Christmas markets are in full boom during the holiday season. The smell of freshly baked goods fills the air surrounding the festive wooden booths selling artisan gifts. We'll visit several markets during this cruise for an authentic German holiday experience, including those in Speyer, romantic Heidelberg, the Christmas Market of Nations in Rüdesheim, and Koblenz.
| Cruise Region : Europe |
| Company : Croisi Europe |
| Ship : MS Lafayette |
| Journey Start : Tue 09 Dec 2025 |
| Journey End : Sat 13 Dec 2025 |
| Count Nights : 4 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg / France | Tue 09 Dec | 18:00 | |
| 2 | Strasbourg / France | Wed 10 Dec | 04:00 | |
| 2 | Speyer / Germany | Wed 10 Dec | 12:00 | |
| 3 | Speyer / Germany | Thu 11 Dec | 05:00 | |
| 3 | Rüdesheim / Germany | Thu 11 Dec | 13:00 | |
| 4 | Rüdesheim / Germany | Fri 12 Dec | 10:00 | |
| 4 | Koblenz / Germany | Fri 12 Dec | 14:00 | 22:00 |
| 5 | Cologne / Germany | Sat 13 Dec | 04:00 | 09:00 |
All inclusive on board
THE CROISIEUROPE DIFFERENCE
All meals included - DRINKS INCLUDED with meals and at the bar
Refined French cuisine - Gala dinner and evening - Welcome cocktail
Free Wi-Fi onboard
Headsets are included for excursions
Official welcome from the captain and crew
Onboard activities
Travel assistance and repatriation insurance
All port fees included
Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and its 1 million+ (2016) inhabitants make it the fourth most populous city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. The largest city on the Rhine, it is also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, which is Germany's largest and one of Europe's major metropolitan areas, and of the Rhineland. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bonn. It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas.
The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. There are many institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln), one of Europe's oldest and largest universities, the Technical University of Cologne (Technische Hochschule Köln), Germany's largest university of applied sciences, and the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln), Germany's only sport university. Cologne Bonn Airport (Flughafen Köln/Bonn) is Germany's seventh-largest airport and lies in the southeast of the city. The main airport for the Rhine-Ruhr region is Düsseldorf Airport.
