Welcome to Switzerland. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Zurich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Stroll through the city centre, enjoy the festive illumination and savour Christmas delicacies like waffles, gingerbread, sweets and Swiss raclette.
EVENING CRUISE TO BREISACH (D)
German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest
You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings.
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.
OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO STRASBOURG (B/L/D)
Joyeux Noel in Strasbourg
You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion in a wine country village in beautiful Alsace. Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the glowing winter markets of Strasbourg.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO SPEYER (B/L/D)
Winter Wonders Fit for a King
Alternatively, enjoy a relaxing sailing morning and explore the sights and sounds, tantalising treats, and seasonal handiwork of Speyer Christmas markets
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO FRANKFURT (B/L/D)
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MAIN RIVER VILLAGE (B/D)
Hidden Gifts and Holiday Delights
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.
AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO WURZBURG (B/L/D)
Old Saint Nick and Nutcrackers Sweet
You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the beautiful Bavarian town of Rothenburg. Visit the Käthe Wohlfahrt German Christmas museum - the world's most extensive collection of traditional German Christmas decorations.
Spend free time enjoying the festive, warm glow of Wurzburg's Christmas markets.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BAMBERG (B/L/D)
Christmas Customs and Cradle Scenes
Take free time to enjoy the quaint Christmas markets, and warm up with traditional German dumplings, sausage, and a glass of hearty Bavarian ale.
Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO NUREMBERG (B/L/D)
Legends and History Lessons
Spend free time browsing the spruce stalls of the Christmas Markets of Nuremberg. Sample favourite Bavarian fare - bratwurst, gingerbread, mulled blueberry wine, and countless other Christkindlmarkt culinary delights.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN NUREMBERG (B/L/D)
This morning disembark the vessel which has brought you to Nuremberg and drive to Munich.
Return to Nuremberg in the late afternoon and embark on the ship which will take you to Vienna. (B/D)
Living Heritage and History Lessons
A day to relax and enjoy Nuremberg at your own pace. Stroll through the festively lit streets, buy those last-minute Christmas gifts, or ask your Cruise Director for suggestions of things to do.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO REGENSBURG (B/L/D)
Christmas Magic in Bavaria
Take time to browse Regensburg's sparkling Christmas markets. Enjoy hot-mulled wine, candied almonds, gingerbread, or bratwurst.
EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO PASSAU (B/L/D)
Saint Stephen's, Salzburg, and the Story of Silent Night
You may like to join a Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg, Austria. See the setting of The Sound of Music, and learn the story behind the beloved Christmas hymn, Silent Night.
Spend free time in Passau's charming Christkindlmarkt near magnificent St. Stephen's Cathedral.
Take a brief evening cruise to Linz and go out for music and dancing or late-night dessert before sailing to Melk.
OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MELK (B/L/D)
Frescoes Above the Wachau Valley
VIENNA: Vienna's Winter Wonderland
This evening, you may choose to attend an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA (B/L/D)
Royal Collections and Amusing Attractions
Spend free time on your own to enjoy the Christkindlesmarkt or relax by the fire's glow in a Viennese cafe this evening. You may join a Guided Optional Tour of Schonbrunn Palace - summer home of the Habsburg dynasty for 300 years.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA (B/L/D)
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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