Christmas Market Cruise Europe

Christmas cruise experience the holiday season the european way.

Christmas market cruise europe.

Avalon waterways has the most extensive list of christmas markets river cruises. 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. The christmas market in strasbourg france is the oldest one in europe dating back to 1570 and this four day cruise from croisieurope takes you into the heart of it. Sail up the danube starting in budapest then to vienna krems weissenkirchen the wachau valley melk and linz in austria.

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. From nuremburg to vienna germany and austria light up with christmas markets offering hand carved toys and ornaments spicy glühweinand aromatic gingerbread. Holiday market river cruises typically begin sailing in late november with cruises over thanksgiving as well as during christmas and new year s. Iconic christmas markets 2020 7 night cruise.

There are numerous river cruises dedicated. 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. Nine itineraries range from four to 17 days and sail the rhine main and danube rivers. European and american christmas markets usually.

Celebrate an old world christmas on the danube or rhine. Stops along the way include. Avalon s christmastime from budapest to basel itinerary sails all three rivers in one journey. 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.

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