Royal City Cruise – Paris, London & Hamburg

A 7-night round trip from Rotterdam, sailing on the evening of 6 January. It calls at Le Havre (Paris), Southampton, Hamburg and Zeebrugge, with two days at sea along the way. The stops are in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium, and calls last 11 to 13 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 5°C in Hamburg to 8°C in Southampton (41 to 46°F). You're back in Rotterdam on the morning of 13 January. MSC Preziosa (2013) carries up to 4,345 guests on 18 decks and has 7 restaurants, 5 of them included in the fare.