7 Night Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps (Christmas)
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7 Night Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps (Christmas)

7 nights · Amsterdam to Basel

Departure
1 December 2026
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7 nights6 portsAmsterdam to Basel

The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 6 ports

Day 1Amsterdam
Day 2Amsterdam
Day 3Cologne
Day 4Rudesheim
Day 5Ludwigshafen
Day 6Strasbourg
Day 7Basel
Day 8Basel
Amsterdam
Day 1–2
Amsterdam
Seventeenth-century canal houses leaning over the water, the Rijksmuseum a short walk away, and more bicycles than residents.
Embark
Cologne
Day 3
Cologne
The twin spires of the cathedral stand over the Rhine, as they have since the Middle Ages, beside a lively old town.
Ashore
Rudesheim
Day 4
Rudesheim
A wine town on the Rhine, its narrow Drosselgasse lined with taverns and the vineyards rising steeply behind.
Ashore
Ludwigshafen
Day 5
Ludwigshafen
An industrial city on the Rhine opposite Mannheim, the usual stop for excursions into the Palatinate.
Ashore
Strasbourg
Day 6
Strasbourg
Half-timbered houses along the canals of Petite France and a soaring red sandstone cathedral at the heart of Alsace.
Ashore
Basel
Day 7–8
Basel
Switzerland's gateway on the Rhine, where France and Germany meet at the edge of town and the red sandstone Munster overlooks the river.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhine · 8 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

AmaSerena

AmaSerena

AmaSerena

AmaWaterways · 7 nights · Amsterdam to Basel

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