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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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Christmastime from Nuremberg to Basel

Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 11 Dec 2026
  • 9 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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Was £6410pp Now: £6153pp
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REF: AVALONWNM61211
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Was £2705pp Now: £2596pp

Christmastime on the Danube (Eastbound)

Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna

  • 11 Dec 2026
  • 6 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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Was £2705pp Now: £2596pp
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Was £3933pp Now: £3775pp

Christmastime on the Danube (Westbound)

Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg

  • 11 Dec 2026
  • 6 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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Best of Holland & Belgium (Taste of Christmas)

Amsterdam | Utrecht | Hellevoetsluis | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Kinderdijk | Amsterdam

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3091pp Now: £2967pp

Flavors of Portugal & Spain (Taste of Christmas)

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Splendors of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing 1 May – 31 December
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Was £5214pp Now: £5005pp
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Was £7999pp Now: £7679pp

Splendors of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing 1 May – 31 December
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Was £7999pp Now: £7679pp
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Was £4280pp Now: £4108pp

Christmas Markets on the Rhine

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5174pp Now: £4967pp

Rhine Christmas Markets with Switzerland

Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Basel | Montreux | Breisach | Kehl | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
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Was £5277pp Now: £5065pp

Danube Christmas Markets with Prague

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
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Was £5277pp Now: £5065pp
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Was £3293pp Now: £3161pp

Zurich - Lucerne & Christmas Markets on the Rhine

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
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Was £3293pp Now: £3161pp
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Was £1949pp Now: £1871pp

The Danube’s Imperial Cities and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Riviera Radiance

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 5 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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Was £1949pp Now: £1871pp
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Was £1549pp Now: £1487pp

Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Oscar Wilde

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 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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Was £1308pp Now: £1255pp

Yuletide Delights

Vienna | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

Danube Christmas Delights

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 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 £3295pp Now: £3163pp
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Was £5710pp Now: £5481pp

Iconic Christmas Markets (Smithsonian Journeys)

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

  • 12 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £3477pp Now: £3337pp

Christmastime in the Heart of Germany

Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Frankfurt

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 5 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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Was £3477pp Now: £3337pp
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Was £6410pp Now: £6153pp

Christmastime from Nuremberg to Basel

Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 9 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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Was £6410pp Now: £6153pp
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Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp

Magical Paris & Festive Seine River Cruise - MS Jane Austen

Paris | Vernon | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Paris

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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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Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp
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Was £1749pp Now: £1679pp

Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Riviera Resplendence

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Cologne

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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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Was £1749pp Now: £1679pp
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Was £3445pp Now: £3307pp

Christmas on the Danube

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

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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 £3445pp Now: £3307pp
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

Christmas on the Danube

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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 £3395pp Now: £3259pp
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

Christmas on the Danube

Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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 £3395pp Now: £3259pp
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Was £1288pp Now: £1236pp

A Christmastime on the Rhine

Cologne | Koblenz | Speyer | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim | Cologne

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1288pp Now: £1236pp
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Was £3095pp Now: £2971pp

Christmastime in Paris & Normandy

Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris

  • 13 Dec 2026
  • 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 £3095pp Now: £2971pp
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Was £3377pp Now: £3241pp

Christmastime in the Heart of Germany

Frankfurt | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg

  • 14 Dec 2026
  • 5 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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Was £3377pp Now: £3241pp
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Was £4543pp Now: £4361pp

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

  • 14 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £4543pp Now: £4361pp
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Was £7343pp Now: £7049pp

Secrets of Egypt & the Nile

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

  • 14 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
Award-Winning Included Dining Experiences
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Was £7343pp Now: £7049pp
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Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp

Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong

Hanoi | Siem Reap | Phnom Penh | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 14 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
River Heritage Club clients can now enjoy an additional £400pp savings on all French Balcony staterooms and Suites across every 2026 sailing departing 1 May – 31 December
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Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp
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REF: UNIWORLD54453
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Was £4226pp Now: £4056pp

Danube Christmas Markets

Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg

  • 14 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Truly All-Inclusive Luxury
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Was £4226pp Now: £4056pp
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REF: SCENICXNBU141226-2

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