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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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Was £2495pp Now: £2395pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
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Was £2495pp Now: £2395pp
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Fly Cruise From:
Was £3957pp Now: £3798pp

Budapest | Mohács | Vukovar | Belgrade | Iron Gates | Vidin | Ruse | Giurgiu

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3957pp Now: £3798pp
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Was £7637pp Now: £7331pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 11 Nights
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Was £7637pp Now: £7331pp
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Was £3299pp Now: £3167pp

Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Wertheim | Würzburg | Kitzingen | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3299pp Now: £3167pp
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Was £9895pp Now: £9499pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £9895pp Now: £9499pp
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Was £3814pp Now: £3661pp

Luxor | Edfu | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
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Was £3814pp Now: £3661pp
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Was £4999pp Now: £4799pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Deggendorf | Linz | Vienna | Vienna | Vienna

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4999pp Now: £4799pp
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Was £4544pp Now: £4362pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4544pp Now: £4362pp
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Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp
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Was £4795pp Now: £4603pp

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

  • 08 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4795pp Now: £4603pp
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Was £3345pp Now: £3211pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £3345pp Now: £3211pp
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Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4744pp Now: £4554pp
REF: AVALONWZA-T351209T
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Was £4199pp Now: £4031pp

Basel | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Mainz | Koblenz | Cologne | Cologne

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4199pp Now: £4031pp
REF: UNIWORLD51824
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Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp

Basel | Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Karlsruhe | Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Marktheidenfeld | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Nuremberg

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 10 Nights
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Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp
REF: VIKINGSKR251209
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Was £4299pp Now: £4127pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £4299pp Now: £4127pp
REF: UNIWORLD51795
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGNGV251209
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp

Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Bonn | Bonn

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 4 Nights
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Was £1349pp Now: £1295pp
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Was £1026pp Now: £984pp

Cologne | Cologne | Koblenz | Bonn | Düsseldorf | Cologne

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 5 Nights
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Was £1026pp Now: £984pp
REF: TUIRIVER091220251302245
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Was £6233pp Now: £5983pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 12 Nights
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Was £6233pp Now: £5983pp
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Was £2397pp Now: £2301pp

Luxor | Luxor | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Edfu | Luxor | Luxor

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 14 Nights
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Was £2397pp Now: £2301pp
REF: TUIRIVER0912202513027114
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Was £1359pp Now: £1304pp

Luxor | Luxor | Aswan | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Edfu | Luxor | Luxor

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1359pp Now: £1304pp
REF: TUIRIVER091220251302717
Fly Cruise From:
Was £1390pp Now: £1334pp

Luxor | Luxor | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Edfu | Aswan | Aswan | Luxor | Luxor

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £1390pp Now: £1334pp
REF: TUIRIVER091220251302727
Cruise From:
Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp

Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Marktheidenfeld | Marktheidenfeld | Frankfurt | Karlsruhe | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel | Basel

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 10 Nights
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Was £3995pp Now: £3835pp
REF: VIKINGMOD251209
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Was £2499pp Now: £2399pp

Paris | Mantes-la-Jolie | Rouen | Rouen | Vernon | Paris | Paris | Paris

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2499pp Now: £2399pp
REF: UNIWORLD55968
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
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Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGRGD251209
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4599pp Now: £4415pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £4599pp Now: £4415pp
REF: UNIWORLD50184
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2795pp Now: £2683pp
REF: VIKINGVLH251209
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3002pp Now: £2881pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Fly Cruise From:
Was £3002pp Now: £2881pp
REF: AMAPB251209DOX
Cruise From:
Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £3795pp Now: £3643pp
REF: VIKINGHGR251209T
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp

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

  • 09 Dec 2025
  • 7 Nights
Cruise From:
Was £2845pp Now: £2731pp
REF: VIKINGVVE251209

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