MS
LADY CRISTINA
Early booking discount!
Stars on Board!
European trip on the Danube
Travel Description
Your Cruise
Passau – Austria – Hungary – Serbia – Romania – Bulgaria – Serbia – Croatia – Hungary – Slowakia – Austria – Passau
- 3% Early booking discount!
- From Passau to the Danube Delta
- On board: pop band “Wind” (date 02.10.25)
Starting in Passau, you will go on a European tour with Lady Cristina. In Hungary, admire the twin towers of Kalocsza Cathedral and be enchanted by the sprawling Puszta. In Romania you can experience a unique safari in the Danube Delta or marvel at the varied architecture of Bucharest. In Bulgaria, photograph the historicist houses in Ruse from around 1900 or the rock-cut monastery of Bassarbova. After strolling through the medieval fortress of Belgrade in Serbia, you will walk through the baroque city center of Vukovar in Croatia and past the Presidential Palace of Bratislava in Slovakia. The pompous Melk Abbey and the natural Wachau in Austria were simply missing at the end.
Discount promotion:
3% early booking discount for bookings until 30.11.2024!
The discount has already been deducted from the prices on the travel sites. The offer is only valid for new bookings from 01.05.2024 to 30.11.2024. The discount does not apply to additional services such as beverage packages, flight surcharges, etc.
Highlights of this Cruise
On board for you (date 02.10.25)
Band “Wind”: Enjoy hits like “Lass die Sonne in dein Herz”.
Combination savings:
If you combine two consecutive voyages, you will receive a 3% discount!
We will be happy to advise you personally on the combination cruise offers.
We are there for you from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 20:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00
Tel.: +49 (0)40 – 2393 680-0
Travel Itinerary
Passage Schlögener Schlinge
Vienna Nussdorf / Austria
14.00
18.00
Romantic Vienna (H), Viennese Serenade & Hearty Grinzing (H)
Viennese Old Town with Coffee House (H)
Kalocsa / Hungary
16.30
18.30
Re-embarkation from the excursion
Sremski Karlovci with Wine Tasting & Krusedol Monastery (H)
Drive through the Cataracts / Iron Gate Passage
Oltenița / Romania
15.30
16.00
Re-embarkation from the excursion
Delta Safari (H)
Rock Monastery Bassarbova & Ruse (H)
Drive through the Cataracts / Iron Gate Passage
Hungarian Puszta Tanycsárda (H)
Budapest Lights Tour (A)
Melk / Austria
Passage Wachau
12.00
13.00
Re-embarkation from the excursion
Our included services really stand out!
Included services on the Lady Cristina
To make your holiday simply enjoyable, we have put together a "package" for you with many services, so that you can enjoy a carefree river cruise. In addition, many large and small amenities will make your trip even more comfortable.
- Comfortable cruise in the selected cabin/category
- Full board with champagne breakfast, lunch and dinner (in the panorama restaurant = main restaurant)**
- Culinary extras with afternoon coffee and tea with cake
- Free coffee and tea station from morning to night
- Complimentary welcome drink on board & festive gala dinner
- Mobile audio system during the excursions & information material for your trip
- Experienced Plantours tour guide
- Payment of all port and lock fees
- WLAN included***
**Note: Specialty restaurant at extra charge
***Internet reception in the form of WLAN is included on board. Continuous reception cannot always be guaranteed; there may be temporary interruptions in network coverage on some sections. We ask for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact the hotel management at reception.
Beverage Packages Selection: Silver, Gold, Platinum
Beverage package on board, bookable per cabin
You have the choice between three attractive beverage packages!
Choose according to your tastes and keep full control over your costs on board!
