{"id":41223,"date":"2020-02-19T11:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?p=41223"},"modified":"2020-02-19T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T17:08:42","slug":"crystal-river-cruises-2022-itineraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2020\/02\/crystal-river-cruises-2022-itineraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal River Cruises’ 2022 Itineraries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crystal Bach docked near Trier, Germany. \u00a9 2019 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n

Crystal River Cruises’ 2022 itineraries are now open for booking.<\/p>\n

New in 2022 are a Treasures of Southeast Europe<\/strong> itinerary, featuring maiden ports Vidin, Bulgaria and Giurgiu, Romania, and a Joyous Danube<\/strong> holiday voyage round-trip from Vienna, highlighting the Christmas markets of the region. Every itinerary features at least two overnight stays – some as many as four.<\/p>\n

With more seven-night itineraries than ever, many Crystal River Cruises\u2019 2022 sailings are also combinable for longer vacations. Two May itineraries aboard Crystal Ravel, Treasures of Southeast Europe<\/strong> and Delightful Danube<\/strong> can be combined for a 14-night voyage between Vilshofen and Giurgiu, while Crystal Bach\u2019s July and August Dutch & Belgian Waterways<\/strong>\u00a0and either Legendary Rhine\u00a0<\/strong>(westbound) or Romantic Rhine<\/strong> (eastbound) cruises can create five-country, 14-night voyages between Amsterdam and Basel.<\/p>\n

Crystal\u2019s pre- and post-cruise Extended Land Programs expand Crystal vacations ashore with options in Prague and Zurich.<\/p>\n

Both Crystal Bach and Crystal Mahler will feature Wine & Food Festival theme cruises (both ships\u2019 October 8, 15 and 22 departures), featuring cooking demos with local guest chefs on board and immersive experiences ashore exploring the destinations\u2019 specialties. Crystal Ravel will offer Jewish Heritage<\/strong> voyages in June, July and October, highlighting sites and figures that have shaped the Jewish culture in locales along the Danube, with an expanded selection of shoreside experiences.<\/p>\n

For seasonal experiences, Crystal Bach will sail Tulips & Windmills<\/strong> voyages to the Netherlands and Belgium, showcasing the famed fields cloaked in millions of blooms and offering opportunities to explore countryside windmill farms. During the winter holidays from late November through December, all four Crystal ships will visit the Christmas markets of Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Crystal River Cruises\u2019 2022 itineraries include:<\/h2>\n

Netherlands & Belgium<\/h3>\n

Tulips and Windmills<\/strong> (April and May), Dutch & Belgian Waterways<\/strong> (July and August), 7 nights, Amsterdam Roundtrip<\/p>\n

Beginning and ending with overnight stays in Amsterdam; calling in Kinderdijk, Hoorn, Rotterdam and Middleburg, Netherlands; and Ghent and Antwerp, Belgium.<\/p>\n

Rhine River<\/h3>\n

Legendary Rhine<\/strong>, 7 nights, Basel to Amsterdam<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Koblenz and Amsterdam; calling in Cologne, R\u00fcdesheim and Mannheim, Germany; and Strasbourg, France.<\/p>\n

Romantic Rhine<\/strong>, 7 nights, Amsterdam to Basel<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Koblenz and Amsterdam; calling in Cologne, R\u00fcdesheim and Mannheim, Germany; and Strasbourg, France, and cruising through Boppard and Lorelei, Germany.<\/p>\n

Revel on the Rhine<\/strong> Holiday voyage, 9 nights, Amsterdam Roundtrip<\/p>\n

Beginning and ending with overnights in Amsterdam (double overnight); calling in Cologne, R\u00fcdesheim, Mannheim and Koblenz, Germany; and Arnhem, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Danube River<\/h3>\n

*NEW*<\/strong> Treasures of Southeast Europe<\/strong>, 7 nights, Giurgiu to Budapest\/Budapest to Giurgiu<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Budapest; Vidin, Bulgaria (westbound only); and Novi Sad, Serbia (eastbound only); calling in Mohacs, Hungary; Vukovar, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; and cruising the Iron Gates.<\/p>\n

Danube Dreams & Discoveries<\/strong>, 7 nights, Vienna Roundtrip<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Vienna and Budapest; calling in Esztergom, Hungary; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Krems, Melk and Linz, Austria and also cruising the Wachau Valley.<\/p>\n

Delightful Danube<\/strong>, 7 nights, Vilshofen to Budapest<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Vienna and Budapest; calling in D\u00fcrnstein, Melk and Linz, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Passau, Germany and cruising the Wachau Valley.<\/p>\n

*NEW* Joyous Danube Celebration<\/strong> Holiday voyage, 9 nights, Vienna R\/T<\/p>\n

Featuring overnights in Vienna and Budapest; calling in Bratislava, Slovakia; Krems, Melk and Linz, Austria and also cruising the Wachau Valley.<\/p>\n

Looking to cruise with Crystal in 2021? Check out our hosted cruise aboard Crystal Bach<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crystal highlights its 2022 itineraries – featuring some of its classic itineraries and introducing some of its new itineraries for 2022. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[594],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}