Christmastime on the Danube - November 2026

Wander the stalls of Europe’s most traditional and enchanting Christmas Markets, including Regensburg and Salzburg, shopping for handcrafted toys and gifts, sipping hot mulled wine and inhaling the fragrance of gingerbread and roasted chestnuts. 

Vienna Austria to Nuremberg Germany

• 7-day Danube River Cruise

• Vienna to Nuremberg

• November 29 to December 5, 2026

• Hosted by Travel Inspired

Cabins & Pricing

Photos from Claire’s Danube River Cruise in December, 2023

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Day 1 - The Avalon View, ready for boarding

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Day 2 - Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna

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Day 2 - Vienna Christmas Market

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Day 3 - Claire at Melk Abbey

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Day 3 - View from the top of Melk Abbey

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Day 4 - The Passau market next to the St. Stephen's cathedral.

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A mysterious shrine in the middle of the Danube River.

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Day 5 - Regensburg

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Festive evenings aboard the Avalon View.

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Day 6 - Nuremberg

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Day 6 - Nuremberg

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Souvenir Gluhwein Mugs - no paper or plastic please!

The Vienna Christmas Market is crowded but joyful.

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