Spring River Cruises 2023/2024
Why not celebrate the awakening of spring with a European River Cruise? You'll be able to soak in the incredible scenery along magical rivers includine the Rhine, the Dauube and Dutch Waterways. Explore picture-perfect destinations along some of Europe's most spectacular rivers. Sail past incredible scenery from verdant vineyards and magnificent gorges to fairytale castles and timber-framed houses. Stop in Vienna for a sacher torte or ride a cog railway up to snowy peaks in Lucerne.
Spring River Cruises
Seeing crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips at colourful Keukenhof Gardens. A visit here is a real high-point of a springtime Netherlands cruise.
From £1,499pp - 5 nights cruise on MS River Discovery II
4 Days from just £449 pp
Departures: April
3 nights on the MV Prinses Christina with full board (includes packed lunch for Keukenhof excursion)
Excursion to Keukenhof Gardens
Ports of Call: Vianen, Hoorn & Amsterdam
Dutch Waterways and the Beauty of Keukenhof
Wander wide-eyed around the kaleidoscopic Keukenhof Gardens, where rows of millions of tulips are set to burst into bloom; sip coffee in canalside cafes in Utrecht; explore the series of awe-inspiring Delta Works.
From £1,049pp - 7 nights cruise on MS Serenade 1
Discover the heritage of the great cities that stand strong - and those that have crumbled through time - on this river cruise along two of Europe’s great waterways. Marvel at the spectacular views of the Rhine Gorge as you sail from Cologne to Budapest.
15 days from £2,499 per person
Floriade and the Delights of the Dutch Waterways
Take a fascinating step into the green future at the International Horticultural Expo, Floriade - a once-every-decade experience - where the theme is ‘Growing Green Cities’
From £1,499pp - 7 nights cruise on MS River Discovery II
Wind through three European countries via one of the continent’s most impressive waterways. Excursions take you from majestic natural landscapes to soaring man-made edifices.
From £1,299pp - 8 days • MS Serenade 1
This holiday reveals the fairytale castles and photogenic towns along the banks of the Rhine. Starting in the Dutch capital (where you’ll have time to cruise the famous canals), you’ll follow a course south into Germany, stopping off at cathedral cities and World Heritage Sites along the way.
11 days from £1,999 per person
Lucerne and the Legends of Germany
This city break and Rhine river cruise starts in romantic Lucerne, where we'll tour Mount Rigi by mountain railway, and explore Lake Lucerne by boat, surrounded by some of the most stunning scenes of Switzerland. We then take to the Rhine, where enchanting landscapes, including the nearby Black Forest, have fuelled legends of beautiful sirens and fairytales of witches and wolves.
10 days from £2,399 per person