European Discovery – Cherbourg, Paris & Hamburg

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 8-night round-trip sailing from Rotterdam on December 29, 2026 visits Cherbourg, Le Havre (Paris), Southampton, Hamburg and Zeebrugge. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 5 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 4 countries along the British Isles & Western France coast: France, United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium. Keep an eye out for Le Havre (Paris): Normandy's port, Paris's gateway to the sea. Roughly 12 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC Preziosa has 7 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Rotterdam itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And a December cruise to warmer water? Hard to argue with that when it's cold at home. That's 8 nights well spent.