We hold no map coordinates for this sailing’s ports, so no map is drawn for it — an empty picture of the wrong rivers would say less than nothing. Every port on this sailing, and its water, is listed below.
Bucharest
Day 1–2 · Fri 6 – Sat 7 November · Romania
The ship does not sail on this day. Your itinerary spends it on land, so no river level applies to it.
Not sailing
Your itinerary spends this day on land, so the ship does not sail and no river level applies to it.
Your itinerary spends this day on land. The ship is not sailing, so no river level applies to it and no waterway notice is about it.
Constanța
Day 3–4 · Sun 8 – Mon 9 November · Romania
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Romania. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Pleven
Day 5 · Tuesday 10 November · Bulgaria
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Bulgaria. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Vidin
Day 6 · Wednesday 11 November · Bulgaria
The measured level is under half of Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
167 cm below the published low-water reference
That is how far today's measured level sits below the published low-water reference for this stretch — the waterway authority’s own figure, not ours and not the cruise line's.
| Water level now | -72 cm |
|---|---|
| Published An authority's published low-level mark for a stretch. It is not a requirement for your ship. for this stretch | 95 cm |
Water levels are measured at the Novo Selo gauge – Observation from Bulgaria's Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River, at Ruse. It surveys and maintains the Bulgarian Danube and publishes its gauge readings., the Bulgarian Danube authority, provided through The European River Information Services portal. It republishes official river data from member countries..
What to check on the official page: Nobody publishes a forecast for this gauge. The Bulgarian Danube agency's forward table covers Oryahovo, Nikopol, Svishtov, Ruse and Silistra, and Novo Selo is not one of them. What the agency does publish is the measured level, daily, for twenty stations along the Bulgarian bank.
Find the row for Novo Selo. The page is in Bulgarian, and it gives the level, the change over the last twenty-four hours and the water temperature.
Don't be surprised by a minus sign. Each gauge's zero is a fixed mark set long ago, not the riverbed, and on this stretch the summer river sits below it. A reading of −124 cm is a real measurement, not an error.
Compare each day's number with the An authority's published low-level mark for a stretch. It is not a requirement for your ship. for this stretch, shown above. That figure is the Danube Commission's low navigable water level, published by the same agency that publishes the reading — it is theirs, not ours, and it is not a requirement set by your cruise line.
Open the official Novo Selo readings (Bulgarian) (opens in a new tab)Donji Milanovac
Day 7 · Thursday 12 November · Serbia
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Serbia. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Belgrade
Day 8 · Friday 13 November · Serbia
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Serbia. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Novi Sad
Day 9 · Saturday 14 November · Serbia
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Serbia. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Ilok; Vukovar
Day 10 · Sunday 15 November
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Mohács
Day 11 · Monday 16 November · Hungary
We watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
No gauge on this stretch
The ship crosses this stretch on this day, and we watch no gauge on it. So there is no reading for you here and no line to measure one against.
The ship crosses this stretch on this day — Lower Danube · Hungary. We watch no gauge on it, so there is no reading here and no line to measure one against.
Budapest
Day 12–13 · Tue 17 – Wed 18 November · Hungary
The measured level is under half of Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
52 cm below Waterlogged’s estimated level
That is how far today's measured level sits below Waterlogged’s estimated level for this stretch — read from the years of record, not a figure from the cruise line.
| Water level now | 8 cm |
|---|---|
| Waterlogged’s Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. | 60 cm |
| Normal for 17 November | 173 cm |
On the record: For 1991–2025, we checked the eleven days around this date. Budapest’s lowest daily average was 47 cm, in 2018. Today’s reading is 8. That is below every one of the 385 readings in that window.
Water levels are measured at the Budapest gauge – Observation from Hungary's national water authority. Its forecasting service publishes the Budapest table. / General Directorate of Water Management, provided through The European River Information Services portal. It republishes official river data from member countries..
What to check on the official page: The button below opens the official water-level forecast for this stretch — a simple table, about six days ahead. It shows the level in centimetres at the Budapest gauge, the same way this page shows it, so the numbers line up directly.
Don't be surprised by a negative number: the gauge's zero point sits above the riverbed, so readings below zero are real measurements, not errors.
As you read the forecast, compare each day's number with the Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. line — our estimated level for this stretch, set from 35 years of records: every cruise-season day below it fell within a documented disruption. That estimate is ours alone: no cruise line or authority publishes an official figure here.
Open the official Budapest forecast (English) (opens in a new tab)WLSN — Water level a ship of this class needs (60 cm)
EuRIS official water-level prediction for Budapest, from originator Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) · Waterlogged retrieved this prediction: 7 Sep 2026, 18:16 CEST · API/Service Hydrometeo v3 incorporated from EuRIS (eurisportal.eu) · Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) / General Directorate of Water Management
Bratislava
Day 14 · Thursday 19 November · Slovakia
The measured level is under half of Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
52 cm below Waterlogged’s estimated level
That is how far today's measured level sits below Waterlogged’s estimated level for this stretch — read from the years of record, not a figure from the cruise line.
| Water level now | 8 cm |
|---|---|
| Waterlogged’s Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. | 60 cm |
| Normal for 19 November | 174 cm |
On the record: For 1991–2025, we checked the eleven days around this date. Budapest’s lowest daily average was 47 cm, in 2018. Today’s reading is 8. That is below every one of the 385 readings in that window.
