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

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5401pp Now: £5184pp
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Was £3914pp Now: £3757pp

Brussel (Bruxelles) | Gent (Ghent) | Antwerp | Hasselt | Maastricht | Antwerp | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Brussel (Bruxelles)

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3914pp Now: £3757pp
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Was £4701pp Now: £4512pp

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

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4701pp Now: £4512pp
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Was £4305pp Now: £4132pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Kelheim | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
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Was £4305pp Now: £4132pp
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Was £5060pp Now: £4857pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Kelheim | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
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Was £5060pp Now: £4857pp
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

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

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

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

  • 02 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp
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Was £3003pp Now: £2882pp

Lyon | Lyon | Tournus | Mâcon | Mâcon | Tournus | Chalon-sur-Saône | Chalon-sur-Saône | Seurre | Seurre | Dijon | Dijon

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3003pp Now: £2882pp
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

Bordeaux | Libourne | Libourne | Bourg | Blaye | Pauillac | Cadillac | Bordeaux | Bordeaux

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
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Was £3421pp Now: £3284pp

Lyon | Lyon | Lyon | Vienne | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | Arles

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3421pp Now: £3284pp
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Was £4539pp Now: £4357pp

Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Châu Đốc | Long Khánh | Vinh Long | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4539pp Now: £4357pp
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Was £6254pp Now: £6003pp

Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Châu Đốc | Long Khánh | Vinh Long | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £6254pp Now: £6003pp
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Was £5125pp Now: £4920pp

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

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5125pp Now: £4920pp
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Was £999pp Now: £959pp

Cologne | Boppard | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
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Was £999pp Now: £959pp
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Was £3095pp Now: £2971pp

Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris | Rouen | Rouen | Le Pecq | Le Pecq | Paris | Paris

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3095pp Now: £2971pp
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Was £10995pp Now: £10555pp

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

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £10995pp Now: £10555pp
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Was £818pp Now: £785pp

Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Speyer | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
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Was £818pp Now: £785pp
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

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

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

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

  • 03 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp

Bamberg | Bamberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Heidelberg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Mainz | Cochem | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp
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Was £3595pp Now: £3451pp

Trier | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Cochem | Mainz | Mainz | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Bamberg

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3595pp Now: £3451pp
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Was £3884pp Now: £3728pp

Prague | Prague | Prague | Regensburg | Prague | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
  • Scenic Amber
  • Europe & The Mediterranean - Cruise & Stay
  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
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Was £3884pp Now: £3728pp
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Was £5013pp Now: £4812pp

Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Basel | Montreux | Breisach | Kehl | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
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Was £5013pp Now: £4812pp
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
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Was £4182pp Now: £4014pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 9 Nights
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Was £4182pp Now: £4014pp
REF: AVALONWUAY61204
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
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Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp
REF: APTEUMC15F04122026
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3595pp Now: £3451pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Andernach | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3595pp Now: £3451pp
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Was £938pp Now: £900pp

Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Mainz | Frankfurt | Mannheim | Speyer | Strasbourg

  • 04 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £938pp Now: £900pp
REF: AMADEUS153041220267

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