27 June
This morning we cruised through the Main-Danube Canal to Bamberg. We explored this UNESCO World Heritage city with our guide. Boasting one of Europe’s largest intact medieval town centres, Bamberg is bursting with character and charm.
At the town centre is the largest preserved old quarter in Europe. Around 2,400 listed buildings and the centuries-old garden quarter form a special cultural heritage. We admired hundreds of building façades, richly decorated in fascinating detail with spectacular ornamentation.
10:00 – Presentation on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal by cruise director.
12:00 – Ship docked in Bamberg, 1.5 hours ahead of schedule.
APT Ship AMAverde
The AMAverde had been sailing parallel to us daily and docked next to us. A lady there asked us if we had been “evicted”. She explained that they had been told to pack their bags as they would be transferred by bus tomorrow to Nuremberg and transfer to the AMAbella, whose passengers would do the reverse. The reason is a “lack of water” in the Main (river) – Danube Canal. Our cruise line did not make any such announcement to us, but explained the rain issue very clearly.
Bamberg Tour
14:30 – City tour of Bamberg, including a walking tour with five guides. Then one hour of free time.
17:30 – Back to the ship.
18:00 – Q&A with the ship’s Chief Engineer.
18:45 – Port Talk, including Captain’s explanation of the river depth issues.
19:00 – Dinner, and then the ship sailed for Nuremberg.
21:15 – Crew Show
Day by day
- Days -11 to -15 – Singapore
- Days -4 to -10 – UK
- Days -1 to -3 – Paris Extension
- Day 1 & 2 – Amsterdam
- Day 3 – Cologne
- Day 4 – Rhine Gorge – Rudesheim
- Day 5 – Miltenberg – Wertheim
- Day 6 – Wurzburg – Rothenburg
- Day 7 – Bamberg
- Day 8 – Nuremberg
- Day 9 – Kelheim – Regensburg
- Day 10 – Passau – Salzburg – Linz
- Day 11 – Melk – Durnstein
- Day 12 – Vienna
- Day 13 – Bratislava
- Day 14 – Budapest
- Day 15 – Homeward Bound