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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.

 

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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Iconic Christmas Markets

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest

  • 18 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093145
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Was £7107pp Now: £6822pp

Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

Cairo | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Cairo | Luxor | Cairo

  • 18 Dec 2028
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7107pp Now: £6822pp
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Holiday ID: 096824
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Was £8392pp Now: £8056pp

Christmas & New Year with Paris

Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Budapest

  • 18 Dec 2028
  • 17 Nights
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Holiday ID: 101681
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Was £9242pp Now: £8872pp

Christmas & New Year with Paris & Prague

Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Cologne | Amsterdam | Paris

  • 18 Dec 2028
  • 20 Nights
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Was £9242pp Now: £8872pp
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Holiday ID: 101683
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp

Christmas & New Year with Prague

Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 18 Dec 2028
  • 17 Nights
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp
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Holiday ID: 101684
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Was £2893pp Now: £2777pp

Enticing Douro (Christmas Day Celebration)

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

  • 19 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093420
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Was £3189pp Now: £3061pp

Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps (Christmas Day Celebration)

Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Basel

  • 19 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3189pp Now: £3061pp
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Holiday ID: 093456
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Was £2893pp Now: £2777pp

Swiss Alps & Rhine Castles (Taste of Christmas)

Basel | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 19 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093461
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp

Christmas & New Year with Prague

Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 19 Dec 2028
  • 17 Nights
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp
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Holiday ID: 101685
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Was £2843pp Now: £2729pp

Magical Christmas Markets of Germany

Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Mainz | Frankfurt

  • 20 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093449
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Was £3241pp Now: £3111pp

Legendary Danube (Christmas Time)

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest

  • 20 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093451
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Was £3241pp Now: £3111pp

Melodies on the Danube (Christmas Day Celebration)

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Melk | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 20 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Holiday ID: 093452
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Was £8439pp Now: £8101pp

Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

Cairo | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Cairo | Luxor | Cairo

  • 20 Dec 2028
  • 11 Nights
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Was £8439pp Now: £8101pp
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Holiday ID: 096825
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Was £2930pp Now: £2812pp

Captivating Rhine (Christmas Day Celebration)

Amsterdam | Utrecht | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 21 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2930pp Now: £2812pp
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Holiday ID: 093450
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp

Christmas & New Year

Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Budapest

  • 21 Dec 2028
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp
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Holiday ID: 101630
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp

Christmas & New Year

Budapest | Vienna | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 21 Dec 2028
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp
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Holiday ID: 101631
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Was £8392pp Now: £8056pp

Christmas & New Year with Paris

Budapest | Vienna | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Cologne | Amsterdam | Paris

  • 21 Dec 2028
  • 17 Nights
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Was £8392pp Now: £8056pp
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Holiday ID: 101682
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Was £2893pp Now: £2777pp

Enticing Douro (Christmas Day Celebration)

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

  • 22 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2893pp Now: £2777pp
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Holiday ID: 093421
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp

Christmas & New Year

Amsterdam | Cologne | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Budapest

  • 22 Dec 2028
  • 14 Nights
Truly All-Inclusive Luxury
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp
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Holiday ID: 101632
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp

Christmas & New Year

Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 22 Dec 2028
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6532pp Now: £6270pp
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Holiday ID: 101633
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp

Christmas & New Year with Prague

Amsterdam | Cologne | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Budapest | Prague

  • 22 Dec 2028
  • 17 Nights
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Was £7382pp Now: £7086pp
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Holiday ID: 101686
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Was £4954pp Now: £4755pp

Best of Holland & Belgium (Christmas Time & New Year's Celebration Cruise)

Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4954pp Now: £4755pp
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Holiday ID: 093405
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Was £5154pp Now: £4947pp

Romantic Danube (Christmas Time & New Year's Celebration Cruise)

Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Weissenkirchen | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5154pp Now: £4947pp
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Holiday ID: 093424
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Was £5249pp Now: £5039pp

Enchanting Christmas & New Year's

Passau | Linz | Grein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 10 Nights
The quality and value of inclusions are unmatched, from free-flowing fine wines and liquors to delicious cuisine and daily included experiences
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Was £5249pp Now: £5039pp
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Holiday ID: 094192
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Was £8199pp Now: £7871pp

Splendors of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 11 Nights
The quality and value of inclusions are unmatched, from free-flowing fine wines and liquors to delicious cuisine and daily included experiences
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Was £8199pp Now: £7871pp
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Holiday ID: 094567
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Was £6999pp Now: £6719pp

Splendors of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 11 Nights
The quality and value of inclusions are unmatched, from free-flowing fine wines and liquors to delicious cuisine and daily included experiences
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Was £6999pp Now: £6719pp
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Holiday ID: 094604
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Was £4204pp Now: £4035pp

Rhine & Moselle Delights (New Year's Celebration) (Smithsonian Journeys)

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Bernkastel-Kues | Wasserbillig | Cochem | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 10 Nights
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Was £4204pp Now: £4035pp
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Holiday ID: 096141
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Was £7329pp Now: £7035pp

Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

Cairo | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Cairo | Luxor | Cairo

  • 23 Dec 2028
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7329pp Now: £7035pp
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Holiday ID: 096826
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Was £4732pp Now: £4542pp

Best of Holland & Belgium (Christmas Time & New Year's Celebration Cruise)

Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam

  • 24 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4732pp Now: £4542pp
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Holiday ID: 093406
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Was £3501pp Now: £3360pp

Magna on the Danube (Christmas Time)

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Spitz | Dürnstein | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 24 Dec 2028
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3501pp Now: £3360pp
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Holiday ID: 093462

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