Trafalgar River Cruises : MS River Queen : Rhine Holiday Markets (Cologne to Basel)

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Rhine Holiday Markets (Cologne to Basel) Departs Cologne, Germany on Sun, Nov 29, 2009 Returns Basel, Switzerland on Mon, Dec 07, 2009

Region(s) Visited

France, Germany, Switzerland

River(s) Visited

Rhine

Discount Code:2112091129

MS River Queen

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	Cat1	Cat2	Cat3	Cat4
Brochure Price	$2824	$2624	$2424	$1999
Our Price	$2542	$2362	$2182	$1799

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Itinerary

Switzerland, France, and Germany provide the perfect backdrop for this true connoisseur's Christmas Markets cruise. Visit the delightful Christmas Markets of Basel, Switzerland, and Strasbourg, France. Then continue on to Germany, where many of our signature holiday traditions began, with stops in lovely medieval villages and the majestic city of Cologne with its grand cathedral. As you sail the Rhine, especially the 40 miles along the upper middle Rhine Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you'll be captivated by ancient fortresses, medieval castles and half-timbered villages all set in a winter wonderland. This cruise offers so much! The personality of each country shines even more brightly at this time of year because of each country's special holiday traditions. Share the joy of the season and enter into a festive mood as you discover one beautiful gift after another along the Rhine.

Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Cologne

Days 2 - 3 - Cologne (embark)

Day 4 - Koblenz, cruising the romantic Rhine, Rudesheim

Day 5 - Rudesheim, Mainz

Day 6 - Speyer (Heidelberg)

Day 7 - Strasbourg

Days 8 - 9 - Basel (disembark), transfer to the airport

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What's Included

7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the regal River Queen
All meals onboard
Complimentary fine wine during dinner, bottled water in your stateroom, and 24-hour specialty coffee
7 shore excursions, fully hosted by English-speaking guides
State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions
Captain's Welcome and Farewell Dinners
Exciting onboard entertainment and insightful lectures
An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive, all English-speaking staff
All transfers on arrival and departure days

Complimentary Transfers

With Trafalgar you will receive included group arrival and departure transfers on the cruise/tour start/end dates if you purchase your flights through Trafalgar on a Trafalgar recommended airline.
Cruise-only passengers making their own air arrangements will receive the included group arrival and departure transfers on the cruise/tour start/end dates if they provide us with their flight information 30 days in advance of arrival in the embarkation city.
Passengers flight arrangements must coincide with our cruise/tour start/end days and embarkation/debarkation cities only.
In order to receive an airport to ship transfer the flights must arrive no later than 14.00 on the day of passenger embarkation. As mentioned above these transfers are group transfers and passengers may experience a short waiting period between transfers. Passengers will need to make their own way to the meet and greet area where they will be met by a representative holding a Trafalgar Uniworld sign.
Ship to airport departure transfers are provided to the airport up until 12 noon on day of debarkation.
Passengers arriving outside these times will need to make their own arrangements.
We regret that we are unable to book extra night accommodation for River Cruises.

Upgrades available upon request.

Not Included:
Port Charges - $98

Pricing Categories for Itinerary is as follows:

Cabin 1 Category 1

Cabin 2 Category 2

Cabin 3 Category 3

Cabin 4 Category 5

Cabin upgrades are available upon request!

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