Sundown59

Thanks to all for your input. Much appreciated!

My wife and I are booked for a Viking Grand European tour cruise (15 days, November 25th to December 9th) this year. We'll hit the Christmas Market hotspots like Cologne and Koblenz, etc. But there are no Viking-sponsored Christmas Market excursions for this cruise. Since many of the Christmas Markets will be open during this time, I'm wondering if anyone's ever experienced this situation and how easy it might be to get to the Markets on our own. Frankly the cruise cost was WAY lower than even the next week on Viking's price list - so it'll be worth it if we can score some Markets. Thanks for any and all hints and tips.

Viking is still requiring all passengers to be vaccinated, though, right? Perhaps time to rethink that given the efficacy of the vaccinations? My take is that if you are cruising, you are risking infection. Worth the risk to me.