If you’re into holiday cruising, a Christmas Market cruise is a great way to enjoy the holiday festivities.
If you don’t have a Christmas Market cruise on your bucket list, you should add it right away. Christmas Market cruises are extremely popular and fill the passengers with a magical holiday spirit. Holiday cruises take you to the places you’ve read about in Christmas stories where you can enjoy dumplings and vanilla sauce, charming markets, and delicious mulled wine.
The best Christmas market river cruise leaves you feeling like you are part of a holiday dream, browsing through a winter wonderland full of brightly colored lights, beautiful handcrafts, smells that delight the senses, and all wrapped up in a medieval atmosphere. The charm, beauty, food delights, and nostalgia of Christmas market cruises will have you planning your next one as soon as you return home.
Christmas Market Cruises
You can expect an amazing experience on your cruise. There are so many charming and enchanting Christmas Markets in Austria. In Vienna you can enjoy the following markets and more:
• Vienna Christmas World at the Christmas Market – This is the biggest Christmas market with over 100 booths that will delight you with a huge selection of decorations, crafts, gifts, lots of delicious foods, and warm beverages. Two large ice-rinks in the park invite you to try out your own skills before taking in all the festive lights and decorated trees.
• Old Viennese Christmas Market – City Center – This delightful market is dedicated to the traditions of Austria with beautiful handicrafts, traditional mangers, and ceramic decorations. Late afternoons you can enjoy traditional advent music.
• The Christmas Village – Listen to the beautiful music of live gospel choirs while you browse, and shop 70 Christmas booths filled with beautiful gifts, handcrafts, and delicious holiday treats.
• Schönbrunn Palace Market – You’ll find both traditional and contemporary gifts for Christmas. Live music concerts entertain you while you shop for beautiful decorations and presents. There are Christmas workshops for the children that will delight their creativity and provide so much fun.