Amsterdam Netherlands
Netherlands
Plan a rewarding stop in Amsterdam Netherlands, a river cruise destination in Netherlands. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
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River cruise ports
Browse river cruise stops across Europe and farther afield, from capital-city moorings to smaller waterside towns. Use each guide to get your bearings and make better use of a shorter call ashore.
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Featured river ports
A useful starting selection for comparing arrival styles, transport options and the scale of a day ashore.
Budapest Hungary
Hungary
Plan a rewarding stop in Budapest Hungary, a river cruise destination in Hungary. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guideVienna Austria
Austria
Plan a rewarding stop in Vienna Austria, a river cruise destination in Austria. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guideCologne Germany
Germany
Plan a rewarding stop in Cologne Germany, a river cruise destination in Germany. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guidePassau Germany
Germany
Plan a rewarding stop in Passau Germany, a river cruise destination in Germany. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guideBasel Switzerland
Switzerland
Plan a rewarding stop in Basel Switzerland, a river cruise destination in Switzerland. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guidePorto Portugal
Portugal
Plan a rewarding stop in Porto Portugal, a river cruise destination in Portugal. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
Open port guideAswan Egypt
Egypt
Plan a rewarding stop in Aswan Egypt, a river cruise destination in Egypt. Use this guide to understand the landing area, local transport and the best ways to spend your time ashore.
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River ports by destination
Explore the countries with the largest river-port collections, or jump straight to the full destination index for a particular stretch of your itinerary.
Germany
77 river ports
France
49 river ports
USA
45 river ports
Netherlands
26 river ports
Austria
16 river ports
Portugal
12 river ports
Romania
12 river ports
Egypt
10 river ports
Vietnam
10 river ports
China
9 river ports
Bulgaria
8 river ports
Cambodia
8 river ports
Read the itinerary
Treat every river stop as its own small journey.
River ships often arrive close to the centre, but the exact mooring can move between sailings. Walking routes, coach transfers and overnight calls all change what is realistic, so keep the day flexible until the final programme is confirmed.
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Confirm the mooring
Use the cruise line's daily information for the final landing point and access route.
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Notice the call length
A short daytime stop and an overnight stay invite very different plans.
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Expect route changes
Water levels and river traffic can affect timings, moorings and transfers at short notice.