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Rhine Holiday Markets
9 Days Basel to Cologne
Onboard River Queen
Sailing Dates : 06 and 20 Dec 2008
 
 
What's Package Included :
  • 7 night Cruise in an outside stateroom on the regal Grand River Queen
  • Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance
  • complimentary wine during dinner, and bottled water in your stateroom
  • 7 Shore excursions fully hostel by English - speaking guides
  • State-of-art Quietvox portab;e audio headset system on all shore excursions
  • Captain's Welcome and Farewell Dinners
  • Enticing onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
  • Services of a Trafalgar and attentive all English - speaking crew
  • All transfers

What's Package Excluded :

  • Shore excursions during ports of call
  • Gratuities onboard cruise &on land
  • All applicable airport taxes and airline surcharges
  • Goverment Fees and Tax
    (Please call our Cruise Consultant for more details)
  • Port charges per person: US$84
   
Prices in USD$ per person based on twin share
Departure Dates
Price From
Port charges
06 Dec 08
1,849
+ 84
20 Dec 08
1,849

* A limited number of singles are available in Cat.1, 2 and 3 for an additional supplement.
* Price Shown above include cruise in Cat 5, Moselle Deck

To upgrade to higher category, add per person the following price below :
Category 4 = $150 Category 1 = $800
Category 3 = $400 Suite = $1,200
Category 2 = $600  
River Cruise Ship
 River Queen
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Days
Ports Of Call
01
Depart Home Gateway City to Basel 
02
Basel  (embark)
~ Arrive in Basel where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (Dinner
03
Basel 
~Enjoy a walking tour through Basel. Delight in Basel’s Christmas Market in the heart of the historic Old Town and visit the illuminated Christmas Street, beautifully decorated with over 100 Christmas trees. And if you are looking for truly unique gifts, visit the shop of Johann Wanner with its array of elegant angels, ornaments, and glass-blown figurines. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Welcome Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Basel walking tour and Christmas Markets
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Half-day tour of Lucerne
04

Strasbourg
~ Cruise through Strasbourg on a canal cruise, viewing Petite France, especially picturesque at this time of year. Visit the oldest Christmas Market in France, in a breathtaking setting right in front of Strasbourg’s gothic cathedral. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise and Christmas Markets
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Alsatian wine road and wine tasting

05
Speyer (Heidelberg), Mainz
~ Your guided tour includes a visit to the romantic ruins of Heidelberg Castle and a stroll through Old Town, capped by a lunch at a local Restaurant. You’ll have ample time to explore the Heidelberg Christmas Market spanning over five squares. Marvel at the Christmas Pyramid with figures from the city’s history rotating inside the tower at the Marktplatz, or take a ride on the nostalgic carousel turning merrily around at the Universitätsplatz. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Full-day Heidelberg including lunch at a local restaurant
06
Mainz, Rüdesheim  
~ Our walking tour of downtown Mainz includes a visit to the Gutenberg Museum, dedicated to Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. After the museum, we will walk through Old Town and end up in the historic market square in Mainz. Stroll through the 200-year-old St. Nicholas Christmas Market with the 1,000-year-old St. Martin’s Cathedral as a backdrop. During the afternoon, we cruise from Mainz to Rüdesheim, where we will visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Museum, or we’ll visit the Christmas Market of the Nations along Rüdesheim’s most popular street, the Drosselgasse. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Mainz walking tour, Christmas Market, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum
07
Rüdesheim, Cruising the Romantic Rhine, Koblenz
~ Departing in the morning from Rüdesheim to Koblenz, you’ll sail along one of the most beautiful sections of the Rhine River Valley, the scenic 40 miles of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once docked in Koblenz, your walking tour will take you through romantic alleys with half-timbered houses, decorated for the season. We’ll pass by St. Castor’s Church and the Church of Our Lady, and then we’ll proceed to the market square with the Schaengel Fountain and historic City Hall. Afterwards, we’ll visit the Koblenz Christmas Market. Delight in the dozens of wooden stands with arts and crafts, spicy mulled wine, and sweet Christmas cakes. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour and Christmas Market
08
Cologne 
~ Stroll through the narrow streets of Old Town as you make your way to the cathedral, the city’s most famous landmark and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. As Cologne boasts no less than five Christmas Markets, we have planned an entire day in this city for you to discover the markets at your own pace after the tour. Gaze at the biggest Christmas tree in Rhineland in front of the impressive setting of the cathedral. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Walking tour, Cathedral visit and Christmas Markets
#Note: On Sundays and Catholic holidays, guided tours inside the cathedral will not be possible.
09
Cologne (disembark), transfer to airport
~Disembark the ship in Cologne and transfer to Cologne Airport for your flight home.
 
 
 
 
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