The ROYAL Danube Cruise
Join Kate Williams and Katie Nicholl on the trail of Queen Victoria from Nuremberg to Budapest via Vienna and the Wachau Valley
Fans of the ITV period drama Victoria will relish the chance to trace the royal family back to the boyhood home of Prince Albert on this special royal-themed voyage with Emerald Waterways. Beginning with a twonight stay in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, you will then sail for seven nights down the Danube taking in Vienna, Budapest, Passau, Linz, Durnstein, Melk and the Wachau Valley. You will get the rare chance to visit the Ehrenberg Palace and Rosenau Palace, the birthplace of Prince Albert and a castle so beloved by Queen Victoria that she wished she could live there. You will visit the town where Richard the Lionheart was kept prisoner after the Crusades and enjoy special talks, Q&As and book signings as well as musical performances, captain’s dinners and free drinks throughout your cruise. If that wasn’t enough you will be joined on this journey by the TV presenter, historian and award-winning author Kate Williams, who has written acclaimed books on both Victoria and Elizabeth, as well as royal biographer and correspondent, Katie Nicholl, who will give the latest behind-the-scenes insights into the modern royal family and her latest book, Harry: Life, Loss and Love .It promises to be a right royal treat.