Explore
Prague and Germany's Rivers June 28-July 9, 2012
Join
AAA President and CEO Mike Tully
The 2012 President’s cruise, hosted by Mike Tully and his charming wife Heidi and daughters Mckayla and Courteney, will be a summertime discovery of the ‘City of a Hundred Spires” and an up-close look at the magnificent castles and gardens of European royalty along Germany's Rhine and Main rivers – back to a time of Knights and Ladies.
Highlights
and Inclusions:
3 nights in Prague at the stylish, city-center Imperial Hotel, with breakfast daily, sightseeing tours, a dinner, and a welcome reception
7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the newly remodeled River Ambassador, including seven shore excursions - Johannisburg Castle, Würzburg Residenz Palace, Hesperides Gardens, and more must-see attractions
1 night in Cologne, Germany at a superior-first-class hotel, with breakfast, a dinner, and an exclusive sightseeing tour
Exclusive Epicurean Adventurer Program, featuring wine tasting at Schloss Kleinheubach, Franconian sausage-making demonstration, and a wine and food pairing dinner
Signature onboard lecture "My Heart Belongs to My Garden"
Captain's welcome gala and farewell dinner
An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive, English-speaking
staff
Cruise port charges and all transfers on arrival and departure days*
Cruise
Price and Payments
from $3,769 per person, double occupancy, cruise-only
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Deposit: $200 per person due at time of booking
Final Payment: Due on or before February 24, 2012
Note: Cruise port charges of $126 are included. Airfare is additional. AAA highly recommends
the purchase of travel insurance. U.S. Citizens must
have a valid passport.
Space
is limited
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Uniworld’s
Intimate River Ambassador
The 120-passenger River Ambassador was named one of the world's "top Small Cruise ships" by Condé Naste Traveler's 2010 Reader's Poll. This all-riverview, lavishly appointed gem was remodeled in 2011.
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ship details
Day
1 6/27/12
Depart
U.S. home gateway airport to Prague
Day
2 6/28/12
Prague
Be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transfer to the Imperial Hotel. Check in and enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.
Day
3 6/29/12
Prague Featured excursion: Prague city tour
Beauty and drama abound in the "City of Spires." You'll see a fairy-tale city with Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau styles, passing places like the State Opera House, Wenceslas Square, and the Charles Bridge, before finishing up in Old Town - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. BB, D
Day
4 6/30/12
Prague Featured excursion: Jewish Prague
Explore Jewish Prague on a walking tour of Josefov, the city’s old Jewish quarter, including Europe’s oldest surviving Jewish cemetery; Old New Synagogue, Europe’s oldest active synagogue; and Pinkas Synagogue, now a memorial to Holocaust victims. BB
Day
5 7/1/12
Prague to Nuremberg and ship
Travel by motor coach approximately three hours from Prague to Nuremberg, where you will board River Ambassador. BB, D
Day
6 7/2/12
Nuremberg
Featured excursion: Choice of City tour and Hesperides Gardens or WWII historical tour
A panoramic tour will highlight Kaiserburg Castle and this archetypal Medieval German city - encircled by defensive walls and red-roofed buildings. After your city tour, you will visit Nuremberg's historic Hesperides Gardens, which boast Italian-style plantings. Or turn back the pages of history with a guided tour of the city’s most important WWII sites, including the newly opened Nuremberg Trials Memoriam. BB, L, D - Captain’s Welcome Gala
Day
7 7/3/12
Hassfurt (Bamberg-a UNESCO World Heritage City) Featured excursion: Bamberg city tour
Bamberg has one of Europe's largest intact Old Town centers. Your morning walking tour takes you past the Imperial Cathedral, Town Hall, and "Little Venice," an area of colorful 19th-century fishermen's houses. You'll also visit the four-winged New Residence - the ornate former home of Bamberg's prince-bishops - and get a panoramic view of the city from the lovely rose gardens. BB, L, D
Day
8 7/4/12
Würzburg Featured excursion: Würzburg Residenz visit and choice of wine tasting or walking tour
Würzburg Residence - an immaculate example of Baroque architecture - is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. It features the largest ceiling fresco in the world and some of the most expansive gardens in Europe. Your estate tour will be capped off by a private wine tasting of Franconian wines in the historic cellars. Or tour the city, one of the loveliest in Germany. BB, L, D
Day
9 7/5/12
Miltenberg, cruising the Main River, Aschaffenburg Featured excursion: Walking tour and Schloss Kleinheubach
On your walking tour, you'll see fairy-tale-like 14th- and 15th-century half-timbered houses. Then you visit the magnificent Schloss Kleinheubach castle, where you will enjoy a tour by a member of the Princely family – a Uniworld exclusive – and reception featuring wine from the house of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. In the late afternoon, you sail along the Main. BB, L, D
Day
10 7/6/12
Aschaffenburg, cruising the Main River, Frankfurt Featured excursion: Walking tour and Johannisburg Castle
You dock at what is considered the "Bavarian Nice" for its mild climate and Mediterranean gardens and visit the Pomejanum - a perfect replica of a Roman house - next to the grand Renaissance Johannisburg castle. Then enjoy scenic sailing along the Main. BB, L, D
Day
11 7/7/12
Cruising the Rhine to Koblenz Featured excursion: Walking tour and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
In the morning, you sail through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Koblenz, where you wind your way through narrow streets and historic squares, taking in Old Town and the 12th-century Church of Our Lady. Then you'll take a breathtaking trip across the Rhine on an aerial cable car to the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein. BB, L, D – Captain's Farewell Dinner
Day
12 7/8/12
Cologne
Featured excursion: Cologne walking tour
You are transferred from the ship to your hotel in Cologne before taking a walking tour of the city, including the magnificent Cologne Cathedral, with the largest façade of any church in the world, and the Roman Museum. BB,D - AAA's Farewell Dinner
Day
13 7/9/12
Cologne, transfer to Düsseldorf airport for flight home Today you say "Auf wiedersehen." BB
Price
per person, based on double occupancy, cruise-only
and is subject to change, availability, confirmation, and
prior sale. Cruise port charges are included. Other conditions
and restrictions apply.
Cancellation penalty charges (per person): Cancel 90 days or more prior to trip start date: $200 nonrefundable deposit is charged. Cancel 89-60 days prior to the trip start date: 35% of the fare is charged. Cancel 59 - 30 days prior to the trip start date: 50% of the fare is charged. Cancel less than 30 days prior to the trip start date or no-show: 100% of fare is charged. Fare is defined as the cost of any cruise, land, or air element purchased from Uniworld River Cruises Inc. If you cancel your air arrangements eighty-nine (89) days or less before departure, penalties as shown above will apply to the price of the air. Any change or substitution of a passenger will be deemed a cancellation of the reservation and the applicable cancellation charges will be applied. Note: All Uniworld River Cruises, Inc. policies, conditions and restrictions apply. Additional cancellation penalties may apply to Cologne hotel. Please consult your AAA Travel agent for additional information. Daily itinerary is subject to change. *Transfers: Restrictions apply. Valid for select Uniworld flights only.
