Eastern Europe has many gems to visit on your next holiday. Below are a few suggestions.

Avalon Waterways (www.avalonwaterways.com) has a great Blue Danube to Black Sea river cruise aboard the Artistry for Summer 2010. The 14-day cruise includes 2 1/2 days in Vienna, the City Of Music, 2 days in Budapest, Hungary’s capital and visits to Kalocsa, Belgrade, Arbanassi, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, the Iron Gates and Bucharest. The price for the land/sea only portion is $3,789 per person and includes accommodation in a Category E deluxe outside stateroom on Indigo Deck. The cost also includes lodging at the Vienna Hilton, the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest (with breakfast at both hotels) and all meals onboard the ship. Taxes, upgrades and airfare from the U.S. is not included. There are four start dates available for Summer 2010.

Grand European Tours (www.getours.com) has one more 2009 Imperial Russia and Baltic States Tour starting on 09/12/09. The 16-day tour consists of two nights in Helsinki, Finland, stops in the capital cities of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, as well as visits to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia’s two largest cities. The tour starts at $3,535 per person for double occupancy and includes first class hotels, a tour director, local expert guides for all excursions, 23 meals, including 7 dinners and all motorcoach transportation. A train ride from Moscow to St. Petersburg is also included. However, airfare, some taxes and gratuities and incrementals are not included.

Both tours are offered through companies lauded for their customer service and satisfaction and both companies have many travel accolades for their years of superior Eastern European Holidays.