Explore the Euros host nation with Emerald Cruises

Emerald Cruises itineraries taking in the best of Germany:

The Majestic Rhine

Guests can soak in the boutiques and gardens of Baden Baden before an exclusive backstage tour of the Opera Theatre. By Rastatt, a guided hike leads to Altes Schloss, a castle ruin full of hidden dungeons and winding staircases. In Rüdesheim, guests can ride the Winzerexpress to Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum – a unique exhibit of rare music boxes located in a knight’s tower. Guests can choose to either take a bike tour through Koblenz, or explore the quaint town on foot.

Prices from £1,747pp including flights and transfers.

Rhine Castles and Moselle Vineyards

Guests can hike to the Marksburg Castle, and take a guided tour of Cochem, which has a well-preserved medieval old town. uests can savour fine white wine at Schloss Johannisberg, the first Riesling winery in the world. Set over 50 hectares in front of the Taunus mountain range, the 300-acre forest grows native oak to make the wooden barrels used for producing this wine. These barrels are then kept in the 900-year-old abbey cellar, known as ‘Bibliotheca Subterranea’, where over 25,000 precious wines are stored. Alternatively, guests can participate in an active hike through vineyards to the Niederwalddenkmal Monument.

Prices from £1,999pp including flights and transfers.

Jewels of the Rhine

Guests will enjoy a guided tour of the historic old town in Cologne, one of the host cities for the fixtures this summer. A hike from Mount Königstuhl to Heidelberg awaits, with the opportunity to mosey through the UNESCO City of Literature that has inspired the likes of Mark Twain and artist William Turner. Guests can then take a guided bike tour of Breisach – famed for its gabled and half-timbered houses – before a trip to Freiburg, with exclusive tastings of local delicacies from the Black Forest.

Prices from £1,747pp including flights and transfers.