MS La Belle de Cadix, 5 Night Andalusian Christmas ex Seville, Spain Return

Enjoy a cruise on the Guadalquivir this Christmas and discover the famous cities of Andalusia such as Seville with its tremendous heritage and old town center that houses fascinating monuments. Explore Cadiz and its surroundings and discover Roman theaters and medieval castles alike.

Day 1
Passengers are welcome to board our ship at 5:00 p.m. After comfortably settling into your cabins, we'll introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail before dinner.

Day 2
This morning, join us on an optional guided tour of Seville, where art and enchantment have left their mark on the city. The afternoon will be spent cruising toward Cádiz on the Guadalquivir.

Day 3
This morning, join us on an optional guided tour of Cádiz. This marvelous city will surprise you with its cultural and historical richness, famed for the beauty of its unique landscapes. In the afternoon, we'll cruise toward El Puerto de Santa Maria(4). Enjoy a free afternoon or join us on an optional excursion to visit the Osborne Bodega with wine tasting*. Tonight is our Christmas Eve dinner and evening. Midnight mass will be celebrated in El Puerto de Santa Maria(2-3-4).

Day 4
Join us on an optional excursion to Jerez, the Andalusian capital of wine and horses and the cradle of flamenco music. The afternoon will be spent cruising toward Seville. Tonight is our gala dinner and evening.

Day 5
Join us on a full-day optional tour of Córdoba, the Caliphs city, influenced by the Arab invasion, full of small wonders and exciting architectural remains. Enjoy some free time before we return to Seville.

Day 6
Enjoy one last buffet breakfast on board before disembarking at 9:00 a.m. End of our services.

Lights, luscious and bright colors: welcome aboard the MS La Belle de Cadix, the only ship that combines river-maritime routes! On the program, flamenco, paella and sun-drenched fruit will slip aboard this ship with warm colors and many welcoming spaces, not to mention the swimming pool on the sun deck! The cabins on the upper deck have wide windows with French balconies, those on the middle deck have large windows and those on the main deck have portholes. Located on the main deck, the restaurant is the place where all meals are served during the cruise. Animated evenings and aperitif games take place in the lounge / bar on the middle deck. You can also visit the pianorama bar at the rear of the ship on the upper deck, during aperitif time before or after dinner.

CroisiEurope has a fleet of Prestige category boats with cabins, which ply the most beautiful rivers in Europe. Spacious and light, they offer a welcoming and refined setting. Accommodation capacity varies from 100 to 180 passengers depending on the boat's design. At the cutting edge of technology, their facilities offer comfort and safety.

Carefully maintained and partially renovated each year, the CroisiEurope fleet is largely made up of recently built vessels, less than five years old, all with Veritas certification. The leading European river tour operator, our company owes its international reputation to its seriousness, its dynamism, its sense of innovation and its recognised value for money of long standing.

Vessels are rated four-star and food is superb – as you’d expect on a French-owned cruise line, staffed by French chefs and with top French and German wines aboard. One cruise of the Rhone and Saone Rivers in France concentrates on gastronomy and traditional French cusine, visiting Collonges Abbey, renowned for its great French chef, Paul Bocuse.

CroisiEurope is a family-owned and operated firm, with brothers and sisters running different aspects of the company and keeping a close eye on all operations to ensure excellence.

River cruising offers much free fun. Wake in the morning and observe the passing riverside scenery through your cabin window – perhaps from your bed. Gaze upon village churches or a patchwork of fields sparkling in the morning sun.

CroisiEurope’s network traverses a phenomenal number of European rivers and waterways. They range from the Guadalquivir and Guadiana (flowing through Spain and Portugal respectively); the Douro in Portugal, the Po and Venice Lagoon in Italy; the Rhone in Provence, plus the Seine from Paris to the Normandy Coast. And there’s more: the Moselle, the Neckar, the Saar, the Oder, the Havel, the Baltic Sea, the Camarge, the Rhine, the Main and the mighty Danube; the Tisza and the Black Sea; the Belgian and Dutch waterways. Everything from tulip time in Holland to Christmas Markets in Germany.

Drinks included with on board meals: mineral water, house wine, beer, fruit juice, and tea or coffee.