WILTON, CT — Tauck has announced six brand new itineraries that will be debuting in 2024, the most the company has ever added to its portfolio in a single year.

Several of the new itineraries include pre- or post-cruise hotel stays in new-to-Tauck cities like Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and Montreux and Geneva, Switzerland. Each new river cruise will also be highlighted by an included lavish dinner ashore, with venues ranging from a Viennese palace to a Dutch castle and private island.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be expanding our river cruise offerings in such an unprecedented way, with exciting new itineraries that will appeal to our loyal past guests and new travellers alike,” said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar. 

All of Tauck’s special dining and tasting experiences are included in the price of river cruises, as are all shore excursions, gratuities, onboard beverages (including all beer, wine and spirits), airport transfers, luggage handling and more. 

On all these inclusions, Mahar added: “These signature land experiences are included in our cruise prices. They feature exclusive Tauck-guided sightseeing and they boast stays at wonderful properties such as Fairmont Montreux Palace, the Riessersee Hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the InterContinental Geneve in Geneva.”

Tauck’s new 2024 river cruises include the following:

• ‘Danube Kingdoms: Bavaria, Austria & Hungary’: This 12-day tour, priced from $9,320 per person, plus airfare, includes a four-night, land-based exploration of Bavaria with hotel stays in Munich and Partenkirchen, plus a seven-night cruise along the Danube visiting Passau, Linz, Salzkammergut, Cesky Krumlov, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Highlights include a Tauck Exclusive evening at Palais Pallavincini featuring a gala dinner and classical music performances.
• ‘Three River: Danube, Main & Rhine’: This 10-day itinerary, priced from $7,990 per person, plus airfare, travels from Amsterdam to Regensburg (or reverse). Ports of call include Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Köln, Bonn, Koblenz, Boppard, Frankfurt, Wertheim, Marktheidenfel, Würzburg, Bamberg, Beyreuth, Nürnberg and Regensburg. Guests will enjoy a highlight dinner at the Schlosshotel Kronberg, the former home of German Empress Victoria Friedrich.
• ‘Rhine Connoisseur: Montreux to Brussels’ (or reverse): This 11-day itinerary, priced from $9,050 per person, plus airfare, begins with a three-night stay at the Fairmont Montreux Palace and explorations of the Lavaux Vineyards, Montreux and Glacier 3000. A subsequent seven-night cruise visits Strasbourg, Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Düsseldorf along the Rhine before travelling on to Gorinchem, Antwerp and Brussels. Guests will enjoy a Tauck-exclusive reception and dinner at Slot Loevestein, a 14th-century castle on a private island.
• ‘Hidden Waterways of Flanders and Holland’: Travelling from Brussels to Amsterdam (or reverse), this eight-day itinerary is priced from $6,250 per person, plus airfare. Ports of call along the Dutch waterways include Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Gorinchem, Leiden, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. A Tauck-exclusive reception and dinner at Slot Loevestein is included.
• ‘River Seine: Châteaux, Impressionism & Normandy’: This eight-day itinerary, priced from $6,650 per person, plus airfare, begins and ends near Paris at Le Pecq. Guests will visit Auvers-sur-Oise, Les Andelys, Tilly, Mont-Saint-Michel, Étretat, Honfleur, the D-Day Beaches of Normandy, Rouen, Giverny and Le Pecq. In Giverny, guests will enjoy exclusive early-entry admission to the home and gardens of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. 
• ‘La Belle Vie: The Rhône, Geneva & The Riviera’: This 14-day itinerary, priced from $10,650, plus airfare, travels from Cannes to Geneva (or reverse). It includes a nine-night river cruise along the Rhône, bookended by two 2-night hotel stays with guided sightseeing in Cannes and Geneva. Along the way, guests will visit Aix-en Provence, Arles, La Camargue, Avignon, Uzès, St0-Rémy, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Tain l’Hermitage, Mâcon, Cluny, Chalon-sur-Saône, Beaune, Tournus, Cormatin and Lyon. Also included is an exclusive evening at Duché d’Uzès, a former Roman governor’s residence.

Tauck’s full portfolio of 2024 river cruises will be featured in the company’s new 2024 river cruising brochure, which will be mailed to travellers and travel advisors in the coming days. For more information call 1-800-788-7885 or go to www.tauck.ca.