Kimberly Byerly

Women Over 60 Travel

WO60 Rhine & Shine:  A New Year's Eve Celebration River Cruise

Dec 27, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027
Switzerland, Germany, France

🎆 WO60 Rhine & Shine:  A New Year's Eve River Cruise 🎆

Celebrate New Beginnings on Timeless Waters

December 28, 2026 - January 04, 2027

(Cruise-Only)
 

We’ve saved a few cabins just for YOU on our WO60 New Year's Eve 2026 River Cruise with Amadeus/Lüftner Cruises' brand new vessel, Amadeus Aurea— one of Europe’s most beloved river cruise lines.

For a limited time, you can sail with us starting at $2,867 per person twin share / $3,266 per person single

🏰 Cabins are limited — reserve yours today and start dreaming of ringing in the new year in Europe!

✅ What’s Included

✨ Accommodation

  • 7 nights in a luxury outside river-view stateroom on Amadeus Aurea
    • Individual climate control & in-room safe
    • Choice of bed configuration (double or twin)
    • Bottled water in every stateroom
    • Complimentary Wi-Fi
    • 24-hour fitness center

🍷 Gourmet Dining on Amadeus Aurea

  • Gourmet Dining on Amadeus Aurea
    • Breakfast, multi-course lunches & dinners (vegetarian options available)
    • Free-flowing wines, draft beer, soda, coffee & tea with lunch & dinner onboard
    • Coffee & tea available 24/7 in the Amadeus Club
    • Welcome Cocktail Reception & Dinner
    • Captain’s Gala Dinner

🌟 Experiences & Services

  • Voyage of Discovery onboard programs
  • Multilingual Amadeus Cruise Director
  • WO60 Tour Escort
  • Digital audio system for guided excursions
  • Onboard activities: lectures, cooking demos, cultural performances, live music
  • Complimentary use of onboard bicycles
  • All port taxes, embarkation, disembarkation & lock fees included

🧭 Excursions

Excursions are à la carte — choose (and pay for) only what you want. You can find the optional excursion packages following your choice of cabin category. If you can't decide now - you can decide later to add excursions. 

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Strongly recommended: medical/travel insurance
  • Visa: As of now, Schengen ETIAS is not required for U.S. or Canadian passport holders (may change by 2026)
  • UK travelers require an ETA visa (available online)

❌ What’s Not Included

  • Airfare (research help available)
  • Transfers to/from the ship
  • Medical/travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Visa costs (if required)
  • Transfers and ground arrangements not listed
  • Land arrangements before/after the cruise
  • Gratuities
  • Meals not listed in itinerary
 
Itinerary
 
 
Day 01:  December 28, 2026 - Cologne, Germany - Embark Amadeus Aurea
Day 02:  December 29, 2026 - Mainz, Germany
Day 03: December 30, 2026 - Strasbourg, France
Day 04: December 31, 2026 - Basel, Switzerland - New Year's Eve
Day 05: January 01, 2027 - Basel, Switzerland - Happy 2027!
Day 06: January 02, 2027 - Speyer, Germany / Mannheim, Germany
Day 07: January 03, 2027 - Ruedesheim, Germany / Koblenz, Germany
Day 08: January 04, 2027 - Cologne, Germany
 

Available Packages

Category C-1 (Haydn Lower) - Fixed Window
Available until July 8, 2026

Starting At: $2,867.00
Deposit: $500.00 per person

Sold out
Spacious bathroom, panoramic window (cannot be opened), mini-bar, spacious wardrobe, choice of bed configuration (double or twin bed), flat-screen television, individual climate control, en-suite bathroom with shower/WC, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and in-room safe. (172.2 sf)

Category B-1 (Strauss Deck) - Drop-Down Panoramic Window
Available until July 8, 2026

Starting At: $3,777.00
Deposit: $500.00 per person

Sold out
Spacious bathroom, drop-down panoramic window, mini-bar, walk-in wardrobe, choice of bed configuration (double or twin bed), flat-screen television, individual climate control, en-suite bathroom with shower/WC, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and in-room safe.  (188.4 sf)

Category A-1 (Mozart Deck) - Drop-Down Panoramic Window
Available until July 8, 2026

Starting At: $4,118.00
Deposit: $500.00 per person

Book now (1 left)
Spacious bathroom, drop-down panoramic window, mini-bar, walk-in wardrobe, choice of bed configuration (double or twin bed), flat-screen television, individual climate control, en-suite bathroom with shower/WC, hair dryer, direct dial telephone and in-room safe.  (188.4 sf)

Extra Options

Welcome to Cologne Pre-Cruise Package
Available until July 8, 2026

$496.00
Deposit: $496.00

December 27 - 28, 2026
 
Package Includes:

  • VIP Transfer from the Airport to our Hotel
  • One pre-cruise hotel night at Hyatt Regency Cologne
  • 24 hour Hop on, Hop off bus tour
  • Transfer to the ship from our hotel
 
Exterior view of Hyatt Regency Cologne on the busy Rhine promenade in good weatherView from Hyatt Regency Cologne of the Rhine and Cologne Cathedral at duskView from King Bed Room at Hyatt Regency Cologne on Cologne Cathedral in sunshine

Package A | for only $340 per person
Available until July 8, 2026

$340.00
Deposit: $100.00

Excursion Package A:
  • Mainz walking tour with Gutenberg Museum
  • Strasbourg with canal boat tour
  • Basel - Where three countries meet
  • Romantic Heidelberg with castle ruins
  • Drosselgasse & Tasting of Rudesheimer coffee
  • Koblenz walking tour

Package B | for only $429 per person
Available until July 8, 2026

$429.00
Deposit: $100.00

Excursion Package B:
  • Mainz walking tour with Gutenberg Museum
  • Amadeus Taste:  Brewery Tour & Beer Tasting in Mainz
  • Strasbourg with canal boat tour
  • Basel - Where three countries meet
  • Speyer walking tour
  • Romantic Heidelberg with castle ruins
  • Drosselgasse & Tasting of Rudesheimer coffee
  • Koblenz walking tour