Picture yourself gliding through snow-dusted Central Europe aboard one of the world's great luxury trains, champagne in hand, as Vienna prepares for the grandest New Year's Eve on the continent.
New Year’s Aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express
(Dec. 27, 2026 - Jan. 5, 2027)
From the imperial grandeur of Vienna's Ringstrasse to the Gothic spires of Prague, every stop rewards the curious traveler.
Ring in the New Year with an unforgettable Gala Dinner in Vienna,
featuring the world-renowned Wiener Hofball Orchestra and the opportunity to waltz into the new year.
At Budapest’s Nyugati Station, attend a drinks reception in the
Royal Waiting Room, built for Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress
Elisabeth to stage imperial arrival and normally closed to the public.
At Vienna’s Heiligenkreuz Abbey, the world’s oldest continuously
inhabited Cistercian monastery, listen to the resident monks
practice Gregorian chant, a tradition dating back 900 years.
Journey in comfort aboard a private train, whose en-suite cabins and elegant restaurant and Bar Lounge cars combine the comfort of a luxury hotel with the pacing of old-world rail.
