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2024 & 2025 Festive River Cruises

 

Enjoy the magic of Christmas and excitement of New Year on a festive river cruise, offer the chance to spend time at some of Europe's top Christmas markets or celebrate New Year with your loved ones. Look forward to Christmas shopping and a wonderful winter atmosphere with a festive river cruise. 

 

See Christmas River Cruises   See New Year River Cruises   See Christmas Market River Cruises

 

When do Festive River Cruises Set Sail?

 

River cruises sailing around the festive season mainly set sail throughout the month of December, offering the ideal time to visit popular markets and experience the wintery season first-hand. Our selection of festive river cruises run all through December, with varying durations, so you can take your pick of the best itinerary to suit you.

 

Suggested Read: Christmastime on the Rhine with Gary Buchanan

 

Where can I sail?

 

Festive sailings are available across the world's waterways, from Europe's many rivers to the more exotic worlds of Asia's Mekong. Destinations all depend on what you're looking for during the festive season.

 

If you're keen to explore the traditional Christmas markets of Europe, then a sailing along the Danube or the Rhine would be ideal. For a chance to sun yourself and enjoy the warmer weather, the Mekong is ideal to visit during December with temperatures reaching 30°C. 

 

More: River Cruising During the Winter Months

 

When to Book?

 

It's always best to book a festive river cruise as early as possible. Spaces and dates are limited and, with only a month to sail, they tend to sell out very fast! If you're keen to book a festive river cruise, take a look at the sailings below and call our Cruise Concierge to book your festive river cruise today. 

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Christmas & New Year with Paris & Prague

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | More...
  • 20 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 16 Dec 2025

  • Seine

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £7380pp

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Christmas & New Year with Prague

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | More...
  • 17 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 16 Dec 2025

  • Dutch Waterway

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own

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Was £5875pp

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Belgian Holiday Markets

Brussel (Bruxelles) | Gent (Ghent) | Antwerp | Hasselt | Maastricht | Antwerp | Brussel (Bruxelles) | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 16 Dec 2025

  • Dutch Waterway

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design

THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.

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Was £3329pp

Fly Cruise From £3195pp

Enticing Douro Modified

Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Pinhão | Régua | Porto | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 16 Dec 2025

  • Douro

Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences

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Was £2927pp

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Delightful Douro

Porto | Porto | Pinhão | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pocinho | Barca d’Alva | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 16 Dec 2025

  • Douro

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £3250pp

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Iconic Christmas Markets

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Danube

Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences

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Was £2977pp

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Iconic Christmas Markets

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Danube

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Was £2977pp

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Christmas Markets on the Rhine

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Rhine

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Was £2827pp

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Christmas Markets on the Rhine

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Rüdesheim am Rhein | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Rhine

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Was £3057pp

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Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

Luxor | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Nile

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Was £6315pp

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Wonders of Colombia

Cartagena | Palenque | Calamar | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 17 Dec 2025

  • Amazon

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Was £5038pp

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Christmas Wonderland with Paris

Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Cologne | More...
  • 17 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Danube

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £6800pp

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Christmas & New Year with Paris & Prague

Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | More...
  • 20 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Danube, Rhine

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £7380pp

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Christmas Markets on the Rhine

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Rhine

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Was £2827pp

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Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | My An Hung | Sa Déc | Giêng Island | More...
  • 12 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Mekong

World-class fleet of contemporary floating boutique hotels

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Fly Cruise From £4186pp

Wonders of Indochina and the Mekong

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | My An Hung | Sa Déc | Giêng Island | More...
  • 15 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Mekong

World-class fleet of contemporary floating boutique hotels

Save up to 25% on 2025 Asia sailings

Fly Cruise From £5045pp

Christmas & New Year with Paris & Prague

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | More...
  • 20 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Seine

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £7380pp

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Christmas & New Year with Prague

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | More...
  • 17 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 18 Dec 2025

  • Dutch Waterway

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £5875pp

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Magnificent Europe

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Andernach | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | More...
  • 14 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 19 Dec 2025

  • Danube, Rhine

Luxuriously appointed cabins aboard a 5* river ship

Private home-to-airport transfers

Was £7295pp

Fly Cruise From £7003pp

Christmas & New Year

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Krems | Dürnstein | Passau | More...
  • 14 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 19 Dec 2025

  • Danube

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge

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Was £5295pp

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Enticing Douro Modified

Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Pinhão | Régua | Porto | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 19 Dec 2025

  • Douro

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Was £2927pp

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Iconic Christmas Markets

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 20 Dec 2025

  • Danube

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Was £3745pp

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8-Day Majestic Mekong Cruise

Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | My An Hung | Sa Déc | Giêng Island | Long An | Tân Châu | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 20 Dec 2025

  • Mekong

World-class fleet of contemporary floating boutique hotels

Save up to 25% on 2025 Asia sailings

Fly Cruise From £3173pp

Best of Holland & Belgium (A Taste of Christmas Markets)

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Utrecht | Hellevoetsluis | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 20 Dec 2025

  • Dutch Waterway

Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences

Up to £1,500 cruise savings per person PLUS Complimentary Stateroom Upgrade PLUS up to €50 Onboard Credit per person

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Was £3057pp

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Flavors of Portugal & Spain (A Taste of Christmas Markets)

Vega de Terron, Portugal | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Régua | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto | More...
  • 7 Nights

  • Sailing Date : 20 Dec 2025

  • Douro

Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences

Up to £1,500 cruise savings per person PLUS Complimentary Stateroom Upgrade PLUS up to €50 Onboard Credit per person

Save up to 20% on a range of sailings in 2024 and 2025

Was £2927pp

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