Cruise · 5 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
Christmas Markets Cruise - Germany & Holland
A five-night cruise from London Tilbury on Ambassador’s Ambience, visiting Hamburg’s festive markets and the canals of Amsterdam via the Elbe river and Ijmuiden in Holland.
Highlights
What makes this one worth it
Christmas markets in Hamburg
Cruise along the River Elbe
Visit to Ijmuiden, port for Amsterdam
Time in Amsterdam’s canals and markets
About the trip
This short cruise with Ambassador on the Ambience sets off from London Tilbury towards Hamburg, where the old port edges into a Christmas market scene that manages to feel genuine despite the tourists. After Hamburg, the ship traces the River Elbe, a waterway lined with reminders of former industry and quiet villages.
Next up is Ijmuiden, the North Sea gateway to Amsterdam. From there, a chance to see the Dutch capital’s canals dressed for winter: wooden chalets selling mulled wine, tinsel around the bridges, and the occasional tall ship’s mast poking above the rooftops. It’s a pause between cities with time to take in something beyond the usual sights.
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