German Christmas Markets

5 nights from £299pp departing Sunday 10th Dec 2023

Hosted by Garry Richardson, this Cricketing Legends sailing allows you to get up close and personal with some of the finest players of all time. We have an amazing line-up of stars for you to meet, including former cricketers Graham Gooch OBE, famous broadcaster and former cricketer Jonathan Agnew MBE and renowned sports journalist Henry Blofeld OBE - the voice of cricket for many years.

You’ll get to listen to these highly decorated legends talk about their careers and recount fascinating stories, over several decades, from their times travelling the world, playing in and commentat...

The Christmas tree originated in Germany, where the locals love to celebrate – so there’s no better place to spend the most magical time of year. The notorious markets at Hamburg will provide you with magical gifts to take home to friends and family, as well as delicious treats and warming beverages to sample as you walk beneath the bright lights soaking in the festive glory.

CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS

Hamburg cruise River Elbe, Germany

Here you’ll step into an infectiously vibrant atmosphere and a plethora of cultural offerings - the perfect welcome for our party.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Dutch spirit will welcome you with open arms as you arrive in the Netherland’s charming capital. Cycle along the canals, sip coffee in a quirky café, visit the museums, and simply lap up the beautiful and relaxed surroundings.

Itinerary

Map

					Arrive	Depart
	10th10	DecDec	202323	Tilbury, England, embark on the Ambience		17:00
Just 22 nautical miles down river from the Tower Bridge in London, Tilbury is a popular turnaround port for cruises visiting Baltic and Northern European destinations.
	11th11	DecDec	202323	At Sea
	12th12	DecDec	202323	Hamburg, Germany	08:00	23:59
Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city with a history dating back to Charlemagne. A major port, this vibrant city is home to art and culture, extensive shopping facilities, Baroque buildings and waterfront vistas. With its well-known fish market, art galleries and Museums together with several beautiful parks including a botanical garden, this is a city with something for everyone. British visitors who remember the Swinging Sixties may like to visit the streets around Grosse Freiheit, where an unknown pop group called The Beatles gave their first public performances in various local clubs before achieving worldwide fame.
	13th13	DecDec	202323	At Sea
	14th14	DecDec	202323	Amsterdam, Netherlands	08:00	16:00
Amsterdam combines the unrivaled beauty of the 17th-century Golden Age city center with plenty of museums and art of the highest order, not to mention a remarkably laid-back atmosphere. It all comes together to make this one of the world's most appealing and offbeat metropolises in the world. Built on a latticework of concentric canals like an aquatic rainbow, Amsterdam is known as the City of Canals—but it's no Venice, content to live on moonlight serenades and former glory. Quite the contrary: on nearly every street here you'll find old and new side by side—quiet corners where time seems to be holding its breath next to streets like neon-lit Kalverstraat, and Red Light ladies strutting by the city's oldest church. Indeed, Amsterdam has as many lovely facets as a 40-carat diamond polished by one of the city's gem cutters. It's certainly a metropolis, but a rather small and very accessible one. Locals tend to refer to it as a big village, albeit one that happens to pack the cultural wallop of a major world destination. There are scores of concerts every day, numerous museums, summertime festivals, and, of course, a legendary year-round party scene. It's pretty much impossible to resist Amsterdam's charms. With 7,000 registered monuments, most of which began as the residences and warehouses of humble merchants, set on 160 man-made canals, and traversed by 1,500 or so bridges, Amsterdam has the largest historical inner city in Europe. Its famous circle of waterways, the grachtengordel, was a 17th-century urban expansion plan for the rich and is a lasting testament to the city’s Golden Age. This town is endearing because of its kinder, gentler nature—but a reputation for championing sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll does not alone account for Amsterdam's being one of the most popular destinations in Europe: consider that within a single square mile the city harbors some of the greatest achievements in Western art, from Rembrandt to Van Gogh. Not to mention that this is one of Europe's great walking cities, with so many of its treasures in the untouted details: tiny alleyways barely visible on the map, hidden garden courtyards, shop windows, floating houseboats, hidden hofjes(courtyards with almshouses), sudden vistas of church spires, and gabled roofs that look like so many unframed paintings. And don’t forget that the joy lies in details: elaborate gables and witty gable stones denoting the trade of a previous owner. Keep in mind that those XXX symbols you see all over town are not a mark of the city's triple-X reputation. They're part of Amsterdam's official coat of arms—three St. Andrew's crosses, believed to represent the three dangers that have traditionally plagued the city: flood, fire, and pestilence. The coat's motto ("Valiant, determined, compassionate") was introduced in 1947 by Queen Wilhelmina in remembrance of the 1941 February Strike in Amsterdam—the first time in Europe that non-Jewish people protested against the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime.
	15th15	DecDec	202323	Tilbury, England, disembark the Ambience	08:00
Just 22 nautical miles down river from the Tower Bridge in London, Tilbury is a popular turnaround port for cruises visiting Baltic and Northern European destinations.

Ambience

Launch Year

1991

Refit Year

2017

Tonnage

70,285

Capacity

1,400

Cabins

798

Accessible

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Buckingham Restaurant

Breakfast and lunch are generally served on an open seating basis, giving you and your appetite plenty of choice. With dinner, we operate two sittings, which can be requested when booking your cruise.

Chef's Table

Why not expand your taste buds at our VIP Chef’s Table for a glittering gastronomic experience.

Sea & Grass

Enjoy a taste sensation at our speciality restaurant.

The Fusion

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The Observatory

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Centre Court

There are six entertainment venues including the impressive three-decked central Atrium.

Botanical Lounge

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Raffle's Bar

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SW19

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Palladium

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Dome Observatory & Nightclub

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Holiday Summary

	5 nights aboard the Ambience
	Port Taxes and Fees
	ABTA and ATOL Protection*

Interior staterooms from		£299pp
1	Standard Twin	£299pp
2	Standard Plus Twin	£339pp
3	Superior Twin	£389pp
4	Premium Twin	£389pp

Oceanview staterooms from		£369pp
6	Standard Twin	£409pp
6B	Standard Twin	£369pp
6C	Standard Twin
7	Standard Twin	£419pp
8	Standard Plus Twin	£469pp
9	Superior Twin	£479pp
11	Superior Plus Twin	£509pp
12	Premium Twin	£509pp

Balcony staterooms from		£629pp
14	Superior Balcony	£629pp
15	Superior Plus Balcony	£639pp
16	Premium Balcony

Suite staterooms from		£869pp
JS	Junior Suite	£869pp
DS	De Luxe Suite	£1,049pp

	Interior	Oceanview	Balcony	Suite
	(All prices are £GBP per person)
Sun 27th Oct 202427 Oct 24	599	679	1,039	1,389
Sun 8th Dec 202408 Dec 24	599	699	1,039	1,389