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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 820 cruises
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Was £10040pp Now: £9638pp

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Salzburg | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 20 Nights
  • Scenic Opal
  • Europe & The Mediterranean - Cruise & Stay
  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 20 Nights
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Was £10040pp Now: £9638pp
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Was £8535pp Now: £8193pp

Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Salzburg | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
  • Scenic Opal
  • Europe & The Mediterranean - Cruise & Stay
  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8535pp Now: £8193pp
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Cruise From:
Was £2395pp Now: £2299pp

Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2395pp Now: £2299pp
REF: VIKINGHVR251218
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5495pp Now: £5275pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Andernach | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5495pp Now: £5275pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £5295pp Now: £5083pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Krems | Passau | Brandstatt | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5295pp Now: £5083pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £6800pp Now: £6528pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Krems | Passau | Brandstatt | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
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Was £6800pp Now: £6528pp
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Was £2848pp Now: £2734pp

Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Porto | Porto

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2848pp Now: £2734pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £873pp Now: £838pp

Cologne | Düsseldorf | Koblenz | Cologne | Cologne

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £873pp Now: £838pp
REF: TUIRIVER191220251302254
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1092pp Now: £1048pp

Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf

  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1092pp Now: £1048pp
REF: TUIRIVER191220251302154
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5115pp Now: £4910pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Düsseldorf | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5115pp Now: £4910pp
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Was £7099pp Now: £6815pp

Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7099pp Now: £6815pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £5999pp Now: £5759pp

Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £5999pp Now: £5759pp
REF: UNIWORLD55110
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5722pp Now: £5493pp

Cartagena | Palenque | Calamar | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Magangué | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Pinto | Barranquilla | Pinto | Barranquilla

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5722pp Now: £5493pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Giêng Island | Long An | Tân Châu | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Prek Kdam | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp
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Was £8295pp Now: £7963pp

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

  • 20 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £8295pp Now: £7963pp
REF: VIKINGOSR251220T
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Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

Budapest | Esztergom | Bratislava | Melk | Linz | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £7155pp Now: £6868pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Salzburg | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7155pp Now: £6868pp
REF: SCENICCHAA211225-2
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8660pp Now: £8313pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Salzburg | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8660pp Now: £8313pp
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Was £2349pp Now: £2255pp

Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Boppard | Cologne | Cologne

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2349pp Now: £2255pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £1984pp Now: £1904pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1984pp Now: £1904pp
REF: TUIRIVER211220251302217
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5029pp Now: £4827pp

Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Grein | Spitz | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest

  • 21 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5029pp Now: £4827pp
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Was £5069pp Now: £4866pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5069pp Now: £4866pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £4365pp Now: £4190pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4365pp Now: £4190pp
REF: AMAAH251222ATL
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1795pp Now: £1723pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1795pp Now: £1723pp
REF: MARVELEUTCX08F22122025
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2499pp Now: £2399pp

Budapest | Esztergom | Bratislava | Melk | Linz | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2499pp Now: £2399pp
REF: RIVIERA104381
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2827pp Now: £2713pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Bratislava | Melk | Linz | Vienna | Linz | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2827pp Now: £2713pp
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Was £5044pp Now: £4842pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Dürnstein | Grein | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5044pp Now: £4842pp
REF: AMAAB251222AML
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2964pp Now: £2845pp

Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Boppard | Cologne | Cologne

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2964pp Now: £2845pp
REF: RIVIERA104715
Cruise From:
Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp
REF: VIKINGVRA251222T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5109pp Now: £4904pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Regensburg | Deggendorf | Passau | Linz | Dürnstein | Vienna | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 22 Dec 2025
  • 12 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5109pp Now: £4904pp
REF: UNIWORLD50240

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