Avalon Waterways has added seven new Christmas Market cruise departures for 2026, marking a 15 percent boost in capacity and the company’s largest-ever lineup of festive sailings.

The company said that Avalon’s Christmas Market cruises are among its most popular, selling out earlier each year.

“Every holiday season, our guests step into a living snow globe, complete with sparkling lights, steaming mugs of mulled wine and centuries of Christmas tradition,” said Pam Hoffee, president of Avalon Waterways.

“These cruises have become the highlight of our year. Expanding them for 2026 means more cruisers can join the magic Avalon-style,” added Hoffee.

Avalon said in a statement that its expanded 2026 festive season now features more than 40 departures along the Danube, Rhine and Main Rivers,

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