Let this holiday season be an unforgettable one. Visit Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, Germany's oldest and best known Christmas Market where you can browse over 200 wooden stalls filled with signature toys and handicrafts, as well as indulge in the tasty treats of gingerbread, sausages, roasted chestnuts and sweet-and-spicy hot-mulled wine. Celebrate Christmas in Regensburg, one of the finest medieval towns in Europe, where you will have time to attend Christmas mass in one of Regensburg's magnificent churches, and enjoy a grand celebration onboard. Learn how the tradition of glass-blowing has remained basically unchanged since the glass-blower's pipe was invented some two thousand years ago, while watching the glass-maker skillfully use his tools in Zwiesel, and enjoy a horse sleigh ride through the hills and woods in the Bavarian Forest.

Ring in the New Year at a baroque palace in Vienna - a Uniworld exclusive!

Your trip promises to be extra special as we have arranged for exclusive excursions just for Uniworld's guests! You are invited to a special cocktail reception at Artstetten Castle with Princess Anita von Hohenberg, a descendant of the Habsburg lineage. You'll also welcome the New Year in style in the magnificent Viennese Palace of Daun-Kinsky - a gem of baroque architecture, hailed for its artistic touches. While here, you'll enjoy a festive dinner, along with a private concert, where you can even waltz to the famous Strauss and Mozart tunes - all in the stylish and elegant ambience of this historical salon.

Who will enjoy this cruise: Those looking to experience Europe at the most magical time of the year will thrill at celebrating the New Year at an exclusive gala event in a magnificent baroque palace, as well as meeting royalty from the Habsburg lineage.

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