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December River Cruises

 

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.

 

Where Can You Sail?


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.

 

Christmas Markets River Cruises

 

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.

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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp

Bamberg | Würzburg | Heidelberg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Mainz | Cochem | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp
REF: VIKINGALS271203T
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp

Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Cochem | Mainz | Heidelberg | Würzburg | Bamberg

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp
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Was £6003pp Now: £5762pp

Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Frankfurt

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6003pp Now: £5762pp
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Was £8398pp Now: £8062pp

Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Kehl | Breisach | Basel

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 15 Nights
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Was £8398pp Now: £8062pp
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Was £3974pp Now: £3815pp

Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3974pp Now: £3815pp
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Was £5228pp Now: £5018pp

Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Kelheim | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 17 Nights
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Was £5228pp Now: £5018pp
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Was £4898pp Now: £4702pp

Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Kelheim | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 17 Nights
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Was £4898pp Now: £4702pp
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Was £4485pp Now: £4305pp

Brugge (Bruges) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Brugge (Bruges) | Amsterdam | Brugge (Bruges) | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mannheim | Kehl | Breisach | Basel | Zurich

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
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Was £4485pp Now: £4305pp
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Was £6395pp Now: £6139pp

Brugge (Bruges) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Brugge (Bruges) | Amsterdam | Brugge (Bruges) | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mannheim | Kehl | Breisach | Basel | Montreux | Bern | Zurich | Bern | Zurich

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6395pp Now: £6139pp
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Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 6 Nights
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Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp
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Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp

Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 6 Nights
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Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp
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Was £2601pp Now: £2496pp

Vienna | Krems | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 5 Nights
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Was £2601pp Now: £2496pp
REF: AVALONWTB71203
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Amsterdam | Dordrecht | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Mannheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 03 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Passau | Krems | Vienna | Budapest | Vienna | Budapest

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Was £6695pp Now: £6427pp

Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Esna | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Edfu | Luxor

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £6695pp Now: £6427pp
REF: VIKINGOSR271204T
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Was £2753pp Now: £2642pp

Frankfurt | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 5 Nights
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Was £2753pp Now: £2642pp
REF: AVALONWFN71204
Cruise From:
Was £6003pp Now: £5762pp

Frankfurt | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6003pp Now: £5762pp
REF: AVALONWFV71204
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Was £4224pp Now: £4055pp

Vega de Terron | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4224pp Now: £4055pp
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Was £4376pp Now: £4200pp

Lyon | Vienne | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | Marseille | Arles

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4376pp Now: £4200pp
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Was £5220pp Now: £5011pp

Lyon | Vienne | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | Nice | Arles | Nice

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
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Was £5220pp Now: £5011pp
REF: EMERALDEFRN041227-1
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Was £5190pp Now: £4982pp

Paris | Vernon | Rouen | Honfleur | Les Andelys | La Roche-Guyon | Paris

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 9 Nights
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Was £5190pp Now: £4982pp
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Was £4162pp Now: £3995pp

Prague | Regensburg | Prague | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
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Was £4162pp Now: £3995pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £10719pp Now: £10290pp

Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
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Was £10719pp Now: £10290pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £7119pp Now: £6834pp

Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7119pp Now: £6834pp
REF: UNIWORLD58024
Cruise From:
Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 6 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3256pp Now: £3125pp
REF: AVALONWNV71204
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4500pp Now: £4320pp

Paris | Vernon | Rouen | Honfleur | Les Andelys | La Roche-Guyon | Paris

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4500pp Now: £4320pp
REF: EMERALDEFSX041227-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 04 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
REF: VIKINGALR271204
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 05 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
REF: VIKINGBRA271205

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