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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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Was £2963pp Now: £2844pp

Vienna | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £2963pp Now: £2844pp
REF: AVALONWVN61205
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Was £1449pp Now: £1391pp

Paris | Vernon | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Paris | Paris

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
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Was £1449pp Now: £1391pp
REF: RIVIERA107772
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Was £5125pp Now: £4920pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5125pp Now: £4920pp
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Was £3191pp Now: £3063pp

Vega de Terron | Barca d’Alva | Vega de Terron | Pinhão | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Entre-os-Rios | Porto | Porto | Porto

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaVida
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3191pp Now: £3063pp
REF: AMAPA261205PERX
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Was £8830pp Now: £8476pp

Hanoi | Hanoi | Cát Bà Island | Hanoi | Cát Bà Island | Cát Bà Island | Hanoi | Hanoi | Hue | Hoi An | Hue | Hoi An | Hoi An | Hoi An | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Tân Châu | Sa Déc | Cái Bè | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 23 Nights
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Was £8830pp Now: £8476pp
REF: SCENICVIMC051226-29
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Was £18524pp Now: £17783pp

Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kalna | Matiari | Murshidabad | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mayapur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mumbai (ex Bombay) | Mumbai (ex Bombay) | Udaipur | Jodhpur | Bikaner | Jaipur | Ranthambore National Park | Agra | New Delhi

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 15 Nights
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Was £18524pp Now: £17783pp
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Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp
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Was £3083pp Now: £2959pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna | Vienna

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £3083pp Now: £2959pp
REF: AVALONWNV61205
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Was £1959pp Now: £1880pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1959pp Now: £1880pp
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Was £3450pp Now: £3312pp

Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Lucerne | Lucerne | Basel | Breisach | Kehl | Strasbourg | Germersheim | Koblenz | Düsseldorf | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
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Was £3450pp Now: £3312pp
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Was £5325pp Now: £5112pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Melk | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5325pp Now: £5112pp
REF: AMAAL261205AHX
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Was £1183pp Now: £1135pp

Vienna | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Roth | Nuremberg

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £1183pp Now: £1135pp
REF: AMADEUS39051220267
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Was £1499pp Now: £1439pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1499pp Now: £1439pp
REF: RIVIERA107815
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Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp

Prek Kdam | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Kampong Tralach | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Giêng Island | My An Hung | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp
REF: EMERALDEWVC051226-2
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Was £6344pp Now: £6090pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6344pp Now: £6090pp
REF: UNIWORLD55146
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Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp
REF: VIKINGOSR261205T
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Was £4863pp Now: £4668pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4863pp Now: £4668pp
REF: AMASA261205CB
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Was £6295pp Now: £6043pp

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Siem Reap

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6295pp Now: £6043pp
REF: SCENICVIMS061226-19
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Was £2253pp Now: £2162pp

Frankfurt | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
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Was £2253pp Now: £2162pp
REF: AVALONWFZ61206
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Was £5961pp Now: £5722pp

Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Frankfurt

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 12 Nights
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Was £5961pp Now: £5722pp
REF: AVALONWBF61206
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Was £8008pp Now: £7687pp

Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 16 Nights
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Was £8008pp Now: £7687pp
REF: AVALONWBM61206
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Was £3596pp Now: £3452pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3596pp Now: £3452pp
REF: AVALONWBN-T361206T
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp
REF: VIKINGATL261206
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3395pp Now: £3259pp
REF: VIKINGMGN261206
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Cologne | Cologne

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
REF: RIVIERA107893
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Was £1499pp Now: £1439pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1499pp Now: £1439pp
REF: RIVIERA107785
Cruise From:
Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3295pp Now: £3163pp
REF: VIKINGBLD261206
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Was £4333pp Now: £4159pp

Siem Reap | Kampong Cham | Angkor Ban | Oknha Tey Village | Phnom Penh | Oknha Tey Village | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | My Tho | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 07 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaDara
  • Asia & Indian Ocean
  • 07 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4333pp Now: £4159pp
REF: AMAKB261207D
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6094pp Now: £5850pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 07 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6094pp Now: £5850pp
REF: AMAAB261207AHRX

Prices are subject to change and availability. Prices may vary depending on the airport selected. Promotions are only applicable to select cabin grades, please call for details.