Grand France (northbound)

Day 1 - ARLES, FRANCE (EMBARKATION) Welcome to France. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding

Flights into Marseille must arrive by 3 pm.

Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ARLES

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Day 2 - ARLES Inspiring Sights and Avant-Garde Lights

Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise through a Power Walk in Arles with your Adventure Host, OR:

DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Workshop to learn techniques of Vincent van Gogh. Create your own painting in the style of the legendary artist, OR:

CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Walking Tour of Arles"the captivating city of the Provence region. You'll visit the Roman Amphitheater in this visually stunning city.

Take free time to stop in Le Cafe Van Gogh for a glass of wine, before sailing to Avignon.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AVIGNON

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Day 3 - AVIGNON The City of Popes in Picturesque Provence

CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the fortress city of Avignon"with its ramparts encircling the city"and a visit to the amazing Palace of the Popes.

Guided Optional Excursions include a visit to the ancient Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, or a trip to the famed wine cellars of Chateauneuf-du-Pape for a true taste of the Rhone wine region.

Explore Avignon on your own for the city's art and culture, theatre, and museums. Be sure to snap photos of the captivating countryside, historic monuments, and the medieval Pont Saint-Benezet.

Later, enjoy onboard live entertainment.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AVIGNON

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Day 4 - VIVIERS World History in a Charming French Country Village

Enjoy a leisurely morning sail to Viviers.

ACTIVE Walk your way up to Vivier's hilltop Cathedral with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Explore the pale-stone buildings of Viviers on a late afternoon Guided Walking Tour of this charming village. You'll see its Romanesque cathedral and Old Town with a mix of historical Christian, Roman, and medieval influences.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TAIN L'HERMITAGE

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Day 5 - TAIN L'HERMITAGE A Rendezvous with Castle Views and Vineyards

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

ACTIVE Explore Tournon by foot as you follow your Adventure Host for a morning hike in this beautiful town along the Rhone, OR:

CLASSIC Take a morning Guided Walking Tour to explore Tournon"one of France's oldest medieval cities. See its 16th-century castle, and Roman ruins between the Rhone River and the granite slopes of the Hermitage.

In the early afternoon cruise to Lyon.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LYON

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Day 6 - LYON La Vie En Rose in Lyon

CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour to survey Lyon from Fourviere Hill with its numerous churches. You'll also explore the Old Town with its maze of medieval alleyways, and the lively cafes, monuments, and famed fountain of Place des Terreaux.

Spend free time riding a bike through Lyon's town squares, over bridges, and along the banks where the Rhone and Saone rivers meet.

Enjoy live entertainment while sailing to Tournus.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TOURNUS

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Day 7 - TOURNUS - CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE Wine and Cheese on the Stunning Saone

DISCOVERY Travel into the rolling landscapes of the Maconnais region to learn about its world-famous Chardonnay vineyards, the wines produced here, and to attend a wine-tasting in the cellars of a real medieval castle!

Enjoy a leisurely afternoon cruising along the majestic Saone River.

DISCOVERY Later, enjoy a delicious Cheese Tasting on board your ship.

Enjoy live entertainment on board this evening.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE

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Day 8 - CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE (DISEMBARKATION) BEAUNE - DIJON - PARIS (EMBARKATION) Drive to Beaune and take a High-Speed Train from Dijon to Paris.

CLASSIC Visit the Hotel-Dieu Charity Hospital in Beaune, built in 1443, today home of the Van der Weyden's painting of the Last Judgment and is one of France's architectural highlights.

This afternoon, take a high-speed train from Dijon to Paris to board your Suite Ship®.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VERNON

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Day 9 - VERNON Monet's Muses, Castle Courtyards, and Crepes du Jour

Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

ACTIVE Explore Vernon's Chateau des Tourelles by foot with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of Giverny, home and inspiration of the master impressionist painter Claude Monet. Walk the grounds and see Monet's charming residence, and the flower and water gardens captured in his masterpieces*, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Visit to Bizy Castle"called "Normandy's Versailles" for its magnificent courtyard, water garden, and stables.

DISCOVERY While sailing, enjoy a traditional French luncheon of authentic French crepes, followed by a Pastry Demonstration.

This afternoon, enjoy a beautiful cruise to the picturesque town of Les Andelys.

LES ANDELYS

Serenity on the Seine

ACTIVE Join a Guided Hike up to the castle ruins of Chateau Gaillard"historic home of King Richard the Lionheart, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Walking Tour of Les Andelys"one of France's most picturesque spots on the Seine.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO CAUDEBEC

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*Monet's House is closed in March and November. During this period this excursion will be replaced with a Guided Tour of La Roche-Guyon and its castle.

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Day 10 - CAUDEBEC Ancient Abbeys Along the Seine

ACTIVE Enjoy a relaxing bike ride along the river with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Trip along the Normandy Abbeys Route"where more than 100 medieval Benedictine and Augustine abbeys and churches were built along the Seine.

