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Combine Your Cruise with a Monograms Vacation Package

Add a Monograms Independent Vacation Package to Your River CruiseAre you interested in extending your cruise by adding on a land-based vacation package? If so, Monograms is your answer. Monograms is a sister company to Avalon Waterways and provides independent travel packages without the hassles that typically come with "ordinary" independent travel.

Monograms is independent travel without the hassles that typically come with "ordinary" independent travel. With Monograms you never have to worry about whether or not your hotel will have your reservation, how to get from here to there, or where to go once you get to your destination.

Monograms is ideal for vacationers who want the freedom of independent travel but who prefer the convenience of a package that takes care of all the details, such as reserving hotels, air arrangements, airport transfers, or even guidance at your destination.

To book two vacations together, please contact your travel consultant to help you coordinate your travel arrangements and to provide applicable dates and prices.

A Week in London & Paris Vacation Package A Week in London & Paris

Combine this Monograms vacation (pre-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - London, England. Arrive in London. Balance of the day is at leisure.
DAY 2 - London. Morning guided sightseeing; see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, and Piccadilly Circus. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard (if held) at Buckingham Palace. (B)
DAY 3 - London. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - London–Paris, France. Travel to Paris by high-speed Eurostar train (upgrades to Standard Premier available); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Paris. Morning guided sightseeing: see the Place de la Concorde, Napoléon's Les Invalides, the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. (B)
DAY 6 - Paris. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Paris. Join your Avalon cruise vacation for the transfer to Chalon-sur-Saône for embarkation. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; full English breakfast daily (B) in London, buffet breakfast daily (B) in Paris; Local Host® service in each city; London welcome wallet with useful information and city map; Paris city map; specially arranged discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette department stores and other leading shops; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


Paris & Nice Vacation Package Paris & Nice

Combine this Monograms vacation (pre-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - Paris, France. Arrive in Paris. Balance of the day is at leisure.
DAY 2 - Paris. Morning guided sightseeing; see the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Champs- Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and ascend the Eiffel Tower to the second floor. (B)
DAY 3 - Paris. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Paris–Nice. Travel to Nice by high-speed "TGV" train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Nice. Morning guided sightseeing features the famous Promenade des Anglais and a walk through the Old Town. (B)
DAY 6 - Nice. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Nice. Join your Avalon cruise vacation for the transfer to Port St. Louis for embarkation. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast daily (B) in Paris and Nice; Local Host® service in each city; Paris and Nice city maps; specially arranged discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette department stores and other leading shops; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


London, Paris & Nice Vacation Package London, Paris & Nice

Combine this Monograms vacation (pre-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - London, England. Arrive in London. Balance of the day is at leisure.
DAY 2 - London. Morning guided sightseeing; see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, and Piccadilly Circus. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard (if held) at Buckingham Palace. (B)
DAY 3 - London. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - London–Paris, France. Travel to Paris by high-speed Eurostar train (upgrades to Standard Premier available); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Paris. Morning guided sightseeing: see the Place de la Concorde, Napoléon's Les Invalides, the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. (B)
DAY 6 - Paris. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Paris–Nice. Travel to Nice by high-speed "TGV" train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 8 - Nice. Morning guided sightseeing features the famous Promenade des Anglais and a walk through the Old Town. (B)
DAY 9 - Nice. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 10 - Nice. Join your Avalon cruise vacation for the transfer to Port St. Louis for embarkation. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; full English breakfast daily (B) in London, buffet breakfast daily (B) in Paris and Nice; Local Host® service in each city; London welcome wallet with useful information and city map; Paris and Nice city maps; specially arranged discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette department stores and other leading shops; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


London, Paris & Amsterdam Vacation Package London, Paris & Amsterdam

Combine this Monograms vacation (pre-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - London, England. Arrive in London. Balance of the day is at leisure.
DAY 2 - London. Morning guided sightseeing; see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, and Piccadilly Circus. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard (if held) at Buckingham Palace. (B)
DAY 3 - London. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - London–Paris, France. Travel to Paris by high-speed Eurostar train (upgrades to Standard Premier available); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Paris. Morning guided sightseeing: see the Place de la Concorde, Napoléon's Les Invalides, the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. (B)
DAY 6 - Paris. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Paris–Amsterdam, Holland. Travel to Amsterdam by high-speed Thalys train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 8 - Amsterdam. Morning guided sightseeing; enjoy a cruise in a glass-roofed launch through Amsterdam's canals, and admire Rembrandt's masterpieces in the Rijksmuseum. (B)
DAY 9 - Amsterdam. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 10 - Amsterdam. Transfer to your Avalon ship for embarkation. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; full English breakfast daily (B) in London, buffet breakfast daily (B) in Paris and Amsterdam; Local Host® service in each city; London welcome wallet with useful information and city map; Paris city map; specially arranged discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette department stores and other leading shops; Amsterdam city map; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


