Your Holiday Itinerary

12-Day Break

• Dec 22 – We break up our journey with a night in Belgium.
• Dec 23 – We continue south and arrive at our hotel in Bregenz, Austria, and stay for five nights. Welcome drink on arrival. B,D
• Christmas Eve – Füssen and Hohenschwangau (included). Visit Füssen and Hohenschwangau, where fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle stands above the village. Don’t forget your camera for our short photo stop. B,D
• Christmas Day – St. Anton (included) and Horse and Carriage Ride (optional). Watch the skiers tackle the slopes in St. Anton. Later we offer a horse and carriage ride (optional). B,D
• Boxing Day – Swiss Glacier Express (included) and Vaduz (included). This unforgettable journey on the Swiss Glacier Express takes us through some breathtaking alpine scenery from Chur to Andermatt, via the Oberalp Massif. We continue by coach briefly calling into Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, en route to our hotel. B,D
• Dec 27 – Lindau (optional). We enjoy a half-day excursion to the medieval island town of Lindau, which is delightfully set on Lake Constance. B,D
• Dec 28 – Rhine Falls (included) and Titisee (included). We leave Bregenz and travel to Schaffhausen, and the spectacular 'Rhine Falls', then into the Black Forest, with a short stop at lakeside Titisee, before arriving at our overnight hotel in Germany. B,D
• Dec 29 –Heidelberg (included). This morning, we head to romantic Heidelberg for a brief visit. Afterwards, we head to Cologne and join our cruise ship, the Princess Juliana for four nights. B,D
• Dec 30 – Free morning in Cologne to see the famous Dom (or cathedral) and stroll along Hohe Strasse's shops. We begin our upstream cruise to Andernach in the afternoon. B,L,D
• New Years Eve – Rüdesheim (included). Our cruise continues through the dramatic Rhine Gorge, past the famous Loreley Rock to Oberwesel. After lunch, we visit Rüdesheim home of the 'Drosselgasse', a narrow street lined with shops and bars, many of which have live music through the day. We rejoin the ship in Koblenz ahead of tonight's celebrations and Gala dinner party. B,L,D
• New Years Day – Moselle Valley with Winetasting (optional). A leisurely start with brunch, before our excursion to the Moselle Valley, with winetasting at the House of Anton Hammes. Later, we cruise downstream, past the Siebengebirge hills and Remagen, to the former capital city of Bonn. Br,D
• Jan 2 – We disembark and journey by coach from Bonn to Calais, then home. B

B=Breakfast Br=Brunch L=Lunch D=Dinner