About Budapest Champagne Cruise

A guide to an evening on the Danube

Budapest Champagne Cruise is an independent guide for everyone who wants to see Budapest from the river with a glass in hand. A word on our name first: Champagne is a protected designation of origin from France, and no cruise in Budapest that we know of pours it. People search for a champagne cruise; what the boats actually pour is prosecco or Hungarian sparkling wine, and we say on every page which is which. Here you will find what the unlimited-drinks cruises include, how the night, sunset and dinner cruises differ, what a ticket costs, which sights you pass on each bank, how to see the Parliament from the water, and what to do if you hoped to arrive from Vienna by boat.

The site is available in English and five additional languages. It is written first in English.

How we research

Every number on our pages comes from a source that we link to at the bottom of the page: mostly the Hungarian Tourism Agency, the passenger shipping company MAHART PassNave and the Budapest transport companies, with the Comité Champagne and the Prosecco DOC consortium for what the wine names mean, NOAA's monthly records for the Budapest weather station, and day length we calculate ourselves. Information on cruises, that is duration, docks, drinks, inclusions, and starting prices, is taken from the offers on GetYourGuide and Viator.

Listings do not always say the same thing in their title and in their details: a cruise sold as a prosecco cruise may list Hungarian sparkling wine as its pour. That is why we tell you plainly what each listing states and what it leaves open.

How we make money

Budapest Champagne Cruise is funded through the GetYourGuide and Viator affiliate programs. When you book through one of our links, we receive a commission; your price remains the same. There are no advertising banners here, and we do not sell your data.

Who is behind it

Budapest Champagne Cruise is run by Lukas Weber from Munich. You will find all details about the provider in the legal notice. The easiest way to send questions, comments, or corrections is to email [email protected].