Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Amsterdam to Oltenita Cruise Adventure

Avalon · Avalon Expression · from Amsterdam

$11,304 per person · next sails Apr 20, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Amsterdam (AMS)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from BBU · $1,164 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Amsterdam

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

0 mi from Amsterdam

Anne Frank House

1 mi from Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum

Your voyage · 21 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Days 1–2
Amsterdam Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
★ Climb the Cathedral South Tower — how to make it yours →
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Miltenbergport guide →
Brauhaus Faust Brewery Tour & Private Franconian B… · $26 for two with Brauhaus Faust Miltenberghow to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Rothenburg ob der Tauber · $302 for two with Reimagine Tours Würzburghow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Private Expert-Guided Walking Tour of Volkach's Al… · $173 for two with Gästeführerin Martha Gehring (local private guide, Volkach)how to make it yours →
Day 8
Private Walking Tour · $304 for two with Bamberg Tourismus – Official Guided Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Private WWII History Tour · $230 for two with Nuremberg City of Empires Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Regensburgport guide →
Regensburg Cathedral and the Stone Bridge · $6 for two with Tourismus Regensburg (Cathedral & Stone Bridge, official info)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
★ Three Rivers — how to make it yours →
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
Naschmarkt & Viennese Coffee House · $184 for two with Insight Cities Viennahow to make it yours →
Days 14–15
Fisherman's Bastion & Castle Hill Panorama · $8 for two with Fisherman's Bastion / Budavar Municipality (official upper-terrace ticketing)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Private Guided War Heritage Tour · $324 for two with Maestro Tours Vukovar — Guide Mladenhow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
Petrovaradin Fortress · $184 for two with Tours by Locals – Novi Sad Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 18
Royal Palace of Serbia · $28 for two with Royal Palace of Serbia (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Belogradchik Rocks & Fortress · $262 for two with ToursByLocals – Vidin Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 22
Oltenita Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Amsterdam

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

7 mi from Amsterdam · fly AMS

Golden Age Villages & North Sea Oysters: Amsterdam Done Right

Dutch Heritage & Culinary Coast

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236 mi from Amsterdam · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

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236 mi from Amsterdam · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Oltenita

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

221 mi from Oltenita · fly IST

Bosphorus Currents: Fortresses, Kebab Masters and Island Ferries

Bosphorus Culture Escape

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235 mi from Oltenita · fly CLJ

Transylvania by Car: Fortified Churches, Salt Mines & Mountain Air

Saxon Heritage Road Trip

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Home

Fly home from Oltenita (BBU)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into AMS, home from BBU · 2 travelers $1,164 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Amsterdam · River~$366
Cruise fare21 nights · Avalon · 2 guests$22,608
Shore excursions12 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,031
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$26,349
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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