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market cruises


Stock up on souvenirs and gifts, sip glühwein and soak up some festive spirit, says Jane Archer


of the best... Christmas


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BEST FOR BEER LOVERS


There are many reasons to love Bratislava, but the (free) beer and bites tour with head brewers Tomás and Mário at one of the Slovak capital’s top microbreweries adds another. The Be My Guest excursion is one of the highlights of a new eight- day Danube Christmas Markets cruise from Trafalgar, which makes its river cruise debut next spring. The cruises sail on Trafalgar Reverie between the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and Passau, Germany, promising a cornucopia of Christmas markets with calls into the Austrian cities of Vienna and Linz (from where an optional excursion to Salzburg pairs a tour of The Sound of Music sights with lunch at the Christmas market), plus a full day in Passau at the start or end. Book it: From £2,669 including flights, selected tours, drinks with lunch and dinner, tips and Wi-Fi. trafalgar.com


36 October 2025 travelweekly.co.uk/cruise


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