Best European River Cruises 2024
Here are 10 European river cruises for 2024:
1. Avalon Waterways’ Avalon Poetry II
2. AmaWaterways’ AmaPrima
3. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s Uniworld River Beatrice
4. Viking River Cruises’ Viking Longship
5. Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Bach
6. Tauck’s MS Amadeus Brilliant
7. CroisiEurope’s MS Victor Hugo
8. Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Scenic Emerald Douro
1. Avalon Waterways’ Enchanting Rhine Cruise
Cruise Line: Avalon Waterways
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Amsterdam
- Day 2: Cologne, Germany
- Day 3: Rüdesheim, Germany
- Day 4: Heidelberg, Germany
- Day 5: Strasbourg, France
- Day 6: Breisach, Germany
- Day 7: Basel, Switzerland
- Day 8: Disembark in Basel
Ship Capacity: 136 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $398 USD
Total price: Starting from $3184 USD
Ship class: Avalon Poetry II, Avalon Suite Ship
Price difference between classes: Avalon Suite Ship staterooms are larger & have balconies – while Avalon Poetry II staterooms do not. Suite Ship staterooms also have butler service & priority embarkation & disembarkation.
2. AmaWaterways’ Romantic Danube Cruise
Cruise Line: AmaWaterways
Duration: 7 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Budapest
- Day 2: Bratislava, Slovakia
- Day 3: Vienna, Austria
- Day 4: Melk, Austria
- Day 5: Passau, Germany
- Day 6: Regensburg, Germany
- Day 7: Disembark in Nuremberg
Ship Capacity: 164 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $449 USD
Total price: Starting from $3143 USD
Ship class: AmaWaterways AmaPrima, AmaWaterways AmaSerena
Price difference between classes: AmaSerena staterooms are slightly larger & have balconies – while AmaPrima staterooms do not. Serena staterooms also have butler service & priority embarkation & disembarkation.
3. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s Jewels of the Danube
Cruise Line: Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Budapest
- Day 2: Bratislava, Slovakia
- Day 3: Vienna, Austria
- Day 4: Melk, Austria
- Day 5: Passau, Germany
- Day 6: Regensburg, Germany
- Day 7: Nuremberg, Germany
- Day 8: Disembark in Nuremberg
Ship Capacity: 116 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $599 USD
Total price: Starting from $4792 USD
Ship class: Uniworld River Beatrice, Uniworld River Catherine
4. Viking River Cruises’ Rhine Getaway
Cruise Line: Viking River Cruises
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Amsterdam
- Day 2: Cologne, Germany
- Day 3: Rüdesheim, Germany
- Day 4: Heidelberg, Germany
- Day 5: Strasbourg, France
- Day 6: Breisach, Germany
- Day 7: Basel, Switzerland
- Day 8: Disembark in Basel
Ship Capacity: 190 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $429 USD
Total price: Starting from $3432 USD
Ship class: Viking Longship
Price difference between classes: There are no different classes on Viking Longships. All staterooms are the same size & have balconies.
5. Crystal Cruises’ Rhine Castles Cruise
Cruise Line: Crystal Cruises
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Amsterdam
- Day 2: Cologne, Germany
- Day 3: Rüdesheim, Germany
- Day 4: Heidelberg, Germany
- Day 5: Strasbourg, France
- Day 6: Breisach, Germany
- Day 7: Basel, Switzerland
- Day 8: Disembark in Basel
Ship Capacity: 200 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $599 USD
Total price: Starting from $4792 USD
Ship class: Crystal Bach, Crystal Mahler
6. Tauck’s Rhine & Mosel River Cruise
Cruise Line: Tauck
Duration: 11 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Amsterdam
- Day 2: Cologne, Germany
- Day 3: Cochem, Germany
- Day 4: Rüdesheim, Germany
- Day 5: Heidelberg, Germany
- Day 6: Strasbourg, France
- Day 7: Breisach, Germany
- Day 8: Basel, Switzerland
- Day 9: Koblenz, Germany
- Day 10: Bernkastel, Germany
- Day 11: Disembark in Trier
Ship Capacity: 130 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $699 USD
Total price: Starting from $7689 USD
Ship class: MS Amadeus Brilliant
Price difference between classes: There are no different classes on MS Amadeus Brilliant. All staterooms are the same size & have balconies.
7. CroisiEurope’s Rhône & Provence Cruise
Cruise Line: CroisiEurope
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Lyon
- Day 2: Mâcon, France
- Day 3: Tournon-sur-Rhône, France
- Day 4: Viviers, France
- Day 5: Avignon, France
- Day 6: Arles, France
- Day 7: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
- Day 8: Disembark in Lyon
Ship Capacity: 190 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $399 USD
Total price: Starting from $3192 USD
Ship class: MS Victor Hugo, MS Mistral
8. Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Douro River Cruise
Cruise Line: Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
Duration: 8 days
Timetable:
- Day 1: Embark in Porto
- Day 2: Régua, Portugal
- Day 3: Pinhão, Portugal
- Day 4: Salamanca, Spain
- Day 5: Vega Terrón, Spain
- Day 6: Ferradosa, Portugal
- Day 7: Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal
- Day 8: Disembark in Porto
Ship Capacity: 169 passengers
Price per day: Starting from $699 USD
Total price: Starting from $5592 USD
Ship class: Scenic Emerald Douro
9. APT Touring’s Dutch Waterways:
- Cruise Line: APT Touring
- Duration: 8 days
- Destinations: Amsterdam – Netherlands – Kinderdijk – Netherlands – Dordrecht – Netherlands – Antwerp – Belgium -Ghent – Belgium – Willemstad – Netherlands – Rotterdam Netherlands
- Price: Starting from $599 USD per day
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