Maximize your Christmas experience by embarking at the height of the holiday market season with daily or near-daily visits to Christmas Markets.
Get "just a taste" of the holidays in mid-November or late December with visits to one or two Christmas Markets during your river cruise.
We are pleased to offer guests the opportunity to experience Floriade in 2022 while sailing along the Rhine River and Dutch and Belgian Waterways between April 14 and October 9. Right outside Amsterdam, this rare experience calls for its visitors to “explore, touch and change” as part of their journey into Floriade – which is set to feature stunning gardens, innovative sustainable gardening exhibits, live entertainment, talk shows, souvenirs and food stalls.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Rhône with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response received from the announcement of our first-ever “Soulful Experience” on the Rhône River in 2023, we are delighted to announce four new opportunities for guests to celebrate their heritage and discover Black history and culture along the rivers with us in 2024.
Join award-winning television host and travel expert, Samantha Brown, Godmother of AmaMagna, as we cruise through four countries along the Danube River. Special events and Travel Talks are included on this exclusive sailing.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Danube with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
Explore the rich history of classical music along the Danube River where famous composers lived, worked and performed. Plus, be treated to a variety of live performances on this melodious journey.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response received from the announcement of our first-ever “Soulful Experience” on the Rhône River in 2023, we are delighted to announce four new opportunities for guests to celebrate their heritage and discover Black history and culture along the rivers with us in 2025
Join award-winning television host and travel expert, Samantha Brown, Godmother of AmaMagna, as we cruise through five countries along the Danube River. Special events and Travel Talks are included on this exclusive sailing.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Douro with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
We invite our loyal past guests to join us once again on these special Loyalty Cruises, offering unique experiences in multiple ports, commemorative gifts, and many more surprises and delights.
Imagine if there was a way to combine luxury river cruising on the Danube with the opportunity to indulge your passion and play golf? We have created the perfect package to enable you to do just that! Our exclusive Concierge Golf Programme includes 7 nights onboard one of the highest rated ships in Europe, complete with award winning cuisine, a choice of excursions in every port and our unique Twin Balconies, as well as up to 5 rounds of golf at some of the leading championship courses on the continent. Our Programme takes you straight from your ship to the course and back making your golfing experience seamless – Golf and River Cruise truly is a marriage made in heaven.
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Now, actually that may be a trick question. Because the aforementioned Bénédictine beverage, while often thought to be created by Benedictine monks from centuries long ago, is now often attributed to being developed by Alexandre Le Grand in the 1800s. Le Grand supposedly invented both the story and the blend (with the help of a local chemist) to connect the liqueur with the city’s history in order to boost sales.
The claim? That monks had created the original medicinal herbal recipe in Normandy’s Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp for years until the abbey’s devastation at the hands of the French Revolution. This infamous blend of herbs and spices, which boasts a higher alcohol content than wine, was said to have been developed anywhere from the 1500s-1700s and supposedly sources from nearly 30 different botanicals, including angelica, hyssop, juniper, saffron, arnica and cinnamon. An intriguing story that made a good sound bite and, let’s face it, probably encouraged the devoted to enjoy an extra bottle or two… it must be good to drink a beverage created by a monk, no?
And many continue to believe it. Even the company’s own website perpetuates the legend. Regardless of what is myth or fact, Bénédictine is surely a heavenly elixir. With a distinct, intensely sweet taste from its mix of herbs and roots and sugar, Bénédictine offers a complex flavor profile that is sure to delight those that try it. It also pairs exceedingly well with a variety of other liquors (everything from gin to bourbon and cognac), making it a versatile drink for any bar. It can be used in a wide range of cocktails, including the Frisco, the Derby, the Monte Carlo, Singapore Sling, Cornell Special, Jubilant, and Vieux Carré.
Along with the mysterious origins, the liqueur boasts a mysterious recipe. It is such a closely-guarded secret that it is reportedly only given to three living people at any given time. So many countless winemaker wannabes have attempted to recreate it that “A Hall of Counterfeits” has been proudly established in the Fécamp Monastery, where it continues to be produced. And just like in Alexandre Le Grand’s day, the distilled liqueur continues to be distilled in special hammered copper stills. Afterwards, the mixture rests for eight months in an oak barrel, mixing together and releasing their potency. Honey, saffron and the traditional amber hue are added before double heating at 55 degrees Celsius and, yet again, being transferred to oak barrels to age for another four months.
While these days, Bacardi owns the label, Bénédictine is still very much its own special blend, with each bottle stamped with the initials “D.O.M.” These stand for Deo Optimo Maximo, which translates to “To God, most good, most great.”
Discover both the drink and its origins for yourself when visiting the stunning Fécamp Monastery during our Paris & Normandy Wine River Cruise.