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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 824 cruises
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Total Price
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Was £5249pp Now: £5039pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £5249pp Now: £5039pp
REF: UNIWORLD55106
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Cologne

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
REF: RIVIERA103971
Fly Cruise From:
Was £9516pp Now: £9135pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 23 Nights
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Was £9516pp Now: £9135pp
REF: SCENICVIMC061225-29
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp

Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Giêng Island | Long An | Tân Châu | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Prek Kdam | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Phnom Penh

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3306pp Now: £3173pp
REF: EMERALDEWVC061225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £14879pp Now: £14283pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 15 Nights
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Was £14879pp Now: £14283pp
REF: UNIWORLD52078CR
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Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £9495pp Now: £9115pp
REF: VIKINGOSR251206T
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Was £2150pp Now: £2064pp

Porto | Porto | Pinhão | Pinhão | Vega de Terrón | Salamanca | Vega de Terrón | Régua | Pocinho | Régua | Porto | Porto

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2150pp Now: £2064pp
REF: EMERALDEPDC061225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2740pp Now: £2630pp

Porto | Porto | Pinhão | Pinhão | Vega de Terrón | Salamanca | Vega de Terrón | Régua | Pocinho | Régua | Porto | Porto | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 10 Nights
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Was £2740pp Now: £2630pp
REF: EMERALDEPDL061225-2
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Was £3757pp Now: £3606pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
  • AmaVida
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3757pp Now: £3606pp
REF: AMAPA251206PERX
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1305pp Now: £1252pp

Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1305pp Now: £1252pp
REF: TUIRIVER061220251302185
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGALR251206
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGBRA251206
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 06 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGTLF251206
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4435pp Now: £4257pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Rastatt | Kehl | Basel | Zurich

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4435pp Now: £4257pp
REF: SCENICXAMB071225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6370pp Now: £6115pp

Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Mannheim | Rastatt | Kehl | Basel | Montreux | Montreux | Montreux | Bern | Gstaad | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Zurich

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £6370pp Now: £6115pp
REF: SCENICXAMW071225-1
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1799pp Now: £1727pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1799pp Now: £1727pp
REF: RIVIERA103998
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGEMB251207
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1399pp Now: £1343pp
REF: RIVIERA104010
Fly Cruise From:
Was £6739pp Now: £6469pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
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Was £6739pp Now: £6469pp
REF: SCENICVIMS071225-19
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGFGN251207
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGAGR251207
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Was £3958pp Now: £3799pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3958pp Now: £3799pp
REF: AMAAM251207BFX
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGBLD251207
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGKAR251207
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 07 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGHLN251207
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2495pp Now: £2395pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2495pp Now: £2395pp
REF: MARVELEUTC15F08122025
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5115pp Now: £4910pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £5115pp Now: £4910pp
REF: AMAAG251208ASX
Cruise From:
Was £3445pp Now: £3307pp

Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Speyer | Mainz | Winningen | Mainz | Koblenz | Cochem | Trier | Bernkastel-Kues | Trier

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3445pp Now: £3307pp
REF: VIKINGHRJ251208T
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1899pp Now: £1823pp

Budapest | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1899pp Now: £1823pp
REF: RIVIERA103990
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £2595pp Now: £2491pp
REF: MARVELEUTCRD09F08122025

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.