It’s our goal at BearCruise.com to ensure every journey is your next “journey of a lifetime”, which is why our guests keep returning year after year.  Truly unique and exclusively LGBTQIA+ experiences have been the hallmark of our success since launching our river cruise vacations, and this trip is no exception! 

We’ve partnered with our friends at Transcend Cruises to visit two iconic gay capitals of Europe, commemorating several milestones in LGBTQIA+ history as Amsterdam hosts World Pride 2026. Join us as we celebrate not only Amsterdam’s 30th Pride celebration but also 25 years of same-sex marriage. Thanks to the Netherlands, the legalization of same-sex civil marriage created a wave. Since then, same-sex marriage has been legalized in 29 other countries, including most of the Americas and Western Europe. We want to celebrate these milestones with you. 

We’ll spend three incredible nights aboard our floating boutique hotel, The Nobleman, in Amsterdam during World Pride 2026. With exclusive reserved seating included for the iconic Canal Pride Parade, you’ll enjoy a front-row view of this world-renowned celebration.

We’ll then continue with four additional nights sailing the Rhine River, visiting Cologne—one of Germany’s most progressive cities and often considered the “gay capital of Europe.” From there, we’ll cruise through the breathtaking Rhine River Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the perfect setting for BearCruise.com’s Castles & Cocktails Tea Dance on the Sun Deck.

Our journey continues to Mannheim, where we’ll spend the day exploring the region, including a visit to the beautiful and historic Heidelberg Castle.

As if anything could top that, we’ll finish our cruise and hop a high-speed train from Frankfurt to Berlin or “Bearlin” (GRRRRR!!!!).  We’ll then spend three nights at the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel Berlin, just opposite the Berlin Zoo and minutes from Nollendorfplatz, the center of gay life in Berlin. 

We are sure this sailing will sell out quickly, and we don’t want to leave any bears behind! Be sure also to consider our extremely popular Flex Pay plan, which offers monthly payments starting at just $249 per month.

Bon Voyage!