Blue Water Holidays offers the widest choice of cruises on the major rivers of Europe from the top cruise lines. Read our destination guides, find your ideal itinerary and ship, and call us to reserve your cabin.
Enjoy visits to world-famous gardens, including Monet’s Garden and Keukenhof Gardens, on a cruise through the heart of Europe
Explore the Rhine or Moselle through Germany from Amsterdam in Holland to Basel in Switzerland, or just through the scenic Middle Rhine.
Follow the Danube through the heart of Europe to Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava. See Germany, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia.
Discover the Main-Danube Canal, joining the Rhine and Danube in Germany. Typical itineraries go from Amsterdam to Vienna, or to Budapest in Hungary.
The Danube flows through Serbia, Hungary and Romania towards the Black Sea. See the famous 'Iron Gates' and enjoy a visit to Bucharest.
Explore the beautiful wine-growing area of Bordeaux in Aquitaine, south west France, with a range of options from Bordeaux into the Gironde, Dordogne and Garonne.
Discover Portugal’s 'River of Gold' from the coast at Porto into Spain past picturesque villages and terraced vineyards. Options for stays in Lisbon.
See Burgundy and Provence on the Rhone through famous wine growing areas of France. Visit historic Avignon, Roman Arles and pretty wine villages.
The Elbe flows from the Czech Republic through Germany. Visit Dresden, Meissen and Wittenburg and stay in the capital cities of Berlin and Prague.
Follow the Seine through Paris to the sea at Honfleur and return via Monet’s Giverny and Rouen, with excursions including the Palace of Versailles.
From the sea at Nantes cruise the Loire goes upriver into the region of famous chateaux. Excursions to the St Nazaire shipyard and top chateaux
Journey from Seville to Cadiz along the Guadalquivir and the Andalucian coast. Excursions may visit Cordoba, Grenada and Gibraltar.
Explore Venice and see the islands of the Venice lagoon from your floating central hotel. City breaks or longer holidays available.
Explore the waterways and canals of Holland and Belgium in the Spring, visiting Amsterdam, Bruges, Antwerp and the colourful Dutch tulip fields.
Explore Russia between Moscow and St Petersburg visiting ancient towns and crossing unique lakes..