Fred.\ Holidays - AmaWaterways 2021 Wine Cruises

2021

Wine Cruises

EUROPE

A RIVER CRUISING EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER Sail along Europe’s most storied rivers aboard the “Highest-Rated River Cruise Ships,” as recognised by travel authority Berlitz. With signature twin-balcony staterooms, multiple dining venues and a sun-deck pool with swim-up bar, your floating luxury hotel is designed specifically to maximise every aspect of your experience. Savour exquisite, locally inspired cuisine complemented by distinctive wines, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner. Let your adventurous spirit soar with always included excursions, along with guided hiking and bike tours—bold adventures as active as you choose to be. When you sail with AmaWaterways, you’ll discover a river cruise experience unlike any other.

SIGNATURE TWIN BALCONIES

AWARD-WINNING DINING

Enjoy stunning views from the privacy of your twinbalcony stateroom or suite that features both a French balcony and an outside balcony.

Savour delicious cuisine and fine wine at a variety of dining venues, including The Chef’s Table, where you'll delight in an exquisite tasting menu.

WELLNESS ACTIVITIES

INCLUDED SHORE EXCURSIONS

Nourish for your mind, body and spirit with guided biking and hiking adventures, a fitness room, swimming pool and healthy food choices.

From iconic landmarks to hidden treasures, we’ve developed a menu of excursions in every port, so you can personalise your experience as you wish.

A PALATE-PLEASING ADVENTURE Celebrate life’s sweetest moments and tempt your palate with the delicious array of locally produced wines throughout your journey. Taste your way through renowned vineyards uncovering the time-honoured traditions of winemaking from the winemakers themselves—and sample the fruits of their labour.

PERSONAL WINE HOST

PREMIER VINEYARDS & CELLAR TOURS

Your Wine Host—a qualified industry expert—will enthusiastically share their passion of wine with you and lead you through interactive discussions and wine tastings on board. Onshore, they’ll join you on excursions to historic wine cellars, local wineries and iconic vineyards.

Experience exclusive, behind-the-scenes tours of private wine cellars. From the vineyard to the winery, learn how each step influences the wine in your glass from the European experts.

AUTHENTIC ENCOUNTERS

FOOD & WINE PAIRING DINNER

Authentic encounters add to the rich tapestry of local culture. Walk alongside artisans and vintners through the same fields in which their ancestors toiled. Learn how to pair decadent chocolate with wine; discover how olives transform into olive oil; or be tempted by everything from apricot jams to apricot brandy in Austria’s Wachau Valley.

An exclusive food and wine pairing dinner is designed to heighten the relationship between the two. Rosemary-crusted lamb? A clear match for Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Oysters on the half shell? Try a Loire white. Rich chocolate cake?

Port is in order. Creamy French cheese?

Pop open a bottle of bubbly.

INCLUDED FEATURES » Spacious accommodations in river view stateroom or suite – most staterooms offer twin balconies » Fine dining, including unlimited complimentary hand-selected wines, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on board » Sip & Sail daily cocktail hour with complimentary wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks » Cocktail Reception and Captain’s Gala Dinner

» Complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi access on board » Guided shore excursions in every port, including Special Interest Tours, hiking and biking » Visits and wine tastings at historic wineries and local vineyards » Complimentary bicycles, helmets and Nordic walking sticks » Services of a professional Cruise Manager

TOAST TO THE GOOD LIFE Nothing can turn an occasion into a celebration, spark a conversation and elevate a meal from ordinary to elegant quite like wine. Accompanied by renowned Wine Hosts, you’ll be guided into an even more appetising side of Europe, where you'll also learn how Old-World wines compare

EUROPE’S LEGENDARY RIVERS & WINE REGIONS The Danube: Over 3,700 acres of terraced vineyards rise from Austria’s illustrious Wachau Valley. This coolerclimate wine region brings a wide variety of refreshing, peppery white-grape wines to fruition.

The Rhine, Main & Moselle: The Rhine, along with its main tributaries, the Moselle and Main, have created a wine connoisseur’s paradise, yielding high-quality white wine varieties and some fine reds.

