On our last morning aboard the AmaViola, I overheard a breakfasting couple say to the other two guests on their table: 'You've made our holiday'.
This wasn't the only time I heard this sentiment, and indeed one my wife and I made ourselves to the American couple we befriended during this amazing and luxurious cruise down the beautiful Danube. River cruising is so different from that of its ocean counterpart. While spacious enough, the AmaViola - one of AmaWaterways' 26-strong fleet of five-star luxury ships - is inevitably more intimate, with the strong likelihood of seeing fellow travellers each and every day.
In the Abbey Durnstein we were greeted by hosts from nearby Weiser’s Sweets Shop and treated to the region's finest apricot products. Jams, apricot liqueur, apricot brandy and sweets are all on the menu as was the the history and processing of this sweet fruit in the Wachau Valley, all followed by some free time to enjoy the charming village of Dürnstein. That same evening we enjoyed a special wine tasting in Weissenkirchen, nestled in the Wachau Valley.
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