Beverage package silver (non-alcoholic):
- Sparkling and non-carbonated mineral water (by the glass)
- Softdrinks (Cola, Cola light, Fanta, Sprite, Bitter Lemon, Ginger Ale, Tonic Water)
- various fruit juices and fruit juice spritzers
- 20% discount on all bottled wines
Preis: 13 € per person per night
Beverage package Gold:
- Sparkling and non-carbonated mineral water (by the glass)
- Softdrinks (Cola, Cola light, Fanta, Sprite, Bitter Lemon, Ginger Ale, Tonic Water)
- various fruit juices and fruit juice spritzers
- Draught beer and Alster/Radler
- Wheat beer
- non-alcoholic beer / wheat beer
- open house wines (white, rosé and red), also as spritzers (by the glass)
- open sparkling wine and prosecco (by the glass)
- Selection of wines by the glass (by the glass)
- Selection of sparkling cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails and long drinks
- Cocktail of the day (with / without alcohol)
- Selection of spirits (house brand)
- 30% discount on all bottled wines
Preis: 27 € per person per night
Beverage package Platin:
- Sparkling and non-carbonated mineral water (by the glass)
- Softdrinks (Cola, Cola light, Fanta, Sprite, Bitter Lemon, Ginger Ale, Tonic Water)
- various fruit juices and fruit juice spritzers
- Draught beer and Alster/Radler
- Wheat beer
- non-alcoholic beer / wheat beer
- open house wines (white, rosé and red), also as spritzers (by the glass)
- open sparkling wine and prosecco (by the glass)
- large selection of wines by the glass (by the glass)
- large selection of cocktails (with / without alcohol), sparkling cocktails and long drinks
- large selection of spirits / schnapps
- Barista coffee (crema, cappuccino, espresso, latte macchiato, latte coffee) from the bar
- 50% discount on all bottled wines
Your additional platinum benefits:
- Mineral water for the excursions (0.5 lt. per guest/excursion)
- 20% discount for on-board laundry (washing and ironing)
Preis: 35 € per person per night
Please note:
The beverage package must be booked by all persons in a cabin. Only the same beverage package can be booked per cabin (exception: children under 18 years of age). The beverage packages are not transferable to other persons. Drinks are served from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and are served exclusively in glasses. The beverage packages can only be booked for the entire duration of the cruise and only in advance. Drinks from the mini-bar are not included in the packages.
Pre-program
Hotel stay in Passau - Hotel König
Three rivers – the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz – make the landscape at the Three Rivers Corner a unique beauty. In addition, the baroque old town, in the center of which rises majestically the Cathedral of St. Stephen with the largest cathedral organ in the world. This is where charm and beauty, history and culture, art and adventure come together. Before or after your cruise, take time to explore romantic Passau. A hotel extension before or after your cruise is ideal for this.
Hotel König
Personally managed hotel in the middle of Passau's old town and directly on the Danube. All rooms are new and modern with bath or shower/WC, hair dryer, telephone, flat screen TV/radio, minibar, safe, air conditioning and free Wi-Fi. All rooms are accessible by elevator. Wellness area with sauna, Turkish bath and solarium (for a fee), breakfast room. Limited number of parking spaces (approx. 15 € per day).
Meals: Breakfast buffet
Subject to accommodation in equivalent hotels. Only bookable in conjunction with a river cruise.
Prices in € per person and night
in a double room 95,- €
in a single room 125,- €
Please contact us by phone Mon to Fri: 09.00 - 20.00 and Saturday: 09.00 - 14.00 on Tel. 049 (0)40 - 2393 680-0 or by e-mail at: info@plantours-kreuzfahrten.de and tell us your wishes. We will be happy to inquire about availability for you.
You can also find more information about the hotel at:
Post-program
Hotel stay in Passau - Hotel König
Three rivers – the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz – make the landscape at the Three Rivers Corner a unique beauty. In addition, the baroque old town, in the center of which rises majestically the Cathedral of St. Stephen with the largest cathedral organ in the world. This is where charm and beauty, history and culture, art and adventure come together. Before or after your cruise, take time to explore romantic Passau. A hotel extension before or after your cruise is ideal for this.
Hotel König
Personally managed hotel in the middle of Passau's old town and directly on the Danube. All rooms are new and modern with bath or shower/WC, hair dryer, telephone, flat screen TV/radio, minibar, safe, air conditioning and free Wi-Fi. All rooms are accessible by elevator. Wellness area with sauna, Turkish bath and solarium (for a fee), breakfast room. Limited number of parking spaces (approx. 15 € per day).
Meals: Breakfast buffet
Subject to accommodation in equivalent hotels. Only bookable in conjunction with a river cruise.
Prices in € per person and night
in a double room 95,- €
in a single room 125,- €
Please contact us by phone Mon to Fri: 09.00 - 20.00 and Saturday: 09.00 - 14.00 on Tel. 049 (0)40 - 2393 680-0 or by e-mail at: info@plantours-kreuzfahrten.de and tell us your wishes. We will be happy to inquire about availability for you.
You can also find more information about the hotel at:
Travel documents
The customer is responsible for procuring and carrying the travel documents required by the authorities, any necessary vaccinations, visas and for complying with customs and foreign exchange regulations.
Travel insurance
Travel cancellation and curtailment
What is insured?
You cannot or not as scheduled commence your journey because of the following event.
- Death, severe accidental injury
- Unexpected severe illness, Intolerance to a vaccine, pregnancy
- Damage to your property as a result of fire, elementary, event or intent criminal of a third party
What will be replaced?
- In case of non-commencement of the journey, we replace you among other things the contractually owed travel cancellation costs
- In case of interruption of journey, we replace the provable incurrend additional return travel costs as well as proportionally unused travel services.
