Experience the holiday season like never before with a Christmastime cruise through Germany and France. From the beauty of the Black Forest to the glistening lights of Strasbourg’s Christmas markets, you’ll discover traditions and tastes that warm the heart. With views like no other, the shining stalls with crafts, cuisine, and curios come alive with music and merriment. Visit glowing German Christkindlesmarkt stalls as you cruise on the Rhine and Main Rivers through Heidelberg, a Main river village, Wurzburg, Bamberg, and Nuremberg.
  • Breisach: Choice of visit to Badischer Winzerkeller or excursion to Black Forest; Christmas market
  • Strasbourg: Guided tour, visit La Petite France district and the gothic cathedral; Christmas market
  • Speyer. Excursion to Heidelberg: Guided tour of Heidelberg Castle, see the Great Vat; free time for Christmas market
  • Frankfurt. Excursion to Rudesheim: Visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum; Christmas market
  • Main river village: On board cookie-baking demonstration; guided tour
  • Wurzburg: Guided tour, visit the Bishop's Residence; Christmas market
  • Bamberg: Onboard Christmas Traditions lecture; guided tour, see the Old Town Hall; Christmas market
  • Nuremberg: Choice of guided sightseeing, or Nuremberg Rally Grounds tour; Christmas market
  • Breisach: Choice of excursion to Black Forest or Freiburg sightseeing; Christmas market
Zurich:Radisson Blu Airport
Nuernberg:Le Meridien Grand Hotel