Christmas Markets River Cruises
Choosing the best river cruise at Christmas is the key to enjoying fabulous festive adventure. Typically river cruises at Christmas start from late November and run up Christmas and into the New Year. Destinations are numerous and voyages within Europe typically have a duration of six to fifteen nights.
Christmas Markets cruises along the Danube will include a selection of wonderful cities. Budapest, Vienna, L,inz, Salzburg, Bratislava, Budapest and Passau in Germany can all be discovered during the day as well as leisurely evenings cruising along taking in the incredible scenery.
A Rhine Christmas River Cruise is likely to include a selection of the following cities - Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Strasbourg, Dusseldorf, Breisach and Basel in Switzerland.
A Paris round trip incorporating a Seine river cruise at Christmas could be an exciting prospect with the chance to add on a couple of days in the French capital. The river cruise will loop you around from Paris, through Vernon to Caudebec-en-Caux onto Rouen where you can enjoy the pretty Christmas market, ice skating rink and square Verdrel. Then heading back through Les Andelys to Paris for an after cruise extension or journey home.
Christmas cruises on the Elba have become increasingly popular because there are options to extend your cruise with additional nights in Berlin or Prague allowing further time to explore these sprawling and culturally important destinations. En-route you will discover the charms of Potsdam, Wittenburg, Magdeburg, Meissen and Dresden.
Visit these historic cities - adorned with Christmas decorations and stroll through Christmas Markets and enjoy some tasty seasonal treats along the way. The locals will make you feel very welcome as they share their unique Christmas traditions.
