The Danube with John Simpson

Your last chance to join our unique cruise through eastern Europe

Following the phenomenal response to last year’s correspondents’ cruise, which sold out in days, we are running more dates for autumn 2016, which are likely to be the final opportunity for

Telegraph readers to experience this unique voyage. Once again, three of Britain’s finest reporters – John Simpson, Martin Bell and Nick Thorpe – will team up for a journey through central Europe, giving their insights into a region that has seen more than its fair share of historic moments. In Bucharest, John Simpson will give his first-hand account of the demise of the Ceausescu regime, which crumbled in 1989 just as the Iron Curtain was also falling; while in the Balkans Martin Bell will share the gripping tale of his time covering one of the most brutal conflicts of the last century, and how the region has moved on. In Budapest, the BBC correspondent for central Europe, Nick Thorpe, will put the cultural influence of the Danube into context. This is a wonderful cruise with some fascinating speakers.

A view past the Mracuna monastery on the banks of the Danube as it flows through the spectacular Iron Gate gorge between Serbia and Romania