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Rhine & Main River Cruise with Swiss Train Journey

Rhine & Main River Cruise with Swiss Train Journey

Start your holiday with a fabulous Swiss Train journey and watch the awe-inspiring alpine landscapes unfold as the train glides effortlessly into the heart of the Swiss Alps. Then, we sail down the Rhine and Main through Germany and enjoy All Inclusive indulgence on board a private charter cruise. The Nobleman is Van Loon Cruises’ upcoming 135-meter river cruise vessel, scheduled for its inaugural voyage in November 2025 on the Rhine.

Holiday Inclusions

  • Door-to-Door Collection Service

  • Overnight Return North Sea Ferry Crossings (DBB)

  • Overnight hotel stay on outbound journey (DBB)

  • Return coach transfers to the Port

  • 7 nights Full Board on The Nobleman

  • Full-day Swiss Train experience

  • Onboard entertainment

  • Excursions as listed

 

Our Accommodation

Overnight Ferry

2 nights

Our P&O Ferry offers a variety of activities and entertainment, including three bars, a casino, an arcade room, and cinema. Lower berth cabin, dinner & breakfast are included.

Overnight Hotel

2 nights

Our overnight hotel will be ideally located for our route and will offer comfortable, en-suite accommodation, a restaurant and bar, and will have a lift and/or ground-floor bedrooms.

The Nobleman

7 nights

The Nobleman is Van Loon Cruises’ upcoming 135-meter river cruise vessel, scheduled for its inaugural voyage in November 2025 on the Rhine. It offers 84 premium cabins and enhanced amenities such as a gym, massage room, and sauna ensure unparalleled comfort for guests.

 

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Additional Information

The From Price is based on a Stateroom cabin, upgrades may be available on request. This holiday requires a full UK Passport with at least 6 months of validity from the date your holiday returns to the UK. This holiday requires a deposit of £350.00 per person, followed by an additional interim payment of £350.00 per person. These deposits are not transferable and can only be refunded in the event that we cancel the tour.

Outbound Journey

After your home collection, we travel via overnight ferry from Hull to Rotterdam (DBB) and then onwards towards Basel by coach, with an overnight hotel stay included en route (DBB).

Basel

On day 3 we arrive in Basel to board our Fully Inclusive cruise ship, The Nobleman. At the crossroads of Switzerland, France, and Germany, Basel is a city where cultures converge and creativity thrives. Its Old Town enchants with cobbled lanes, hidden courtyards, and views across the Rhine. Celebrated as Switzerland's cultural capital, Basel holds the nation's highest concentration of museums.

Swiss Train Journey

Experience Switzerland by train as we journey into the heart of the Swiss Alps on this full-day experience. Settle into your panoramic coach and enjoy a welcome drink, complemented by regional Swiss snacks and wine served along the route. Throughout the journey, onboard guides bring the scenery to life, sharing stories that deepen your connection to every valley, peak, and village that drifts past your window. Please note, this train route is subject to availability. In the event that this service is unavailable, an alternative train of similar duration will be provided, though the route may differ.

Breisach

On day 5 we arrive in Breisach. Journey by coach from the Rhine into the Black Forest, where in hillside villages the 17th-century art of cuckoo clockmaking still thrives, each clock hand-carved and proudly certified. Enjoy a scenic mountain drive through pine-covered valleys, past waterfalls and home to the region's sweetest legend, the Black Forest Cake.

Mannheim

We arrive in Mannheim on day 6, where we enjoy a half-day city tour. Mannheim is the "City of Inventions" where innovation and history intertwine. The birthplace of the bicycle, the automobile, and the tractor, this city has shaped modern mobility. Its distinctive grid-style layout, earning it the nickname "City of Squares," sets it apart from any other German city. Mannheim Palace is a grand reminder of the city's royal past, the second-largest Baroque palace in Europe rivalled only by Versailles.

Mainz

On day 7 we arrive in Mainz, the "Great Wine Capital" of Germany - the country's largest wine-growing region. Renowned for its centuries-old winemaking tradition, explore the Vineyards that surround this city also the home to the Kupferberg cellars, the deepest sparkling wine cellars in the world. During a half-day vineyard tour, learn how wine is a way of life, a tradition flowing through more than 2,000 years of history. The Romans first planted vines along the Rhine's gentle slopes. Today, Mainz stands among the Great Wine Capitals of the World, alongside Bordeaux and Napa Valley. Most vineyards are family-owned, cultivating grapes for white wines in fertile soils, many now embracing organic farming.

Speyer

We arrive in Speyer and enjoy a half-day walking tour in the Old Town. One of Germany's oldest towns, Speyer is crowned by its majestic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest Romanesque church in the world. The town also holds a remarkable treasure of the world's oldest unopened bottle of wine, preserved since the days of the Roman Empire.

Strasbourg

On day 9 we arrive in Strasbourg, on the border of France and Germany, where you have free time to explore at leisure. Set on the border of France and Germany, Strasbourg reveals a maze of half-timbered houses and flower-lined canals winding through La Petite France, a storybook quarter once home to tanners and fishermen. Its city centre holds a special distinction as the first entire city in France to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Return Journey

We depart The Nobleman in Basel after breakfast on day 9, and make our way home via overnight hotel stay (DBB) and overnight ferry crossing (DBB), arriving back on day 12.

