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7 Night - Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel

2026 Sails: Mar 4, Mar 18, Jun 13, Aug 6, Aug 23, Sep 6, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 21, 2027: May 21, Jun 4, Jun 18, Jul 2, Sep 20

7 Night - Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Zurich

2026 Sails: Mar 4, Mar 18, Jun 13, Aug 6, Aug 23, Sep 6, Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 21, 2027: May 21, Jun 4, Jun 18, Jul 2, Sep 20

7 Night - Early Season On the Rhine
Starting in Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Mar 11

7 Night - Early Season On the Rhine
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Mar 11

7 Night - Tulips & the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim, Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel

2026 Sails: Apr 4, Apr 18

7 Night - Tulips & the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim, Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel / Zurich

2026 Sails: Apr 4

7 Night - Tulips & the Rhine
Starting in Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim, Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Apr 11

7 Night - Tulips & the Rhine
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim, Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Apr 11

7 Night - Danube Delights
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Engelhartszell / Passau, Regensburg

2026 Sails: May 16

7 Night - Danube Delights
Starting in Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

2026 Sails: May 23

7 Night - The Majestic Rhine
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Rudesheim, Mainz / Frankfurt

2026 Sails: Jun 20, 2027: Jul 26, Aug 23

7 Night - Legendary Rhine & Moselle
Starting in Frankfurt Airport / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Frankfurt

2026 Sails: Jun 27, Jul 4, 2027: Aug 2, Aug 9, Aug 30

7 Night - The Majestic Rhine
Starting in Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Koblenz, Mannheim / Ludwigshafen / Heidelberg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Colmar, Basel / Zurich

2026 Sails: Jul 11, 2027: Aug 16, Sep 6

7 Night - The Majestic Rhine
Starting in Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Koblenz, Mannheim / Ludwigshafen / Heidelberg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Colmar, Basel

2026 Sails: Jul 11, 2027: Aug 16, Sep 6

7 Night - Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Aug 30, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 28, 2027: May 28, Jun 11, Jun 25, Jul 9, Sep 13, Sep 27

7 Night - Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Aug 30, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 28, 2027: May 28, Jun 11, Jun 25, Jul 9, Sep 13, Sep 27

7 Night - Danube Explorer
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Weissenkirchen / Melk, Linz / Cesky Krumlov, Passau

2026 Sails: Nov 18

7 Night - Christmas Markets On the Danube
Starting in Munich / Passau, Passau, Linz, Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

2026 Sails: Nov 25

7 Night - Holland & Belgium in Bloom
Starting in Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Apr 9, Apr 16

9 Night - Amsterdam & Tulips & the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim, Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach, Basel / Zurich

2026 Sails: Apr 2

9 Night - Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Zurich

2026 Sails: Jun 11, Oct 2, Oct 19, 2027: May 19, Jun 2, Jun 16

9 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam
Starting in Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Oct 28, 2027: Jun 11, Jul 9, Sep 13, Sep 27

9 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Oct 28, 2027: Jun 11, Jul 9, Sep 13, Sep 27

10 Night - Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards
Starting in Basel Embarkation, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mainz / Rudesheim, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Cochem / Koblenz, Koblenz / Bonn, Nijmegen, Dordrecht / Rotterdam, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Mar 25, Jul 18, Aug 13, Oct 11

10 Night - Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards
Starting in Zurich / Basel Embarkation, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mainz / Rudesheim, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Cochem / Koblenz, Koblenz / Bonn, Nijmegen, Dordrecht / Rotterdam, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Mar 25, Jul 18, Aug 13, Oct 11

10 Night - Danube Delights & Classic Prague
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Engelhartszell / Passau, Regensburg, Regensburg / Prague, Prague

2026 Sails: May 16

10 Night - Classic Prague & Danube Delights
Starting in Prague, Prague / Regensburg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

2026 Sails: May 20

10 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Lucerne - Zurich
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Zurich, Zurich

2026 Sails: Jun 13, Aug 23, Oct 21, 2027: Jul 2, Sep 20

10 Night - Romantic Franconia & Bavaria & Legendary Rhine & Moselle
Starting in Munich, Munich / Neuschwanstein, Munich / Nuremberg, Nuremberg / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Frankfurt

2026 Sails: Jun 24, 2027: Aug 6

10 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Zermatt, Zermatt, Zermatt / Zurich, Zurich

2026 Sails: Aug 6, Sep 6

10 Night - Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Zurich, Zurich / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Aug 27, Sep 10, Sep 24, 2027: May 25, Jun 8, Jun 22, Jul 6, Sep 10, Sep 24

