5 nightsFrom Basel5 ports of call
Christmastime in Alsace & Germany (northbound)
Avalon Waterways · Avalon Panorama
Overview
A 5-night voyage aboard Avalon Panorama, departing Basel on 29 Nov 2026 and arriving in Frankfurt, calling at 5 destinations along the way.
BaselBreisachStrasbourgSpeyerFrankfurt
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Itinerary
5 nights · 5 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Basel, SwitzerlandEmbark
29 Nov 2026Basel is a city on the Rhine River in northwest Switzerland, close to the country’s borders with France and Germany. Its medieval old town centers around Marktplatz, dominated by the 16th-century, red-sandstone Town Hall. Its 12th-century Gothic cathedral has city views, and contains the tomb of the 16th-century Dutch scholar, Erasmus. The city’s university houses some of Erasmus’ works. - 2
Day 2 ·Breisach, Germany
30 Nov 2026Breisach is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about halfway between Freiburg and Colmar — 20 kilometres away from each — and about 60 kilometres north of Basel near the Kaiserstuhl. - 3
Day 3 ·Strasbourg, France
1 Dec 2026Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region, formerly Alsace, in northeastern France. It's also the formal seat of the European Parliament and sits near the German border, with culture and architecture blending German and French influences. Its Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame features daily shows from its astronomical clock and sweeping views of the Rhine River from partway up its 142m spire. - 4
Day 4 ·Speyer, Germany
2 Dec 2026Speyer is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer lies 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and 21 km south-west of Heidelberg. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities - 5
Day 5 ·Frankfurt, GermanyDisembark
3 Dec 2026Frankfurt, a central German city on the river Main, is a major financial hub that's home to the European Central Bank. It's the birthplace of famed writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose former home is now the Goethe House Museum. Like much of the city, it was damaged during World War II and later rebuilt.
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