Experience the pre-Christmas magic of the Rhine by diving into this unique and contemplative travel experience! Commencing in Strasbourg, our advent cruise will take you through the romantic Middle Rhine Valley and to the imposing Rhine metropolis of Cologne, which is as fascinating in winter as in any other season.
During the course of the cruise, you visit the most beautiful Christmas markets of the region and discover magical destinations along the riverbanks, aglow with Christmas charm. Relax and enjoy this most peaceful time of the year on board the Amadeus fleet with us.
| Cruise Region : Europe |
| Company : Lueftner Cruises |
| Ship : AMADEUS Star |
| Journey Start : Tue 02 Dec 2025 |
| Journey End : Sat 06 Dec 2025 |
| Count Nights : 4 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg / France | Tue 02 Dec | ||
| 2 | Strasbourg / France | Wed 03 Dec | ||
| 3 | Speyer / Germany | Thu 04 Dec | ||
| 4 | Rüdesheim / Germany | Fri 05 Dec | ||
| 4 | Koblenz / Germany | Fri 05 Dec | ||
| 5 | Cologne / Germany | Sat 06 Dec |
Travel Terms & Conditions
PREAMBLE
These travel conditions are issued in the name of the carrier, Lüftner Cruises GmbH / A-6020 Innsbruck, for the travel programs included in this brochure. In the following, this is referred to as “the carrier”. The transportation of passengers and baggage on any of the vessels offered is governed solely by the Terms and Conditions of the Passenger Ticket Contract (available on request).
PAYMENT POLICY
A deposit of 10% per person is required to secure a confirmed reservation. When more than one cruise is booked, deposit and payment policies apply per cruise. The balance is due for payment no later than 20 days prior to departure, despite no further request for payment being made. All reservations are subject to cancellation if payments are not received by the due date, and in such a case the carrier is entitled to cancel the reservation/s in accordance with the cancellation fees specified in these terms and conditions. Upon full payment by the participant(s) of the amount specified in the invoice, the carrier agrees to arrange for the provision of the services as described in this brochure. Your payment or acceptance of a ticket constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions of travel.
CANCELLATION POLICY
In cases of cancellation the carrier has the right to demand the following cancellation fees, calculated as a percentage of the travel price and dependent on the number of days left until the planned departure date:
Days Before Departure
121 days and more 10%
120 – 90 days 15%
89 – 60 days 35%
59 – 30 days 50%
29 – 15 days 80%
14 – 1 day(s) 85%
on departure day 90%
Cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellation invoices are due for payment as soon as they are received
Suites & Staterooms
Luxury accommodation in an outside river-view stateroom of your choice: Spacious Mozart Suites with a walk-out balcony, stateroom cabins on Mozart and Strauss Decks with drop-down Panorama Retractable Windows offering a wide-open view (except Amadeus Brilliant)
Individual climate control and in-room safe
Choice of bed configuration in all categories (double or twin bedding)
Gourmet Dining
Gourmet dining featuring breakfast, multi-course lunches and dinners with menu choices (including vegetarian options), afternoon tea and late-night snack
Free-flowing hand-selected wines from the best wine regions of Europe served with dinner on board
Coffee and tea available 24 hours a day in the Amadeus Club
Welcome and Farewell Cocktail Reception, Welcome Dinner and Captain’s Gala Dinner
Voyage of Discovery
Personalized service of an experienced, multilingual AMADEUS Cruise Director
AMADEUS digital audio system for all guided excursions
Variety of enriching onboard programs, including fascinating lectures, cooking demonstrations, local cultural performances, and music by our onboard musicians
Complimentary use of onboard bicycles for independent exploration
Onboard fitness center open 24 hours a day
All port taxes, embarkation, disembarkation and lock fees included in your cruise fare
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.
