DEILMANN’S EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISES FEATURE CYCLING THEME CRUISES ON FOUR SHIPS

SAILINGS ON SEINE, RHÔNE, ELBE AND DANUBE RIVERS

NEW YORK, May 7, 2007 – Peter Deilmann’s weekly cruises on the Seine, Rhone, Danube and Elbe rivers feature countryside cycling along with visiting cities and towns in the Rhône-Saône, Provence and Normandy regions of France, the Hanseatic and eastern regions of Germany and the Danube areas of Austria and Hungary. Deilmann’s soft cycling adventures this summer and fall on river cruises include pre- or post-hotel stays and opportunities to meet local residents while enjoying Europe’s beautiful countryside.

Travelers can join cycling river cruises aboard the MV Cezanne on the Seine River from Paris, the MV Princesse de Provence on the Rhône from Lyon to Arles, the MV Dresden on the Elbe from Hamburg and on MV Mozart sailings from Passau on the Danube in June, July, August and September. The cycling specialist company Terranova operates Deilmann’s program using high quality bicycles, which feature a Shimano seven-speed gearshift and three separate brakes.

The Seine cycling tours start in Fontainebleau where there is dinner and an overnight stay in a four-star hotel. Participants then board the ship in Paris where the ship remains overnight. There are bicycle rides to the market town of Milly-la-Fôret and along country roads through the beautiful Pays de Caux to Tancarville Castle. From Le Havre, participants cycle to the Brotonne Nature Reserve and Calvados Apple Orchards before an afternoon sail to Rouen. Other cycling excursions are to the 11th century monastery of Jumiege and through the Normandy landscapes to Monet’s house and garden at Giverny.

Cruise tour rates start at $2,870 per person in an outside twin cabin for seven nights on the ship and one night at the Napoleon Hotel in Fontainebleau with dinner and breakfast, six escorted cycling tours, bicycle rental and service, accompanying driver, refreshments, lunches and picnics, transfers, excursions and entrance fees.

The cycling cruises aboard the MV Princesse de Provence on the Rhône River begin in medieval Pérouges with dinner and overnight stay at the four-star Hostellerie du Vieux-Pérouges and a cycling excursion through the idyllic pond scenery, forests, fields and meadows of Lyon. Bikers ride through the wine regions of southern Burgundy and Beaujolais, to the Ardeche plateau down to the bottom of the gorge, the medieval town of Viviers, to Les-Baux, the vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and to the Roman theater of Orange.

The ship sails roundtrip from Lyon and calls at Tournous, Mâcon, Trévoux, Tournon, Arles, Avignon and Vienne. The eight-night package starts at $2,780 per person for an outside twin cabin for the seven-night cruise and all meals, the Pérouges hotel overnight with dinner and breakfast, six escorted cycling tours, two wine tastings, lunches and afternoon picnics, transfers, excursions, entrance fees and farewell dinner in Lyon.

The Danube cycling river cruises aboard the Mozart begin with an overnight stay at the first class Hotel Residence in the lovely German town of Passau, two hours from Munich. The cycling excursions feature paths along the Inn River; a ride along the Danube through Austria’s Wachau wine region; small country roads, orchards and wine terraces leading to Vienna; a ride to “Heurigen” or rustic wine taverns in the Viennese Forest and along the Danube Bend to a Hungarian village. The cruise includes guided tours of Budapest, Bratislava and the imposing Baroque Abbey at Melk. From Melk, there is cycling along the Danube to the charming village of Poechlam and the quaint town of Ybbs.

The Danube cruise calls at the wine village of Dürnstein and overnights in Vienna, Budapest and Passau. Rates start at $3,192 per person for an outside double or twin for seven nights on the Mozart and one at the Residence in Passau with dinner and breakfast, five escorted cycling tours, lunches, picnics, one wine tasting, transfers, excursions, entrance fees and accompanying driver.

The MV Dresden cruise and cycling programs depart from Hamburg and begin with a walking tour of the city, dinner and an overnight stay at the first class Louis C. Jacob Hotel. Cycling excursions are along the Elbe River through fruit plantations, to the medieval town of Tangermünde, the gardens of Worlitz with its lakes, canals and forests, Moritzburg Castle, the Elbe Valley to Pillnitz Castle, the wine village of Copitz and along the Elbe River to the Czech border. Guided excursions visit Magdeburg Cathedral, Wittenburg Castle where Martin Luther posted his 95 theses, Albrechtsburg Castle, the porcelain design studios at Meissen and the beautifully restored city of Dresden.

The Hamburg-to-Dresden cycling cruise is priced from $2,565 per person for an outside twin cabin for seven nights on board, all meals and excursions, one night hotel accommodations with dinner and breakfast, five escorted cycling tours, lunches, picnics, transfers, excursions, entrance fees and accompanying driver.

Each day’s cycling mileage, on traffic-free paths and small side roads, is outlined in the program. Depending on the itinerary, non-cycling river cruise companions deduct between $767 and $1,155 from the cruise tour price. Deilmann arranges air transportation, meet and greet services and transfers between airports and ships for all river cruises. Port charges are an additional $100 per person.

The cycling theme cruises brochure is online for viewing and downloading at www.deilmann-cruises.com. For cruise details and booking, contact a travel agent or Peter Deilmann Cruises at 1-800-348-8287 or by e-mail at pdcmail@deilmann-cruises.com.