The Riverside Mozart is the ultimate floating luxury boutique hotel on the river – as you can see in the video, it’s about double the size of almost all other river cruise ships in Europe, but there aren’t double the guests. That’s a game-changer! To me, it felt more like sailing on a luxury, small ocean ship that just happened to be in a river. A completely different – and upgraded – river cruise experience.
You’ll see all the benefits of that extra size in the video… but it comes with a twist.
Riverside Luxury Cruises’ other ships – sister ships to the Riverside Mozart – are ‘regular’ river ship size, allowing them to sail guests in their deluxe atmospheres in the South of France, along the Rhine and Main and other favorite European river routes.
The Riverside Mozart can only navigate in the widest section of the Danube River with the biggest locks – from Austria, south to where the Danube drains into the Black Sea.
Our mid-summer cruise on the Riverside Mozart spanned the central, most-popular section of the Danube, from Austria to Slovakia, and Hungary. No wonder it’s a favorite river cruise route, with historic cities, cultural treasures, epic scenic landscapes, wine regions and nature reserves. Everything to love about Europe in one place!
Riverside Luxury Cruises offers outdoor, active adventures like e-bike tours and hikes that allow us to immerse ourselves in nature in addition to the traditional pleasures of history, culture, and wine tours.
Plus, the cruise line caters to travelers who value spending more time in places. With itineraries that emphasize late-night departures and multiple overnight stays in choice destinations, guests can explore deeper, and feel like locals with evening outings to enjoy evening illuminations, the cocktail scene, and simply wandering a city after a day of dedicated touring, without having to worry about getting back to the ship before sail away.
Here are highlights of the Danube where the Riverside Mozart sails, along with my tips and notes of special Riverside Luxury Cruises’ experiences during our Austria – Hungary river cruise:
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Croatia
Serbia
Romania and Bulgaria
By: Lynn Elmhirst, cruise/ travel journalist.
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