Day 1 detail — Fri Dec 1, 2028
Embarkation day
Weather
🌧️ 43° / 34° · 57% rain
- Humidity: 89%
- Implication: Cold Central European December — layers and non-slip shoes for markets and cobbles.
- Sunrise / sunset: 8:10 AM / 4:34 PM
- Moon: Waxing gibbous
Good to know
- Christmas markets are a seasonal highlight — confirm dates and hours nearer sailing.
Practical notes
- Currency & payments
- Euro (EUR). Cards widely accepted.
- Tipping
- Round up or about 5–10% if no service charge.
- Taxis / ride-hailing
- Town centers are usually walkable from the river dock.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Language
- German; English common in tourist areas.
Dining
Local picks near the Moselle dock (hours re-check at 30-day refresh).
- Zum Domstein — German / regional, Hauptmarkt
- Weinstube Kesselstatt — Wine tavern / German, Near cathedral
Official contacts
- Health / CDC — review destination vaccines and notices before travel: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/germany
- U.S. mission — U.S. Embassy Berlin — +49-30-8305-0 (de.usembassy.gov)
- Local emergency — 112
- State Dept — Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution — terrorism. https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/germany.html