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Christmas Markets along the Rhine (port-to-port package)

Strasbourg Speyer Rüdesheim am Rhein Koblenz Cologne

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£889 pp

Flights from London Gatwick, hold luggage, cruise and transfers

Save £40 pp against booking direct

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Ships: MS Mona Lisa & MS Lafayette
Length: 4 nights
Sailings: 4 dates
Dining: All Inclusive
Flights from: London Gatwick

In the price

What's included

Not included

Travel insurance
Shore excursions
Personal expenses

Step one

Choose your sailing

It's a fly-cruise, so the price moves with the airport you fly from — and the cheapest airport isn't the same one every week. Choose your airport, then a date to see the cabins on board.

Departs

Nights

Ship

Per person

Tue 1 Dec returns Sat 5 Dec 2026 4 nights MS Mona LisaCologne to Strasbourg £1,019 per person Choose this date › Sat 5 Dec returns Wed 9 Dec 2026 4 nights MS Mona LisaCologne to Strasbourg £999 per person Choose this date › Wed 9 Dec returns Sun 13 Dec 2026 4 nights MS Mona LisaCologne to Strasbourg £1,219 per person Choose this date › Best price Sun 13 Dec returns Thu 17 Dec 2026 4 nights MS Mona LisaCologne to Strasbourg £889 per person Choose this date ›

Your route

8 calls over 5 days

Where the ship ties up, and for how long.

Ports on the river the ship sails. Coastlines, borders and rivers from Natural Earth.

Day	Port	Country	Arrive	Depart
Day 1	Strasbourg	France	Embark	—
Day 2	Strasbourg	France	04:00	04:00
Day 2	Speyer	Germany	12:00	—
Day 3	Speyer	Germany	05:00	05:00
Day 3	Rüdesheim am Rhein	Germany	13:00	—
Day 4	Rüdesheim am Rhein	Germany	10:00	10:00
Day 4	Koblenz	Germany	14:00	18:00
Day 5	Cologne	Germany	04:00	Disembark

On board

Your ships

This route is sailed by more than one ship depending on the date.

MS Mona Lisa

The MS Mona Lisa is named after Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work. An intimate sized standard ship which sails on the Elbe, the Danube and the Rhine, rivers with many cultural and natural treasures. 94 guests · 47 cabins · 3 decks · built 2000 · refurbished 2010

MS Lafayette

This superb Premium ship that sails on the Rhine, was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a great figure in French history and hero of the United States War of Independence. 82 guests · 43 cabins · 3 decks · built 1992 · refurbished 2014

About this cruise

Rhine

Christmas markets are in full boom during the holiday season. The smell of freshly baked goods fills the air surrounding the festive wooden booths selling artisan gifts. We'll visit several markets during this cruise for an authentic German holiday experience, including those in Speyer, romantic Heidelberg, the Christmas Market of Nations in Rdesheim, and Koblenz.