In many cases you will have a choice of excursions such as standard tours bike tours hikes and special interest tours.
German river cruises christmas market.
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.
Viking holiday departures complement your itinerary s regular highlights with visits to europe s delightful christmas markets onboard festivities and more.
Often rhine christmas market cruises even start in switzerland and make their way to alsace france germany and finally amsterdam.
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.
It s the sailings that fall within these dates that can offer a truly one of a kind experience along the waterways of europe.
Metz france moselle river 20 november to 29 december.
Set on the banks of the rhine river rüdesheim is another great german christmas market to head to if sailing on a christmas markets of europe river cruise.
From hand blown glass ornaments and handcrafted toys to nutcrackers and dollhouses of all shapes and sizes you can browse through an assortment of unique trinkets and one of a kind goods at row after row of elaborately.
Popular christmas markets include.
Christmas markets on the rhine at a glance on our cruises you will enjoy an extensive lineup of included tours.
Vienna austria danube river 16 november to 24 december.
Celebrate an old world christmas on the danube or rhine.
Strasbourg france rhine river 22 november to 30 december.
On a christmas markets cruise you ll travel along europe s scenic rivers and visit bustling holiday markets in cities such as prague nuremberg vienna strasbourg and budapest.
Highlights of christmas market cruises.
We always include a large variety of activities so that you can choose how you want to explore.
A viking holiday river cruise is pure magic.
Iconic christmas markets 2020 7 night cruise.
Nothing will get you in the holiday spirit like a christmas river cruise.
From nuremburg to vienna germany and austria light up with christmas markets offering hand carved toys and ornaments spicy glühweinand aromatic gingerbread.
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.
Christmas market cruises on the rhine are probably the most popular way to hop from one german christmas market to another.