Top 10 Highlights of the Rhine in Flames
17/07/2023 · By Great Rail Journeys
Discover the top 10 highlights of the Rhine in Flames with Great Rail Journeys. Find out what you could experience with us on this amazing cruise.
Read more2024 Tour code: RFR24
About the tour
Soak up the renowned beauty of one of Europe's most celebrated rivers. On this unique cruise, we experience the Rhine in an unforgettable way as our ship is part of the spectacular Rhine in Flames procession. The rest of our holiday is spent drifting by forested valleys, discovering half-timbered towns, and exploring the Netherlands and Germany.
You can also extend this river cruise with two fantastic Swiss rail holidays - Glacier Express and the Rhine in Flames and the Jungfrau Express & the Rhine in Flames. Or, experience the Rhine in Flames as a spectator rather than part of the display with The Rhine Valley in Flames.
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Today we meet at London St Pancras. Our holiday begins as we board the Eurostar to Amsterdam, where our magnificent ship awaits us.
This evening, we enjoy a welcome cocktail before dinner, which is accompanied by a wonderful performance from a traditional Dutch Sea Shanty choir - the perfect start to our cruise.
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4.2 / 5 · 13 reviews
Mrs Eadle
Submitted 16/May
It was just a fantastic trip. The Drone display had a technical issue, but that was not down to GRJ. Eventually, both drone and fireworks displays were terrific.
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DAVID RANDS
Submitted 16/May
The cruise itself was very good but the holiday was let down completely by the supposed 'highlight' the 'Rhine in Flames' firework display. The start of the firework display was delayed by around 1 hour, eventually starting around midnight and lasting maybe 20 mins. Our ship had been chosen by the Port Authority to be the 'lead' ship and we assumed that meant that we would lead the procession of decorated boats and be part of the display. That was not to be however; we were stationed about a mile upstream of the decorated boats and we watched the aerial display from that position; very disappointing.
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jerry hulme
Submitted 16/May
Wonderful guides Debbie & Kate kind caring & reactive Boat lovely, & staff The flames nights was overhyped, badly organised a very poor night which cost a lot
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Sue Ganley
Submitted 16/May
I would strongly recommend this trip. Great Rail Journeys as usual were very well organised and had put together a very interesting itinerary. The Amadeus Star was 5* standard. Wonderful staff, cabins and food. All the travel guides were knowledgable and the bonus of Great Rail is that the visits are all included in the price of the holiday. I really couldn’t fault the trip apart from the weather!
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Janet Riddington
Submitted 16/May
Wonderful!
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customer
Submitted 16/May
The Rhine in Flames firework display was underwhelming, but the rest of the trip was excellent.
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