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.
Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris
Porto | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pocinho | Régua | Pocinho | Porto | Régua | Porto
Siem Reap | Rokar Koang | Kampong Tralach | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Giêng Island | My An Hung | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City
Basel | Breisach | Kehl | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest
Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Châu Đốc | Long Khánh | Vinh Long | Ho Chi Minh City
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Lyon | Mâcon | Tournus | Chalon-sur-Saône | Seurre | Dijon
Bordeaux | Libourne | Bourg | Blaye | Pauillac | Cadillac | Bordeaux
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Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris
Lyon | Vienne | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Viviers | Avignon | Arles
Cologne | Boppard | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne
Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Düsseldorf
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam | Utrecht | Amsterdam
Paris | Le Havre | Rouen | Paris
Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Esna | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Edfu | Luxor
Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto
Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Basel | Montreux | Breisach | Kehl | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam
Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Linz | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Andernach | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Andernach | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Vienna | Budapest
Amsterdam | Andernach | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg
Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna
Bamberg | Würzburg | Heidelberg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Mainz | Cochem | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam
Vega de Terron | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto
Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kalna | Matiari | Murshidabad | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mayapur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mumbai (ex Bombay) | Udaipur | Jodhpur | Bikaner | Jaipur | Ranthambore National Park | Agra | New Delhi
Hanoi | Cát Bà Island | Hanoi | Cát Bà Island | Hanoi | Hue | Hoi An | Hue | Hoi An | Siem Reap | Kampong Cham | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Sa Déc | Cái Bè | Ho Chi Minh City
Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Lucerne | Basel | Breisach | Kehl | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam
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.