Amsterdam, Paris & London Vacation PackageParis & London

Combine this Monograms vacation (post-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - Amsterdam–Paris, France. Disembark your Avalon ship and transfer to the train station to join your Monograms vacation. Travel to Paris by high-speed Thalys train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 2 - Paris. Morning guided sightseeing: see the Place de la Concorde, Napoléon's Les Invalides, the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, the Eiffel Tower and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. (B)
DAY 3 - Paris. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Paris–London, England. Travel to London by high-speed Eurostar train (upgrades to Standard Premier available); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - London. Morning guided sightseeing; see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, and Piccadilly Circus. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard (if held) at Buckingham Palace. (B)
DAY 6 - London. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - London. Your vacation ends with breakfast. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast (B) daily in Paris; full English breakfast (B) daily in London; Local Host® service in each city; Paris city map; specially arranged discounts at the famous Galeries Lafayette department stores and other leading shops; London welcome wallet with useful information and city map; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


Vienna & Prague Vacation Package Vienna & Prague

Combine this Monograms vacation (post-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - Vienna, Austria. Disembark your Avalon ship and transfer to your Monograms hotel in Vienna. (B)
DAY 2 - Vienna. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of Prater Park, the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River, the Opera, Heldenplatz, and St. Stephen's Cathedral. (B)
DAY 3 - Vienna. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Vienna–Prague, Czech Republic. Travel to Prague by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Prague. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of 1,000-year-old Hradcany Castle, Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the Astronomical Clock. (B)
DAY 6 - Prague. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Prague. Your vacation ends with breakfast. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast daily (B); Local Host® service in each city; city maps; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


Vienna & Munich Vacation Package Vienna & Munich

Combine this Monograms vacation (post-cruise) with:

DAY 1 - Vienna, Austria. Disembark your Avalon ship and transfer to your Monograms hotel in Vienna. (B)
DAY 2 - Vienna. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of Prater Park, the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River, the Opera, Heldenplatz, and St. Stephen's Cathedral. (B)
DAY 3 - Vienna. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Vienna–Munich, Germany. Travel to Munich by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Munich. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, Nymphenburg Palace, and a visit to Marienplatz with the Old and New Town Halls, and gothic Frauenkirche. (B)
DAY 6 - Munich. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Munich. Your vacation ends with breakfast. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast daily (B); Local Host® service in each city; city maps; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above


Vienna, Prague & Berlin Vacation Package Vienna, Prague & Berlin

DAY 1 - Vienna, Austria. Disembark your Avalon ship and transfer to your Monograms hotel in Vienna. (B)
DAY 2 - Vienna. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of Prater Park, the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River, the Opera, Heldenplatz, and St. Stephen's Cathedral. (B)
DAY 3 - Vienna. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Vienna–Prague, Czech Republic. Travel to Prague by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Prague. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of 1,000-year-old Hradcany Castle, the Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the Astronomical Clock. (B)
DAY 6 - Prague. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Prague–Berlin, Germany. Travel to Berlin by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 8 - Berlin. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Checkpoint Charlie, and a picture stop at Brandenburg Gate. (B)
DAY 9 - Berlin. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 10 - Berlin. Your vacation ends with breakfast. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast daily (B); Local Host® service in each city; city maps; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.


Vienna, Munich & Berlin Vacation Package Vienna, Munich & Berlin

DAY 1 - Vienna, Austria. Disembark your Avalon ship and transfer to your Monograms hotel in Vienna. (B)
DAY 2 - Vienna. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of Prater Park, the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River, the Opera, Heldenplatz, and St. Stephen's Cathedral. (B)
DAY 3 - Vienna. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 4 - Vienna–Munich, Germany. Travel to Munich by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 5 - Munich. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, Nymphenburg Palace, and a visit to Marienplatz with the Old and New Town Halls, and gothic Frauenkirche. (B)
DAY 6 - Munich. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 7 - Munich–Berlin. Travel to Berlin by train (first-class); transfers from/to hotels are included. (B)
DAY 8 - Berlin. Morning guided sightseeing features vistas of the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Checkpoint Charlie, and a picture stop at Brandenburg Gate. (B)
DAY 9 - Berlin. Full day at leisure. (B)
DAY 10 - Berlin. Your vacation ends with breakfast. (B)

Included Features:
Choice of hotels; buffet breakfast daily (B); Local Host® service in each city; city maps; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary above.

How to Book

To book two vacations together, please contact your travel consultant to help you coordinate your travel arrangements and to provide applicable dates and prices.


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