DANUBE MUSIC CRUISE ON DEILMANN’S MOZART FEATURES PERFORMANCES ON BOARD, IN VIENNA AND BUDAPEST

October Sailing Also Features Sites of Musical Interest

NEW YORK, April 7, 2005 – Space is still available on the October music cruise on the Danube River on the 200-passenger Mozart, Peter Deilmann Cruises’ five-star river ship, on a seven-night sailing, Oct. 2-9, 2005. The Mozart music theme cruise features onboard classical music recitals by award-winning violinists, cellists and violists, musical performances in Vienna and Budapest and visits to sites of musical interest in Vienna.

Deilmann’s Danube cruises sail from Passau, the delightful old world German town in eastern Bavaria situated at the confluence of the Danube and two other rivers – the Inn and the Ilz. The ship’s route takes travelers to Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava and picturesque villages and small towns in Austria and Hungary.

Americans will be happy to know that the dollar’s devaluation against the Euro has less impact on their pocketbooks on this music cruise – and all European river cruises. The cruise is priced in dollars and includes seven nights accommodations, all meals, transfers, musical performances, sightseeing and shore excursions. Starting price for the seven-night music cruise is $2,595 per person twin for an outside cabin. Single rates start at $3,280.

Flagship of Deilmann’s river fleet, the Mozart has cabins of 203 square feet, largest of any river ship. Highly rated by readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazines as one of the best small cruise ships, this small floating hotel has 100 cabins, 95 outside and identical in size, and two suites of 406 square feet. Refurbished in 2003, the vessel is resplendent with polished rosewood and original works of art.

Passengers will find a panoramic lounge, two bars, café, full-size indoor pool, sauna, fitness center, library, boutique, beauty salon, laundry and infirmary with a doctor on the spacious Mozart. Dining is single seating in a non-smoking, windowed restaurant and there are six meals served daily - breakfast, morning bouillon, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and midnight snack.

In Vienna, the morning sightseeing will concentrate on the musical traditions of the city visiting the Theatre of Vienna where the Magic Flute was first played, St. Stephen’s Cathedral where Mozart married and Figaro House where he wrote “The Marriage of Figaro”. In the afternoon there are visits to the State Opera House and the Museum of Musical Instruments in Hofburg Palace. Cruise participants will attend an evening musical performance at Budapest’s Hungarian State Opera House and at a theater in Vienna.

Dürnstein, the ship’s first morning call, is a picture book Austrian wine village with narrow, hilly streets, 16th and 18th century town houses, cozy wine taverns and the ruins of the medieval castle where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned.

The Mozart sails next to Vienna, the incomparable capital of Austria with its grand palaces, gardens and museums, and then through river locks and under bridges to Budapest, the Hungarian capital, where on opposite sides of the river, connected by seven bridges, are the pristine, restored Buda hill district rising high above the river and bustling, commercial Pest.

Austria’s grandiose Baroque abbey at Melk and Gothic town of Grein, the Hungarian city of Esztergom with its cathedral fashioned after St. Peter’s in Rome and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia with its restored old town square, are other destinations on the itinerary.

As on all vessels in the Deilmann river fleet, service is of the highest standard with one English-speaking crew member for every 2.5 passengers. The Mozart’s food, service and choice of itineraries have all impressed the readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazines.

To view and download the Mozart music cruise brochure, log on to www. deilmann-cruises.com. Cruise details are also available by phone from Peter Deilmann Cruises at 1-800-348-8287 or by e-mail at pdcmail@ deilmann-cruises.com. For cruise reservations, contact a travel agent or Deilmann Cruises. Details and photos of the ship are online at www.deilmann-cruises.com.