- Tagging along with the chef and shopping the local markets for the nights dinner
- Strolling the cobblestone roads of historic European cities
- Savoring the tastes of local gastronomic delights
- Exploring Givernny, France, along the Seine River, once the home of Impressionist Claude Monet
- Visiting the D-Day memorial sites and Normandy beaches in France
- Tasting the local wines of Champagne, Burgundy and Alsace-Lorraine along the French canals
- Marveling at the world-famous Cologne Cathedral along the Rhine River
- Cruising some of the Danube River’s 2,000 miles through Germany, Austria, Hungary and more
- Shopping at one of the world’s largest European Christmas markets, in Nuremberg, Germany, on the Main River
- Learning the history of St. Petersburg and Moscow on the Volga River
- Strolling through 2,000-year-old Lyon, France, set along the Rhone River
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