As winter arrives, our thoughts inevitably turn to Christmas and, naturally, this is the perfect month in which to explore the world's waterways. We have a fantastic selection of river cruises in December, visiting Christmas markets, festivities and all-around wintery fun during a sailing. Take a look at our best December cruises and see why this festive period is perfect for visiting the banks of the Danube, Rhine and more.
Why not head to Northern Europe and visit some of the continent’s most stunning Christmas Markets? Cities such as Cologne, Budapest and Strasbourg feature some of the world's best Christmas Markets and a river cruise is an ideal way to visit them.
December is also the ideal time of year to escape the cold weather and head east to the exotic waterways of China, Vietnam, or Cambodia, where the riverbanks of these regions are hot, sunny and humid - the perfect place to escape the winter blues back home! Take a look at river cruises in December for the Mekong, for a taste of tropical temperatures.
Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto
Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam
Basel | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Cologne | Amsterdam
Luxor | Kom Ombo | Edfu | Aswan | Luxor
Cologne | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Cologne
Cologne | Mainz | Strasbourg | Basel | Mannheim | Speyer | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne
Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam
Cologne | Düsseldorf | Koblenz | Boppard | Rüdesheim | Aschaffenburg | Frankfurt
Passau | Vienna | Budapest | Bratislava | Emmersdorf | Passau
Passau | Vienna | Budapest | Bratislava | Emmersdorf | Passau
Düsseldorf | Arnhem | Rotterdam | Veere | Gent (Ghent) | Antwerp | Amsterdam
Düsseldorf | Koblenz | Cologne | Nijmegen | Antwerp | Rotterdam | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Düsseldorf | Monheim am Rhein | Amsterdam
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Speyer | Mainz | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam
Porto | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Pinhão | Vega de Terron | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Régua | Porto
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Deggendorf | Linz | Vienna
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Linz | Passau
Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Basel
Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Basel | Montreux | Bern | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Zurich
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Linz | Passau | Prague
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Linz | Passau | Munich
Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest
Vega de Terron | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto
Amsterdam | Utrecht | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Frankfurt | Wertheim | Würzburg | Kitzingen | Bamberg | Nuremberg
Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Frankfurt
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Prices are subject to change and availability. Prices may vary depending on the airport selected. Promotions are only applicable to select cabin grades, please call for details.
