European river cruises in August 2028: 315 compared, balcony from $471/night

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European river cruises in August 2028

315 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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315 European river sailings leave in August 2028; 261 of them, on 2 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $471 per person, on Viking River's Viking Egil (7 nights from Regensburg, Aug 5, $3,299 for the cruise). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Nov 15, 2026.

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Viking Gersemi · Amsterdam
Viking Gullveig · Budapest
Viking Bragi · Budapest
Viking Sjofn · Amsterdam
Viking Ve · Amsterdam
Viking Gefjon · Budapest
Viking Vilhjalm · Passau
Viking Rolf · Basel
Viking Lif · Budapest
Viking Hervor · Amsterdam
Viking Annar · Amsterdam
Viking Vali · Budapest
Viking Tir · Amsterdam
Viking Mani · Basel
Viking Vili · Budapest
Viking Mimir · Amsterdam
Viking Kvasir · Antwerpen
Viking Gullveig · Regensburg
Viking Mani · Amsterdam
Viking Eir · Budapest
Viking Magni · Amsterdam
Viking Baldur · Budapest
Viking Egdir · Budapest
Viking Gymir · Amsterdam
Viking Tialfi · Basel
Viking Kvasir · Amsterdam
Viking Ve · Budapest
Viking Gefjon · Amsterdam
Viking Einar · Amsterdam
Viking Lif · Amsterdam
Viking Gersemi · Basel
Viking Vali · Amsterdam
Viking Tir · Budapest
Viking Vili · Amsterdam
Viking Mimir · Budapest
Viking Alruna · Basel
Viking Tialfi · Amsterdam
Viking Mani · Budapest
Viking Skadi · Budapest
Viking Baldur · Amsterdam
Viking Magni · Budapest
Viking Egdir · Amsterdam
Viking Gymir · Budapest
Viking Einar · Basel
Viking Sigrun · Amsterdam
AmaVida · Porto
AmaPrima · Nuremberg
AmaVerde · Budapest
AmaPrima · Luxembourg City
AmaCerto · Basel
AmaDante · Le Havre (Paris)
AmaCerto · Nuremberg
AmaSofia · Basel
AmaBella · Budapest
AmaCerto · Luxembourg City
Avalon Expression · Vilshofen
Avalon Passion · Amsterdam
Avalon Imagery II · Amsterdam
Avalon Illumination · Budapest
Avalon Passion · Budapest
Avalon Illumination · Vilshofen
Avalon Expression · Amsterdam
Avalon Imagery II · Nuremberg
Avalon Passion · Vilshofen

Striped: 54 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 August 2028: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Viking River16948 $3,299 Viking Egil, Aug 5, 7 nights $614 typical (-4%)
AmaWaterways9224 $4,638 AmaSiena, Aug 3, 7 nights $813 typical (-6%)

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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