Day 1 – Basel (embark)

Arrive at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, where you will be transferred to the ship.

Day 2 – Basel

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Basel walking discovery tour with Christmas Market

Day 3 – Kehl (Strasbourg)

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Choice of Strasbourg by canal with Christmas Market OR exclusive “Taste of Christmas” walking discovery tour

Day 4 – Mannheim (Heidelberg)

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Choice of full day Heidelberg tour with Christmas Market* OR exclusive Doktorenhof vinegar estate visit and tasting

Day 5 – Mainz, Rüdesheim

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum with Christmas Market

Day 6 – Cruising the romantic Rhine River, Koblenz

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Koblenz walking discovery tour with Christmas Market

Day 7 – Cologne

FEATURED EXCURSIONS:

Cologne walking discovery tour with Cologne Cathedral visit and Christmas markets

Day 8 – Cologne (disembark), transfer to the airport

Disembark the ship and transfer to Cologne Bonn Airport

Please note some dates operate in reverse

All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, and mineral water