Our special offer for lovers of classical music: Enjoy an inspiring musical journey with some delightful musical treats along the most beautiful stretch of

the Danube! You will have opportunities to attend performances in the world-famous opera houses of

Vienna and Budapest and an exclusive music program ashore and onboard with a varied and rich reper-

toire. Virtuoso onboard music ensembles will make this theme voyage unforgettable.

Classical Music

on the Danube

8 day cruise on the

***** MS AMADEUS Royal

Passau - Budapest

26.10.-02.11.2017

DAY PORT ARR. DEP. PROGRAM

26.10 Passau 21.00 Check-in from 16.00

Welcome Cocktail

Welcome Dinner

Welcome Concert on board with the SALZBURGER SOLISTEN interpreting compositions of W. A. Mozart

27.10 Linz 03.00 22.00 Full-day excursion to Salzburg with Mozarthaus and lunch (from/ to Linz) and an exclusive concert in

the Mozarteum in Salzburg with the SALZBURGER SOLISTEN playing Schubert, Haydn and Beethoven

28.10 Emmers-dorf/ Melk

08.00 13.00 Guided visit of the Melk Abbey with concert in the famous Kolomani Hall with the SLOVAK

QUARTET presenting selected pieces by W. A. Mozart

Dürnstein 15:00 18:00 Walking tour of Dürnstein with wine tasting

29.10 Vienna 00:30 City tour of Vienna in the morning

Guided tour of the Schönbrunn Palace in the afternoon

Onboard concert by the KUDLAK PHILHARMONIC QUARTET interpreting Mozart and Schubert

30.10 Vienna Guided tour of Belvedere in the morning; leisure time in the afternoon, shuttle transfer to the city center

In the evening you have the following alternatives:

Evening program A: Sound of Vienna concert

Evening program B: Giacomo Puccini's tragic opera, Tosca, at the Vienna State Opera*

Evening program C: The Robbers, opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi at the National Opera*

31.10 Vienna 03.00

Bratislava 08.00 15.00 In the morning, city tour of Bratislava including concert in Moyzes Hall with SLOVAK STRINGS

QUARTET interpreting compositions of W. A. Mozart and A. Dvořák

Captain´s Gala Dinner

01.11 Budapest 04.00 City tour of Budapest - Buda side in the morning

After lunch, concert in the Duna Palace with MARTIN IVANOV interpreting Mozart, Liszt and Brahms

City tour of Budapest - Pest side in the afternoon, followed by optional concert Stabat Mater by Anto-

nín Dvořák in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall*

02.11 Budapest Disembarkation after breakfast

*subject to availabilty

SHIP / DATE CATEGORY / DECK / PRICES IN EURO PER PERSON

AMADEUS Royal C-4

Haydn Deck C-1 / C-EK Haydn Deck

B-4 Strauss Deck

B-1 Strauss Deck

A-1 Mozart Deck

SUITE Mozart Deck

Passau - Budapest 26.10.-02.11.17 € 1.795 € 2.120 € 2.522 € 2.750 € 3.047 € 3.607

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT PER PERSON/ ALL DATES: C-4 & C-1: 15%· B-4: 30% B-1: 50% · A-1: 60% · Suite: 100% from the cruise rate.

All cabins are outside facing and have two beds that can be linked together or set up separately, as you wish.

• Selected musical highlights as listed

• All excursions as listed in the program

• The renowned British author and four-time

Emmy winner Hr. Humprey Burton holds

introductory onboard talks on the composers

and theirs works

• 8-day river cruise with large, outside river-

view staterooms, most with French balconies

or walk-out balconies

• Complimentary state-of-the-art audio head-

sets for all excursions

• Services of an experienced Cruise Director

• Gourmet dining with all meals included (buffet

breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snack) in

the elegant Panorama-Restaurant, which ac-

commodates all guests in one seating

• Free-flowing quality red & white wines from

Europe’s famous wine regions with every

dinner on board

• 24-hour complimentary coffee and tea station

• Coffee and tea after lunch and dinner

• Complimentary use of onboard bicycles

• All port taxes and local taxes

Included features

LÜFTNER CRUISES · Menardi Center · Amraser See Straße 56 · A-6020 Innsbruck · TEL: +43/512/365781 · lueftner@lueftner-cruises.com · www.lueftner-cruises.com

Your included musical hightlights on this cruise

WELCOME CONCERT ON BOARD

The Salzburger Solisten interpret compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

EXCLUSIVE CONCERT IN THE MOZARTEUM IN SALZBURG

The Salzburger Solisten interpret compositions of Schubert, Haydn and Beethoven

CONCERT IN THE KOLOMANI HALL, MELK ABBEY

The Slovak Strings Quartet interpret compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

ONBOARD CONCERT

The Kudlak Philharmonic Quartet interpret compositions of Mozart and Schubert

CONCERT IN THE MOYZES HALL IN BRATISLAVA

The Slovak Strings Quartet interprets pieces of W.A. Mozart and Antonín Dvořák

CONCERT IN THE DUNA PALACE IN BUDAPEST

Martin Ivanov interprets pieces of Mozart, Liszt and Brahms

Book you ticket in advance! During your cruise you will have the opportunity to attend per-

formances in local Opera Houses and concert halls. Places to the concerts and the opera

houses are limited, however we have reserved a number of tickets for you. Please check the

different categories and ticket prices on the following page. Tickets are subject to availability,

include service charge and transfer and can be ordered directly from us:

Secure your place!

