Finally the day is here! It’s a really long wait since we booked the cruise on March 23, 2017. I chose this itinerary mainly because we have an overnight stay in Vienna both at the beginning and at the end of the cruise. This 10-day cruise also includes a few full day tours to visit Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov & Munich.
Here is the itinerary map:
My full itinerary:
| Date | city | Details | Start time | End time |
| 7-Jul | YYZ-VIE | Austrian Airlines OS72 YYZ-VIE | 5:55 PM | 8:30 AM |
| (Sat) | Depart T1 (duration: 8 hr 35 min) | (Sat) | (Sun) | |
| July 8-10 | 2-night Salzburg Pre-cruise | |||
| 8-Jul | Vienna Airport→ | leave luggage at baggage service €4-8 | ||
| (Sun) | Salzburg | OBB Train RJ640 (€29 – 1st class + €3 seat selection) | 10:33 AM | 1:48pm |
| Flughafen Wien Bahnhof → Salzburg HBF | ||||
| Hotel Goldener Hirsch, Salzburg | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM | ||
| Getreidegasse 37, Salzburg, 5020 | ||||
| (43) (662) 80840 | ||||
| pick up Salzburg cards at Tourist Info | 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||
| Mozartplatz Sq. #5 | ||||
| Salzach River Cruise | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||
| funicular up to Salzburg Fortress | ||||
| VIP dinner at Panorama Restaurant -€76 each (VIP concert + dinner) | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | ||
| VIP concert at Golden Hall | 8:30 PM | 10:00 PM | ||
| Fortress Hohensalzburg | ||||
| Monchsberg 34, 5020 Salzburg | ||||
| 9-Jul | Salzburg | Hotel Goldener Hirsch, Salzburg | ||
| (Mon) | dinner before Sound of Salzburg Show – €20 each | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | |
| Sound of Salzburg Show – €32 each | 8:00 PM | |||
| Sternbrau, Griesgasse 23, Salzburg | ||||
| 10-Jul | Salzburg → | OBB Train RJ763 (€34 – 1st class + €3 seat selection) | 8:08 AM | 10:57 AM |
| (Tue) | Vienna | Salzburg HBF → Flughafen Wien Bahnhof | ||
| Pick up luggage at airport | ||||
| Meet Crystal rep left of arrival hall | ||||
| July 10 – 20 | 10-night Danube River Cruise | |||
| 10-Jul | Vienna | Crystal Mozart (RMZ180710-10) | 12:00 PM | over-night |
| (Tue) | (overnight) | (check-in: after 12 noon) Handelskai | ||
| Ship Tour: Austria in a Nutshell (VIE-02) | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM | ||
| pick up Vienna 24-hr card at Train Station or Opera House’ Tourist Info | ||||
| 11-Jul | Vienna | Ship Tour: Exclusive Museum of Fine Arts & Art Chamber (VIE-05) | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| (Wed) | (departs 12 am) | |||
| Ship Tour: Imperial Schonbrunn Palace & Royal Carriage Museum (VIE-04) | 2:00 PM | 6:30 AM | ||
| Complimentary Signature Event: Michelin-Star Dining at Le Ciel by Toni Morwald (VIE-16) | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||
| 12-Jul | Durnstein | Ship Tour: Durnstein Walking Tour & Monastery (DUE-03) | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| (Thur) | (9 am – 12 pm) | |||
| Melk | Ship Tour: Melk Abbey: a Baroque Masterpiece (MLK-02) | 4:30 PM | 6:30 PM | |
| (4:30 – 7 pm) | ||||
| 13-Jul | Linz | Ship Tour: Czesky Full-day Adventure to Cesky Krumlov (LNZ-03) | 9:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| (Fri) | (8 am – 9 pm) | |||
| 14-Jul | Passau | Ship Tour: A Day of Art & Culture in Munich (PSU-05) | 8:30 AM | 7:55 PM |
| (Sat) | (8 am-overnight) | |||
| 15-Jul | Passau | Ship Tour: Roman Times and Roman Dishes (PSU-01) | 10:15 AM | 12:15 PM |
| (Sun) | (departs 1 pm) | |||
| 16-Jul | Bratislava | Ship Tour: Bratislava’s Ultimate Survivor: Chatam Sofer Memorial (BTS-04) | 3:30 PM | 7:00 PM |
| (Mon) | (3 – 8 pm) | |||
| 17-Jul | Budapest | Ship Tour: Beautiful Budapest (BUD-01) | 9:30 AM | 2:00 PM |
| (Tue) | (9 am-overnight) | use taxi or metro to the city spa | ||
| Private Tour: Budapest Szechenyi Spa with VIP Massage – €80 each | 3:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||
| Signature Event: Princesses of Violin at Budapest History Museum (BUD-08) | 7:20 PM | 9:50 PM | ||
| 18-Jul | Budapest | Ship Tour: Feast for the Senses: Parliament Building & the Great Market Hall (BUD-03) | 8:45 AM | 12:15 PM |
| (Wed) | (departs 1 pm) | |||
| 19-Jul | Vienna | |||
| (Thur) | (arrives 6 pm) | pick up Vienna 72-hr card at Train Station or Opera House’ Tourist Info | ||
| 20-Jul (Fri) | Vienna | disembark any time | ||
| July 20-22 | 2-night Vienna Post-cruise | |||
| 20-Jul | Vienna | taxi to Hotel Bristol | ||
| (Fri) | Hotel Bristol, A Luxury Collection Hotel | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | |
| Kaerntner Ring 1, Vienna 1010 Austria | (10 am | |||
| (43) (1) 515160 | requested) | |||
| Concert: Vienna Mozart Orchestra at Musikverein – €85 each | 8:15 PM | |||
| Musikvereinplatz 1, A-1010 Wien | ||||
| 21-Jul
(Sat) |
Vienna | |||
| Concert: Mozart Requiem at St. Charles Church – €46 each (Cat I) | 8:15 PM | |||
| 22-Jul | VIE – YYZ | take CAT from Main Station to Airport | 7:07 AM | 7:23 AM |
| (Sun) | Austrian Airlines OS71 VIE-YYZ (T3- T1) Depart T3 (duration: 9 hr 30 min) | 10:40 AM | 2:10 PM |
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