2025 European River Cruises

CRUISE YEAR
2025 |2026
European River Cruises transport you to the best of worlds - fascinating history, art and culture, stunning landscapes, and fine wine and food. Sail the blue Danube, romantic Rhine River, or another storied European river and come away with a new perspective on this incomparable land.
Enticing Douro (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,269pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS LISBON PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,515pp
Cruise from Porto to Porto
COUNTRIES: Portugal, Spain
RIVERS: Douro
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Flavors of Portugal & Spain (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,269pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS LISBON PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS MADRID POST-CRUISE
AU$3,030pp
Cruise from Porto to Vega de Terrón
COUNTRIES: Portugal, Spain
RIVERS: Douro
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Colors of Provence (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$4,938pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS BARCELONA POST-CRUISE
AU$4,222pp
Cruise from Lyon to Arles
COUNTRIES: France, Spain
RIVERS: Rhone
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Colors of Provence (Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$4,938pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS BARCELONA POST-CRUISE
AU$4,222pp
Cruise from Lyon to Arles
COUNTRIES: France, Spain
RIVERS: Rhone
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Essence of Burgundy & Provence (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,269pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS GENEVA PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS NICE POST-CRUISE
AU$4,536pp
Cruise from Port of Dijon to Arles
COUNTRIES: France, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhone, Saone
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Flavors of Burgundy (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,854pp
Cruise from Port of Dijon to Lyon
COUNTRIES: France, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhone, Saone
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Paris & Normandy (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,269pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,490pp
Cruise from Paris to Paris
COUNTRIES: France
RIVERS: Seine
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Taste of Bordeaux (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
  • AU$5,029pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS BILBAO, 2 NIGHTS SAN SEBASTIAN PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LOIRE VALLEY, 1 NIGHT PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE POST-CRUISE
AU$4,277pp
Cruise from Bordeaux to Bordeaux
COUNTRIES: France, Spain
RIVERS: Dordogne, Garonne
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Impressions of the Seine & Paris (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$7,188pp
  • AU$5,869pp
Cruise from Le Havre to Paris
COUNTRIES: France
RIVERS: Seine
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Tulip Time (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$4,939pp
  • AU$4,070pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,265pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: Belgium, Netherlands
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways
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Best of Holland & Belgium (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,265pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: Belgium, Netherlands
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways
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Best of Holland & Belgium (Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$4,938pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,265pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: Belgium, Netherlands
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways
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Europe's Rivers & Castles (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,588pp
  • AU$5,088pp
ADD 1 NIGHT PARIS, 2 NIGHTS REIMS (CHAMPAGNE) PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$3,749pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$3,749pp
Cruise from Luxembourg to Nuremberg
COUNTRIES: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Luxembourg
RIVERS: Main, Main-Danube Canal, Moselle, Rhine
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Captivating Rhine (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$4,339pp
  • AU$3,965pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, 2 NIGHTS ZURICH POST-CRUISE
AU$4,094pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Christmas Markets on the Rhine (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,829pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Rhine & Moselle Splendors (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$5,269pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,257pp
ADD 1 NIGHT IN PARIS, 2 NIGHTS REIMS (CHAMPAGNE) PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, 2 NIGHTS ZURICH POST-CRUISE
AU$5,086pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PARIS PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, 2 NIGHTS ZURICH POST-CRUISE
AU$5,086pp
Cruise from Luxembourg to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland
RIVERS: Moselle, Rhine
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Vineyards of the Rhine & Moselle (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,888pp
  • AU$5,388pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS REIMS (CHAMPAGNE), 1 NIGHT PARIS POST-CRUISE
AU$3,522pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS PARIS POST-CRUISE
AU$3,522pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Luxembourg
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
RIVERS: Moselle, Rhine
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Rhine & Moselle Fairytales (2025)11 - night cruise
  • fromAU$8,425pp
  • AU$8,050pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE POST-CRUISE
AU$3,944pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Moselle, Rhine
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Rhine & Moselle Delights (2025)10 - night cruise
  • fromAU$7,741pp
  • AU$6,362pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,829pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Moselle, Rhine
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Enchanting Rhine (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,539pp
  • AU$4,039pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,829pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
  • AU$4,638pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS LAKE COMO POST-CRUISE
AU$3,769pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Grand Rhine & Dutch Canals (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$11,227pp
  • AU$9,219pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
AU$4,094pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways, Rhine
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Legendary Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,288pp
  • AU$4,788pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,492pp
Cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary
RIVERS: Danube
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Blue Danube Discovery (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,427pp
Cruise from Budapest to Nuremberg
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Gems of Southeast Europe (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,688pp
