Christmas in Europe evokes a magical image of glistening fairylights and charming market stalls, paired with the glorious smell of roasting chestnuts and spiced Glühwein. With Scenic you can take in the very best of Europe's enchanting Christmas Markets.

Or, guarantee yourself a White Christmas on a Scenic Eclipse cruise to Antarctica where the untouched beauty and incredible scenery will quite simply take your breath away. A Christmas tour in the winter wonderland of Canada is sure to ignite the magic of the festive season with its picture-perfect Alpine resorts and iconic snow-capped landmarks.

The sights and smells of the festive season evoke a magic like nothing else. The scent of aromatic glühwein hanging in the frosty air, the fairy lights that dazzle from each picture-perfect stall, and the overpowering aroma of sizzling bratwurst as it tempts hungry Christmas shoppers.
 
Our Danube and Rhine Christmas market cruise itineraries boast and once-in-a-lifetime experiences and exclusive excursions, combined with visits to traditional Christmas markets, as they continue the age-old tradition. Pick up souvenirs and try authentic festive treats on your choice of these festive journeys.

From fairytale snow across postcard landscapes to elk that resemble reindeer, a Christmas tour in Canada is the perfect seasonal retreat. A ‘white Christmas’ will suddenly make sense and instead of one Christmas tree, you can look forward to vast forests of them.

Enjoy the lights at the beautiful Butchart Gardens, a magical place at any time of year, but especially so as Christmas arrives. Enjoy dogsledding at Banff, where you’ll spend Christmas at one of the Fairmont’s iconic flagship hotels, the ‘Castle in the Rockies’. It’s sure to be more than just an idyllic Christmas and one of your most enjoyable in living memory.

Where better to spend Christmas than cruising the vast icy wonderland of Antarctica? December takes in the Antarctica Spring, meaning pack ice breaking up and regular fresh coatings of snow display a landscape at its most pristine. 

Abundant wildlife is a virtual guarantee - whales, seals, penguins, marine birds and more mean photo opportunities abound. In addition, truly phenomenal sunsets, ever-changing cloud formations and magnificent icescapes present Antarctica in stunning majesty.