Christmas on the Elbe (port-to-port cruise)

Included in tour package<ul><li>Berlin</li><li>Sans-souci Palace</li><li>Magdeburg</li><li>Wittenberg&#160;</li><li>Meissen</li><li>Dresden</li></ul>

Take a guided panoramic tour of Berlin in a coach. You&#39;ll see the city&#39;s main sites including Charlottenburg Palace and the government and embassy districts. We&#39;ll continue to the eastern side of the city where you&#39;ll see the Pariser Platz, French embassy, Academy of Arts, the renowned Unter den Linden, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin State Library, Humboldt University, the opera house, the Zeughaus and Berlin Cathedral. We&#39;ll also see Museum Island, Alexanderplatz, St. Nicholas Quarter (birthplace of the city), the city palace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Gendarmenmarkt, Neue Kirche and the Konzerthaus Berlin. No tour of Berlin would be complete without a visit to Checkpoint Charlie, the vestiges of the wall, and Potsdamer Platz &mdash; rebuilt to contemporary perfection after being destroyed during WWII and left desolate during the Cold War. To finish up, we&#39;ll stop off at one of the city&#39;s Christmas markets before returning to the ship.

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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Panoramic tour of Berlin

We&#39;ll enjoy a guided tour on foot of Dresden&#39;s historic old city. Strolling across the area, we&#39;ll see the Theaterplatz, Semper Opera House, the Zwinger inside courtyard, cathedral, George Gate and Br&uuml;hl Terrace. Following our tour, we&#39;ll return to the ship.

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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Dresden

We&#39;ll begin our tour with the Magdeburg Cathedral, home to the tomb of Emperor Otto I the Great. Magdeburg is a Hanseatic city located midway on the Elbe River and the Roman Roads&mdash;in the heart of Germany rich with a multi-faceted history. Its other sacred monuments include the Magdalenekapelle, St. Petrikirche, Wallonerkirche, Monastery of Our Lady and St. John&#39;s Church. We&#39;ll continue our panoramic tour by seeing the city&#39;s main monuments, including the citadel. Once located in East Germany, the city has retained its grey, square, Soviet-style buildings which are embellished today with molding and decorations. We&#39;ll visit the marketplace to see the magnificent replica of the Magdeburger Reiter, as well as the town hall and its bronze door. You&#39;ll finish up the tour with some free time on your own. 
During the holiday cruise, you&#39;ll be able visit the Christmas market in the city before returning to the ship.

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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Magdeburg

Tour of Meissen: The Cradle of Saxony 
This city is famous for its porcelain, based on extensive local deposits of both china and potter&#39;s clay. Its historic district is located mostly around the market at the foot of the castle hill and contains many Renaissance-style buildings, as well as two Late-Gothic buildings: the town hall and the Frauenkirche. In the distance, you&#39;ll be able to see the impressive Albrechtsburg. We&#39;ll then visit the city&#39;s Christmas market, magnificently located in the heart of the historic district. You&#39;ll not only find the famous Meissen porcelain, but also candles, holiday decorations, wooden sculptures and traditional local delicacies. During December, the facade of the town hall is turned into a giant advent calendar. Following our tour, we&#39;ll return to the ship.

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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Meissen (Christmas cruise)

You will visit the New Palace in the Sanssouci Park. The enormous New Palace is the imposing counterpart to the intimate Sanssouci Palace. Frederick II himself referred to the New Palace as a boast. He preferred the intimate Sanssouci and used the magnificent building as guest accommodation and a setting for lavish celebrations. Composed of three wings, this immense castle is impressive, but the red brick is merely painted for cost reasons. Inside, the spacious castle with its 200 rooms, royal apartments, and four galleries is a joyful display of Rococo style. You will notably visit the most eccentric room, the Grotto Hall, adorned with over 24,000 shells, minerals, fossils, and precious stones, as well as the Marble Gallery, with its marble cladding and gold ceiling paintings, a superb example of Prussian Rococo. Then, free time at the "Blauer Lichterglanz" Christmas market, located in Potsdam's historic center. PLEASE NOTE<ul><li>The order of the visits can change.</li><li>Times are approximate.</li></ul>

TOUR OF THE SANS-SOUCI PALACE

We&rsquo;ll leave by coach for a guided tour of Lutherstadt Wittenberg&rsquo;s old town, first visiting the Luther House. A former Augustinian monastery, it was for 35 years the home and place of work of Martin Luther. The house was transformed into a museum in 1883 and remains to this day the largest museum in the world dedicated to the history of the reformation. You&rsquo;ll also get to see the outside of Melanchthon&rsquo;s house, where Luther&rsquo;s disciple lived and died. Next you&rsquo;ll head to St. Mary&rsquo;s town church where Martin Luther used to preach, and move on to painter Cranach&rsquo;s house, whose portraits are now exhibited in the most prestigious museums around the world. Afterwards, you&rsquo;ll visit the All Saints&rsquo; Church. Don&rsquo;t miss its doors on which a reproduction of Luther&rsquo;s 95 theses are nailed. In this very church are the tombs of both Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. We&rsquo;ll return on board.

PLEASE NOTE

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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Wittenberg (Christmas and New Year cruises)

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Included in tour package Berlin Sans-souci Palace Magdeburg Wittenberg Meissen Dresden

CLASSIC EXCURSIONS PACKAGE

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