  • AU$4,188pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS VIENNA PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,300pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS VIENNA PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS ISTANBUL POST-CRUISE
AU$4,302pp
Cruise from Budapest to Giurgiu
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Gems of Southeast Europe (Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,688pp
  • AU$4,188pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS VIENNA PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,300pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS VIENNA PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS ISTANBUL POST-CRUISE
AU$4,302pp
Cruise from Budapest to Giurgiu
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Christmas Markets on the Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,427pp
Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Grand Danube Cruise (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$10,327pp
  • AU$7,327pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS MUNICH PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,510pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,512pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS ISTANBUL POST-CRUISE
AU$4,514pp
Cruise from Vilshofen to Giurgiu
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Grand Danube Cruise (Christmas) (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$11,527pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS MUNICH PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,510pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BRASOV, 2 NIGHTS BUCHAREST POST-CRUISE
AU$3,512pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS ISTANBUL POST-CRUISE
AU$4,514pp
Cruise from Vilshofen to Giurgiu
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Romantic Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,539pp
  • AU$4,039pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS MUNICH PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,490pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,492pp
Cruise from Vilshofen to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Magna On The Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,574pp
  • AU$5,080pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,577pp
Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Magna On The Danube Christmas (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,923pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS MUNICH PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BUDAPEST POST-CRUISE
AU$2,485pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BUDAPEST POST-CRUISE
AU$2,577pp
Cruise from Vilshofen to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Melodies of the Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,389pp
  • AU$4,430pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,427pp
Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Magnificent Europe (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$10,178pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS BUDAPEST POST-CRUISE
AU$935pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,265pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS BUDAPEST POST-CRUISE
AU$2,200pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands
RIVERS: Danube, Main, Rhine
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Iconic Christmas Markets (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$4,938pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,492pp
Cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary
RIVERS: Danube
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Best of the Danube (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$4,674pp
  • AU$3,865pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE
AU$995pp
Cruise from Budapest to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Swiss Alps & Rhine Castles (Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
  • AU$4,638pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS LAKE COMO PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,504pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Grand Seine & Bordeaux (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$11,677pp
  • AU$9,579pp
Cruise from Paris to Bordeaux
COUNTRIES: France
RIVERS: Dordogne, Garonne, Seine
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Grand Seine & Rhône (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$12,201pp
  • AU$11,100pp
Cruise from Paris to Arles
COUNTRIES: France
RIVERS: Rhone, Saone, Seine
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Grand Rhine & Dutch Canals (Christmas Cruise) (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$11,527pp
  • AU$10,027pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,829pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways, Rhine
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Melodies of the Danube (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,288pp
  • AU$4,788pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,427pp
Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Captivating Rhine (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 2 NIGHTS LAKE LUCERNE, 2 NIGHTS ZURICH POST-CRUISE
AU$4,094pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Enchanting Rhine (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,539pp
  • AU$4,039pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS ZURICH, 2 NIGHTS LUCERNE PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,829pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Gems of Southeast Europe (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
  • AU$4,638pp
Cruise from Budapest to Giurgiu
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Grand Danube Cruise (Taste of Christmas) (2025)14 - night cruise
  • fromAU$11,227pp
  • AU$9,727pp
Cruise from Giurgiu to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
RIVERS: Danube
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Best of Holland & Belgium (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,265pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: Belgium, Netherlands
RIVERS: Dutch and Belgian Waterways
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Blue Danube Discovery (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,988pp
  • AU$4,488pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,427pp
Cruise from Budapest to Nuremberg
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Magna On The Danube (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,623pp
  • AU$5,123pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS BUDAPEST PRE-CRUISE, 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE POST-CRUISE
AU$2,577pp
Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,438pp
  • AU$4,938pp
ADD 2-NIGHTS AMSTERDAM PRE-CRUISE AND 3 NIGHTS LAKE COMO POST-CRUISE
AU$3,769pp
Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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Romantic Danube (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$5,539pp
  • AU$4,039pp
ADD 2 NIGHTS MUNICH PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,490pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS PRAGUE PRE-CRUISE
AU$1,492pp
Cruise from Vilshofen to Budapest
COUNTRIES: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
RIVERS: Danube
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Swiss Alps & Rhine Castles (Taste of Christmas) (2025)7 - night cruise
  • fromAU$6,138pp
  • AU$4,638pp
ADD 3 NIGHTS LAKE COMO PRE-CRUISE
AU$2,504pp
Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam
COUNTRIES: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland
RIVERS: Rhine
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