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Your AmaWaterways fare includes:

  • Small group guided excursions with a variety of choices in every port
  • Fine dining in multiple venues on board, including at The Chef’s Table Restaurant
  • A selection of fine wines, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner
  • Sip & Sail Cocktail Hour
  • High-speed internet access and Wi-Fi
  • Complimentary fleet of bicycles you can use to explore on your own or on guided tours
  • Bottled water replenished daily
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AAA Travel Value & Expertise

Planning and booking your next AmaWaterways river cruise is convenient and hassle-free when you let us handle the details. Our knowledgeable AAA Travel Agents can offer you expertise and highly personalized recomendations. They also add real value to your vacation experience by making you aware of in-market offers — often combinable with AAA Member Benefits and amenities*. 

Book Your River Cruise with AAA and Save with Combinable Benefits for Amazing Value!

AAA Member Benefits:

  • $200 per stateroom savings on cruises less than 7 nights
  • $300 per stateroom savings on cruises 7-11 nights
  • $600 per stateroom savings on cruises of 14 nights or more
  • Welcome Amenity

AAA Vacations Amenities:

  • $200 per stateroom savings (on select sailings)
  • $150 per stateroom onboard spending credit on 7-11 night cruises (on select sailings)
  • $300 per stateroom onboard spending credit on 14 night cruises (on select sailings)
  • 24/7 Member Care & Best Price Guarantee

Military Service Member Savings:

  • $100 per person savings on your river cruise when you mention promotion code MIL100 at time of booking. (Must call AAA Travel Agent to apply the promotion code to receive the Amawaterways military discount. New bookings only. Must be active or retired military with valid military ID.)


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Popular Europe River Cruises

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Melodies of the Danube

Budapest to Vilshofen

Journey along the Danube through four European countries and experience firsthand why this storied river has inspired generations of artists, poets and musicians. Indulge your passion for timeless architecture and art in three magnificent capitals: Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna. Cruise through the enchanting Strudengau Valley, then hear the hills come alive with the sounds of music in Salzburg and the Austrian Lake District.    

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Gems of Southeast Europe

Budapest to Giurgiu

From Vienna to Istanbul, and countless treasures in between, touch history in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey as you sail along the exotic lower Danube. Celtic fortifications, medieval towns and grand cities, along with the natural beauty of pastoral landscapes and the Danube’s famed Iron Gates, showcase the best of eastern Europe. Be treated to the flavors, sights, sounds and cultures of this diverse swath of the continent.   

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Taste of Bordeaux

Roundtrip from Bordeaux

Your cruise begins in Bordeaux, the capital of Aquitaine in Southwestern France and one of the world’s undisputed wine capitals. Discover stately chateaux, abundant vineyards and stunning scenery as you sail along the Garonne River and its surrounding estuaries, calling upon port cities such as Cadillac, Bourg and Libourne. Enjoy tastings of some of the region’s most distinguished wines and visit notable sights before concluding your journey.

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Captivating Rhine

Amsterdam to Basel

Contoured by vineyard-clad hills and castles, the legendary Rhine captivates. Experience the allure of France’s Alsace region in its welcoming capital, Strasbourg, and its priceless gem, Riquewihr. Taste local flavors like Rudesheimer coffee and Kolsch beer in fabled towns lost in time. Touch history up close with guided hikes and bike rides as you journey from Amsterdam’s colorful canals to the majestic Swiss Alps.

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Purchase travel insurance to safeguard your trip

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From trip cancellations to missed ports, low water level cruise interruptions, emergency medical transportation and more, travel insurance is designed to give you peace of mind, especially if things go wrong before or during your cruise.

*AAA Member Benefits and AAA Vacations® restrictions apply. If you make a booking with us for a qualifying AAA Vacations® cruise vacation, and you find a valid better rate for the exact itinerary within 24 hours of your booking, AAA Vacations® will match the lower rate and send you a $50 AAA Vacations® future travel credit certificate. Certain restrictions apply. Best Price Guarantee is valid only for new bookings made through the Auto Club Group travel agency. For complete terms and conditions, visit AAA.com/AAAVacations or ask your AAA Travel Agent.

COMPLIMENTARY LAND PACKAGE OFFER TERMS & CONDITIONS: All rates are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy and reflects pricing for indicated land packages in 2025 (pricing for 2024 varies). Complimentary Land Package offer is valid on new FIT and Group reservations made between January 1 through March 31, 2024; applies to select 2024 and 2025 Europe sailings and is based on double occupancy. Tour Operators are eligible; additional restrictions apply. Certain sailings and/or land packages may not be available due to special local events. Not all advertised Land Packages are eligible for this offer – details advised at time of booking. Additional land packages associated with mentioned itineraries are also available at an additional cost. Complimentary Land is only valid with the purchase of a participating cruise at full fare. Offer is only applicable to one land package per booking; applies to either pre- or post-cruise land package, must be selected at time of booking. Hotel to/from ship transfer is included with eligible complimentary land package. Airport arrival and departures transfers are not included but may be purchased at an additional cost. Offer is combinable with AirPlus Rates, Combination Cruise Savings, Past Guest Savings and Future Cruise Benefit Program. Solo Travelers must pay full cruise fare, inclusive of full fare single supplement rates, in order to receive complimentary land on eligible land packages. Offer is not applicable to travel advisors (unless purchasing cruise at full fare) and does not apply to industry rates or other offers deemed by AmaWaterways. We will seek to use hotels listed (if any) on your confirmation. Changes may be necessary; therefore, hotel brand name listed on invoice is not guaranteed. An effort will be made to substitute similar hotels, but the level of similarity may vary. When possible, AmaWaterways will book guests traveling together on conjunction bookings in the same hotel if the requests are made. All requests are subject to availability. AmaWaterways will provide the confirmed details for the hotel approximately 3-4 weeks prior to departure, when Digital Travel Documents are available. Must request promo code FREELAND-PRE or FREELAND-POST at time of booking for double occupancy; Single occupancy bookings must request promo code LANDSOLO-PRE or LANDSOLO-POST. Port charges, other optional land packages, visas, airfares and gratuities are additional. Offer is not combinable with any other promotions/discounts, limited to availability, capacity controlled and subject to change or termination without notice. AmaWaterways reserves the right to correct any errors or omissions at any time. Other restrictions apply. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California. For full terms and conditions, please visit www.AmaWaterways.com/terms-conditions CST#2065452-20. V24JAN11MD