From late November through December every year, river cruise companies take passengers to idyllic towns to learn about Christmas traditions, shop at local Christmas markets and try tasty seasonal ...

We answer the most popular questions about Christmas market river cruises and share our top tips and tricks to get the most out of your pre-holiday trip to Europe.

A river cruise is a convenient way to explore some of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in Europe, writes contributor Penny Sadler.

Cruising round a blustery bend on the Danube in Austria's Wachau Valley, I grip my hot-water bottle a little tighter. I'm aboard the Viking Tor on a river cruise between Budapest, Hungary and ...

AmaWaterways offers early season Christmas market river cruises on the Rhine and Danube in 2024 and 2025, with several departures starting in mid-November.

Just thinking about taking a river cruise on the fabled blue Danube River in the winter may make you shudder, especially after the winter we’ve been experiencing this year. My first experience on a ...