Experience the pre-Christmas magic of the Rhine by diving into this unique and contemplative travel experience! Commencing in Strasbourg, our advent cruise will take you through the romantic Middle Rhine Valley and to the imposing Rhine metropolis of Cologne, which is as fascinating in winter as in any other season.
During the course of the cruise, you visit the most beautiful Christmas markets of the region and discover magical destinations along the riverbanks, aglow with Christmas charm. Relax and enjoy this most peaceful time of the year on board the Amadeus fleet with us.
| Company Category : Standard |
| Company name : Lueftner Cruises |
| Ship name : AMADEUS Riva |
| Journey Start Date : Fri 13 Dec 2024 |
| Journey End Date : Tue 17 Dec 2024 |
| Port start : Strasbourg / France |
| Port end : Cologne / Germany |
| Count Nights : 4 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg / France | Fri 13 Dec | ||
| 2 | Strasbourg / France | Sat 14 Dec | 22:00 | |
| 3 | Speyer / Germany | Sun 15 Dec | 05:00 | 20:00 |
| 4 | Koblenz / Germany | Mon 16 Dec | 15:30 | 21:59 |
| 4 | Rüdesheim / Germany | Mon 16 Dec | 05:00 | 11:00 |
| 5 | Cologne / Germany | Tue 17 Dec | 04:00 |
Suites & Staterooms
Luxury accommodation in an outside river-view stateroom of your choice: Spacious Mozart Suites with a walk-out balcony, stateroom cabins on Mozart and Strauss Decks with drop-down Panorama Retractable Windows offering a wide-open view (except Amadeus Brilliant)
Individual climate control and in-room safe
Choice of bed configuration in all categories (double or twin bedding)
Gourmet Dining
Gourmet dining featuring breakfast, multi-course lunches and dinners with menu choices (including vegetarian options), afternoon tea and late-night snack
Free-flowing hand-selected wines from the best wine regions of Europe served with dinner on board
Coffee and tea available 24 hours a day in the Amadeus Club
Welcome and Farewell Cocktail Reception, Welcome Dinner and Captain’s Gala Dinner
Voyage of Discovery
Personalized service of an experienced, multilingual AMADEUS Cruise Director
AMADEUS digital audio system for all guided excursions
Variety of enriching onboard programs, including fascinating lectures, cooking demonstrations, local cultural performances, and music by our onboard musicians
Complimentary use of onboard bicycles for independent exploration
Onboard fitness center open 24 hours a day
All port taxes, embarkation, disembarkation and lock fees included in your cruise fare
Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and its 1 million+ (2016) inhabitants make it the fourth most populous city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. The largest city on the Rhine, it is also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, which is Germany's largest and one of Europe's major metropolitan areas, and of the Rhineland. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bonn. It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas.
The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. There are many institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln), one of Europe's oldest and largest universities, the Technical University of Cologne (Technische Hochschule Köln), Germany's largest university of applied sciences, and the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln), Germany's only sport university. Cologne Bonn Airport (Flughafen Köln/Bonn) is Germany's seventh-largest airport and lies in the southeast of the city. The main airport for the Rhine-Ruhr region is Düsseldorf Airport.
