Rhine Holiday Markets
Overview
Highlights
- Explore Basel and its marvelous Christmas Market
- Visit the magnificent Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Discover Germany’s most beautiful city Heidelberg
- Enjoy Cruising through the romantic Rhine River
- Visit Cologne and its famous Gothic cathedral
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Trip includes
- Dining All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners
- Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Receptions
- Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners
- Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, and mineral water Excursions 6 days of excursions, including “Choice Is Yours” options, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts
- Guided “Taste of Christmas” and “Gentle Walking” programs
- State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio-headset system on all excursions
- Use of Nordic walking sticks Accommodations 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the exquisite S.S. Antoinette
- Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® of England beds, high-thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options
- Free Internet and Wi-Fi access Experiences 3 countries: France, Germany, Switzerland
- 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager
- All transfers on arrival and departure days
- Captivating onboard local entertainment
- Cultural enrichment, including a Signature Lecture: “European Christmas Traditions, from the Nutcracker to the Tannenbaum”
Itinerary
Arrive at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, where you will be transferred to the ship.
FEATURED EXCURSION: Basel walking discovery tour with Christmas Market
Your walking discovery tour will introduce you to Basel and its marvelous Christmas Market, located in the heart of the Old Town. With more than 150 stands, it offers many locally made craft...
FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Choice of Strasbourg by canal with Christmas Market OR exclusive “Taste of Christmas” walking discovery tour
Strasbourg is particularly picturesque during the festive holiday season, as you’ll discover on a canal cruise through Petite Franc...
FEATURED EXCURSIONS: Choice of full-day Heidelberg tour with Christmas Market OR exclusive Doktorenhof vinegar estate visit and tasting
Your tour of Heidelberg—one of Germany’s most beautiful cities—will take you past the romantic ruins of Heidelberg Castle and...
FEATURED EXCURSION: Siegfried’s Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments with Christmas Market
Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Mainz and its St. Nicholas Christmas Market before cruising to Rüdesheim, located in the heart of the fabled Rhine Valley. There, you...
FEATURED EXCURSION: Koblenz walking discovery tour with Christmas Market
En route to Koblenz, your ship will cruise along a spectacularly scenic 40-mile stretch of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape lined with dozens of fa...
FEATURED EXCURSION: Cologne walking discovery tour with Cologne Cathedral visit and Christmas markets
Christmas is the perfect time to visit Cologne and its famous Gothic cathedral. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has a shrine said to contain relics of the Magi...
Disembark the ship and transfer to Cologne Bonn Airport for your flight home.
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Award-winning Uniworld—the world's ONLY authentic boutique cruise line™—offers itineraries in spectacular destinations throughout Europe, Russia, and Asia. The company’s European fleet features luxurious ships with an average capacity of 130 guests, the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the river cruise industry, enticing shore excursions, world-class gourmet cuisine, impeccable hospitality, and numerous other all-inclusive benefits.
In 2004, Uniworld was acquired by The Travel Corporation (TTC), a highly successful international travel group founded by Stanley Tollman. TTC has more than 30 top brands, including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, and Contiki, as well as Red Carnation Hotels, a renowned collection of four- and five-star luxury properties.
TTC has made major investments in Uniworld's ships, crew, and staff, with an eye towards providing guests with all the elements of an unforgettable Six-Star Experience: Expertise; Service; Luxurious Ships, Uniquely Designed; Culinary; Choice; and Truly All-Inclusive. Combining the tour planning and hotel management expertise of TTC’s sister companies with Uniworld’s decades of superior nautical experience has created an entirely new category of luxury river cruising.
In partnership with its sister company, Red Carnation Hotels, Uniworld takes pride in its long-lasting relationships with guests, for whom there is “No request too large, no detail too small.” Uniworld employs a professionally trained, dedicated, English-speaking staff, so guests never have to worry about communication.
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What's excluded
- International Flights
- Passport and Visa Charges
- Personal Expenses
The luxurious décor of the 443-foot, 154-passenger S.S. Antoinette—Uniworld’s first Super Ship—features fine Brazilian marble on the walls and floors, a 19th-century Venetian glass mirror, a stylish Bar du Leopard with full-service bar, and an onboard cinema. The two-story foyer boasts a 10-foot blue Strauss Baccarat chandelier with huge sapphires—a stunning piece that once hung in New York's famous Tavern on the Green—and a collection of original artwork is displayed throughout the ship.
Rivers: Rhine River Guests: 154 Staff: 57 Suites: 9 (294-391 sq ft) Staterooms: 64 (163-196 sq ft) Length: 443 ft Width: 37.5 ft
We hope nothing will come between you and your Uniworld vacation. Should you need to cancel your booking or any portion of it, your cancellation must be received in writing. It will be effective on the date of receipt. Cancellation charges, per person and based upon the date of cancellation, are as follows:
Below are the Cancellation Notice Received Before Tour Start Date and regarding Cancellation Charges Per Person
- 90 days or more - $300 nonrefundable deposit
- 89 – 60 days - 35% of the fare**
- 59 – 30 days - 50% of the fare**
- Less than 30 days - 100% of the fare**
- No Show - 100% of the fare**
**Fare is defined as the cost of any cruise, land, or air element purchased from Uniworld. Port charges are fully refundable if they have been paid prior to cancelling your trip.
7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 7 Dinners
Basel & Lake Lucerne
Included in your 3-day stay:
- 2 nights at the deluxeGrand Hotel Les Trois Rois (or similar)
- Breakfast daily and all service charges, taxes, and porterage
- Lucerne walking tour with chocolate experience and Christmas markets
- Basel walking tour
- English-speaking expert
- All transfers
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Note: This extension is for cruises that begin or end in Basel. Arrival and departure transfers will be provided to/from the Basel airport.
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