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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Enriched with centuries of tradition, the classic challah bread often decorates the tables at Jewish holidays, during the Sabbath and at weddings. Each step and detail of this 35,000-year-old recipe embodies a symbolic ritual of preserving the moments, ideas, and values in Jewish history. The intertwined strands of the braided bread symbolize love, truth, peace, creation, harmony, unity, and family. For the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, challah is customarily molded into a circular loaf to symbolize the circle of life or continuity.
The beautifully golden crust encompasses a pillow-soft interior with a rich and slightly sweet flavor. Often it is baked with poppy seeds or sesame seeds sprinkled on top or, to make it a little more festive, golden raisins are baked into the bread to enhance its sweet flavor. This delicious bread is traditionally torn into pieces and then dipped into honey to signify a sweet new year.
Whether you’re celebrating the holiday or simply wish to “break bread” among family and friends, we encourage you to try the delicious challah recipe used by our chefs on board below!
Ingredients: Poppy or sesame seeds (optional) 9 1/4 cups (1 1/3 kg) flour 4 eggs, beaten, plus 2 yolks or 1 whole egg for glazing 1 Tablespoon salt 1/2 cup (100g) sugar 2 1/4 cups (500 ml) lukewarm water 2 Tablespoons dry yeast 1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil
Dissolve yeast in water with 1 tsp of sugar. Beat well and leave 10 mins until frothy. In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Add salt, sugar, oil and beat again. Add the yeast mixture and beat well. Gradually add flour to make a soft dough that holds together. Mix well using a large spoon. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic (add flour if it’s too sticky). Pour a little oil in the bowl to grease the entire dough. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, put in a warm place to rise for 2 3 hrs., or until doubled in bulk. Punch the dough down and knead again, then divide into four pieces to make 4 loaves.
To make round challah: Take 1 piece of dough, roll it between palms, and stretch into a long fat rope about 18” long and 2” thick – a little fatter at one end. Take the fatter end and put it in the middle of an oiled baking sheet, then coil the rest of the rope around like a snail. Continue with remaining pieces.
To make braided challah with 3 strands: Divide 1 piece of the dough into 3. Roll each piece between palms and pull into long thin ropes about 18” long and 1 ¼” wide. Pinch 1 end of all the strands together and plait them: bring the right rope over the middle one, then bring the left rope over it and continue. Pinch the ends together and tuck under the loaf. Continue with the remaining 3 pieces.
Place the loaves on well oiled baking sheets, leave room for them to expand, then leave to rise for 1 hr., or until doubled in bulk. Gently brush with beaten egg yolks then sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 40 mins or until the loaves are golden-brown.