University of Louisville

German Christmas Markets River Cruise December 8 - 15, 2017

INCLUSIONS • 7 nights aboard the River Queen • All meals onboard (7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners) • Unlimited beverages 24 hours a day (Including alcohol) • All gratuities for the cruise and tour guides on shore • All transfers on arrival and departure days • An onboard ship credit of $100 per person • 6 days of excursions, including “Choice is Yours” options, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts • Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners • Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions

• Free Internet and Wi-Fi access • A pre-trip Documents Party in Louisville • Special group gifts, amenities and parties • University of Louisville/Platinum Travel escort

For questions or to reserve your cabin, please call or email the Platinum Travel Group Department: Platinum Travel Phone: (502) 425-2400 or (502) 425-4464; Email: [email protected] f Uniworld Rate

UofL Group Rate

Previous Uniworld Passengers Rate

Cat 5 (151 sq/ft w/ window)

$3199

$2349*

$2199

Cat 4 (151 sq/ft w/ window)

$3,499

$2499*

$2349

Cat 3 (151 sq/ft w/ picture window)

$3,799

$2799*

$2649

Cat 2 (151 sq/ft w/ picture window)

$4,199

$2999*

$2849

Cat 1 (151sq/ft w/ French balcony)

$4,699

$3299*

$3149

STATEROOM

*Rates are based per person, double occupancy. A non-refundable deposit of $300 per person is due at the time of booking. An administrative fee of $50 per person will apply to all cancellations. Final payment is due 9/1/17. At the time of reservation, please advise of any passengers traveling with you. A group air and tour package will also be offered at a later date. Please advise if you have previously cruised with Uniworld for repeat customer benefits and discounts. Cabin availability is limited.

ITINERARY Day 1 – December 8th: Nuremberg (embark) Arrive at Nuremberg Airport, where you will be transferred to the ship.

Day 2 – December 9th: Nuremberg FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Nuremberg city tour with Christmas Market During the Middle Ages, Nuremberg was the preferred residence of German emperors, as you will discover on your guided excursion. Visit Kaiserburg Castle, which rises high above the city and has housed every emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Your tour continues along cobblestone streets to one of the largest and oldest Christmas markets in Germany, Christkindlesmarkt, where you’ll get to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts and sample wonderful regional delicacies, such as authentic Nuremberg gingerbread. Join fellow guests at the Captain’s Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner.

Day 3 – December 10th: Bamberg FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Bamberg walking discovery tour with Christmas Market One of the few cities not destroyed during the WWII bombings of Germany, beautiful Bamberg is a city built on seven hills. Wander through the narrow lanes of Bamberg’s Old Town, looking for signs of the city’s famous Nativity Walk, which links 40 churches, museums and public spaces displaying Nativity and New Testament scenes. Some of the figures in the scenes were carved centuries ago. Browse through delightful shops decorated for the holidays and search for treasures at the city’s four Christmas markets—a traditional market, another featuring medieval cultural programs and two focused on local arts and crafts.

Day 4 – December 11th: Kitzingen (Rothenburg), Würzburg FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Full day Rothenburg with walking discovery tour and Christmas Market Travel to Germany’s best-preserved walled city, Rothenburg. The medieval ramparts still enclose cobblestone lanes and half-timbered houses decked in holiday finery. In the heart of this fairytale gem, you’ll find one of Germany’s oldest and most celebrated Christmas markets, which fills the market square with the aroma of holiday treats, including a local specialty, the schneeball—a “snowball” of sweet, deep-fried dough covered in powdered sugar or chocolate. You will also want to visit Käthe Wohlfahrt’s original Christmas shop and the delightful museum that displays vintage toys from as early as the 17th century.

Day 5 – December 12th: Würzburg FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Exclusive Franconian “Village Day” and Würzburg Residence with Christmas Market The spirit of the holidays really comes alive in an idyllic Franconian village, where you’ll be treated to Franconian hospitality as well as their culinary delights, such as hot mulled wine and gingerbread beer. Learn more about how they celebrate the holidays with traditions that go back through the centuries before visiting the opulent Würzburg Residence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 300-room baroque palace took nearly 60 years to complete and contains the world’s largest ceiling fresco, created by Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, as well as what is often described as the most beautiful staircase in the world, by Balthasar Neumann. Your visit here will give you a true sense of the history of this region through the European Renaissance. Afterward, visit the town’s 200-year-old Christmas Market for one-of-a-kind handcrafted treasures.

Day 6 – December 13th: Wertheim, cruising the Main River FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Wertheim walking discovery tour with mulled wine and Christmas stollen demonstration Join your local guide for a walk through the picturesque town of Wertheim. See the Spitzer Turm, or “Pointed Tower,” built in the 13th century and once a prison for drunkards and feuding women; today, the tower’s structure leans to one side after withstanding more than 800 years of flooding. Stop in the historic Market Square, lined with half-timbered buildings and shops selling artisan glassworks and Franconian wines in round bottles. Be treated to a cup of warm mulled wine as you watch a master baker make stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, at a private wine estate.

Day 7 – December 14th: Frankfurt FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Choice of Frankfurt walking discovery tour with Christmas Market OR exclusive “Taste of Christmas” walking discovery tour Bustling modern-day Frankfurt shelters a surprisingly quaint and charming Old Town, full of traditional taverns as well as marvelous museums. Get an overview of both aspects of the city with your guide before making your way to the enormous Christmas tree and famous Christmas Market in the historic heart of the city. Or opt for a completely different kind of shopping experience with a visit to the spectacular 10-story Zeil shopping mall and the Kleinmarkthalle. Spend your last evening at the Captain’s Farewell Reception and Gala Dinner.

Day 8 – December 15th: Frankfurt (disembark) Disembark the ship and transfer to Frankfurt International Airport for your flight home.

Optional 4-day Pre-Cruise Tour The Castles of Germany & the Romantic Road

December 4th-8th Cost: $1777 per person (Munich, Garmisch, Linderhof Castle, Oberammergau, Neuschwanstein Castle, Dinkelbühl, Mittenwald) *Brochure available upon request

RIVER QUEEN One of the most unique ships cruising Europe’s waterways, the River Queen has an exterior resembling the steamships of the 1930s and an elegant Art Deco interior. Decorated in richly textured blue and white fabrics—with marble bathrooms and inspiring artwork—River Queen is a sublime floating hotel designed with your every comfort in mind. River Queen was rated the #1 ship in the entire cruise industry (both river and ocean) in the 2012 Conde´ Nast Traveler Readers’ Cruise Poll, and was completely remodeled in 2016.

CABIN CATEGORIES

Category 1-5

Category 1

Lavishly appointed riverview stateroom (151 sq ft). Handcrafted Savoir® of England bed, built-in closet, hair dryer, safe, individual thermostat, flatscreen TV with infotainment center and satellite, and bottled water. Marble bathroom with L’Occitane en Provence bath and body products, plush towels, waffle bathrobes, and slippers.

Category 2

Category 3-5