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.
Hanoi | Siem Reap | Angkor | Siem Reap | Kampong Cham | Phnom Penh | My An Hung | Sa Déc | Saigon ITV/Phu My
Passau | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Emmersdorf | Vienna | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Linz | Passau
Passau | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Emmersdorf | Vienna | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Linz | Passau
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Deggendorf | Passau | Linz | Dürnstein | Vienna | Budapest
Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Boppard | Cologne
Barranquilla | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Magangué | Calamar | Cartagena
Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Mainz | Frankfurt
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Grein | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest
Cologne | Koblenz | Speyer | Strasbourg | Mainz | Cologne
Brussel (Bruxelles) | Gent (Ghent) | Hasselt | Maastricht | Antwerp | Rotterdam | Amsterdam
Passau | Linz | Grein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Dijon | Tournus | Chalon-sur-Saône | Tournus | Mâcon | Lyon | Vienne | Viviers | Vienne | Avignon | Arles
Amsterdam | Utrecht | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
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Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Vienne | Lyon
Bordeaux | Libourne | Bourg | Blaye | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Cadillac | Bordeaux
Paris | Les Andelys | Le Havre | Caudebec-en-Caux | Le Havre | Rouen | Vernon | Paris
New Delhi | Agra | Jaipur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kalna | Matiari | Murshidabad | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mayapur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta)
Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto
Luxor | Qena | Luxor | Esna | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Edfu | Luxor
Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo
Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo
Cairo | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Qena | Cairo | Luxor | Cairo
Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Grein | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen
Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Weissenkirchen | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Amsterdam | Kampen | Utrecht | Kampen | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Kinderdijk | Amsterdam
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Paris | Les Andelys | Le Havre | Caudebec-en-Caux | Le Havre | Rouen | Vernon | Paris
Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Spitz | Krems | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen
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.
