Christmas Market Cruise Europe

The top of mind cruises for celebrating christmas are likely to be those that call upon european christmas markets in the weeks leading up to december 25.

Christmas market cruise europe. Avalon s christmastime from budapest to basel itinerary sails all three rivers in one journey. Avalon waterways has the most extensive list of christmas markets river cruises. Enjoy the jolly atmosphere on your festively decorated suite ship as you delight in the sights smells and tastes of local traditions of christmas markets in several ports of call. European and american christmas markets usually.

Celebrate an old world christmas on the danube or rhine. Sail up the danube starting in budapest then to vienna krems weissenkirchen the wachau valley melk and linz in austria. Christmas markets on the danube cruise only 8 days from 3 399 enjoy a 7 night cruise from budapest to vilshofen on the new amamagna rivership through europe s most popular christmas markets. Iconic christmas markets 2020 7 night cruise.

Nine itineraries range from four to 17 days and sail the rhine main and danube rivers. Christmas cruise experience the holiday season the european way. On our danube and rhine christmas river cruises you will experience charming christmas markets brimming with color and lights indulge in flavors and aromas of hot mulled wine and gingerbread and enjoy the christmas markets of grand cities like vienna budapest strasbourg and cologne. Holiday market river cruises typically begin sailing in late november with cruises over thanksgiving as well as during christmas and new year s.

Stops along the way include. On a tauck christmas market river cruise participate in age old holiday traditions as you discover the wonders of christmas markets in germany and austria all inclusive christmas market river cruises 2020 2021 tauck a message from tauck covid 19 updated september 14 2020. Although holiday river cruises are offered right through until january 1 europe s fabled christmas markets typically open around november 25 and stay operational until december 23 or 24th. From nuremburg to vienna germany and austria light up with christmas markets offering hand carved toys and ornaments spicy glühweinand aromatic gingerbread.

It s the sailings that fall within these dates that can offer a truly one of a kind experience along the waterways of europe.