2026 Christmas Markets Cruise

I just booked my first Tauck trip and my first Christmas Markets cruise. And it will be my first solo trip unless I get brave before then and take a trip solo. Mainly want to introduce myself and hopefully "meet" some of my cruise-mates on here. I'll be on the Joy from Vienna to Nuremberg Dec. 1-8, 2026.

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  • We did this in Dec 2023. Six women together -- 2 solos and 4 of us who left our spouses at home. We added two more women on board and there was another even bigger group of women. You'll be fine. Enjoy.

  • BarbaraLovesCats - I was on the 2023 Danube trip w/Claudia and, like she said, we more than welcomed solo travelers. I just did my first solo trip this past Dec on the Christmas Markets on the Rhine and met a lot of nice people who invited me to sit w/them in the lounge or at meals. On the Rhine cruise there were many, many people who were on their first Tauck trips. Tauck travelers are always welcoming of solo people. I have another solo trip for this December on the Yuletide Holiday cruise and look forward to meeting new people. You'll love it!

  • @Kathy0529 I'm so happy to hear that. Thanks :)

  • edited March 1

    BarbaraLovesCats, I booked one of the cabins with no single supplement as well, and will be on the same cruise! This will be my 2nd Tauck trip, as I did Italy in October on a small group trip which was absolutely wonderful! I will be flying into Vienna one, or maybe 2 days early, and might extend in Nuremberg as well by one day. Can’t wait… I’m sure it will be fantastic! Jean

  • Jean, sailr55, I'm happy to meet you. I'll try sending you a DM. Still figuring out how to use the Tauck forums. I'm a big fan of cruise critic and over there I'm pretty adept on the roll calls.

  • terrilynn many thanks for this information! I'm glad you filled me in on the too-short time for the markets in Vienna and Nuremberg. I'm def going to be extending. I'll start looking into hotels asap.

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