Meet top authors as you sail the Danube

Join a unique f loating literary festival combining European grandeur with great British writers

RUB shoulders with some of your favourite authors while enjoying wonderful food, drink and beautiful landscapes along the way. For the first time next April, the UK’s most popular literary festival will set sail in what is sure to be an unmissable experience with the cream of British writing talent.

The Henley Literary Festival, featuring talks and interviews from a host of top writers, will take place on board an Emerald Waterways Star-Ship during an eight-day journey along the mighty Danube.

The river is one of the greatest in Europe, flowing through ten countries and four capital cities – Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava and Belgrade.

Next year’s event starts in Passau, an ancient town on the edge of the Black Forest in Germany. Your ship will also stop at Linz, the towns of Melk and Durnstein in the beautiful U ne sc o-listed Wachau Valley, Bratislava and Vienna, and finish at the stunning Hungarian capital, Budapest.

With an incredible line-up of bestselling authors set to attend, including Dame Jenni Murray, Liz Earle, Victoria Hislop, Jeremy Paxman, Kate Adie and Louis de Bernieres, this promises to be an epic pic voyage through central Europe that book- lovers will not want to miss.

REASONS TO BOOK

An incredible line-up: You will meet some of our favourite personalities from the world of f books hand- picked by y Henley Literary Festival, now one of the UK’s most popular literary y events. With more speakers to be announced, you’ll get to hear them talk and attend exclusive Q&As on board.

Discover the Danube: During this voyage, you will sail t hrough stunning scenery and visit two of Europe’s great capitals – Vienna, famous for its art and culture, and the historic city of Budapest, Hungary’s capital.

Your deluxe Star-Ship: The Emerald Waterways fleet offers stylishly designed staterooms, an indoor heated pool with retractable roof, fitness centre, large open-air sun deck with putting green, and an evening cinema.

STUNNING SCENERY: The river meanders through the Wachau Valley. Above: One of the ship’s suites. Far right: Jeremy Paxman and Kate Adie