New Year in the Romantic Rhine valley (port

Passengers are welcome to board our ship at 6:00 p.m. After comfortably settling into your cabins, we'll introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail before dinner. We'll start cruising towards Koblenz.

We'll cruise through the most romantic areas of the Rhine River. We'll arrive in Koblenz, situated at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, and discover the city. Tonight is our gala dinner and evening.

We'll cruise to Rüdesheim. Join us for an optional tour of the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments. Enjoy a traditional evening in a riverside restaurant.During the night, departure on a cruise towards Mannheim.

Morning cruising towards Mannheim, which we will reach late in the morning.Early morning arrival in Mannheim. Optional excursion: Heidelberg. Departure by coach to Heidelberg, the city that symbolizes German Romanticism. Meeting with the guides at Heidelberg Castle, where you will discover, in their company, the exterior of this magnificent pink sandstone castle, partially in ruins. Since the end of the 18th century, the castle ruins have inspired painters and poets who saw them as a symbol of the grandeur and decay of human achievements. Goethe, Hölderlin, Uhland and Eichendorff celebrated the castle landscape, while many painters chose it as their subject. You will also discover the geometric terraces of the Palatinate Garden, the “Hortus Palatinus”, once considered the “eighth wonder of the world”.You will then continue with your guides on a visit of the old town. You will admire the Church of the Holy Spirit (exterior), built between 1398 and 1441, burial place of the Prince-Electors.Return on board in Mannheim.Afternoon cruising towards Strasbourg.New Year’s Eve evening.Overnight cruising towards Strasbourg.

Brunch on board. Disembarkation at 11:00 a.m. End of our services.