Water levels are measured at the Budapest gauge – Observation from Hungary's national water authority. Its forecasting service publishes the Budapest table. / General Directorate of Water Management, provided through The European River Information Services portal. It republishes official river data from member countries..
What to check on the official page: The button below opens the official water-level forecast for this stretch — a simple table, about six days ahead. It shows the level in centimetres at the Budapest gauge, the same way this page shows it, so the numbers line up directly.
Don't be surprised by a negative number: the gauge's zero point sits above the riverbed, so readings below zero are real measurements, not errors.
As you read the forecast, compare each day's number with the Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. line — our estimated level for this stretch, set from 35 years of records: every cruise-season day below it fell within a documented disruption. That estimate is ours alone: no cruise line or authority publishes an official figure here.
Open the official Budapest forecast (English) (opens in a new tab)WLSN — Water level a ship of this class needs (60 cm)
EuRIS official water-level prediction for Budapest, from originator Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) · Waterlogged retrieved this prediction: 7 Sep 2026, 18:16 CEST · API/Service Hydrometeo v3 incorporated from EuRIS (eurisportal.eu) · Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) / General Directorate of Water Management
Vienna
Day 15–17 · Fri 20 – Sun 22 November · Austria
The measured level is under half of Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
52 cm below Waterlogged’s estimated level
That is how far today's measured level sits below Waterlogged’s estimated level for this stretch — read from the years of record, not a figure from the cruise line.
| Water level now | 8 cm |
|---|---|
| Waterlogged’s Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. | 60 cm |
| Normal for 20 November | 175 cm |
On the record: For 1991–2025, we checked the eleven days around this date. Budapest’s lowest daily average was 47 cm, in 2018. Today’s reading is 8. That is below every one of the 385 readings in that window.
Water levels are measured at the Budapest gauge – Observation from Hungary's national water authority. Its forecasting service publishes the Budapest table. / General Directorate of Water Management, provided through The European River Information Services portal. It republishes official river data from member countries..
What to check on the official page: The button below opens the official water-level forecast for this stretch — a simple table, about six days ahead. It shows the level in centimetres at the Budapest gauge, the same way this page shows it, so the numbers line up directly.
Don't be surprised by a negative number: the gauge's zero point sits above the riverbed, so readings below zero are real measurements, not errors.
As you read the forecast, compare each day's number with the Waterlogged's estimated level for this stretch, set from the measured record rather than from any ship's draught. In 35 years of readings, every day of the cruise season below it fell inside a disruption somebody documented at the time. It is a gauge level, not a depth under a ship, and no authority or cruise line publishes it. line — our estimated level for this stretch, set from 35 years of records: every cruise-season day below it fell within a documented disruption. That estimate is ours alone: no cruise line or authority publishes an official figure here.
Open the official Budapest forecast (English) (opens in a new tab)WLSN — Water level a ship of this class needs (60 cm)
EuRIS official water-level prediction for Budapest, from originator Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) · Waterlogged retrieved this prediction: 7 Sep 2026, 18:16 CEST · API/Service Hydrometeo v3 incorporated from EuRIS (eurisportal.eu) · Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság (OVF) / General Directorate of Water Management
What the statuses mean — each one is measured against the level we estimate a ship of this class needs
- Far below the lineThe measured level is under half of Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
- Below the lineThe measured level is below Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
- Above the lineThe measured level is at or above Waterlogged's reference line for a ship of this class.
- Lock-controlledLocks hold this water at a working level, so low water is far less likely to affect this stretch. Other things still can.
- No line publishedThis is a real reading. There is nothing published to measure it against.
- No reading yetWe watch a gauge on this stretch. No current reading is on file for it.
- No gauge on this stretchWe watch no gauge on this stretch of river. There is no reading for this day and no line to measure one against.
- In portThe ship is in port on this day. Our record holds no river transit for it, so there is no stretch of river to read.
- Not sailingThe ship does not sail on this day. Your itinerary spends it on land, so no river level applies to it.
The small white boards mark A riverside station that measures the water level in centimetres against a fixed zero point. stations — the places where a reading is physically taken. Each is drawn at its own town's coordinate, which can sit close to the port it serves. Each stretch is coloured by the worst port on it. A gauge level is not the depth of the The navigable channel where ships are meant to pass., not the room under your ship's keel, and not your ship's How deep a ship sits in the water. That depth sets how much water it needs underneath..
Every port, in the order you reach it
This list repeats the map information. It is there for phones, for screen readers and for printing.
Cities are drawn at their true latitude and longitude. The river line is a simplified course, not a navigation chart. Course geometry: Natural Earth (public domain) and © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
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