Christmas Markets Along the Rhine (2012)

Switzerland • France • Germany • The Netherlands
  • 11 days
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  • $1445
  • $132 per day
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  • 12 days
  • from only:
  • $2245
  • $188 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Learn how to customize your River Cruise, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruise that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • International airport transfers to and from your ship or hotel are available for purchase
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle Cruise Line vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

(Amsterdam)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis

9hrs

Boston, Seattle

10hrs

Baltimore, Chicago, New York (JFK), San Francisco, Washington, DC (Dulles)

11hrs

Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia

12hrs

Dallas, Houston

13hrs

Tampa

14hrs

Los Angeles

15hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

(Basel)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Newark, New York (JFK)

11hrs

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Washington, DC (Dulles)

12hrs

Houston, Philadelphia

13hrs

Dallas, Minneapolis, Seattle

14hrs

Baltimore, Los Angeles, Tampa

15hrs

San Francisco

16hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Basel, Switzerland. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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And you are also passing along savings to your new traveler: We'll instantly deduct $100 off the cost of their reservation when they mention your name and Customer Number while reserving.

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Optional Tours

Tailor your vacation with our optional tours

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Day 6:
 Heidelberg $115 per person
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Discover Heidelberg, a historic university town nestled between wooded hills at the edge of the Odenwald Forest and crowned with the ruins of Heidelberg Castle. Begun in the Gothic style of the 14th century and built up gradually over the next 400 years, the castle demonstrates the evolution of architectural style, finally completed in the Baroque period. After lunch, tour Heidelberg’s turreted 600-year-old university, Germany’s oldest. In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, we’ll also stop at Heidelberg’s lively Christmas Market. After the tour, you’ll ride to Mainz to reboard the ship before dinner.

Day 7:
 Rudesheim Dinner $80 per person
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Spend a memorable evening at Rudesheim's renowned Drosselgasse wine alley, a narrow street lined with charming taverns serving the area's famed wines. This tour includes dinner, locally produced wine, and live entertainment.
Day 11:
 National Liberation Museum $55 per person

Head from Nimjegen, the Netherlands, to Groesbeek this morning for a visit to the National Liberation Museum 1944-45 (Bevijdingsmuseum). Here history comes alive through captivating interactive and multi-sensory exhibits. Covering the period preceding World War II, The Netherlands’ occupation, and its rebuilding following liberation, this museum provides visitors with a vivid, educational, and uplifting experience.
Day 3:
 National Liberation Museum $55 per person

Head from Nimjegen, the Netherlands, to Groesbeek this morning for a visit to the National Liberation Museum 1944-45 (Bevijdingsmuseum). Here history comes alive through captivating interactive and multi-sensory exhibits. Covering the period preceding World War II, The Netherlands’ occupation, and its rebuilding following liberation, this museum provides visitors with a vivid, educational, and uplifting experience.
Day 6:
 Rudesheim Dinner $80 per person
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Spend a memorable evening at Rudesheim's renowned Drosselgasse wine alley, a narrow street lined with charming taverns serving the area's famed wines. This tour includes dinner, locally produced wine, and live entertainment.
Day 8:
 Heidelberg $115 per person
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Discover Heidelberg, a historic university town nestled between wooded hills at the edge of the Odenwald Forest and crowned with the ruins of Heidelberg Castle. Begun in the Gothic style of the 14th century and built up gradually over the next 400 years, the castle demonstrates the evolution of architectural style, finally completed in the Baroque period. After lunch, tour Heidelberg’s turreted 600-year-old university, Germany’s oldest. In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, we’ll also stop at Heidelberg’s lively Christmas Market. After the tour, you’ll ride to Mainz to reboard the ship before dinner.