Luxury 15 Night Christmas Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise

Arrive in Amsterdam and embark your luxury river ship. The city’s canal ring, lit for the season, provides a spectacular send-off as you settle in and prepare to sail south into a festive Europe.
Accommodation: 15 nights, luxury river ship
Meals: Dinner

A full day in Amsterdam before sailing. The Rijksmuseum, the canal ring, the flower market and the Christmas festivities along the waterfront all make for a memorable first full day aboard.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sail south along the Rhine and dock at Andernach, one of Germany’s oldest towns, as the river begins its most dramatic stretch southward toward the gorge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Rudesheim, gateway to the Rhine Gorge. The Drosselgasse is festooned with lights at this time of year, and the Christmas Market here is among the most visited in the Rheingau wine region.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Step ashore in Miltenberg, one of Germany’s most beautifully preserved medieval towns. At Christmas, the half-timbered market square takes on an almost fairy-tale quality.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Wurzburg for the Baroque splendour of the Residence Palace and the town’s celebrated Christmas Market, held in the shadow of the old fortress above the city.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Christmas Eve in Bamberg – a UNESCO World Heritage city whose medieval streets, cathedral and smoky beer halls create one of the most atmospheric settings imaginable for the night before Christmas. Midnight mass at the Bamberg Cathedral is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Christmas Day in Nuremberg. The Christkindlesmarkt, established in 1628, fills the main square with over 180 stalls. The city’s gingerbread, the hand-blown glass ornaments, the smell of roasted almonds and the sound of carol singers – there is nowhere quite like Nuremberg on Christmas Day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Boxing Day in Regensburg, another UNESCO World Heritage city. The Stone Bridge, the cathedral and the old town offer a quieter, more contemplative counterpoint to the festivities of the previous two days.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A full day of multiple stops – Passau’s dramatic confluence of three rivers, an included excursion to Salzburg, and Linz, Austria’s vibrant third city. The days are short and the light is golden.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enter the Wachau Valley and visit Melk Abbey, one of the finest Baroque monasteries in Europe, before continuing to Durnstein, where the ruins of the castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned overlook the river.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Vienna for a day of included sightseeing in the Imperial capital. The Christmas Markets around the Rathaus and Schonbrunn are among the most beautiful in Europe, and Vienna’s New Year’s concert tradition gives the city an electric atmosphere in the days leading up to the 31st.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A second full day in Vienna. Whether the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Spanish Riding School, a coffee house morning or a walk along the Ringstrasse, the city rewards every hour given to it.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

New Year’s Eve in Bratislava. Slovakia’s compact and charming capital – the old town, the castle above the Danube, the restaurants and wine bars of the historic centre – comes alive on the 31st. Celebrate the arrival of 2027 in style.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Welcome the New Year in Budapest, one of the Danube’s great capitals. The thermal baths, the Parliament, the Castle District and the Chain Bridge – the city makes for an extraordinary final port of call.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy a final dinner on board before disembarking in Budapest and transferring to the airport for your onward journey home.
Meals: Dinner