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December River Cruises

 

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.

 

Where Can You Sail?


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.

 

Christmas Markets River Cruises

 

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.

Showing 30 out of 824 cruises
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Was £5805pp Now: £5572pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Rastatt | Kehl | Basel | Zurich

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5805pp Now: £5572pp
REF: SCENICXAMB011225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7740pp Now: £7430pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Rastatt | Kehl | Basel | Montreux | Montreux | Montreux | Bern | Gstaad | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Zurich

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7740pp Now: £7430pp
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Cruise From:
Was £2897pp Now: £2781pp

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Speyer | Frankfurt

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
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Was £2897pp Now: £2781pp
REF: AVALONWZF51201
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Speyer | Mainz | Winningen | Mainz | Koblenz | Cochem | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp
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Was £5269pp Now: £5058pp

Basel | Basel | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Lahnstein | Lahnstein | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5269pp Now: £5058pp
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
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Cruise From:
Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp

Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp
REF: AVALONWBN-T351201T
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Was £7514pp Now: £7213pp

Cairo | Cairo | Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Luxor | Edfu | Aswan | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Qena | Cairo | Luxor | Cairo

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7514pp Now: £7213pp
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Was £1749pp Now: £1679pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
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Was £1749pp Now: £1679pp
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Was £3527pp Now: £3385pp

Giurgiu | Ruse | Vidin | Iron Gates | Belgrade | Vukovar | Mohács | Budapest

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3527pp Now: £3385pp
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Was £8299pp Now: £7967pp

Hanoi | Hanoi | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Sa Déc | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
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Was £8299pp Now: £7967pp
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Was £5099pp Now: £4895pp

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Chong Koh Village | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
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Was £5099pp Now: £4895pp
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Was £8295pp Now: £7963pp

Luxor | Luxor | Qena | Esna | Aswan | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Luxor | Edfu | Luxor

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £8295pp Now: £7963pp
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Was £3814pp Now: £3661pp

Luxor | Edfu | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
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Was £3814pp Now: £3661pp
REF: AVALONWUAY51128
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Was £1845pp Now: £1771pp

Munich | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1845pp Now: £1771pp
REF: MARVELEUTCRM08F01122025
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7899pp Now: £7583pp

New Delhi | New Delhi | Agra | Jaipur | Jaipur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kalna | Matiari | Murshidabad | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mayapur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kolkata (ex Calcutta)

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 12 Nights
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Was £7899pp Now: £7583pp
REF: UNIWORLD50672
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4599pp Now: £4415pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Frankfurt | Frankfurt

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4599pp Now: £4415pp
REF: UNIWORLD51801
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4299pp Now: £4127pp

Passau | Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4299pp Now: £4127pp
REF: UNIWORLD51687
Cruise From:
Was £3095pp Now: £2971pp

Porto | Régua | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Salamanca | Régua | Pinhão | Porto | Régua | Porto | Porto

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3095pp Now: £2971pp
REF: VIKINGHMM251201T
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Was £5795pp Now: £5563pp

Siem Reap | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Sa Déc | My Tho

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5795pp Now: £5563pp
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Was £9690pp Now: £9302pp

Siem Reap | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Sa Déc | My Tho

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £9690pp Now: £9302pp
REF: APTVEM19F23112025
Cruise From:
Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

Trier | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Cochem | Winningen | Koblenz | Koblenz | Mainz | Mannheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Basel

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp
REF: VIKINGHRJ251201T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6099pp Now: £5855pp

Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Linz | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6099pp Now: £5855pp
REF: UNIWORLD49985
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1125pp Now: £1080pp

Vienna | Vienna | Linz | Krems | Melk | Bratislava | Vienna

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1125pp Now: £1080pp
REF: TUIRIVER011220251302195
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3727pp Now: £3577pp

Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Weissenkirchen | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Esztergom | Budapest

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3727pp Now: £3577pp
REF: AMAAA251201AGX
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6212pp Now: £5963pp

Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Weissenkirchen | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Mohács | Vukovar | Belgrade | Iron Gates | Vidin | Ruse | Giurgiu

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6212pp Now: £5963pp
REF: AMAAA251201AKX
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Was £1702pp Now: £1633pp

Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Strasbourg

  • 01 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Cruise Only From:
Was £1702pp Now: £1633pp
REF: AMADEUS37011220255
Cruise From:
Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Cologne | Mainz | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 02 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp
REF: AVALONWAZ-T351202T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6399pp Now: £6143pp

Basel | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Mainz | Koblenz | Cologne | Cologne

  • 02 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6399pp Now: £6143pp
REF: UNIWORLD51821
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1795pp Now: £1723pp

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Cochem | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 02 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1795pp Now: £1723pp
REF: MARVELEUTCRL08F02122025

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