Rhine & Main Explorer
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Rhine & Main Explorer

10 nights · Basel to Nuremberg

Departure
7 November 2026
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$3,199 per person
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$5,499 per person
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10 nights9 portsBasel to Nuremberg

The Journey

Day by Day

10 nights · 9 ports

Day 1Basel
Day 2Basel
Day 3Breisach
Day 4Strasbourg
Day 5Baden-Baden
Day 6Frankfurt
Day 7Scenic Sailing Main River Spessart
Day 7Marktheidenfeld
Day 8Wurzburg
Day 9Bamberg
Day 10Nuremberg
Day 11Nuremberg
Basel
Day 1–2
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.
Embark
Breisach
Day 3
Breisach
A small town on the Rhine at the edge of the Black Forest, its cathedral on a rock above the river.
Ashore
Strasbourg
Day 4
Strasbourg
Half-timbered houses along the canals of Petite France and a soaring red sandstone cathedral at the heart of Alsace.
Ashore
Baden-Baden
Day 5
Baden-Baden
A spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, known for its thermal baths and its casino.
Ashore
Frankfurt
Day 6
Frankfurt
Germany's financial capital on the Main, its towers rising behind a rebuilt old town square.
Ashore
Marktheidenfeld
Day 7
Marktheidenfeld
A small Main town with an old bridge and timbered houses among the wooded Spessart hills.
Ashore
Wurzburg
Day 8
Wurzburg
A baroque city on the Main, home to the Residenz palace and the Marienberg fortress above the vineyards.
Ashore
Bamberg
Day 9
Bamberg
A UNESCO-listed old town built across seven hills, with its town hall standing in the middle of the river.
Ashore
Nuremberg
Day 10–11
Nuremberg
A walled medieval city of half-timbered houses below its imperial castle, and home to one of Germany's best-known Christmas markets.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhine · Main · 9 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Viking Skirnir

Viking Skirnir

Viking Skirnir

Viking River Cruises · 10 nights · Basel to Nuremberg

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