VANCOUVER — Emerald Cruises has opened early access bookings for its entire 2025 Europe river cruise season.

Pricing and details are now available for sailings on the Rhine, Main, Danube, Moselle, Rhône and Douro rivers, including springtime ‘tulip cruises’ and a variety of Christmas market cruises. As always, a wide array of EmeraldACTIVE tours including guided hikes, bike rides and canoe trips are offered at no extra cost.

Guests booking their 2025 Europe river cruise by Feb. 15, 2024 will receive a Bonus Launch Savings of $500 per couple, plus their choice of the following offers:

• The Super Earlybird offer includes 2025 cruise at the 2024 price, roundtrip airfare on 8 days and longer itineraries, and up to $1,400 CAD savings per person on select sailings, with full payment required 10 months prior to departure
• The Earlybird offer includes 2025 cruise at the 2024 price and up to $1,600 savings per person on all sailings

Group bookings made by Feb. 15, 2024, will receive the same Bonus Launch Savings of $250 per person and choice of Super Earlybird or Earlybird offer. Plus, groups booking all April, July, August & October 2025 (excluding Douro) departures receive extra $750 Group Savings per person, while all other departures will receive an additional $350 Group Savings per person (excluding Douro).

Groups can be comprised by as few as 10 guests or five suites, and group bookings are eligible for excusive discounts and benefits.

All Emerald Cruises’ river cruise fares include airport transfers; daily guided tours including active options; all meals onboard; complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner; all gratuities; port charges; and Wi-Fi.

To help ensure guests book the sailing of their dreams, Emerald Cruises has increased the number of departures for some its most popular itineraries, including: 

• Jewels of the Rhine, an eight-day sailing between Amsterdam and Basel on one of Europe’s more storied rivers, will add 15 departures in 2025, with a longer sailing season stretching into early November
• The 15-day Splendours of Europe between Amsterdam and Budapest will add three departures

For more information go to www.emeraldcruises.ca or call the travel agent reservations line at 1-855-444-0161 or email groups@emeraldcruises.ca for group booking inquiries.