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.
Frankfurt | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg
Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg
Passau | Munich | Passau | Linz | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Linz | Passau
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest
Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Speyer | Mainz | Winningen | Mainz | Koblenz | Cochem | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier
Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Zurich
Zurich | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Lucerne | Basel | Lucerne | Zurich
Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Lucerne | Basel | Montreux | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Utrecht | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Hanoi | Ha Long Bay | Hanoi | Ha Long Bay | Hoi An | Hanoi | Hoi An | Hue | Ho Chi Minh City | Hue | 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
Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris
Porto | Régua | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Salamanca | Régua | Pinhão | Porto | Régua | Porto
Cartagena | Palenque | Calamar | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Magangué | Barranquilla | Magangué | Barranquilla
Ho Chi Minh City | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Kampong Cham
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Düsseldorf | Monheim am Rhein | Amsterdam | Utrecht | Amsterdam
Amsterdam | Cologne | Cochem | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Châu Đốc | Long Khánh | Vinh Long | Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon ITV/Phu My | Giêng Island | Phnom Penh | Kratie | Kampong Cham | Angkor | Siem Reap | Hanoi
Hanoi | Cát Bà Island | Ha Long Bay | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap
Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris
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.