OPERA PERFORMANCE IN THE VIENNA STATE OPERA

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, tickets incl. transfer from 100 € to 295 €

OPERA PERFORMANCE IN THE NATIONAL OPERA IN VIENNA

The robbers, opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, tickets incl. transfer from 80 € to 130 €

MUSIC AND BALLET IN VIENNA

Sound of Vienna, classical concert at Kursalon, tickets incl. transfer from 52 € to 60 €

OPTIONAL CONCERT IN THE BÉLA BARTÓK NATIONAL CONCERT HALL

Stabat Mater by Antonín Dvořák, tickets incl. transfer from 30 € to 60 €

Kudlak Philharmonic Quartet

A must for lovers of classical music! Immerse yourself in this Rhine Symphony with accompanying music program! On this cruise you can not

only enjoy the scenic Rhein-landscapes from Basel in Switzerland to Amsterdam on the North Sea, but al-

so a classical music experience. Enjoy exquisite concerts on board and on land with the famous Nathan

Quartet, the Dudok Quartet and the Stuttgart Symphonic Quartet. Your melodic journey is enhanced by

an exclusive piano concert by Martin Ivanov in the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn and private organ concerts by

Christoph Keggenhoff in the Cathedral of Speyer and by Daniel Maurer in the the St. Thomas Abbey.

Classical Music

on the Rhine

8 day cruise with the

***** MS AMADEUS Silver III

Basel - Amsterdam

24.10.-31.10.2017

DAY PORT ARR. DEP. PROGRAM

24.10 Basel 17:00

Check-in from 16.00 Welcome Cocktail Welcome Dinner

Welcome Concert on board with the STUTTGART SYMPHONIC QUARTET interpreting selec-ted compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and of Antonín Dvořák

25.10 Strasbourg 09:00 23:00 In the morning, city tour of Strasbourg including organ concert with organist DANIEL MAU-RER in St. Thomas Abbey Alsace & wine excursion in the afternoon

26.10 Speyer 07:00 21:00 In the morning, walking tour of Speyer including organ concert with organist CHRISTOPH KEGGENHOFF interpreting „Buxtehude“ in the Cathedral of Speyer Excursion to Heidelberg in the afternoon (by bus from/ to Speyer)

27.10 Rüdesheim 05:00 12:00 Walking tour of Rüdesheim with visit of Siegfried‘s Music Museum

Musical Tea Party on board with the NATHAN QUARTET playing operetta and waltz music

Koblenz 16.00 Walking tour of Koblenz

28.10 Koblenz 06:00

Cochem 14.00 18.00 Walking tour of Cochem with wine tasting

29.10 Bonn 05.00 12.00 Visit of Beethoven House in Bonn with piano concert by MARTIN IVANOV interpreting pie-ces by Ludwig van Beethoven

Cologne 15.00 18.00 Walking tour of Cologne Captain‘s Gala Dinner

30.10 Amsterdam 12.00 City tour of Amsterdam and North Holland excursion

Farewell concert on board with the DUDOK QUARTET interpreting pieces of Wolfgang Ama-deus Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

31.10 Amsterdam Disembarkation after breakfast

SHIP/ DATE CATEGORY / DECK / PRICES IN EURO PER PERSON

AMADEUS Silver III C-4

Haydn Deck C-1 / C-EK Haydn Deck

B-4 Strauss Deck

B-1 Strauss Deck

A-1 Mozart Deck

SUITE Mozart Deck

Basel - Amsterdam 24.10.17 - 31.10.17 € 1.663 € 2.023 € 2.503 € 2.563 € 2.827 € 3.403 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT PER PERSON/ ALL DATES: C-4 & C-1: 15%· B-4: 30% B-1: 50% · A-1: 60% · Suite: 100% from the cruise rate.

All cabins are outside facing and have two beds that can be linked together or set up separately, as you wish.

• All concerts as listed in the program

• All excursions as listed in the program

• Mag. Antonella Placheta holds introductory

onboard talks on the composers and theirs

works

• 8-day river cruise with large, outside river-

view staterooms, most with French balconies

or walk-out balconies

• Complimentary state-of-the-art audio headsets

for all excursions

• Services of an experienced Cruise Director

• Gourmet dining with all meals included (buffet

breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snack) in

the elegant Panorama-Restaurant, which ac-

commodates all guests in one seating

• Free-flowing quality red & white wines from

Europe’s famous wine regions with every din-

ner on board

• 24-hour complimentary coffee, tea, hot choco-

late and water

• Coffee and tea after lunch and dinner

• Special onboard entertainment including lectu-

res, cooking demonstration, onboard mu-

sic performances and nightly piano music in the

Bar

• Complimentary use of onboard bicycles

• All port taxes and local taxes

Included features

LÜFTNER CRUISES · Menardi Center · Amraser See Straße 56 · A-6020 Innsbruck · TEL: +43/512/365781 · lueftner@lueftner-cruises.com · www.lueftner-cruises.com

Your musical highlights on this cruise

WELCOME CONCERT ON BOARD

The Stuttgart Symphonic Quartet interprets compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mo-

zart and Antonin Dvorák

MORNING CONCERT IN STRASSBOURG

Organist Daniel Maurer gives an Organ Recital in St. Thomas Abbey

MORNING CONCERT IN THE CATHEDRAL OF SPEYER

Organist Christoph Keggenhoff interprets „Buxtehude“

MUSICAL TEA PARTY ON BOARD

The Nathan Quartet interprets operetta and waltz music

PIANO CONCERT IN THE BEETHOVEN HOUSE IN BONN

Martin Ivanov interprets „Moonlight Sonata“ (No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27) and

„Waldstein“ sonata (No. 21 in C major, Op. 53) by Ludwig van Beethoven

FAREWELL CONCERT ON BOARD

Dudok Quartet interprets Divertimento in F Dur KV 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

and Quartet No.6 in F minor Op. post. 80 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Suite

Dudok Quartet

Suite