Christmas Markets Along the Rhine
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Highlights
- Visit Kaysersberg
- Visit the nearby commune of Riquewihr, a renowned "wine village" known for its Rieslings
- Enjoy a sightseeing tour by boat along Strasbourg's canals
- Discover romantic Heidelberg, a historic university town
- Explore Koblenz and stroll among the stalls of its wonderful Christmas Market
- Visit the Deutsches Eck, or "Corner of Germany"
- See the ruins of Roman temples
- Visit to the National Liberation Museum
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- Choose to purchase Grand Circle's airfare, and your airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges are included. Or, make your own air arrangements Accommodations: for 10 nights aboard a private Grand Circle river ship in an outside cabin ALL meals: 10 breakfasts, 10 lunches, and 10 dinners (with complimentary wine with dinner) 6 exclusive, included tours: Kaysersberg • Strasbourg • Baden-Baden • Mainz • Koblenz • Cologne 4 Exclusive Discovery Series events: Home-Hosted Kaffeeklatsch • Christmas Traditions discussion • Stollen cooking demonstration • Europeans Today discussion Program Director: We are the only cruise line to provide the exclusive services of a resident Program Director (assigned to no more than 47 travelers) Plus, enjoy these features on every Grand Circle River Cruise: Personal headset on all included and optional tours Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions and Dinners 5% Frequent Traveler credit toward your next Grand Circle trip—an average of $157 Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips Now included for 2015 Beverages during lunch and dinner onboard, including beer, wine, and soft drinks All port charges Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers on your main trip
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Depart the U.S. today on your flight to Basel, Switzerland.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
This morning, you arrive at the Basel airport, where you are met and transferred to the pier to embark your river ship. From Basel, located where Switzerland, Germany, and France all meet, ships can navigate the Rhine all the way to the ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning, you'll sail toward Breisach, Germany, set just on the edge of the Black Forest.
Upon arrival this afternoon, you'll head into Alsace on the French side of the Rhine to visit Kaysersberg. This was the birth...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy a sightseeing tour by boat along Strasbourg's canals. Strasbourg has been strategically important since ancient times. It became a free imperial city in 1262, and then was occupied by France in 1681 and ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning, the ship docks at the German town of Plittersdorf and you depart by motorcoach for the Black Forest region. You'll stop for a visit in the spa town of Baden-Baden, nestled in thick, peaceful forests. Since Roman ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You have the morning free in Speyer. On your own, you might take in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, which has large collections of pre-Roman and Roman materials and includes a wine museum. The ship begins cruising tow...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning you'll enjoy a walking tour of Mainz and see the town's great eleventh-century Romanesque cathedral. The 2,000-year-old city of Mainz rose to prominence in the eighth century when St. Boniface, the "German Apostle...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today, the ship cruises along some of the most beautiful and inspiring parts of the Rhine as you sail for Koblenz. En route, you'll learn about local holiday lore during an exclusive Discovery Series discussion about German Ch...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The morning is at leisure to explore Koblenz and stroll among the stalls of its wonderful Christmas Market. Savor the smell of chestnuts roasting over open fires, and perhaps savor an authentic Bratwurst as you shop for handma...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, disembark for a guided walking tour of Cologne's Old City. A Roman settlement called Colonia Agrippina after AD 50, Cologne came under Frankish control in the fifth century. You can still see the ruins of Roma...
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This morning, arrive in Nijmegen, a Dutch city built on seven hills overlooking the Waal River just west of its confluence with the Rhine. You'll see the arching bridge that spans the Waal, which was the site of an important b...
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, disembark and transfer to the airport for your flight home.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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The M/S River Harmony was ranked #26 in Condé Nast Traveler’s “Top 40 River Cruise Ships in the World” 2014 Readers’ Poll The M/S River Harmony was launched in 1999. This ship has a capacity of 140 passengers in 70 cabins, all with outside views. Ship amenities include an elevator, restaurant, bar and lounge, library, Sun Deck, fitness center, and sauna. Your ship has an international crew of 34 and three English-speaking Program Directors.
Registry: Malta Width: 38 feet Length: 366 feet Passenger capacity: 140 Crew/Nationality: 34/International Entered Service: 1999 Decks: 4 Number of cabins: 70—all outside Elevator: Yes (no elevator access to Prelude Deck)
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