Day 1
Departure from Home
Our pilgrimage begins with an overnight flight from the United States to Nuremberg. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.
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Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest
Ten days in Advent, with seven nights aboard a river ship from Nuremberg to Budapest, calling at Regensburg, Passau, the Wachau Valley, Melk, Vienna and Bratislava, and the Christmas market in every port.
Upcoming departures to Germany, Austria and Hungary. Each group has its own host, dates, and itinerary. The route below is our standard.
Seven nights aboard, embarking in Nuremberg and sailing the Danube by Regensburg, Passau, the Wachau Valley and Melk to Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest.
A ten-day Advent river cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest, with Mass at the Frauenkirche, Regensburg Cathedral, Passau, Melk Abbey, St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, St. Martin’s in Bratislava and St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, and the Christmas market in every port. Your group travels on its own dates, and the itinerary can be adjusted to fit the time you have and the places that matter most to your pilgrims.
“Canterbury treats you like family! They handle everything, from creating exciting itineraries to managing calls, registrations, and payments.”
Patrick MadridTell us the week of Advent you have in mind and the size of your group. We match it to the sailings available that season and price the cruise around your dates.
These inclusions can be easily tailored to the individual needs of your group
Every group earns complimentary places. The more pilgrims you bring, the more you earn. How complimentary places work
If the group does not fill, deposits are returned. You owe nothing and neither do your pilgrims. What happens if a group does not fill
Flyers, a registration page, and what you need to invite your people. Our guide to promoting a pilgrimage
Registrations, rooming lists, payment plans and the phone calls. How leading a pilgrimage works
Every pilgrim in your group gets the app. Their itinerary, hotels and flights, the prayers of the day and a way to reach one another, all in one place and kept current as the pilgrimage unfolds.
Your whole group in one thread, so a change of plan reaches everyone at once.
The full day-by-day schedule, always current, in every pilgrim’s pocket.
Where the group is staying each night, with addresses and dates.
Flight details kept alongside everything else, not in a separate email.
The prayers of the day, including the Liturgy of the Hours.
A keepsake record of the shrines your group visits along the way.
Times and meeting points pushed to everyone the moment they change.
“They’re big enough to handle any problem that arises, and small enough to craft truly unique experiences.”
Chris StefanickIn Advent. The cruise is built around the Christmas markets of the Danube, from the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt to Budapest, which open in late November and run to Christmas Eve. Tell us the window you have in mind and we match it to the sailings available that season.
Lighter than a coach pilgrimage. The ship carries the luggage and there is no repacking, so the walking each day is the walking ashore, on cobbles and in old towns, in temperatures near freezing. Tell us about anyone with limited mobility and we plan the shore days around them.What activity level means.
Travel insurance, lunches, drinks beyond those served with included meals, personal expenses, and gratuities for your tour manager and driver. Any of these can be built into your package on request, so tell us what you would like covered and we will arrange it. Passports and visa fees are the one exception and remain the responsibility of each pilgrim.
A US passport valid for at least three months beyond your return date is required, and we recommend six. Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary are all in the Schengen area, so no visa is needed for a stay of this length. Requirements change from time to time, so we confirm what applies with your group before you travel.
Yes. Daily Mass is built into the itinerary, and we arrange times and locations in advance with each church. Your priest should travel with a celebret or letter of good standing from his bishop or superior. We handle the scheduling.
Most of our groups are between 20 and 50 pilgrims, and we can arrange smaller tours as well. We have also organized pilgrimages for groups as large as 2,500, so whatever size your group turns out to be, we can build for it. Minimum group size for a group flight.
A pilgrimage consultant replies within one business day. No deposit or commitment.