Portugal’s Douro Valley: The dramatic landscapes along the Douro River are home to the world’s oldest demarcated wine region and the birthplace of Port wine.

Idyllic Provence: The Rhône River connects the dots between thousands of vineyards from Lyon to Avignon through this prized wine region in southeastern France, known across the globe as the Rhône Valley.

The Seine & Normandy: The Seine River, France’s second largest waterway, allows us to sample some of the country’s most renowned Champagne, ciders and Calvados.

2021 WINE CRUISE ITINERARIES MAGNA ON THE DANUBE

7-NIGHT BUDAPEST TO VILSHOFEN CRUISE OR REVERSE

Budapest • Bratislava • Vienna • Krems • Spitz • Linz • Passau Vilshofen • Prague (Optional Land Programme)

MELODIES OF THE DANUBE 7-NIGHT BUDAPEST TO VILSHOFEN CRUISE

Budapest (optional) • Vienna • Krems • Weissenkirchen • Grein • Linz Passau • Vilshofen • Prague (Optional Land Programme)

ROMANTIC DANUBE

7-NIGHT VILSHOFEN TO BUDAPEST CRUISE

Munich (Optional Land Programme) • Vilshofen • Passau • Linz • Weissenkirchen Vienna • Budapest

EUROPE’S RIVERS & CASTLES

7-NIGHT NUREMBERG TO LUXEMBOURG CRUISE OR REVERSE

Prague (Optional Land Programme) • Nuremberg • Bamberg • Volkach Würzburg • Wertheim • Mainz • Rüdesheim • Rhine Gorge • Lahnstein • Cochem Zell • Trier • Luxembourg • Paris (Optional Land Programme)

CAPTIVATING RHINE

VINEYARDS OF THE RHINE & MOSELLE

Amsterdam (Optional Land Programme) • Cologne • Rhine Gorge • Rüdesheim • Ludwigshafen • Strasbourg • Breisach • Basel • Lucerne & Zurich (Optional Land Programme)

Amsterdam (Optional Land Programme) • Cologne • Rüdesheim • Mainz Lahnstein • Cochem • Bernkastel • Luxembourg • Paris (Optional Land Programme)

7-NIGHT AMSTERDAM TO BASEL CRUISE

7-NIGHT AMSTERDAM TO LUXEMBOURG CRUISE OR REVERSE

TASTE OF BORDEAUX

PARIS & NORMANDY

Bilbao & San Sebastián (Optional Land Programme) • Bordeaux • Libourne • Blaye • Bourg • Pauillac • Cadillac • Bordeaux • Loire Valley & Paris (Optional Land Programme)

Paris (Optional Land Programme) • Les Andelys • Le Havre • Caudebec-enCaux • Rouen • Vernon • Paris

7-NIGHT ROUNDTRIP BORDEAUX CRUISE

7-NIGHT ROUNDTRIP PARIS CRUISE

COLOURS OF PROVENCE

RHINE & MOSELLE SPLENDOURS

Paris (Optional Land Programme) • Lyon • Vienne • Tournon • Avignon Arles • Barcelona (Optional Land Programme)

Paris (Optional Land Programme) • Luxembourg • Trier • Bernkastel • Cochem Lahnstein Rhine Gorge • Rüdesheim • Ludwigshafen • Strasbourg • Breisach • Basel • Lucerne & Zurich (Optional Land Programme)

7-NIGHT LYON TO ARLES CRUISE OR REVERSE

7-NIGHT LUXEMBOURG TO BASEL CRUISE OR REVERSE

ENCHANTING RHINE

7-NIGHT BASEL TO AMSTERDAM CRUISE

Zurich & Lucerne (Optional Land Programme) • Basel • Breisach • Strasbourg Ludwigshafen • Rüdesheim • Rhine Gorge • Lahnstein • Cologne • Amsterdam

For more information or to book please contact us on 0800 0213 172 or visit www.fredrivercruises.co.uk