Renowned for the opulence of its decor – $2m-worth of art work alone adorn its cabins and communal areas – LA-based Uniworld’s 150-passenger vessel lives up to the regal standards that being named after a Holy Roman Empress would suggest.

Cruising through Hapsburg heartland on the Rhine and Danube, taken in some of Central Europe’s finest cultural and historical capitals, Maria Theresa offers French balconies, Savoir beds, Palissandro blue-marble bathrooms and exquisite cuisine.

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