There are three cruise options that last one week or less. All are available during the Christmas season. There are two Christmas in Alsace and Germany cruises offered by Avalon Waterways. Both cruises last for five days. One travels from Frankfurt to Basel and the other travels from Zurich to Frankfurt. The Christmastime Prague to Basel cruise lasts for seven days and travels from Nuremburg to Zurich.
There are five cruise options with a duration of eight or 10 days. Two are Romantic Rhine cruises and both last eight days. One cruise travels from Amsterdam to Basel and the other from Zurich to Amsterdam. The Central European Experience lasts for eight days and travels from Nuremberg to Remich. The Tulip Time Cruise also lasts for eight days and travels in a round trip from Amsterdam through Holland and Belgium. The Christmastime Zurich to Prague cruise lasts for 10 days and travels from Zurich to Numenberg.
Lasting for 11 days, the Windmills, Vineyards, and Paris cruise travels from Remich to Amsterdam. This cruise is also available as a 12-day cruise and travels from Amsterdam to Remich. The Upper Rhine to the City of Music cruise takes you from Zurich to Vienna over 11 days. The Central European Experience is available as a 12-day cruise and travels from Paris to Prague or from Prague to Paris. Two Christmastime cruises, both lasting for 12 days, travel from Zurich to Prague or Prague to Basel.
A 13-day cruise, the European Splendor travels either from Vienna to Amsterdam or from Amsterdam to Vienna. The Upper Rhine to the City of Music cruise is also available as a 13-day cruise, traveling the same route from Zurich to Vienna. The Windmills, Vineyards and Paris cruise is available as a 13-day or 14-day cruise. The Rhine and Moselle is a 14-day cruise from Amsterdam to Basel.
Two cruises named Magnificent Europe last for 15 days and travel from Budapest to Amsterdam or from Amsterdam to Budapest. The Grand Christmastime Cruise is a 16-day cruise and travels either from Zurich to Vienna or from Vienna to Basel.
For cruises that last longer than 16 days, the Jewels of Central Europe travels from Budapest to Paris for 20 days. The North Sea-Black Sea cruise lasts either 22 or 23 days. Traveling from Bucharest to Amsterdam can be done in 22 or 23 days, while the Amsterdam to Bucharest route takes 23 days. The 26-day cruise, the North Sea-Black Sea Cruise, travels from Amsterdam to Istanbul.
