A castle above the Rhine valley in Germany

Free live webinar

Tuesday 7:00 PM Eastern

PLAY MAH JONGG on the Rhine

Eight days from Amsterdam to Basel aboard the Scenic Pearl, a sailing exclusively for Crak Your Bags. Every cabin & every table - everyone plays. April 7–14, 2027.

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An inside look before you decide

Tuesday at 7:00 PM Eastern. About 45 minutes, plus live Q&A.

Who this trip is for

Four reasons players want to sail with us

Four friends in matching Mah Jongg shirts on the ship deck

You already have a table

Your weekly game needs a change of scenery: think tulips blooming, sailing by castles, butler service. Your foursome keeps saying you should all go somewhere together. This is that somewhere.

A guest carrying a Crak Your Bags tote in a Dutch tulip field

You are traveling solo

You are walking onto a ship where every table needs a fourth. Nobody eats dinner alone, and you will feel safe because you are always with our group.

The whole group on the sun deck behind a Welcome Friends banner

You have cruised before, just never like this

You know cruising. What you have not experienced is a ship where everybody plays, the tables never close, and the excursions are even better with friends.

A hand of playing cards held above a table mid-game

You play Canasta

Canasta tables run alongside Mah Jongg all week, and guests can move between both.

What happens at the live event

An interactive session that answers every question you have

We walk through the whole week end to end, live, and answer whatever you ask.

A made bed beside a wide window in a bright cabin

The ship, deck by deck

What the cabins actually look like, what the difference between the categories is worth, and which ones are still open.

Half-timbered houses along the water in Strasbourg

The week, port by port

Where you go, what is included, and which excursions are worth planning your day around.

A room full of Mah Jongg tables in play aboard the ship, the river through the windows behind

How the game play works

When Mah Jongg and Canasta are played, and what happens if you are a solo traveler.

Amsterdam canal houses lit gold, reflected in the water

Every question you have

Live, on the call. Including the ones about cost, single supplements and how far in advance to book flights.

Amsterdam to Basel

Four moments you will still be talking about

Koblenz

Mah Jongg inside a 12th-century castle

Not a photo stop. An afternoon of Mah Jongg inside a medieval castle, arranged for this charter and no one else.

A hilltop castle above a riverside town of colored houses

Cologne

Hundreds of castles, and you never leave your seat

The most beautiful stretch of the Rhine goes past the windows while the tables stay full. Scenic cruising and game play at the same time.

Guests in cycling helmets outside a Gothic cathedral

Kehl and Strasbourg

Something for everyone, from e-bikes to gentle walking tours

Through the Alsatian wine villages and the prettiest countryside in France, with tastings along the way. The e-bikes do the hills for you.

Amsterdam

Tulips

The canals are at their best, and these are the only six weeks of the year when the Keukenhof gardens are in bloom.

Truly all-inclusive

The number you are quoted is the number you pay

No drink package to add on, no extra costs for excursions, and no additional gratuities to pay.

In balcony cabins

Personalized butler service for every cabin
Scenic Sun Lounge, opened at the press of a button
Luxury bedding and a pillow menu
Spacious bathroom, robes and slippers
Mini bar replenished daily
Complimentary laundry service

Across the week

Unlimited game play, all week
A variety of daily shore excursions
Unlimited premium drinks
Pre-paid gratuities and group transfers
Salt therapy room, fitness room and sun deck
Unlimited Wi-Fi

Optional Jewish heritage tours

Jewish heritage excursions run in most ports alongside the standard touring, and Crak Your Bags donates a portion of the proceeds from this sailing to the charitable organizations it supports.

Every guest chooses their own excursions, in every port.

Jill Fox and Susan Bishop playing Mah Jongg on board

Your host

Run by women who play the game

Crak Your Bags is a boutique, women-owned travel agency built out of a love of Mah Jongg. Jill Fox and Susan Bishop have chartered whole ships for this community before.

That matters more than it sounds. The itinerary was chosen by women who play, the tables are provided by Crak Your Bags, and nobody is going to hand you a Chinese Mah Jongg set and call it close enough.

See you on the river

From past sailings