MS
ROUSSE PRESTIGE
Early booking discount!
Beverage package included
Classic Danube – Time travel on the River of Kings
Travel Description
Your Cruise
Passau – Dürnstein – Vienna Nussdorf – Budapest – Esztergom – Bratislava – Melk – Passau
- 3% early booking discount!
- Cities, castles, and sensory delights: from Passau to Budapest
- Passage through the Schlögener Schlinge
- Passage through the Wachau
- Basic beverage package already included
- New: “Plus” beverage package can be booked additionally
Having just left the three-river city of Passau behind, you will pass the Schlögener Schlinge in the upper Danube valley at night and look forward to the idyllic town of Dürnstein. Experience charming Vienna, stroll through Budapest's castle district to the castle palace, before climbing the white Pressburg in Bratislava. What a breathtaking view of the Danube awaits you from up here! Back in Austria, quickly take a photo of the Benedictine monastery of Melk, visible from afar, so that you can relive this fantastic Danube cruise again and again later. Experience the enchanting Wachau Passage before your journey ends back in Passau.
3% early booking discount for bookings made by 30.11.2025!
You will receive a 3% early booking discount on the travel price for this river cruise. The discount is already deducted from the prices on the travel pages. The offer is only valid for new bookings from 10.06.2025 to 30.11.2025. The discount does not apply to additional services such as drinks packages, shore excursions, insurance, etc.
Travel Itinerary
Passage through the Schlögener Schlinge
Passage Wachau
Vienna Nussdorf / Austria
19.00
Viennese Serenade & Traditional Grinzing (A)
Budapest light tour (A)
Esztergom / Hungary
19.15
19.30
Picturesque Danube Bend (H)
Re-embarkation from the excursion
Passage Wachau
Our included services really stand out!
Included services on the Rousse Prestige
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. Look forward to a comfortable travel experience on board MS Rousse Prestige **** with many services included:
- Extensive beverage package based on 08.00 bis 24.00 Uhr included in the tour price
- Comfortable cruise in the selected cabin/category
- Full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner
- 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 cruise
- Experienced plantours tour guide
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Payment of all port and lock fees
Extensive beverage package already included in the cruise price!
Included in this Basis-package are:
- Table wine white and red
- Beer on tap
- Non-alcoholic beer
- Soft drinks such as lemonade and juices
- Mineral water with/without carbonated acid and apple spritzer
Drinks are available from 08:00 to 24:00. Drinks are only served in glasses.
Beverage package Plus on board for €15 per night* (can be booked as an option)
Included in this package are:
- Beverages included in the basic beverage package
- Wheat beer (bottle), non-alcoholic wheat beer (bottle)
- Bottled wine, dry/semi-dry (white, rosé, and red)
- Sparkling wine or Prosecco
- Non-alcoholic cocktails: Fresh, Bootsmann, Virgin Mary
- Sparkling wine cocktails: Mimosa, Kir Royal, Bellini
- Long drinks: Whiskey and cola, Bloody Mary, Gin and tonic
- Classic cocktails: Cosmopolitan, Manhattan
Drinks are available from 8 a.m. to midnight and are served exclusively in glasses. Drink packages can only be booked for the entire duration of the cruise and must be booked in advance. Drinks from the mini bar are not included in the packages.
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). Beverage packages are not transferable to other persons.
* Price per person per night (only per cabin and bookable in advance).
Pre-program
Hotel stay in Passau - Hotel König (or similar*)
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.
- Central location in the old town, directly on the Danube
- Modern rooms with bath/shower, air conditioning, WiFi, TV, minibar, safe
- Breakfast buffet included
- Parking spaces (limited number, approx. €20/day)
*Accommodation subject to availability in equivalent hotels. Only bookable in conjunction with a river cruise.
Prices in € per person and night (including breakfast):
in a double room 99,- €
in a single room 149,- €
To make a booking, please contact us by phone Mon to Fri: 09.00 - 20.00 Uhr and Saturday: 09.00 - 14.00 Uhr 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 (or similar*)
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.
