From Paris to the Normandy coast
4 nights
PARIS - VERNON-ROUEN - CAUDEBEC EN CAUX - LA COTE FLEURIE - HONFLEUR
Price per person based on 2 persons in double cabin occupancy
For triple cabins (2 adults + one child ONLY), please call our friendly agents +1 212-986-3800.
Drinks are included for lunch and dinner onboard (beer, wine, fruit juice,
mineral water, tea/coffee)
INCLUSIONS:
- The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the
final day
- Accommodation in a double air conditioned cabin with shower and WC
- Entertainment
- The assistance of our hostess on board
- The welcome cocktail
- The gala evening
- Port taxes
- Drinks
ITINERARY:
1st Day: PARIS
Time to settle comfortably in your cabins between
6.00 and 7.00pm. Meet the crew during a welcome
cocktail reception before enjoying a pleasant dinner
in the dining room as the ship cruises off on the
Seine (depending on the water level) for a magical
tour of Paris by night. Enjoy views of the Eiffel
Tower, Grand Palais, Orangerie, the Louvre museum
and Notre Dame Cathedral. Overnight stopover.
2nd Day: PARIS – VERNON
Early start cruising along the Seine passing the futuristic
quarter of la Defense with its striking combination
of glass and concrete architecture. Lunch
on board before stopping off in Conflans Sainte
Honorine. Take the opportunity to leave on a
sightseeing tour (optional) to the Chateau of
Versailles (closed to the public on Mondays) which
is among the most famous and prestigious World heritage
sites and without doubt the most handsome
and complete achievement of 17th century French
art - or , on Mondays, visit (optional) the chateau
of Malmaison. Return to the ship around 6.30pm in
Mantes la Jolie before continuing on towards Vernon.
Dinner on board and overnight stop.
3rd Day: VERNON – ROUEN – CAUDEBEC-EN-CAUX
Early morning start and breakfast while sailing towards
Rouen, sailing along Andelys and Amfreville.
Lunch while cruising. Arrive in Rouen at around
1.30pm. Leave on a guided tour (optional) of this old
town, former capital of Normandy, and visit among
others, its fine cathedral, historic quarters and the
old market place where Joan of Arc was burned alive
at the stake. Return to the ship and sail on to Caudebec
en Caux, arriving there in the evening where we
stop of briefly to welcome on board a pilot, before
cruising on to Honfleur (subject to the tides). Dinner
and a gala evening.
4th Day: CAUDEBEC-EN-CAUX – HONFLEUR
Honfleur, our last port of call – arrival times in the
port of Honfleur are subject to the tides. Stop off
to visit this splendid town which lies at the mouth
of the Seine at the point where it flows into the
Channel. Join the sightseeing tour (optional) of
the town which will take you through the old port
which is just as it was in the 17th century. Quay side
dwellings were very much sought after in those
Ref. PAF/HOP(2)
HOP
5 - DAY CRUISE
DRINKS INCLUDED
with on board meals
Wine, water, beer, fruit juice, 1 coffee
Visits to:
Honfleur(1), charming beyond
compare
The Cote fleurie(1)
and its seaside resorts
The road of Abbeys(1)
Rouen(1), famous for art
and history
The Chateau of Versailles(1),
a fascination royal home
CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS times, therefore only extremely narrow plots of land
were sold. This explains the unusual architecture
with tall buildings, sometimes up to 7 floors high! In
the background, admire the church of St Catherine
which was built in the shape of a ship by local carpenters,
entirely out of wood. Lunch on board then
on to Deauville on the “Cote Fleurie”. During the
second half of the 19th century, Deauville became
the hotspot for well to do Parisians and film stars
from all over the world. Among its many attractions
are the luxury hotels right along the sea front, the
casino, marina, horse-racing track, not to mention
the old word beach huts. Return to the ship for dinner
before taking a last stroll around the old port,
which is beautifully lit up at night. Overnight
5th Day: HONFLEUR
Last breakfast before disembarking. End of a memorable
cruise.
Practical Cruise Information, click here.
Comfort and service onboard, click here.
Shore Excursions on the Seine river, click
here.
Not include:
- Insurance
- The optional excursions
- Personal expenses
Formalities: valid national identity card or passport compulsory. Non-EU
nationals are requested to consult their embassy or consulate.
Optional excursions:
(1) All the optional excursions must be booked directly on board with the cruise staff.