Getaway host Catriona Rowntree shared her first day of filming for 2025 with fans in April 2025. She started a Danube River cruise in Budapest, Hungary.
Key Facts
- Who: Getaway host Catriona Rowntree
- Trip: Danube River cruise
- Stops shared: Budapest, Hungary and Bratislava, Slovakia
- The episode aired on 5 July 2025, Nine says
Starting in Budapest
Catriona called the trip “the toe warmer” for people new to river cruising. She showed fans markets and a goulash cooking class.
On to Bratislava
She said Slovakia was a country she “could only have dreamed of visiting when at school”. She tried marzipan coffee and visited the Blue Church, “otherwise known as the Smurf Church”.
When It Aired
Nine lists the Getaway episode “Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna” as airing on 5 July 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where did Catriona Rowntree start her cruise?
In Budapest, Hungary.
What did she call the trip?
“The toe warmer” for first-time river cruisers.
What is the Smurf Church?
A nickname for the Blue Church in Bratislava.
Conclusion
Catriona’s Danube trip showed fans two great cities on one river.
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