Cruises that will get you in the holiday spirit

If you are looking at a Rhine River trip during Christmas, make sure Strasbourg is on your itinerary. Viking River Cruises has an 8-day trip that embarks in Amsterdam and disembarks in Basel, with Strasbourg included as one of the stops. The Christmas market, which sits on the border of France and Germany, has been around since 1570. It’s held from late November and runs through December 31. The market boasts a 100-foot tree, ice skating, caroling and Alsatian beer steins.