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Iconic Christmas Markets Dec 2025

Dec 15 - 22, 2025

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Overview

Travel back through centuries as you walk along cobblestone streets through grand cities and historic towns bedecked with twinkling Christmas trees and lined with wooden huts gleaming with handcrafted treasures. Iconic Christmas Markets are plentiful and are on full display for your pleasure. Nuremberg’s festive Christkindlesmarkt, the largest and oldest Christmas Market in Germany; Regensburg’s Artisan Christmas Market at Thurn and Taxis Castle, considered one of Bavaria’s most beautiful and romantic; Vienna with its impressive Christmas Markets that seem to majestically appear around every corner; and Budapest, where products sold in the market are traditionally handmade. Revel in a feast for the senses: sparkling lights; festive sounds of children dressed as angels singing carols; and enticing smells of hot-mulled wine, roasted chestnuts, sausages and sweet treats of every kind.

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Day 1 · Mon, Dec 15 · Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg

Board the ship for your Iconic Christmas Markets cruise. (D)

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Nuremberg, Germany

Dec 15

NUREMBERG, GERMANY – EMBARKATION. Board the ship for your Iconic Christmas Markets cruise. (D) Nuremberg is a medieval city located in northern Bavaria in Germany. It is Bavaria's second largest city and is noted for its iconic red roofed buildings a...

Cabin Options

Rates include a Special AmaWaterways Promotional Discount of up to $1000.00 per person!

All Rates include: $231.00 port taxes and $50.00 Anywhere Anytime Journeys Travel Management Fee.

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Deposit of $450.00 per person due at time of deposit. At time of deposit, $250.00 p/p non-refundable.

Cabin price subject to availability at time of request.

Category AB Stateroom (Price per Person)
Dec 15 - 22, 2025
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$5,579.00
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Category BB Stateroom (Price per Person)
Dec 15 - 22, 2025
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$5,179.00
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Category C Stateroom (Price per Person)
Dec 15 - 22, 2025
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$5,329.00
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Day 2 · Tue, Dec 16 · Nuremberg, Germany

Nuremberg

Join a city tour of WWII highlights and then walk through Nuremberg’s cobblestone streets to the Imperial Castle and 900-year-old city ramparts, followed by a visit to Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt, one of the world’s largest and most famous Christm...

Day 3 · Wed, Dec 17 · Regensburg, Germany

Regensburg

Regensburg is one of Germany’s best preserved medieval cities, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Join a guided walking tour showcasing the city’s architectural highlights, including the Old Town Hall and the Porta Praetoria, before visiting th...

Regensburg, Germany

Dec 17

REGENSBURG, GERMANY. Regensburg is one of Germany’s best preserved medieval cities, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Join a guided walking tour showcasing the city’s architectural highlights, including the Old Town Hall and the Porta Praetori...

Day 4 · Thu, Dec 18 · Passau, Germany

Passau

Join a walking tour of this 2,000-year-old city, noted for its Gothic and Italian Baroque architecture and St. Stephen’s. Go in search of Bavarian-style crafts at the Christmas Market. Or, for the active adventurer, join a guided bike tour along the ...

Passau, Germany

Dec 18

PASSAU, GERMANY. Join a walking tour of this 2,000-year-old city, noted for its Gothic and ItalianBaroque architecture and St. Stephen’s. Go in search of Bavarian-style crafts at the Christmas Market. Or, for the active adventurer, join a guided bike...

Linz, Austria

Dec 18

Linz is a city in northern Austria located on both banks of the Danube River and is a short distance from Salzburg and Vienna. Linz has been awarded UNESCO City of Media Arts status and prides itself on offering a broad spectrum of events, activities...

Day 5 · Fri, Dec 19 · Melk, Austria

Melk

High on a rocky outcrop lies the Melk Abbey, one of Europe’s most revered Baroque monasteries. Visit this magnificent and storied abbey, which now houses a museum chronicling its history and a famous library with countless medieval manuscripts. Alter...

Melk, Austria

Dec 19

MELK, AUSTRIA – VIENNA, AUSTRIA. High on a rocky outcrop lies the Melk Abbey, one of Europe’s most revered Baroque monasteries. Visit this magnificent and storied abbey, which now houses a museum chronicling its history and a famous library with coun...

Vienna, Austria

Dec 19

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria. Located on the Danube River in the East of the country, the city is renowned for its strong music heritage and rich culture, and is the largest German speaking city in the world, outside of Berlin. I...

Day 6 · Sat, Dec 20 · Vienna, Austria

Vienna

The “City of Waltzes” offers a treasure trove of gems just waiting to be discovered. Join a tour showcasing its regal splendors, such as the majestic Opera House and the former Imperial Palace of the Habsburgs along with an opportunity to visit the c...

Day 7 · Sun, Dec 21 · Budapest, Hungary

Budapest

Today you have the opportunity to visit both the Buda (hilly) and Pest (flat) sides of the Danube River. Start on the Buda side, following your guide through the city’s Castle District where you will marvel at the fairytale turrets of Fisherman’s Bas...

Budapest, Hungary

Dec 21

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. Today you have the opportunity to visit both the Buda (hilly) and Pest (flat) sides of the Danube River. Start on the Buda side, following your guide through the city’s Castle District where you will marvel at the fairytale turrets...

Day 8 · Mon, Dec 22 · Budapest, Hungary

Budapest

Disembark the ship in Budapest and bid farewell to the city before preparing for your return flight home. (B)