DESTINATIONS CHRISTMAS CRUISE
because ships are that much bigger. Unlike river cruises, they invariably spend Christmas Day at sea so passengers can have a lie-in and indulge in plenty of festive spirits. P&O Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Saga Cruises have capacity on Christmas cruises in the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Mediterranean. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has a 15-night Norwegian Christmas voyage round- trip from Southampton departing December 21, from £1,999. Royal Caribbean International has an 11-night ‘Holiday’ cruise to the Southern Caribbean, round-trip from Fort Lauderdale, departing December 22. From £1,454 cruise-only.
Ocean sailings invariably spend Christmas Day at sea so passengers can have a lie-in and indulge in plenty of festive spirits
Cruise Line from Bonn departing December 23, and Crystal Cruises’ 13-day voyage round-trip from Vienna on Crystal Mozart that sets sail on December 20. Shearings Holidays is offering an
w BOOKING AHEAD If clients can wait until next year for a Christmas river cruise they’ll have plenty of options, including a six-night sailing on the Rhine with The River
A-Rosa sailing on the Danube that spends Christmas Day in Vienna, from £829 for seven nights including travel by coach (rail and air options are also available). Viking River Cruises has two one-week voyages on the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel and vice-versa, departing December 21, from £1,545 including flights. Uniworld has two departures that
take in both Christmas and the New Year. Its 13-day Grand Christmas and New Year’s cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest on River Princess arrives in Regensburg late Christmas Eve so passengers can attend mass if they wish. Next morning’s walking tours dip into the city’s history or Jewish heritage. A New Year’s Eve gala dinner and dance in a Viennese palace welcomes in 2019. From £4,999 cruise-only, departing December 22. AmaWaterways has expanded its
ABOVE LEFT: Amsterdam
ABOVE RIGHT: Vienna night market
LEFT: A concert in Vienna
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range of Christmas cruises next year by adding two sailings on the Danube from Vienna to Nuremberg. Departures are December 22 and 23, with prices from £2,045 excluding flights. It also has two one-week cruises on the Rhine between Amsterdam and Basel, departing December 24, and two seven-night voyages on the Danube from Nuremberg to Budapest, departing December 21. These spend Christmas morning in Melk and dock in Vienna that evening. From £1,478 excluding flights.
PICTURE: PHILIP LEE HARVEY
PICTURES: A-ROSA ; UNIWORLD/PHILIP LEE HARVEY; MIHAI LEFTER; THE RIVER CRUISE LINE/JAN DARTHET
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