Experience the pre-Christmas magic of the Rhine by diving into this unique and contemplative travel experience! Commencing in Strasbourg, our advent cruise will take you through the romantic Middle Rhine Valley and to the imposing Rhine metropolis of Cologne, which is as fascinating in winter as in any other season.
During the course of the cruise, you visit the most beautiful Christmas markets of the region and discover magical destinations along the riverbanks, aglow with Christmas charm. Relax and enjoy this most peaceful time of the year on board the Amadeus fleet with us.
| Company Category : Standard |
| Company name : Lueftner Cruises |
| Ship name : AMADEUS Star |
| Journey Start Date : Tue 02 Dec 2025 |
| Journey End Date : Sat 06 Dec 2025 |
| Port start : Strasbourg / France |
| Port end : Cologne / Germany |
| Count Nights : 4 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg / France | Tue 02 Dec | ||
| 2 | Strasbourg / France | Wed 03 Dec | 22:00 | |
| 3 | Speyer / Germany | Thu 04 Dec | 05:00 | 20:00 |
| 4 | Koblenz / Germany | Fri 05 Dec | 15:30 | 21:59 |
| 4 | Rüdesheim / Germany | Fri 05 Dec | 05:00 | 11:00 |
| 5 | Cologne / Germany | Sat 06 Dec | 04:00 |
| Build Year : 2019 |
| Width : 11.40 |
| Length : 135.00 |
| Speed : 25.00 |
| Capacity : 164 |
Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and its 1 million+ (2016) inhabitants make it the fourth most populous city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. The largest city on the Rhine, it is also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, which is Germany's largest and one of Europe's major metropolitan areas, and of the Rhineland. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bonn. It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas.
The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. There are many institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln), one of Europe's oldest and largest universities, the Technical University of Cologne (Technische Hochschule Köln), Germany's largest university of applied sciences, and the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln), Germany's only sport university. Cologne Bonn Airport (Flughafen Köln/Bonn) is Germany's seventh-largest airport and lies in the southeast of the city. The main airport for the Rhine-Ruhr region is Düsseldorf Airport.