10 Night - Waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium
Starting in Amsterdam / Zaandam, Zaandam, Veere, Willemstad NL / Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Rotterdam / The Hague, Liege, Brussels, Antwerp, Zaandam, Zaandam / Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Mar 20, Mar 30

10 Night - Copenhagen & Holland & Belgium in Bloom
Starting in Copenhagen, Copenhagen / Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Apr 6

10 Night - Holland in Bloom & Belgian Delights
Starting in Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Brussels, Brussels

2027 Sails: Apr 9

10 Night - Belgian Delights & Holland in Bloom
Starting in Brussels, Brussels / Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Apr 13

10 Night - Holland & Belgium in Bloom & Copenhagen
Starting in Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: Apr 16

10 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Copenhagen
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: May 28

10 Night - Jewels of the Rhine & Copenhagen
Starting in Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: May 28

10 Night - Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards
Starting in Amsterdam, Rotterdam / Dordrecht, Nijmegen, Bonn, Bernkastel, Cochem / Koblenz, Sankt Goar / Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach / Colmar, Basel

2027 Sails: Jul 16

10 Night - The Majestic Rhine & Berlin
Starting in Zurich / Basel, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Rudesheim, Mainz / Frankfurt / Berlin, Berlin

2027 Sails: Jul 26, Aug 23

10 Night - The Majestic Rhine & Berlin
Starting in Basel, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Rudesheim, Mainz / Frankfurt / Berlin, Berlin

2027 Sails: Jul 26, Aug 23

10 Night - Berlin & Legendary Rhine & Moselle
Starting in Berlin, Berlin / Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Frankfurt

2027 Sails: Jul 30, Aug 27

10 Night - Legendary Rhine & Moselle & Berlin
Starting in Frankfurt Airport / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Frankfurt / Berlin, Berlin

2027 Sails: Aug 9

10 Night - Berlin & the Majestic Rhine
Starting in Berlin, Berlin / Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Koblenz, Mannheim / Ludwigshafen / Heidelberg, Rastatt (Baden-Baden), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Colmar, Basel

2027 Sails: Aug 13, Sep 3

10 Night - Legendary Rhine & Moselle & Romantic Franconia & Bavaria
Starting in Frankfurt Airport / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Nuremberg, Nuremberg / Munich, Munich / Neuschwanstein, Munich

2027 Sails: Aug 30

10 Night - London & Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in London, London / Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Zurich

2027 Sails: Sep 17

10 Night - London & Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in London, London / Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel

2027 Sails: Sep 17

12 Night - Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine & Zurich-Lucerne
Starting in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf / Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Kehl / Strasbourg, Breisach / Freiburg, Basel / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Zurich, Zurich

2026 Sails: Jun 11, Oct 19

12 Night - Zurich-Lucerne with Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam
Starting in Zurich, Zurich / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Jun 8, Jul 6, Sep 10, Sep 24

12 Night - Amsterdam with Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards
Starting in Amsterdam, Rotterdam / Dordrecht, Nijmegen, Bonn, Bernkastel, Cochem / Koblenz, Sankt Goar / Rudesheim, Mainz, Strasbourg, Breisach / Colmar, Basel / Zurich

2027 Sails: Jul 14

13 Night - Lucerne - Zurich & Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards
Starting in Zurich, Zurich / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Basel, Breisach / Colmar, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mainz / Rudesheim, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Cochem / Koblenz, Koblenz / Bonn, Nijmegen, Dordrecht / Rotterdam, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Oct 8

13 Night - Waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium & Copenhagen
Starting in Copenhagen, Copenhagen / Amsterdam, Zaandam, Veere, Willemstad NL / Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Rotterdam / The Hague, Liege, Brussels, Antwerp, Zaandam, Zaandam / Amsterdam

2027 Sails: Mar 17

13 Night - Waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium & Copenhagen
Starting in Amsterdam / Zaandam, Zaandam, Veere, Willemstad NL / Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Rotterdam / The Hague, Liege, Brussels, Antwerp, Zaandam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: Mar 30

13 Night - Belgian & Holland Delights with Copenhagen
Starting in Copenhagen, Copenhagen / Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Brussels, Brussels

2027 Sails: Apr 6

13 Night - Belgian & Holland Delights with Copenhagen
Starting in Brussels, Brussels / Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam (the Hague) Willemstad NL, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: Apr 13

