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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 813 cruises
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Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 19 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
  • Scenic Opal
  • Europe & The Mediterranean - Cruise & Stay
  • 19 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
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Was £8162pp Now: £7835pp
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Was £1299pp Now: £1247pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 20 Dec 2026
  • 4 Nights
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Was £1299pp Now: £1247pp
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Was £8872pp Now: £8517pp

Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 20 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
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Was £8872pp Now: £8517pp
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Was £9512pp Now: £9131pp

Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Prague | Prague | Prague | Prague

  • 20 Dec 2026
  • 20 Nights
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Was £9512pp Now: £9131pp
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Was £3422pp Now: £3285pp

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

  • 20 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3422pp Now: £3285pp
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Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
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Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp
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Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
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Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Melk | Linz | Vilshofen | Passau | Vilshofen

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp
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Was £6421pp Now: £6164pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6421pp Now: £6164pp
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Was £8595pp Now: £8251pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £8595pp Now: £8251pp
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Was £4343pp Now: £4169pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaDara
  • Asia & Indian Ocean
  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4343pp Now: £4169pp
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Was £1359pp Now: £1304pp

Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Bratislava | Dürnstein | Linz | Krems | Vienna

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1359pp Now: £1304pp
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Was £1369pp Now: £1314pp

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

  • 21 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1369pp Now: £1314pp
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Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
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Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
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Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp
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Was £7802pp Now: £7489pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Prague | Prague | Prague | Prague

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
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Was £7802pp Now: £7489pp
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Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAH261222ATL
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Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
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Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp
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Was £8872pp Now: £8517pp

Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
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Was £8872pp Now: £8517pp
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Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2399pp Now: £2303pp
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Was £1339pp Now: £1285pp

Cologne | Cologne | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Mainz | Cologne

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1339pp Now: £1285pp
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Was £982pp Now: £942pp

Passau | Linz | Passau | Dürnstein | Emmersdorf | Vienna | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Linz | Passau

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £982pp Now: £942pp
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

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

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
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Was £996pp Now: £956pp

Cologne | Koblenz | Speyer | Speyer | Strasbourg | Mainz | Cologne | Cologne

  • 22 Dec 2026
  • 6 Nights
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Was £996pp Now: £956pp
REF: AMADEUS73221220267
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Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAD261223AIV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7162pp Now: £6875pp
REF: SCENICCHAA231226-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7802pp Now: £7489pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Prague | Prague | Prague | Prague

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 17 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7802pp Now: £7489pp
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Was £5478pp Now: £5258pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5478pp Now: £5258pp
REF: AMASB261223BC
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAC261223ARL
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5444pp Now: £5226pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5444pp Now: £5226pp
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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.