Stollen, Spice & Story

There are journeys you take, and there are journeys that take you. This is the second kind.

Picture it. Snow dusts the half-timbered rooftops of Strasbourg as you wander France's oldest Christmas Market, mulled wine warming your hands. The air carries the scent of roasting chestnuts, gingerbread, cinnamon, and woodsmoke from open-air wine gardens that have been gathering people together for centuries. In Rüdesheim, the Christmas Market of Drosselgasse glows like something out of a storybook — cobblestones lit by lantern light, choirs drifting from village squares.

But this is no ordinary Christmas Markets cruise.

Sailing the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam aboard the elegant AmaVenita, this seven-night voyage is part of AmaWaterways' Soulful Experience collection — a journey curated to honor Black heritage and the African diaspora alongside the magic of the holidays. As Christmas gives way to the celebration of Kwanzaa, evenings aboard come alive with Kinara candle-lighting ceremonies, daily reflections on the seven principles, curated cuisine, and the kind of conversation that lingers long after the last cup of tea.

This is travel that feeds the soul, and as a Tack & Table signature journey, it feeds the table too. Expect the cultural depth Tack & Table is known for, where food becomes a doorway into history, place, and people. Whether you're tracing spice along the Rhine, breaking bread with fellow travelers under glittering market lights, or raising a glass to a new year still warm with the glow of Kwanzaa, you'll come home changed.

Pre- and post-cruise nights are woven in to extend the magic — including two nights post-cruise in Amsterdam with a cultural tour that brings the city's lesser-known Black history to life.

This is exclusive. This is intentional. This is for the traveler who wants more than a holiday — who wants a story they'll carry with them.

Come with me.