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Cruise & Rail: Milan, Venice & the Swiss Alps

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 Trip Length
14 Days
 Trip Starts
Milan
 Trip Finishes
Zurich
14 Day Cruise & Rail: Milan, Venice & the Swiss Alps Itinerary (Uniworld)
Countries Explored: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
Budget
Luxury
Guide Level
Fully Guided, Locally Guided
Trip Code
UNIMVS

Overview

Book online and enjoy exclusive savings on Uniworld's 14 Day Cruise & Rail: Milan, Venice & the Swiss Alps. Begin your journey in stunning Milan and disembark in romantic Venice. These two legendary cities will bookend unforgettable experiences throughout the Veneto region. This ultimate Venetian vacation is perfected by one unique quality: your stay onboard our floating boutique hotel. Not only will you benefit from an enviable location in Venice, you’ll also find that your hotel transports you to hidden gem towns nearby.

Cap off your voyage with a 4-day train trip to Zurich. You’ll...read more sleep on the luxury Golden Eagle Danube Express with ever-changing views at your window – the perfect follow-up to a river cruise. Along the way, visit the glittering lakes of Zurich and Bled, explore medieval towns and capital cities, enjoy a private concert in the caves of Postojna and more.

Itinerary

Arrive at Milan Malpensa Airport. If your cruise/tour package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the Rosa Grand hotel.

Featured Excursion: Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"

Milan is a mecca for Italian fashionistas, famous for its innovative design and stylish flair. Venture inside the city's hulking Gothic cathedral, as well as its cathedral to capitalism, Europe's oldest shopping arcade. (B)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Milan Highlights City Tour OR Milano La Scala OR Lake Como & Bellagio

En route to Venice, you'll stop in the literary hometown of Shakespeare's famously star-crossed teen lovers to see the sights. Later, enjoy lunch at a historic wine estate owned by descendants of Dante and learn about one of the most unique Italian wines, Amarone di Valpolicella. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Verona, “City of Romeo and Juliet” OR Valpolicella Wine Estate Lunch

Note: This evening you'll arrive in Venice and embark. Unpack, relax and enjoy your first evening on the Venetian Lagoon. A compulsory safety drill and briefing, along with the welcome briefing, will be organized shortly before dinner, but this will be a quick and easy part of your journey.

With your early morning arrival at Doge's Palace, you'll be able to marvel at the estate in total peace. Wander through a Venetian neighborhood and experience daily life in an authentic Venetian residential quarter. Later in the evening, cap the day off with a private once-in-a-lifetime experience at an after-hours lighting ceremony inside St. Mark's Basilica without the crowds. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of A Walk in Venice with Doge's Palace Visit OR Nights Out: Private After-Hours Visit to Saint Mark's Basilica

Start your morning in one of two of the Veneto region's UNESCO World Heritage cities, Vicenza or Padua. In the afternoon, you'll reboard the ship for scenic sailing across the lagoon as we head towards Mazzorbo and Burano. (B/L/WD)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Evening Stroll in Burano OR Vicenza with Teatro Olimpico OR Padua Walking Tour

Note: A special Captain's Welcome Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

Spend the day exploring the northern lagoon of Venice and its captivating islands. Start with a visit to Torcello's famous basilica with an art historian, then stroll through the agricultural island of Mazzorbo and the rainbow-hued island of Burano during your free time after lunch. Alternatively, you can take the afternoon to see the renowned glassblowing artisans of Murano at work. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Torcello: Hidden Treasure of the Lagoon OR Murano Glass Blowing Demonstration

Today, you'll admire the greatest sites of charming and coastal Chioggia, including a stop at the local and lively market. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Chioggia Market Visit OR Let's Go: Biking Chioggia OR Bragozzo Ride with Tastings at Ca' Zen OR A Noble Country Villa and Its Wines

Note: We are obliged to comply with Italian Maritime Authorities who require that only crew may be on the ship during the Adriatic Sea passage. Therefore, our guests must disembark the ship and partake in the featured excursions. We thank you for your cooperation.

This morning, join a sailing excursion where you'll explore the Po Delta where the Po River and the Adriatic Sea meet. Later, during lunch, we sail back to Venice. (B/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Po Delta Sailing OR Castello del Catajo Visit OR Jewish Ghetto

As your water taxi glides past narrow side canals and the Canal Grande, you'll arrive in style at the Rialto Bridge. The iconic stone arch bridge sits at the narrowest point of the Canal Grande and holds numerous shops and restaurants. (B/L/FD)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Venice Walk with Gondola Artisans Visit OR Do as the Locals Do: Venice Walking Tour OR Ca' Macana Mask Atelier OR Italian Cooking Class

Note: A special Captain's Farewell Reception and Dinner will be prepared for you this evening.

