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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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Enchanting Mekong and Siem Reap

Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | Chợ Gạo | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Giêng Island | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Peam Chi Kang | Siem Reap | Peam Chi Kang | Siem Reap

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 12 Nights
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Was £5345pp Now: £5131pp

10-Day Meandering Majestic Mekong Cruise

Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | Chợ Gạo | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Giêng Island | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Peam Chi Kang | Phnom Penh

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 9 Nights
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Danube Christmas Delights

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Oscar Wilde

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 4 Nights
FREE drinks package - Available on all European river cruises!
Fly from your local airport at no extra cost
Award-winning European river cruises include everything you need for an exceptional experience.
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Magic of Colombia

Barranquilla | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Magangué | Calamar | Cartagena

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £7543pp Now: £7241pp
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Was £4069pp Now: £3906pp

Paris & Normandy - Christmas Time

Paris | Les Andelys | Le Havre | Caudebec-en-Caux | Le Havre | Rouen | Vernon | Paris

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Christmas on the Rhine

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

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Christmas on the Rhine

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

  • 11 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Danube Christmas Delights

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Danube Christmas Delights

Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Magna on the Danube (Christmas)

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

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
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Classic Prague & Christmas Markets on the Danube

Prague | Passau | Prague | Passau | Linz | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
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Zurich - Lucerne & Christmas Markets on the Rhine

Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Lucerne | Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
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Rhine Christmas Markets

Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Basel | Zurich

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Truly All-Inclusive Luxury
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp

Christmas on the Danube

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

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Christmas on the Danube

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Magic of Advent on the Danube

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 6 Nights
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Was £3859pp Now: £3704pp

Christmas Markets on the Rhine

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

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Christmas on the Rhine

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

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Was £2995pp Now: £2875pp
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Christmas on the Rhine

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

  • 12 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Christmas on the Rhine & Moselle

Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Speyer | Mainz | Winningen | Mainz | Koblenz | Cochem | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Christmas on the Rhine & Moselle

Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Cochem | Winningen | Koblenz | Mainz | Mannheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Basel

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Choose your offer £200PP ONBOARD SPEND OR SAVE £150PP Valid on selected Viking River journeys – Book by 31st May (excludes May - August 2026 sailings)
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Christmastime on the Blue Danube Discovery

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Avalon Panorama Suites are thirty percent larger than the industry standard
Gratuities and a choice of daily excursions are included
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Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 11 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £7168pp Now: £6881pp
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Iconic Christmas Markets

Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £4559pp Now: £4376pp
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Riches of the Mekong

Siem Reap | Kampong Cham | Angkor Ban | Oknha Tey Village | Phnom Penh | Oknha Tey Village | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Charms of the Mekong

My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Oknha Tey Village | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap | Kampong Cham

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £4296pp Now: £4124pp
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Was £4385pp Now: £4209pp

Rhine Christmas Markets with Bruges

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

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 10 Nights
Truly All-Inclusive Luxury
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Was £4385pp Now: £4209pp
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Was £3430pp Now: £3292pp

Rhine Christmas Markets

Basel | Zurich | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam

  • 13 Dec 2027
  • 7 Nights
Truly All-Inclusive Luxury
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Was £3430pp Now: £3292pp
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REF: SCENICXAMB131227-2

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