- Central location in the old town, directly on the Danube
- Modern rooms with bath/shower, air conditioning, WiFi, TV, minibar, safe
- Breakfast buffet included
- Parking spaces (limited number, approx. €20/day)
*Accommodation subject to availability in equivalent hotels. Only bookable in conjunction with a river cruise.
Prices in € per person and night (including breakfast):
in a double room 99,- €
in a single room 149,- €
To make a booking, please contact us by phone Mon to Fri: 09.00 - 20.00 Uhr and Saturday: 09.00 - 14.00 Uhr 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 cruise. 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.
Information sheet: Travel cancellation and curtailment
Status: June 2024
The current insurance rates can be found on the travel pages under travel planning.
Train to/from the port
Your arrival and departure by train
In cooperation with Deutsche Bahn, we offer you an arrival and departure service. With the Train-to-Ship ticket, you can travel to the port of departure at favourable conditions.
Train-to-ship ticket
Travel comfortably by train to the port and back after your cruise. With the train-to-ship ticket, you can travel from any German railway station to the German ports of departure.
When booking, you can add the train-to-ship ticket from autumn 2025. Please note that delays in public transport can never be ruled out. We therefore recommend that you choose your connection so that you arrive at the port of arrival well in advance. You are responsible for arriving on time.
Flexible fare: Train-to-ship ticket
2nd class one-way or return from £89
1st class one-way or return from €149
Information Train-to-ship ticket
Tickets can only be booked in conjunction with a cruise from Plantours Kreuzfahrten.
Valid for travel on all Deutsche Bahn AG trains within Germany, including ICE and EC/IC, between your home station and the station of your port of departure and back.
Flexible fare: The ticket is valid from the date printed on the ticket for journeys up to 100 km for 1 day and for journeys over 100 km for 2 days, ending at 3 a.m. on the day following the last day of validity. For journeys up to 100 km, the journey must be started on the day specified on the ticket. The ticket can be rebooked once for a fee of €5 per person/route.
For flights to and from your destination, you can also book a Rail & Fly ticket.
Further information is available on request.
Prices are subject to change.
Parking with your car
Parking options in German ports
In Passau and Cologne, we recommend a parking service provided by our partner Globus. Transfer from the parking lot to the ship and back is included.
Our local partner will organize everything for you. When booking a parking space, transfer from the parking lot to the ship on the day of arrival and from the ship to the parking lot on the day of departure is already included. You can make a binding booking directly with our partner online at www.globus-group.de (German website) or by email at: parkservice@globus-group.de vornehmen.
In all German ports of embarkation, there are paid parking garages near the ship's landing stage. Further information and booking options can be found here, for example: www.parkopedia.de (German website)
Alternatively, you can book parking spaces with or without overnight stays through our partner Holiday Extras at:
www.holidayextras.com/de/ plantours/cruisehotel (German website)
subject to availability.
As of June 2025
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 (German website)
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 Rousse Prestige - The elegant way to travel the Danube
On board MS Rousse Prestige, holidaymakers can enjoy river cruises in an upscale, yet informal atmosphere. All cabins are exterior and have windows and adjustable air conditioning. The large windows in the comfort cabins can be opened. MS Rousse Prestige will take you to the most beautiful places along the Danube.
Your ship
- Extensive beverage package already included in the tour price
- French balconies on the panoramic deck and aft of the upper deck
- Comfortable, spacious outside cabins
- Large sundeck with sun loungers, hot tub and sunshade
- Modernization / new design of public spaces (winter 2024/2025)
- Elegant panoramic restaurant
- Spacious panorama lounge with bar and dance floor
- Hairdresser, massage, small library, internet corner with Wi-Fi access (subject to charge), small shop
- Convenient door-to-door pick-up can be booked
MS Rousse Prestige - The elegant way to travel
MS Rousse Prestige
Our Rousse Prestige convinces with an elegant ambience and takes you to the most beautiful places along the Danube to the Black Sea. Look forward to a new design of the public areas: lobby, panorama lounge and restaurant (modernization in winter 2024/2025)
Reception und Foyer
Inviting and spacious foyer with reception
Library
Small cozy library with reading corner
Panorama-Lounge
Spacious panorama lounge with bar and dance floor
Restaurant
Elegant panoramic restaurant
Sun deck
Large sun deck with sun loungers, hot tub and sun protection
The cabins
Furnished outside cabins were extensively redesigned and renovated in 2017/2018 and are equipped with French balconies on the panoramic deck as well as in the aft area of the upper deck.