Deductible: For insurance premiums without a deductible, 100% reimbursement for all insured events. For insurance premiums with a partial deductible: For illness treated on an outpatient basis, the deductible is 20% of the reimbursable claim, but at least EUR 25 per insured person. No deductible i all other cases.
Booking deadline: Please book your travel insurance at least 30 days before the start of your trip. This information is only an example of the scope of insurance exempary. You can obtain the complete terms and conditions from Plantours. You can also view the conditions on the Internet at www.hmrv.de/avb
The tariff descriptions and the insurance conditions VB-RKS 2024 (SFE20-D) of HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG are decisive for the insurance cover.
Out-of-court arbitration and complaint procedures: Attempts at arbitration and complaints can - if an agreement cannot be reached with HanseMerkur - be directed to the following arbitration and complaints centers: Responsible for all classes of insurance: Versicherungsombudsmann e.V., Postfach 08 06 32, 10006 Berlin www.versicherungsombudsmann.de
Insurance conditions
The information sheet gives you a brief overview of the main contents of our insurance product. The insurance cover is described in full in the insurance conditions. To ensure that you are fully informed, please read through all the documents.
Status: June 2024
The current insurance rates can be found on the travel pages under travel planning.
Train and hotel
Stress-free and relaxed arrival for your cruise:
With our new partner, the rail specialist "railtour", we can now offer our cruise guests a wider range of services related to rail travel.
Whether it's a simple train ride to our German ports, the journey to the airport with an overnight stay in a hotel or now also the departure from Austrian or Swiss train stations - everything is possible. Just get in and sit back!
Click here to start booking a train/hotel ► Search & Book
Parking with your car
In Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, there are plenty of parking garages and parking spaces near the jetty for your arrival by private car - but these are subject to a charge. (Parking fee € 16 per day in Düsseldorf and from € 15 per day in Frankfurt) Link recommendation:
Frankfurt: www.parkopedia.de (German website)
Düsseldorf: www.parkservice24.de/en
On this website you can select the parking option for Düsseldorf or Frankfurt. We will be happy to make recommendations or send you more detailed explanations.
In Passau and Cologne, car parking is offered by the Globus parking service. Our local partner will organize everything for you. When booking a parking space, the transfer from the parking space to the ship on the day of arrival and from the ship to the parking space on the day of departure is already included. You can make a binding booking directly with our partner online on the website www.globus-group.de (German website) or by email at: parkservice@globus-group.de vornehmen.
Passau – Parking fee per car in Euro
Nights 7: Garage 92,- Outdoor area 78,-
Nights 14: Garage 135,- Outdoor area 119,-
Cologne – Parking fee per car in Euro
Nights 2: Carport-pitch 78,- Outdoor area 62,-
Nights 3: Carport-pitch 88,- Outdoor area 72,-
Nights 4: Carport-pitch 99,- Outdoor area 81,-
Price as at: July 2024
Luggage service
For luggage transfer from your front door directly to the ship or airport and back, we recommend our long-standing and reliable partner TEFRA, Travel Logistics GmbH, phone 0800 - 500 23 50 https://www.tefra-gepaeckservice.de
On request, we will be happy to send you a brochure with the exact conditions of carriage and prices.
Notes for guests with limited mobility
Our cruises are only partially suitable for people with reduced mobility. Please contact us for further advice, specifying your specific needs.
MS LADY CRISTINA – For all those who love something special on vacation
From the light-flooded panorama lounge with bar to the elegant panorama restaurant and the speciality restaurant, MS LADY CRISTINA welcomes you with a spacious ambience. In good weather, enjoy the magnificent sun deck with a relaxing hot tub. On cloudier days, make yourself comfortable on the covered outdoor deck in the bow area and admire the passing panorama protected from wind and weather. Visit the modern fitness room or relax in the soothing sauna. In short, just come on board and let yourself be enchanted by MS LADY CRISTINA.
Your Ship
On the LADY CRISTINA you will immediately feel at home. The cabins with 15 sqm and the suites with 23 sqm offer plenty of space for a relaxing holiday. Most of them even have a French balcony, which offers a particularly unobstructed view of the cities and landscapes on the shore. What more could you want?
- River cruise ship in the 4-star* segment with 3 cabin decks
- Covered outdoor deck in the bow area (allows you to stay outdoors even when passing under low bridges)
- Elegant ship with 75 comfortable outside cabins and suites (15 – 23 sqm) for 144 passengers
- 4 luxurious suites (23 sqm) with French balcony on the violin deck
- 6 comfortable single cabins (15 sqm), 4 with windows (piano deck) and 2 with French balcony (cello deck)
- 65 double cabins (15 sqm), 9 with windows (piano deck) and 56 with French balcony (cello and violin deck)
- 2 restaurants, panoramic lounge, fitness room with sauna, small whirlpool on the sun deck
- Elevator between cello and violin deck, stair lift to the sun deck (the Piaono deck can only be reached via the stairs)
*Shipping company's own rating
MS LADY CRISTINA – Our new riverboat
Travel relaxed with our 4-star* new addition MS LADY CRISTINA to four- to thirteen-day river cruises on the Rhine, Main, Danube, Moselle and Saar. Whether Amsterdam, Basel, Strasbourg or Vienna – LADY CRISTINA will show you the pearls of Europe. Designed in a contemporary design, you will feel like you are in a 4-star hotel on board...
