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15 Night Christmastime from Vienna to Basel

From Vienna to Basel (Saxon)

Avalon Illumination

Avalon Waterways
3.5 Stars
  • Cruise #: 11017178
  • Departs: Sun, Dec 8, 2024
  • Returns: Mon, Dec 23, 2024
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    Itinerary Summary

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    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Sunday - Dec 8, 2024
    Day
    1
    Vienna, Austria
    • Vienna, Austria
    Welcome to Austria. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Vienna must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Indulge in traditional holiday fare and hot libations to warm your heart and soul before boarding. (Dinner)
    Monday - Dec 9, 2024
    Day
    2
    Vienna, Austria
    • Vienna, Austria
    Royal Collections, and Culinary Confections. Spend free time on your own to enjoy the Christkindlesmarkt, or relax by the fire's glow in a Viennese cafe. You may join a Guided Optional Tour of Schonbrunn Palace-summer home of the Habsburg dynasty for 300 years. This evening, you may choose to attend an Optional Excursion to a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ...
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    Tuesday - Dec 10, 2024
    Day
    3
    Melk, Austria
    • Melk, Austria
    • Grein, Austria
    Frescoes above the Wachau Valley. Enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Wednesday - Dec 11, 2024
    Day
    4
    Passau, Germany
    • Passau, Germany
    Saint Stephen's, Salzburg, and the Story of Silent Night. Later spend some free time in Passau's charming Christkindlmarkt near magnificent St. Stephan's Cathedral. You may like to join a Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg, Austria. See the setting of The Sound of Music, and learn the story behind the beloved Christmas hymn, Silent Night. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ...
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    Thursday - Dec 12, 2024
    Day
    5
    Regensburg, Germany
    • Regensburg, Germany
    Christmas Magic in Bavaria. Take time to browse Regensburg's sparkling Christmas markets. Enjoy hot-mulled wine, candied almonds, gingerbread, or bratwurst. Enjoy live entertainment on board. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Friday - Dec 13, 2024
    Day
    6
    Nuremberg, Germany
    • Nuremberg, Germany
    Legends and History Lessons. Spend free time on your own browsing the spruce stalls of the Christmas markets of Nuremberg. Sample favorite Bavarian fare-from dozens of bratwurst varieties, gingerbread, mulled blueberry wine, and countless other culinary delights of the Christkindlmarkt. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ...
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    Saturday - Dec 14, 2024
    Day
    7
    Nuremberg, Germany
    • Nuremberg, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Munich, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Nuremberg, Germany
    Spend some free time on your own to browse Munich Christkindlmarkt and enjoy countless of their culinary delights, gingerbread, or hot-mulled wine. Return to your ship in Nuremberg in the late afternoon. (Breakfast, Dinner)
    Sunday - Dec 15, 2024
    Day
    8
    Nuremberg, Germany
    • Nuremberg, Germany
    Living Heritage. A day to relax and enjoy Nuremberg at your own pace. Stroll through the festively lit streets, buy those last-minute Christmas gifts, or ask your cruise director for suggestions of things to do. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Monday - Dec 16, 2024
    Day
    9
    Bamberg, Germany
    • Bamberg, Germany
    Christmas Customs and Cradle Scenes. Take free time to enjoy the quaint Christmas markets, and warm up with traditional German dumplings, sausage, and a glass of hearty Bavarian ale. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Tuesday - Dec 17, 2024
    Day
    10
    Wurzburg, Germany
    • Wurzburg, Germany
    Old Saint Nick and Nutcrackers Sweet. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the beautiful Bavarian town of Rothenburg. Visit the Kathe Wohlfahrt German Christmas museum-the world's most extensive collection of traditional German Christmas decorations. Spend free time enjoying the festive, warm glow of Wurzburg's Christmas markets. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ...
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    Wednesday - Dec 18, 2024
    Day
    11
    Miltenberg, Germany
    • Miltenberg, Germany
    Hidden Gifts and Holiday Delights. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Thursday - Dec 19, 2024
    Day
    12
    Frankfurt, Germany
    • Frankfurt, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Rudesheim, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Frankfurt, Germany
    Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country. (Breakfast, Dinner)
    Friday - Dec 20, 2024
    Day
    13
    Speyer, Germany
    • Speyer, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Heidelberg, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Speyer, Germany
    Winter Wonders and a Wine Barrel Fit for a King. Alternatively, enjoy a relaxing sailing morning and explore the sights and sounds, tantalizing treats, and seasonal handiwork of Speyer Christmas markets. This evening, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Saturday - Dec 21, 2024
    Day
    14
    Strasbourg, France
    • Strasbourg, France
    A Gothic Cathedral, Heaven's Time, and Joyeux Noel. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to beautiful Alsace for an afternoon in a French wine-country village. Savor the warmth and glow of Christmas tradition by spending your free time this afternoon wandering the French winter markets of Strasbourg. Take in the lights, music, and the pleasures of the season. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ...
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    Sunday - Dec 22, 2024
    Day
    15
    Breisach, Germany
    • Breisach, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Black Forest, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Breisach, Germany
    German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest. After your visit to Badischer Winzerkeller, you may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar, with its half-timbered medieval and early Renaissance buildings. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
    Monday - Dec 23, 2024
    Day
    16
    Basel (Saxon), Switzerland
    • Basel (Saxon), Switzerland
    Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. Flights shouldn't leave Zurich Airport before 10 am or Basel Airport before 8 am. (Breakfast)


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