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.
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.
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.
Amsterdam | Dordrecht | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Mannheim | Speyer | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Vienne | Lyon
Bordeaux | Libourne | Bourg | Blaye | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Cadillac | Bordeaux
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Dijon | Tournus | Chalon-sur-Saône | Tournus | Mâcon | Lyon | Vienne | Viviers | Vienne | Avignon | Arles
Paris | Les Andelys | Le Havre | Caudebec-en-Caux | Le Havre | Rouen | Vernon | Paris
Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Frankfurt
Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Miltenberg | Rüdesheim | Speyer | Kehl | Breisach | Basel
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Melk | Vienna
Vienna | Melk | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg
Paris | Rouen | Le Pecq | Paris
Regensburg | Passau | Vienna | Passau | Krems | Vienna | Budapest | Vienna | Budapest
Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
Budapest | Vienna | Krems | Passau | Regensburg
Paris | Vernon | Rouen | La Roche-Guyon | Les Andelys | La Roche-Guyon | Paris
Hanoi | Ha Long Bay | Hanoi | Ha Long Bay | Hanoi | Hue | Hoi An | Hue | Hoi An | Siem Reap | Peam Chi Kang | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Giêng Island | Long An | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Ben Tre | Ho Chi Minh City | Chợ Gạo | Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City | Ben Tre | Chợ Gạo | Sa Déc | My An Hung | Giêng Island | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Peam Chi Kang | Siem Reap | Peam Chi Kang | Siem Reap
Cologne | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Cologne
Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Lucerne | Basel | Montreux | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam | Brugge (Bruges) | Brussel (Bruxelles)
Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Lucerne | Basel | Montreux | Basel | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Düsseldorf | Amsterdam
Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Siem Reap
Brussel (Bruxelles) | Gent (Ghent) | Antwerp | Hasselt | Maastricht | Antwerp | Brussel (Bruxelles)
Passau | Linz | Krems | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest
New Delhi | Agra | Jaipur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Kalna | Matiari | Murshidabad | Kolkata (ex Calcutta) | Mayapur | Kolkata (ex Calcutta)
Cologne | Rüdesheim | Germersheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
Ho Chi Minh City | My Tho | Sa Déc | Phnom Penh | Angkor Ban | Siem Reap | Hanoi
Frankfurt | Wertheim | Würzburg | Kitzingen | Bamberg | Nuremberg
Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Krems | Linz | Passau
Munich | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Dürnstein | Vienna | Budapest
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Cochem | Cologne | Amsterdam
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Mannheim | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Koblenz | Cologne | Dordrecht | Cologne | Amsterdam
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.
