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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
Per Person
Total Price
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp
REF: AMAAE261223AML
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7574pp Now: £7271pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7574pp Now: £7271pp
REF: AMAEG261223ES
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp
REF: VIKINGATN261223T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp
REF: AMAAF261223ABV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4814pp Now: £4621pp

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

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4814pp Now: £4621pp
REF: UNIWORLD53749
Cruise From:
Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp

Ho Chi Minh City | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham

  • 23 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £7795pp Now: £7483pp
REF: VIKINGSAI261223T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3144pp Now: £3018pp

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

  • 24 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3144pp Now: £3018pp
REF: AMAAP261224AIL
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3191pp Now: £3063pp

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

  • 24 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3191pp Now: £3063pp
REF: AMAFG261224FCV
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

  • 24 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAO261224ARL
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

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

  • 24 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
REF: AMAFD261224BBV
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp

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

  • 24 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp
REF: VIKINGANT261224T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7208pp Now: £6919pp

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

  • 25 Dec 2026
  • 12 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7208pp Now: £6919pp
REF: UNIWORLD54413
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

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

  • 25 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
REF: AMAPC261225DOV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Utrecht | Utrecht | Hellevoetsluis | Gent (Ghent) | Brussel (Bruxelles) | Antwerp | Dordrecht | Amsterdam

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAI261226AUV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAJ261226ARV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp
REF: AMAAL261226AML
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6704pp Now: £6435pp
REF: UNIWORLD54541
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6344pp Now: £6090pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6344pp Now: £6090pp
REF: UNIWORLD55149
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £7395pp Now: £7099pp
REF: VIKINGOSR261226T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp

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

  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaVida
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • 26 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2991pp Now: £2871pp
REF: AMAPA261226DOV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3268pp Now: £3137pp

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

  • 27 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3268pp Now: £3137pp
REF: AMAAM261227BEV
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2149pp Now: £2063pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2149pp Now: £2063pp
REF: RIVIERA107841
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6421pp Now: £6164pp

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

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6421pp Now: £6164pp
REF: AMAET261228ES
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4871pp Now: £4676pp

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

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaDara
  • Asia & Indian Ocean
  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4871pp Now: £4676pp
REF: AMAKB261228U
Cruise From:
Was £8595pp Now: £8251pp

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

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £8595pp Now: £8251pp
REF: VIKINGVRA261228T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1389pp Now: £1333pp

Vienna | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Kalocsa | Belgrade | Mohács | Budapest

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1389pp Now: £1333pp
REF: TUIRIVER281220261302937
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp

Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Esztergom | Bratislava | Dürnstein | Vienna

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp
REF: TUIRIVER281220261303007
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp

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

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3114pp Now: £2989pp
REF: AMAAA261228AGV
Cruise Only From:
Was £1280pp Now: £1228pp

Cologne | Mainz | Strasbourg | Basel | Basel | Mannheim | Speyer | Koblenz | Rüdesheim | Cologne

  • 28 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Cruise Only From:
Was £1280pp Now: £1228pp
REF: AMADEUS73281220268
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp

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

  • 29 Dec 2026
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2914pp Now: £2797pp
REF: AMAAH261229ASV

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