This afternoon, you may choose a Guided Optional Excursion to the old seaside town of Honfleur.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN CAUDEBEC

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Day 11 - CAUDEBEC. EXCURSIONS TO NORMANDY Heroic Bravery on Normandy Beaches and French Farming Traditions

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Normandy's WWII landing beaches, visit significant U.S. sites, including Omaha Beach, the Pointe du Hoc monument, and the American Cemetery, OR:

CLASSIC Take a full-day Guided Tour of the British and Canadian commemorative sites, including the British cemetery, Pegasus Memorial, the seaside town of Arromanches, the Juno Beach Center, and the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, OR:

CLASSIC Join "A Taste of Normandy" Guided Tour for an in-depth look at this rich agricultural region. See the famous Bayeux Tapestry, visit the beautiful village of Beuvron en Auge and taste Calvados at a local distillery.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.

EVENING CRUISE TO ROUEN

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Day 12 - ROUEN The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, and a Heroine for France

ACTIVE Take a Guided Bike Tour to discover and explore the most famous monuments and the lesser known hidden gems of Rouen on two wheels, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Walking Tour of Rouen"home of the martyred Joan of Arc"and see the medieval quarter with its 16th-century Astronomical Clock, and Notre-Dame Cathedral.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO CONFLANS

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Day 13 - CONFLANS The Footsteps of Van Gogh, Bonaparte, and Louis XIV

ACTIVE Enjoy a relaxing bike ride along the Seine with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise, home and resting place of Vincent van Gogh, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided tour of the opulent Chateau de Malmaison*"home of Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.

Perhaps, join a Guided Optional Excursion to the Palace of Versailles"home to a succession of French kings.

EVENING CRUISE TO PARIS

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*Chateau de Malmaison is closed the 1st Monday of each month. On these dates, this excursion will be replaced by a visit to Chateau de Chantilly.

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Day 14 - PARIS Cafes, Cathedrals and Canvases in the city of Light

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

ACTIVE Experience the Seine river by foot with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Discover the ancient heart of Paris on a captivating Guided Walk featuring the Palais-Royal, Louvre pyramid, ancient sites on Île de la Cite, the Left Bank, bustling Latin Quarter, and more, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided City Tour, that shows you the iconic sites of Paris, such as the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, Opera Garnier, and the famous Champs-Élysees.

Stroll through Paris on your own, or linger over wine in a literary cafe on the Left Bank.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN PARIS

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Day 15 - PARIS (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

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Features

  • City Highlights
  • Day 1 Arles (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
    Day 2 Arles: Choice of guided sightseeing, visit the Roman Amphitheatre, or painting workshop, or walk with your Adventure Host
    Day 3 Avignon: Guided sightseeing, visit the Palace of the Popes
    Day 4 Viviers: Guided walk, visit Old Town and the cathedral or walk with your Adventure Host
    Day 5 Tain l'Hermitage: Choice of guided walk in Tournon or hike with your Adventure Host
    Day 6 Lyon: Guided sightseeing, picture stop on Fourviere Hill
    Day 7 Tournus - Chalon-sur-Saone: Chardonnay excursion with tasting; Cheese tasting on board
    Day 8 Chalon-sur-Saone (Disembarkation) - Beaune - Dijon - Paris (Embarkation): Visit the Hotel-Dieu in Beaune; TGV train from Dijon to Paris; onboard welcome reception
    Day 9 Vernon - Les Andelys: Choice of excursions to Giverny or Bizy Castle or walk with your Adventure Host; choice of guided walk, or guided hike in Les Andelys; crepes tasting on board and Pastry Demonstration
    Day 10 Caudebec: Choice of excursion along the "Normandy Abbeys Route" or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 11 Caudebec: Choice of full-day excursions to Normandy landing beaches, or "A Taste of Normandy" excursion
    Day 12 Rouen: Choice of guided walk, see the Astronomical Clock and visit the cathedral or bike tour
    Day 13 Conflans - Paris: Choice of guided excursions to Auvers-sur-Oise or Napoleon and Josephine's Chateau de Malmaison or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 14 Paris: Choice of guided sightseeing or "Heart of Paris" walking tour or walk with your Adventure Host
    Day 15 Paris (Disembarkation): Your cruise ends this morning
  • Notes
    • In the event of technical or water level issues, it may be necessary to operate the itinerary by motorcoach or alter the program, including hotel overnight when necessary.
    • Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities, sailing and docking schedules may be contingent on weather conditions or other issues outside of our control and could therefore be subject to change at any time.
    • Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
    • During the Olympics and Paralympic games some venues and areas might be closed or not accessible to groups, therefore the program might be subject to change.
  • Avalon Views
  • Direction
  • Northbound
  • Product Group
  • Grand France
  • Tags
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  • Grand France (Northbound)
  • Rivers
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