TUI River Cruises adds seven festive sailings for winter 2023
Experts in cruising Europe's waterways, TUI River Cruises*, has added seven festive sailings for its winter 2023 season.

TUI River Cruises has responded to strong demand with these new sailings that will run over the Christmas period.
There will be five dedicated sailings to Christmas markets with the Christmastime on the Rhine* itinerary. Each will depart from Mainz and call at Frankfurt, Cologne and Dusseldorf over five nights aboard TUI Skyla*.
Meanwhile, TUI Skyla will also host A Rhineland Christmas*, also from Mainz calling at Koblenz, Dusseldorf, Bonn and Cologne. These two extra sailings will run for seven nights each over Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
Chris Hackney, Managing Director of Cruise TUI UK and Ireland, said: "We are excited to be adding these additional sailings for winter 2023 giving more customers the opportunity to experience our fantastic river cruises."
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TUI River Cruises launches summer 2024 programme
TUI has released details of its summer 2024 programme* for TUI River Cruises, including two new UK departure points connecting with Budapest*.
Next summer's options will feature new flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to the Hungarian capital.
There will be three new itineraries to choose from including the 11-night European Explorer*, six-night North Rhine Explorer* and three-night Rhine Gorge Discovery*.
What's more, TUI River Cruises*' collection offers more variety in terms of the duration of cruises available. From 2024 passengers will also be able to select three, four, six, 11 or 15-night cruises in addition to its standard 14-night cruises.
TUI River Cruises' summer 2023 itineraries now on sale
TUI River Cruises has launched its summer 2023 programme* with two new sailings on the Rhine and one on the Main.
As a taster, Oktoberfest-themed "The Bavarian Discovery*" itinerary will depart from Frankfurt and call at eight ports in Germany, while a new wine-themed sailing, "Rhine Chateaux and Gateaux 2*", will also set sail in October 2023, departing from Basel and calling at Breisach, Strasbourg, Mannheim, Rudesheim, Boppard, Koblenz and Frankfurt.
In addition, TUI has added three new itineraries to its summer 2022 sailings*, bringing the total number available to 21, with a variety of durations from three to 14 nights. What's more, the line's third ship, TUI Isla, will complete the fleet in spring 2022.
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Updated on Wednesday 1 March 2023
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