MS LADY CRISTINA
Our new, well-equipped riverboat offers space for 144 guests in 71 cabins and 4 suites (most with French balconies), plus two restaurants, a covered outdoor deck in the bow area (allows you to stay in the front outdoor area when passing under low bridges) as well as a gym and whirlpool.
Our plus points
- River cruise ship in the 4-star* segment with 3 cabin decks
- Elegant ship with 75 comfortable outside cabins and suites for 144 passengers
- 4 luxurious suites (23 sqm) with French balcony on the violin deck
- 6 comfortable single cabins (15 sqm), 4 of them with windows (piano deck) and 2 with French balcony (cello deck)
- 65 double cabins (15 sqm), 9 with windows (piano deck) and 56 with French balcony (cello and violin deck)
- 2 restaurants, panoramic lounge, fitness room with sauna, small whirlpool on the sun deck
- Elevator between cello and violin deck, stair lift to the sun deck
- 3 different beverage packages as well as shore excursion packages can be booked additionally
Reception
Cozy bar
Panorama-Lounge
Stylish restaurant
Cabin example
INCLUSIVE SERVICES
- Comfortable cruise in the selected cabin/category
- Full board with champagne breakfast, lunch and dinner (in the panorama restaurant = main restaurant)**
- Culinary extras with afternoon coffee and -tea with cake
- Free coffee and tea station from morning to night
- Complimentary welcome drink on board & festive gala dinner
- Mobile audio system during the excursions & information material for your trip
- Experienced Plantours cruise tour guide
- Payment of all port and lock fees
- Inclusive WLAN***
** Note: Specialty restaurant at an extra charge
***Internet reception in the form of WLAN is included on board. Continuous reception cannot always be guaranteed; there may be temporary interruptions in network coverage on some sections. We ask for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact the hotel management at reception.
BEVERAGE PACKAGES ON BOARD – bookable in advance*
You can choose between three attractive beverage packages! Choose according to your tastes and keep full control over your costs on board.
- Beverage package SILVER
- Beverage package GOLD
- Beverage package PLATIN
You can find all the details about the attractive beverage packages on the travel pages.
* Prices per person and night (only per cabin and can be booked in advance)
For many years, the best guarantor of first-class service and catering has been our partner, the Ligabue Group ligabue group >>
Herzlich Willkommen an Bord der MS LADY CRISTINA
Deckplan der MS LADY CRISTINA
MS LADY CRISTINA Deck plan
An overview of all decks of the LADY CRISTINA
MS LADY CRISTINA – Your home on board
On the LADY CRISTINA you will immediately feel at home. The cabins with 15 sqm and the suites with 23 sqm offer plenty of space for a relaxing holiday. MS LADY CRISTINA can accommodate 144 guests in 71 cabins and 4 suites. The cabins are equipped as double cabins with approx. 15 square meters of floor space, the majority with French balconies. The suites have a generous 23 sqm as well as a French balcony.
YOUR CABINS:
All cabins/suites are equipped with shower/WC (suites additionally with bathtub), hairdryer, TV, telephone, safe and individually controlled air conditioning. There are 28 cabins on the violin deck and 30 more cabins on the cello deck. All cabins on these two decks have a special feature of a French balcony. On the violin deck there are also 4 suites with a generous 23 m² as well as a French balcony. The piano deck has 13 cabins, the windows of which cannot be opened for safety reasons (Please note: The Piaono deck can only be reached by stairs. There is an elevator between the cello and violin decks and a stair lift between the violin and violin decks.
Two-bed
Cabin example outside, ca.15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Window
Single cabin
Single - Cabin example outside, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Window
Two-bed cabin with french balcony
Cabin example twin bed with french balcony, outside, aft, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
Two-bed cabin with french balcony
Cabin example twin bed with french balcony, outside, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
Single cabin with french balcony
Single - Cabin example, with french balcony, outside, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
Two-bed cabin with french balcony
Cabin example twin bed with french balcony, outside, aft, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
Two-bed cabin with french balcony
Cabin example twin bed with french balcony, outside, ca. 15 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
Suite with french balcony
Cabin example Suite with french balcony, outside, ca. 23 sqm
- Shower with WC
- Bathtub
- Make-up mirror and hairdryer
- TV, telephone, safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
