European river cruises in September 2028: 282 compared, balcony from $643/night

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European river cruises in September 2028

282 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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282 European river sailings leave in September 2028; 235 of them, on 2 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $643 per person, on Viking River's Viking Vali (14 nights from Budapest, Sep 7, $8,999 for the cruise). Running above their usual balcony price this month: Viking River (23% over) and AmaWaterways (10% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Nov 15, 2026.

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Viking Ve · Amsterdam
Viking Rolf · Basel
Viking Gefjon · Budapest
Viking Sigrun · Basel
Viking Einar · Amsterdam
Viking Hervor · Amsterdam
Viking Vali · Budapest
Viking Tir · Amsterdam
Viking Kvasir · Amsterdam
Viking Mani · Basel
Viking Mimir · Amsterdam
Viking Vili · Budapest
Viking Mani · Amsterdam
Viking Eir · Budapest
Viking Magni · Amsterdam
Viking Baldur · Budapest
Viking Egdir · Budapest
Viking Gymir · Amsterdam
Viking Rolf · Amsterdam
Viking Einar · Basel
Viking Gersemi · Amsterdam
Viking Kvasir · Antwerpen
Viking Bragi · Budapest
Viking Sigyn · Antwerpen
Viking Ve · Budapest
Viking Gefjon · Amsterdam
Viking Lif · Budapest
Viking Tir · Budapest
Viking Vali · Amsterdam
Viking Mimir · Budapest
Viking Vili · Amsterdam
Viking Alruna · Basel
Viking Mani · Budapest
Viking Magni · Budapest
Viking Baldur · Amsterdam
Viking Gymir · Budapest
Viking Egdir · Amsterdam
AmaPrima · Amsterdam
AmaLea · Budapest
AmaRudi · Budapest
AmaBella · Vilshofen
AmaMora · Budapest
AmaSofia · Basel
AmaRudi · Vilshofen
AmaVerde · Budapest
AmaSonata · Vilshofen
AmaPrima · Basel
AmaVida · Porto
AmaDante · Le Havre (Paris)
AmaCerto · Amsterdam
AmaPrima · Nuremberg
AmaBella · Budapest
AmaPrima · Luxembourg City
AmaSiena · Basel
Avalon Illumination · Budapest
Avalon Visionary · Nuremberg
Avalon Visionary · Basel
Avalon Passion · Vilshofen
Avalon Expression · Nuremberg
Avalon View · Basel
Avalon Tranquility II · Vilshofen
Avalon Visionary · Amsterdam
Avalon View · Amsterdam
Avalon Visionary · Remich

Striped: 47 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 September 2028: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Viking River15548 $4,999 Viking Egil, Sep 2, 7 nights $757 ▲ 23% over
AmaWaterways8024 $6,038 AmaLea, Sep 2, 7 nights $920 ▲ 10% over

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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