Press Release : Grand Circle Travel announces price reductions for January-June

**Ally** · 10-10-2006, 11:52 AM

Grand Circle Travel (GCT), the leading U. S. provider of international vacations for Americans ages 50-plus, has reduced prices for all its Rhine, Main, and Danube River cruises departing between January and June of 2007. The price drops are a result of recent renegotiations between GCT and its air, fuel, and hotel suppliers.
Grand Circle is taking $150 per person off all March departures and $200 off all April through June departures.

Starting now at just $1095 for 9 days, all programs feature Rhine, Main, or Danube cruising aboard one of Grand Circle's award winning, private deluxe river ships.
Each cruise vacation includes roundtrip airfare from Boston, Newark, or New York (other cities available); airport welcome by GCT representative; private, roundtrip airport/pier transfers; accommodations aboard a private Grand Circle river ship in an outside cabin; all meals during cruise; exclusive, guided sightseeing tours; exclusive intercultural Discovery Series events; exclusive services of up to four local Grand Circle Program Directors; private motorcoach land travel; Captain's Welcome and Farewell receptions and dinners; baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person; and more.

Travelers should refer to Code #TAAA-151 when reserving these itineraries:

Classic Cities on the Danube River Cruise -- 9 days now from only $1095, including roundtrip airfare from Boston, New York, Newark, and Philadelphia. See how time and tide have shaped three distinctive, yet inextricably bound cultural capitals along the central stretch of the Danube. Itinerary calls at Budapest (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); and Vienna (Austria).

Optional extensions: 4 nights in Prague, Czech Republic, from only $595; 3 nights in Munich, Germany, from only $395.

Storybook Landscapes along the Rhine -- 9 days now from only $1095, including roundtrip airfare from Baltimore, Boston, Miami, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. The best of Germany and Holland awaits on this northern Rhine adventure. Port calls include Amsterdam and Nijmegen (Holland); Dusseldorf, Cologne, Koblenz, Mainz, and Frankfurt (Germany).

Optional extensions: 3 nights in Amsterdam, Holland, from only $495; 3 nights in Frankfurt & Heidelberg, Germany, from only $445.

Great Rivers of Europe -- 16 days now from only $2245, including roundtrip airfare from Boston or New York. Our most popular River cruise itinerary showcases the most beautiful stretches of the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers; and also highlights the region's distinctive cultures through generous included sightseeing, Discovery Series educational and cultural activities, a Home Hosted visit, and more. Itinerary includes: Amsterdam (Holland); Cologne, Koblenz, Mainz, Wertheim, Wurzburg, Schweinfurt, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Regensburg, and Passau (Germany); and Melk Abbey and Vienna (Austria).

Optional extensions: 4 nights in Brussels & Bruges, Belgium from only $495; 3 nights in Vienna, Austria from only $545.

Romance of the Rhine & Mosel -- 16 days now from only $1995 including roundtrip airfare from Boston, Newark, or New York. Discover five countries along the western banks of the Rhine, as well as the scenic Mosel Valley, famed for its storybook villages and vineyards. Destinations visited include Antwerp (Belgium); Willemstad, the Kinderdijk Windmills, and Nijmegen (Holland); Dusseldorf, Koblenz, Bernkastel, Trier, Traben Trarbach, Boppard, Speyer, and Baden-Baden (Germany); Strasbourg (France); and Basel (Switzerland).

Optional extensions: 4 nights in Bruges & Ghent, Belgium from only $545, 4 nights in Lucerne, Switzerland from only $545.

Eastern Europe to the Black Sea -- 11 days now from only $2145, including roundtrip airfare from Boston or New York. Step ashore in five different Old World countries, enjoying an included hotel stay in Bucharest, a Romanian rail journey, a Home-Hosted visit in Croatia, and more. Destinations visited include Budapest (Hungary); Vukovar (Croatia); Belgrade, the Iron Gates (Serbia); Ruse (Bulgaria); Constanta, Bucharest (Romania).

Optional extensions: 3 nights in Transylvania, Romania from only $495; 5 nights in Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czech Republic, from only $645.

Old World Prague & the Blue Danube -- 12 days now from only $1895, including roundtrip airfare from Baltimore, Boston, or New York. Sail straight into the heart of Mitteleuropa on this unusual journey that showcases Danube gems in three Central European nations, and starts with a hotel stay in Prague. Destinations include Budapest and Esztergom (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); Vienna, the Wachau Valley, Melk, Grein, and Linz (Austria).

Optional extensions: 3 nights in Prague, Czech Republic, from only $395; 3 nights in Budapest, Hungary, from only $420.

Holland & Belgium in Bloom -- 12 days now from only $1845, including roundtrip airfare from Baltimore, Boston, New York, Newark, and Philadelphia. This limited-season vacation showcases the spectacular springtime flower display that lights up the banks of the northern Rhine and its Dutch tributaries and canals.
See Includes visit to the famous Keukenhof Flower Park. Sites visited include Brussels and Antwerp (Belgium); Willemstad, Kinderdjik, Schoonhoven, Keukenhof, Amsterdam, Enkhuizen, and Hoorn (Holland).

Optional extensions: 3 nights in Amsterdam, Holland, from only $495; 4 nights in Bruges & Ghent, Belgium, from only $545.

(Source: Grand Circle Travel)