Day 1 - Monday - Dec 2, 2024
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Welcome to Switzerland. Your Suite Ship is ready for boarding. Flights into Zurich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be onboard ship by 5 pm. Stroll through the city center, enjoy the festive illumination, and savor Christmas delicacies like waffles, gingerbread, sweets, and Swiss raclette. (Dinner)
Day 2 - Tuesday - Dec 3, 2024
German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest. 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. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3 - Wednesday - Dec 4, 2024
Joyeux Noel in Strasbourg. You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion in a wine country village in beautiful Alsace. Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the glowing winter markets of Strasbourg. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 - Thursday - Dec 5, 2024
Winter Wonders 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. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5 - Friday - Dec 6, 2024
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 6 - Saturday - Dec 7, 2024
Hidden Gifts and Holiday Delights. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7 - Sunday - Dec 8, 2024
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. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 8 - Monday - Dec 9, 2024
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. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 9 - Tuesday - Dec 10, 2024
Legends and History Lessons. Spend free time browsing the spruce stalls of the Christmas markets of Nuremberg. Sample favorite Bavarian fare-bratwurst, gingerbread, mulled blueberry wine, and countless other Christkindlmarkt culinary delights. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 10 - Wednesday - Dec 11, 2024
This morning disembark the vessel which has brought you to Nuremberg and drive to Munich. Return to Nuremberg in the late afternoon and embark on the ship which will take you to Vienna. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 11 - Thursday - Dec 12, 2024
Living Heritage and History Lessons. 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. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 12 - Friday - Dec 13, 2024
Christmas Magic in Bavaria. Take time to browse Regensburg's sparkling Christmas markets. Enjoy hot-mulled wine, candied almonds, gingerbread, or bratwurst. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 13 - Saturday - Dec 14, 2024
Saint Stephen's, Salzburg, and the Story of Silent Night. 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. Spend free time in Passau's charming Christkindlmarkt near magnificent St. Stephan's Cathedral. Take a brief evening cruise to Linz and go out for music and dancing or late-night dessert before sailing to Melk. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 14 - Sunday - Dec 15, 2024
Frescoes Above the Wachau Valley. VIENNA: Vienna's Winter Wonderland. 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)
Day 15 - Monday - Dec 16, 2024
Royal Collections and Amusing Attractions. Spend free time on your own to enjoy the Christkindlesmarkt or relax by the fire's glow in a Viennese cafe this evening. You may join a Guided Optional Tour of Schonbrunn Palace-summer home of the Habsburg dynasty for 300 years. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 16 - Tuesday - Dec 17, 2024
Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. (Breakfast)
