artistic treasures. Black-robedBenedictine monks go about their simple daily lives heretoday, just as they have done for hundreds of years.Situated high above the town overlooking the river, theAbbey is home to a stunning library housing a massivecollection of medieval manuscripts, including a famousgroup of musical manuscripts. Be sure to take time toadmire the views of the Danube from its terraces. FromMelk, you'll cruise through the Wachau Valley thisafternoon, arriving in grand old Vienna after dinnertonight.Meals: B, L, D



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Day 7 - Making very merry in Vienna

Vienna - Images of St. Nicholas – with his devilishnemesis, Krampus – Advent wreaths, twinkling lights,roasting chestnuts, sausages and kartoffelpuffer (potato

cakes), hot glühwein and fruity punsch... all signs ofChristmastime in Vienna! Many Christkindlmarkts big and

small grace Austria’s capital at yuletide, and you’ll exploretwo of the major ones. Magic’s in the air at the WienerChristkindlmarkt on the Rathausplatz in front of the city

hall, Vienna’s oldest and largest Christmas market... livemusic, tastefully lit trees, holiday arts and crafts, tempting

treats and smiling faces are everywhere. And at opulent

Schönbrunn Palace, you’ll tour rooms that the Habsburgsonce lived in, and browse through lovely hand-blown glass

ornaments, red Viennese hearts, Victorian-style sweets

and other treasures in the palace’s own, equallyimpressive Christmas Market... guaranteed to warm your

heart.

“Imperial” Vienna, which you’ll explore on a sightseeingtour this morning, seems even grander with Christmasdecorations everywhere you look. Get a glimpse of what“happy Habsburg family holidays” might have been likeon a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, and take in the palace’sown Christmas Market. After a holiday lunch at thehistoric Palais Pallavicini, enjoy an afternoon at leisure tosample more of Vienna’s holiday cheer and its manyChristmas Markets; complimentary shuttles run back andforth between the city and the riverboat. Share yourmemories of this wonderful week with your new friends atthe captain's farewell reception, followed by dinner thisevening... as your Christmas Market cruise draws to aclose.Meals: B, L, D


Day 8 - Homeward bound

Your riverboat cruise ends in Vienna. Fly homeanytime. A transfer is included from the riverboat toVienna International Airport. Guests enjoying a post-cruisestay in Vienna will receive a transfer from the hotel to theairport. Please allow at least 3 hours for airport check-in.Meals: B


ACCOMMODATIONSChristmas Markets Along the Danube - Eastbound

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Our 443-foot riverboats – including ms Joy and ms Savor (operating on the Danube),

and ms Grace and ms Inspire (operating on the Rhine) – continue to set standards forquality, comfort, the most space per guest, and the most suites on Europe’s rivers.These longer ships (443 ft. or 135 meters) accommodate a maximum of 130 guests in a

total of 67 cabins. 22 suites (300 sq. ft.) offer walk-in closets, spacious baths, and two

French balconies with floor-to-ceiling windows. 32 cabins (225 sq. ft.) include 8

innovative “loft cabins” providing additional light and views on the lower deck. Standardcabins (150 sq. ft.) are comfortable and similar in décor to our suites. All have inroom

movies, minibar, adjustable heating & cooling, a private bathroom with shower and sumptuous toiletries and bedding. Public

spaces boast panoramic windows, a Sun Deck, a casual dining area (Arthur's), cocktail lounge and main dining room, The

Compass Rose.


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