Internet on board
On board MS Rousse Prestige, internet reception in the form of Wi-Fi can be booked at the reception for a fee. Continuous reception cannot always be guaranteed, and there may be temporary interruptions in network coverage on some sections. We ask for your understanding that reimbursement of costs is not possible due to interruptions. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the hotel management at the reception.
INCLUSIVE SERVICES
- Extensive drinks package from 08.00 to 24.00 included in the cruise price
- Comfortable cruise in the selected cabin/category
- Full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Culinary extra with afternoon coffee and tea with cake
- Free coffee & tea station from early to late
- Free 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
Extensive drinks package included
On all Rousse Prestige cruises, the drinks package is already included in the cruise price, including white and red table wine, draught beer, non-alcoholic beverages, soft drinks such as lemonade and juices, sparkling mineral water and apple spritzer! Drinks are served from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Drinks are only served in glasses.
Convenient doorstep pick-up
For all cruises of the Rousse Prestige in the period April - Oktober 2025 (Arrival day Thursday) from/to Passau
For a more comfortable return journey to/from Passau for your river cruise booked with plantours in 2025 with MS Rousse Prestige, we offer you the nationwide arrival / departure in modern long-distance coaches to/from Passau including taxi service from/to the front door as well as the luggage transport of a suitcase with a maximum of 30 kg and one piece of hand luggage. Details can be found on the travel pages under the travel planning.
Herzlich Willkommen an Bord der MS Rousse Prestige
Deckplan der MS Rousse Prestige
MS Rousse Prestige Deck Plan
An overview of all decks of the Rousse Prestige
MS Rousse Prestige – The elegant way to travel the Danube
On board MS Rousse Prestige, holidaymakers can enjoy river cruises in an upscale, yet informal atmosphere. All cabins are exterior and have windows and adjustable air conditioning. The large windows in the comfort cabins can be opened. Our Rousse Prestige will take you along the historical sites of the Danube, all the way to the Black Sea.
© OCEANLINER PICTURES BY OLIVER ASMUSSEN
Three-bed, large windows
Cabin example outside, front, approx. 16 sqm
- Two single beds (standing together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Large windows
Two-bed large window
Cabin example outside, forward, approx. 11 sqm
- Two single beds (can be put together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Phone, Safe
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Large windows
Mini-Suite large window
Cabin example outside, forward, approx. 17 sqm
- Two single beds (standing together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Large windows
Two-bed deluxe with french balcony
Cabin example with french balcony, outside, approx. 14 sqm
- Two single beds (standing together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
© OCEANLINER PICTURES BY OLIVER ASMUSSEN
Single large window
Cabin example outside, approx. 11 sqm
- Two single beds (can be joined together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Large windows
© OCEANLINER PICTURES BY OLIVER ASMUSSEN
Two-bed small window
Cabin example outside, forward, approx. 11 sqm
- Two single beds (can be put together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Phone, Safe
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Small windows
Two-bed small window
Cabin example outside, approx. 11 sqm
- Two single beds (can be put together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Phone, Safe
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Small windows
© OCEANLINER PICTURES BY OLIVER ASMUSSEN
Single small window
Cabin example outside, approx. 11 sqm
- Two single beds (can be joined together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- Small windows
Two-bed deluxe with french balcony
Cabin example with french balcony, outside, approx. 14 sqm
- Two single beds (standing together)
- Shower room with WC
- Hairdryer
- TV, Telephone, Safe
- Individually adjustable air conditioning
- French balcony
