European river cruises in March 2028: 191 compared, balcony from $422/night

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European river cruises in March 2028

191 sailings on 3 lines · prices per person for the whole cruiseprices for two sharing a cabin, whole cruiseprices per person, per night, taxes & port fees included.

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191 European river sailings leave in March 2028; 173 of them, on 2 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $422 per person, on Viking River's Viking Mani (9 nights from Amsterdam, Mar 17, $3,799 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Viking River (20% under) and AmaWaterways (18% under). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Nov 15, 2026.

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Viking Sigyn · Basel
Viking Hervor · Basel
Viking Modi · Amsterdam
Viking Fulla · Basel
Viking Laga · Amsterdam
Viking Skirnir · Basel
Viking Honir · Amsterdam
Viking Eldir · Basel
Viking Sigyn · Antwerpen
Viking Kara · Amsterdam
Viking Hlin · Basel
Viking Ve · Amsterdam
Viking Egdir · Amsterdam
Viking Mani · Basel
Viking Haki · Amsterdam
Viking Rota · Basel
Viking Tir · Antwerpen
Viking Mimir · Antwerpen
Viking Modi · Basel
Viking Bragi · Passau
Viking Skadi · Budapest
Viking Aegir · Passau
Viking Fulla · Amsterdam
Viking Embla · Budapest
Viking Laga · Basel
Viking Skirnir · Amsterdam
Viking Kvasir · Amsterdam
AmaSofia · Budapest
AmaRudi · Vilshofen
AmaVerde · Vilshofen
AmaSonata · Budapest
AmaPrima · Amsterdam
AmaLucia · Basel
AmaCerto · Amsterdam
AmaMagna · Budapest
AmaSiena · Basel
AmaBella · Budapest
AmaVida · Porto
AmaBella · Vilshofen
AmaPrima · Nuremberg
AmaRudi · Budapest
AmaVerde · Budapest
AmaPrima · Luxembourg City
AmaCerto · Nuremberg
Avalon Artistry II · Paris
Avalon Envision · Basel
Avalon Tranquility II · Amsterdam
Avalon View · Amsterdam
Avalon Impression · Budapest
Avalon Expression · Amsterdam

Striped: 18 sailings have no balcony price listed in the last two weeks. The bar shows the cheapest cabin that is priced (or, where none is, the lowest fare in the Cruisebound catalog); tap it for that sailing.

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European river cruises in March 2028: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Viking River9137 $2,999 Viking Gersemi, Mar 2, 7 nights $500 ▼ 20% under
AmaWaterways8223 $3,538 AmaStella, Mar 1, 7 nights $673 ▼ 18% under

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Nov 15, 2026. “Against its usual” is the middle of this line’s sailings here, each compared with the same cabin on other dates of the same sailing, else the same ship or line at that length.

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