Deposit & balance payment

Unless otherwise stated, deposits are £60.00 per person for UK holidays, £150.00 per person for EU holidays, and £250.00 per person for Channel Island holidays. Please be aware that all deposits are non-refundable in the event of cancellation. Upon completing your booking, a confirmation/invoice will be sent to your email address. This may land in your ‘spam’ or ‘junk’ folder so please check all of your folders. This document will show all the relevant information regarding your holiday, including your booking reference number (displayed on the top left-hand corner) which you will be asked to quote if you need to discuss any aspect of your holiday with us. Please check all of the details, such as spelling and contact information, and advise us promptly if any changes are required. We do not send out reminders for balance payments, so please note your balance due date and contact us to settle your balance on or before the date stated.

 

Travel documents

Your travel documents should arrive with you approximately 7 days before departure. This pack will contain your home collection time, your luggage labels, a feedback form, and a day-by-day itinerary for your holiday. Please read through these carefully before your departure day and ensure you are ready to depart promptly at the departure time stated.

 

Luggage

Due to space limitations, unless otherwise stated, your luggage allowance is one small carry-on bag, and one medium-sized suitcase. Please consider that your luggage has to be handled by our staff and possibly porters, and therefore we recommend that your hold luggage should have dimensions of no more than 26 inches in length and 20 inches in height, and weigh no more than 18kgs. Luggage allowances may vary for EU holidays and flight packages, this will be advised in your travel documents.

 

Coaches & seating

Due to operational circumstances, on rare occasions we may be forced to amend seating allocation, however, this will be notified to you in a timely manner. Once all passengers are on board, if there are any spare seats on the coach and you wish to move, please feel free to do so. When the vehicle is in motion, the wearing of seatbelts is a mandatory requirement, as is our Non-Smoking policy (including electronic e-cigarettes). We kindly ask that mobile phones be used in emergencies only whilst the vehicle is in motion. For the comfort of our passengers, we will include regular comfort breaks throughout the journey. All of our coaches have a toilet on board.

 

Hotels & dining

All of our hotels are carefully selected and you should expect to find all bedrooms with private en-suite facilities. The board basis will be either DB&B (dinner, bed and breakfast) or B&B (bed and breakfast), and items such as leisure facilities, entertainment, etc, are described where applicable.

 

Special requests

Any special request should be advised to us at the point of booking, especially so in the case of those with limited mobility. Please consider that, as most of our customers book by telephone, if this information is not forthcoming our staff cannot ascertain if a chosen holiday is suitable for your mobility level and ensure your holiday is successful. Whilst we will endeavour to do all possible to satisfy any special request, please be aware that this is a ‘request’ only, unless it has been guaranteed in writing with the hotel.

 

Itineraries & attractions

All holiday inclusions are listed on our website and then re-confirmed to you when you receive your travel documents. As the holidays are packaged many months, and sometimes over a year, in advance of departure, on rare occasions we may be forced to amend an itinerary or change an attraction. In such instances, we will always do our best to provide a ‘like for like’ alternative and advise you as soon as possible.

 

Contact information

If you become lost whilst on tour, we advise that you contact our office on 01253 725999 so that we can inform your driver and help you relocate the coach (listen to the end of the answering machine message for our emergency contact number if calling outside of office hours). We request that you provide us with a mobile phone number in advance of travel and keep your mobile phone switched on for the duration of the excursion so that we can contact you in this event. We kindly request that you also provide us with your emergency contact details. This is the name and telephone number of a friend or family member (somebody who is not travelling with you) that we could contact in the event of an emergency whilst you are on tour.

 

Identification

We recommend that you take some form of Photographic Identification with you on holiday (i.e. Passport, Bus Pass, or Driver’s License). In some cases, Photo ID will be a requirement, for example, where there are ferry crossings, flights, EU travel, or visits to RAF bases or royal residences. This will be advised to you in writing when you receive your booking confirmation.

 

Cancellation terms

Our cancellation terms are available to view on our website under Booking Conditions. All of our holidays operate subject to a minimum number of passengers being achieved. If these are not met, the tour may be cancelled by us, and a full refund will be issued. However, if you wish to cancel your holiday, a cancellation charge will be incurred.

 

Insurance

Regardless of your chosen destination, we recommend that you consider taking out a comprehensive Travel Insurance policy, to cover you in the event of cancellation. BP Insurance Brokers offer competitive prices to patrons of G-Line Holidays and can be contacted on 01253 747258.

 

Gratuities

Gratuities are not included as part of your excursion cost and are also not compulsory. However, much in the same way as good service in a local restaurant may be rewarded, if you feel you have received a service worthy of reward from your coach driver, we would encourage you to show your appreciation personally.

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G-Line Holidays Ltd
54 St. Davids Road South
St Annes-on-Sea, FY8 1TS
Registered in England No. 6255944
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