Disembark the ship. You will be transferred to the Venice Santa Lucia Station, where you will board the Golden Eagle Danube Express. You'll have time to settle into your new cabins as the train slowly threads its way out of Venice towards Postojna, Slovenia. During our stay in Postojna, you'll be treated to a real highlight of this tour: an exclusive private concert in the Postojna Cave, one of the largest show caves of the classic karst formations in Europe. (B)

After breakfast, arrive in the Slovenian Capital Ljubljana, where your morning tour of this lovely city includes a boat cruise on the Ljubljanica River. Our next stop is Bled, picturesquely situated in the Julian Alps, where you will enjoy lunch at a restaurant in the heart of the city. After lunch, take a traditional pletna boat across Lake Bled for a closer view of the exterior of the Church of Mary the Queen situated on an island in the middle of the lake.* *For October departures: boat ride is subject to weather conditions. (B/L/D)

In the early morning, our private train travels on a scenic line passing through the alpine ski resort of Kitzbühel before arriving after breakfast into Innsbruck, Austria. Tour this charming Tyrolean town before lunch back on the train, during which you will travel through the scenic Arlberg region to St. Anton for an afternoon in the year-round Alpine resort. (B/L/D)

Your train leaves St. Anton at breakfast time to travel through the Vorarlberg to Buchs, where you will visit Liechtenstein and its capital, Vaduz. During this visit, you make a photo stop outside Gutenberg Castle, where you can take in views of the castle and surrounding scenery. Re-join the train for a scenic lunch time ride along Walensee and the Lake of Zurich on the way to your final stop. Disembark at Zurich Hbf (Main Station), where you will be taken to your hotel to enjoy a leisurely evening. (B/L/D)

Check out of your hotel and head to Zurich Airport for your flight home. (B)

Trip Inclusions

  • 5 countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
  • 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager
  • Group Transfers are included on arrival and departure days (please see terms and conditions for transfer guidelines)
  • Gratuities for onboard personnel (ship staff, crew, Cruise/Tour Manager) are included during the cruise/tour
  • Captivating onboard local entertainment
  • Cultural enrichment, including a Signature Lecture

  • 12 days of excursions, including “Choice Is Yours” options, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts
  • Guided "Do as the Locals Do" and "Let's Go" programs
  • State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio-headset system on all excursions
  • Use of Nordic walking sticks

  • All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • 13 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 10 dinners
  • Captain's Welcome and Farewell Receptions
  • Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners
  • Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, specialty coffee and tea, soft drinks and mineral water

  • 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the impressive S.S. La Venezia
  • 2 nights in Milan at the Rosa Grand (or similar) with breakfast
  • 3 nights onboard the luxurious Golden Eagle Danube Express
  • 1 night in Zurich at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel (or similar) with breakfast
  • Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, high thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options
  • Free Internet and Wi-Fi access

  • Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
  • Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included
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Deck Plans

Ship Profile
 
Classic
Bavarian Deck (Level 1)
 
French Balcony
Schonbrunn Deck (Level 2)
 
Deluxe Balcony
 
Suite
 
Grand Suite
Hofburg Deck (Level 3)

Cabins

Classic Stateroom

  • Lavishly appointed riverview stateroom 162 sq ft/ 15 sq m
  • Half-Height Window(s)
  • The finest linens, towels and Savoir® beds for an incredible night's sleep
  • Built-in closet, hair dryer, safe
  • Individual thermostat
  • Flat-screen TV with infotainment center and satellite
  • Bottled water
  • Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, towel warmer, cozy bathrobes and slippers

French Balcony Stateroom

  • Lavishly appointed riverview stateroom 194 sq ft/ 18 sq m with a French balcony
  • The finest linens, towels and Savoir® beds for an incredible night's sleep
  • Built-in closet, hair dryer, safe
  • Individual thermostat
  • Flat-screen TV with infotainment center and satellite
  • Bottled water
  • Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, towel warmer, cozy bathrobes and slippers

Deluxe Balcony Stateroom

  • Lavishly appointed riverview stateroom 194 sq ft/ 18 sq m with a Full balcony
  • The finest linens, towels and Savoir® beds for an incredible night's sleep
  • Built-in closet, hair dryer, safe
  • Individual thermostat
  • Flat-screen TV with infotainment center and satellite
  • Bottled water
  • Marble bathroom with Asprey bath and body products, plush towels, towel warmer, cozy bathrobes and slippers

Suite

  • Lavishly appointed riverview suite 214 sq ft/ 20 sq m with a French balcony
  • Bottled water and in-suite Butler service
  • The finest linens, towels and Savoir® beds for an incredible night's sleep
  • Built-in closet, hair dryer, safe
  • Individual thermostat
  • Flat-screen TV with infotainment center and satellite
  • Marble bathroom with Hermès bath and body products, plush towels, heated mirrors, cozy bathrobes, and slippers
  • Additional special amenities and services

Grand Suite

  • Lavishly appointed riverview suite 410 sq ft/ 38 sq m with a French balcony
  • Bottled water and in-suite Butler service
  • The finest linens, towels and Savoir® beds for an incredible night's sleep
  • Built-in closet, hair dryer, safe
  • Individual thermostat
  • Flat-screen TV with infotainment center and satellite
  • Additional special amenities and services
  • The Royal Suite offers extra benefits, including a separate spacious living room, bathroom with a separate rain shower and tub, and secluded toilet and bidet area

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Prices & Dates

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Note
Tour & cruises prices are per person. Prices shown have savings applied, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Prices and trip information are correct at the time at this point in time, however are subject to confirmation at the time of booking and are subject to change by Uniworld. For cruise itineraries, cabin images are sourced from Uniworld. These should be treated as indicative only. Cabin inclusions, upholsteries and room layout may differ to the image(s) shown depending on the ship selected and your sailing dates.

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