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Riviera Travel unveils 2024 festive river cruises
Riviera Travel has launched a full programme of New Year and Christmas cruises for December 2024.
A total of 26 voyages are available for next year, with six itineraries on the Rhine and the Danube.
Cruisers can explore Yuletide markets prior to the festive period, spend Christmas week aboard or see in the New Year.
The 2024 programme of Christmas cruises includes:
The Danube’s Imperial Cities and Yuletide Markets. Twelve December cruises will depart, featuring guided tours of Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava. The six-day sailing is available from £999pp.
Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets. Ten December five-day cruises with guided tours of Bonn, Rüdesheim, Koblenz and Cologne.
Christmas on the Rhine. Sailing December 21, 2024, six visits and tours are on offer, to Koblenz, Rüdesheim, Speyer, Strasbourg, Boppard and Cologne. The eight-day sailing is from £2199pp.
Christmas on the Danube. Sailing December 22, 2024, with tours of Vienna, Salzburg or Linz, Budapest and Bratislava, and visits to Esztergom, Melk Abbey and Schönbrunn Palace.
New Year on the Rhine. Sailing December 28, 2024, with guided tours of Rüdesheim, Frankfurt, Koblenz and Cologne.
New Year on the Danube. Departs December 29, 2024, offering guided tours of Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna and Schönbrunn Palace.
These itineraries are also available this year, with limited availability.
Prices include return flights with regional airport options available, or Eurostar travel on select itineraries.
Also included is full board and all scheduled visits and tours.
Katja Hildebrandt, Head of Product River & Ocean Cruise, said: “These itineraries are firm favourites with our guests and provide the perfect way to experience something different over Christmas and the New Year.”
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