13 Night - Zurich to Copenhagen & Jewels of the Rhine
Starting in Zurich, Zurich / Lucerne, Lucerne, Lucerne / Basel, Breisach, Kehl / Strasbourg, Mannheim (Heidelberg), Koblenz, Cologne / Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Copenhagen, Copenhagen

2027 Sails: May 25

13 Night - Highlights of Germany & Legendary Rhine & Moselle
Starting in Munich, Munich / Neuschwanstein, Munich / Nuremberg, Berlin / Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Nuremberg, Berlin

2027 Sails: Aug 6

13 Night - Highlights of Germany & Legendary Rhine & Moselle
Starting in Berlin, Berlin / Frankfurt / Mainz, Rudesheim, Bernkastel, Trier (Schweich), Cochem, Koblenz, Mainz, Mainz / Nuremberg, Nuremberg / Munich, Munich / Neuschwanstein, Munich

2027 Sails: Aug 27

14 Night - Splendours of Europe
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Feb 18, May 30, 2027: May 7, Oct 18, Nov 15

14 Night - Splendours of Europe
Starting in Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Miltenberg / Wertheim, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

2026 Sails: May 2, Nov 4, 2027: Apr 23, Oct 4, Nov 1

14 Night - Christmas Markets of Europe
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg / Kelheim, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Dec 2

17 Night - Splendours of Europe & Prague
Starting in Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Miltenberg / Wertheim, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Budapest / Prague, Prague

2026 Sails: May 2, 2027: Oct 4, Nov 1

17 Night - Prague & Christmas Markets of Europe
Starting in Prague, Prague / Budapest, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg / Kelheim, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: Nov 29

17 Night - Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe
Starting in Brussels, Brussels / Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Miltenberg / Wertheim, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest

2027 Sails: Apr 20, Oct 1, Oct 29

17 Night - Prague & Splendours of Europe
Starting in Prague, Prague / Budapest, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam

2027 Sails: May 4

17 Night - Splendours of Europe & Paris
Starting in Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Paris, Paris

2027 Sails: May 7, Oct 18

20 Night - Prague to Paris & Splendours of Europe
Starting in Prague, Prague / Budapest, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam, Amsterdam / Paris, Paris

2027 Sails: May 4

20 Night - Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe & Prague
Starting in Brussels, Brussels / Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Miltenberg / Wertheim, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Melk / Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Budapest / Prague, Prague

2027 Sails: Oct 1, Oct 29

24 Night - Eastern European Escapade & Splendours of Europe
Starting in Prague, Prague / Dresden / Berlin, Berlin, Berlin / Warsaw, Warsaw, Warsaw / Krakow, Krakow / Auschwitz, Krakow / Budapest, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein / Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg, Wertheim / Miltenberg, Rudesheim / Koblenz, Cologne, Amsterdam

2026 Sails: May 20

About Emerald Sun

Guiding you past some of Europe's most beautiful stretches of countryside and through some of the continent's most vibrant and enchanting cities; Emerald ensures every minute of your holiday is exceptionally comfortable and enjoyable. From the spacious suites and staterooms to the contemporary, sophisticated public spaces, every inch of Emerald ships has been considered.

Navigating the rivers Rhine, Main, Danube and Moselle; the Emerald Star, Sky, Sun, Dawn and Destiny can guide you through some of Europe's most magical stretches of water and help you explore many of the continent's most arresting and enchanting cities. The five sister vessels, boasting a modest capacity of 182 guests apiece, are all blessed with a selection of wonderful amenities and features.

A few key facts
135 METRES LONG

182 GUESTS

92 SUITES

47 CREW

Features

Our brand new Emerald 'Star Ships', the Emerald Dawn and the Emerald Sun, have made their debut voyages and have received high marks from our guests. You'll enjoy all the same great features, including our open air system in the balcony suites and the indoor/ outdoor pool area, that make the "Star Ships" the 2014 Cruise Critic Editors' Pick award winners for best new river ships.

Cabins

No matter which river cruise you choose, all your meals on-board the ship; beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner; on-shore excursions and touring; a special selection of EmeraldPLUS experiences; all travel and transfers from selected airports; and all tipping are included in the price. It's what we like to call 'Exceptional Emerald Value'.

Cruises & Departures

Step on to an award-winning ship where the spacious Sun Deck offers panoramic views of the stunning scenery. Relax in the fresh air while enjoying a light lunch and a glass of wine al-fresco on The Terrace. Enjoy insightful excursions in every port at no extra cost and we take care of tipping so you don't have to think about it. You wouldn't expect all this from a river cruise, but on an Emerald Waterways river cruise, you can look forward to it.

Emerald Sun Itineraries