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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
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Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp
REF: VIKINGANT251204T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4295pp Now: £4123pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4295pp Now: £4123pp
REF: AMAFG251204FBX
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGSKG251204
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Was £4059pp Now: £3896pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4059pp Now: £3896pp
REF: AVALONWSH51204
Cruise From:
Was £5582pp Now: £5358pp

Siem Reap | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Phnom Penh | Châu Đốc | Long Khánh | Vinh Long | Ho Chi Minh City

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £5582pp Now: £5358pp
REF: AVALONWSHI51201
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGHVR251204
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1125pp Now: £1080pp

Cologne | Koblenz | Speyer | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim | Cologne

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1125pp Now: £1080pp
REF: TUIRIVER041220251302235
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGGSM251204
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Was £1254pp Now: £1203pp

Düsseldorf | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Koblenz | Düsseldorf

  • 04 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1254pp Now: £1203pp
REF: TUIRIVER041220251302145
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6605pp Now: £6340pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6605pp Now: £6340pp
REF: SCENICCHMA051225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7685pp Now: £7377pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Miltenberg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Krems | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Prague | Prague | Prague | Prague

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
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Was £7685pp Now: £7377pp
REF: SCENICCMPR051225-1
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGMMR251205
Cruise From:
Was £4295pp Now: £4123pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4295pp Now: £4123pp
REF: VIKINGALS251205T
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Was £4995pp Now: £4795pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4995pp Now: £4795pp
REF: APTEUMCR15F05122025
Cruise From:
Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp
REF: VIKINGVAR251205
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGVIL251205
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
REF: RIVIERA104581
Cruise From:
Was £4081pp Now: £3917pp

Frankfurt | Würzburg | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
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Was £4081pp Now: £3917pp
REF: AVALONWFN51205
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Was £3202pp Now: £3073pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3202pp Now: £3073pp
REF: AMAPC251205DOX
Cruise From:
Was £4195pp Now: £4027pp

Porto | Régua | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Salamanca | Régua | Pinhão | Porto | Régua | Porto | Porto

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4195pp Now: £4027pp
REF: VIKINGTRG251205T
Cruise From:
Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3695pp Now: £3547pp
REF: VIKINGTOR251205
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGMAN251205
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 05 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGEIR251205
Cruise From:
Was £4559pp Now: £4376pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Cologne | Mainz | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £4559pp Now: £4376pp
REF: AVALONWAZ-T351206T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3807pp Now: £3654pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3807pp Now: £3654pp
REF: AMAAI251206ARX
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7475pp Now: £7176pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £7475pp Now: £7176pp
REF: EMERALDEWXS061225-2
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
REF: RIVIERA104017
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8285pp Now: £7953pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 17 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £8285pp Now: £7953pp
REF: EMERALDEPAX061225-2
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGSKD251206
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6999pp Now: £6719pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6999pp Now: £6719pp
REF: UNIWORLD51315

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