Christmas Danube River Cruise with Dinner or Winetasting

Set out from Danube Palace at 7pm or 10pm to experience the Christmas spirit on a romantic candlelit 2-hour boat ride on the Danube River. Treat yourself to trademark Hungarian holiday dishes while listening to familiar Christmas tunes performed by talented live musicians onboard. Enjoy boat-side views of the breathtaking beauty of holiday illuminations in Budapest.

Tuck into a meal prepared by an esteemed chef, including various Hungarian dishes, cold entries, international favorites, vegetarian meals, desserts, and much more.

Partake in a special wine tasting experience. The program offers seven different wines for sampling paired with meals from an a la carte menu.

Enjoy salon music performed by three members of the Kodály Zoltán Awarded Hungária Folk Orchestra. Their performance features a marvelous Hungarian instrument, the famous cimbalom, guaranteeing the enchanting Christmas atmosphere onboard.

Christmas Cruise Dinner Menu

Cold entrees:

Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream

Soups:

Alföld style goulash with small dumplings
Vegetable cream soup

Warm main courses:

Mini stuffed cabbage
Chicken Paprikasch
Roasted chicken breast with basil-cheese sauce
Spicy pork rib with thyme-mustard sauce
Roasted sea fish with Chardonnay sauce

Garnishes and vegetarian:

Grilled polenta with feta cheese
Grilled vegetables
Homemade dumplings with spinach and mustard-mushroom sauce
Hash brown potatoes
Steak potatoes
Dumplings

Salads:
Fresh seasonal salads with dressings
Italian pasta salad
Caesar salad
Sweet corn salad with mayonnaise

Desserts:
Homemade strudel
Somló style sponge cake
Mini tarts
Európa style dessert, seasonal fruit

Drinks:
1 welcome drink, 1 glass of wine (or juice) and 1 bottle of mineral water

Wine Tasting Menu:
Tokaji Furmint Grand Selection
Hilltop Premium Merlot
Juhász Blue Frankish Rosé
Bodri Szekszárdi Civilis Cuvée
Bárdos Pincészet Pinot Grigio
Tokaji Szamorodni Sweet
Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos

• Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream

• Alföld style goulash with small dumplings
• Vegetable cream soup

• Mini stuffed cabbage
• Chicken Paprikasch
• Roasted chicken breast with basil-cheese sauce
• Spicy pork rib with thyme-mustard sauce
• Roasted sea fish with Chardonnay sauce

• Grilled polenta with feta cheese
• Grilled vegetables
• Homemade dumplings with spinach and mustard-mushroom sauce 
• Hash brown potatoes
• Steak potatoes
• Dumplings

• Fresh seasonal salads with dressings
• Italian pasta salad
• Caesar salad 
• Sweetcorn salad with mayonnaise

• Homemade strudel
• Somló-style sponge cake
• Mini tarts
• Európa-style dessert
• Seasonal fruit

• 1 welcome drink
• 1 glass of wine (or juice)
• 1 bottle of mineral water 

• Tokaji Furmint Grand Selection
• Hilltop Premium Merlot
• Juhász Blue Frankish Rosé
• Bodri Szekszárdi Civilis Cuvée
• Bárdos Pincészet Pinot Grigio
• Tokaji Szamorodni Sweet
• Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos