New Year’s Eve Rhine Cruise – Fireworks on the Water

New Year's Eve 2025/2026

New Year’s Eve on the Rhine – all options

New Year's Eve cruises on the Rhine are popular all year round and book up quickly. There are two main formats: short evening tours on day ships and multi-day New Year's Eve cruises on river cruise ships.

Cologne New Year's Eve Rhine fireworks evening boat trip

🎆 Cologne · New Year's Eve evening trip

Cologne · December 31st

Cologne evening cruise on New Year's Eve

Cologne's most popular evening cruise is particularly popular on New Year's Eve - with the cathedral skyline, illuminated Hohenzollern Bridge and fireworks over the Rhine as a backdrop. Reserve early - this tour fills up extremely quickly on New Year's Eve.

2 hours on the Cologne Rhine
Fireworks over the cathedral and old town
Champagne atmosphere on board

29€ Base price

★★★★★
4.4 · 801 move.

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Koblenz New Year's Eve Rhine Moselle fireworks cruise

Koblenz · Rhine & Moselle

Koblenz · Deutsches Eck

Koblenz: New Year's Eve at the Deutsches Eck

Koblenz celebrates New Year's Eve at the most impressive point on the Rhine - where the Rhine and Moselle flow together. Fireworks over the Deutsches Eck, illuminating the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument and the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress.

Fireworks over the Rhine and Moselle at the same time
Deutsches Eck as a dramatic backdrop
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in New Year's Eve light

19€ Base price

★★★★★
4.6

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New Year's Eve guide

New Year’s Eve on the Rhine –
what you need to know

Multi-day New Year's Eve cruises

The most exclusive way to experience New Year's Eve on the Rhine is on multi-day cruises (3-5 nights around the turn of the year). Providers like Viking, A-ROSA and Phoenix offer special New Year's Eve itineraries - with gala dinner, New Year's Eve program on board, fireworks viewing from the ship and New Year's brunch. These tours are often fully booked a year in advance.

Best cities for New Year's Eve on the Rhine

Cologne: Cathedral fireworks, huge celebration community, best city fireworks. Koblenz: Deutsches Eck and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress as a backdrop – more romantic and intimate. Dusseldorf: Rhine promenade, elegant and easily accessible.

Why book so early?

New Year's Eve tours on the Rhine are the most booked tours of the entire year. Day tours in Cologne for December 31st: book by October at the latest. Multi-day New Year's Eve cruises: at least 12 months in advance - so now for 2026.