Rhine Christmas Markets with Switzerland
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Rhine Christmas Markets with Switzerland

12 nights · Amsterdam to Zurich · Scenic Jewel

Departure
15 December 2026
From
$10,115 per person
Traveling solo
$18,776 per person
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12 nights11 portsAmsterdam to ZurichScenic Jewel

The Journey

Day by Day

12 nights · 11 ports

Day 1Amsterdam
Day 2Düsseldorf
Day 3Cologne
Day 4Rüdesheim
Day 5Mannheim
Day 6Kehl
Day 7Breisach
Day 8Basel
Day 9Montreux
Day 10Montreux
Day 11Bern
Day 12Zurich
Amsterdam
Day 1
Amsterdam
Seventeenth-century canal houses leaning over the water, the Rijksmuseum a short walk away, and more bicycles than residents.
Embark
Düsseldorf
Day 2
Düsseldorf
An elegant Rhine city of art and fashion, with an old town of breweries along the riverside promenade.
Ashore
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
Rüdesheim
Day 4
Rüdesheim
A wine town on the Rhine, its narrow Drosselgasse lined with taverns and the vineyards rising steeply behind.
Ashore
Mannheim
Day 5
Mannheim
A Rhine city laid out in a grid of numbered blocks around its baroque palace, and the usual gateway to Heidelberg.
Ashore
Kehl
Day 6
Kehl
The German town facing Strasbourg across the Rhine, the usual mooring for a visit to the Alsatian capital.
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Breisach
Day 7
Breisach
A small town on the Rhine at the edge of the Black Forest, its cathedral on a rock above the river.
Ashore
Basel
Day 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.
Ashore
Montreux
Day 9–10
Montreux
A Swiss town on Lake Geneva, with Chillon Castle at the water's edge and the Alps across the lake.
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Bern
Day 11
Bern
Switzerland's capital, a medieval old town of arcaded streets and fountains in a loop of the river Aare.
Ashore
Zurich
Day 12
Zurich
Switzerland's largest city, on the lake and the Limmat, with an old town of guild houses and church spires.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhine · 6 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Jewel

Scenic Jewel

Scenic Jewel

Scenic · 12 nights · Amsterdam to Zurich

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Sail Rhine Christmas Markets with Switzerland.

From $8,320 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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