5 Day Seine Cruise
Paris -Poissy - Mantes-la-Jolie - Honfleur - Rouen - Paris
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Embark on a cruise where heritage and history are as rich as they are exciting. Visit the sumptuous Palace of Versailles, which is the largest and most sumptuous royal residence in a unique green environment. Discover the Alabaster coast, bathed by the green and blue waters of the English Channel, it will offer you the most impressive landscapes of Normandy. Visit Rouen, a real city-museum, it will not leave you with marble with its beautiful half-timbered houses, cobbled streets and Gothic churches.
DAY 1: Paris
Boarding at 6pm. Crew presentation and welcome cocktail. Navigation in Paris "by night" (2) with a magnificent navigation in the heart of the most prestigious capital in the world. Adorned with their beautiful clothes of light, the most beautiful monuments of Paris follow one another along the water. A fairytale show. Navigation in the direction of Poissy.
DAY 2: Poissy - Mantes-la-Jolie
Optional excursions :
- AUTHENTIC: the Palace of Versailles(3)(only on pre-booking before departure). It is one of the most famous and prestigious monuments of 17th century French Art (only on mandatory pre-booking before departure - with your agency. Closed on Monday, replaced by the castle of Malmaison, a high place of the Empire). "It's not a palace, it's an entire city. Superb in its greatness, superb in its material, "wrote Charles Perrault about this splendid historical monument, classified as a World Heritage Site. From the Ice Gallery to the King’s Apartments, from the Domaine du Trianon to the sublime gardens, every step is an adventure and everything is only wonderful.
- EXPERIENCE: the gardens of Versailles, walk on the steps of Le Nôtre(3). Discover the estate of Versailles in a different way through the vast perspectives associated with the Groves, the number of sculptures, the richness of the flora and the abundance of waters and their history. In 1661, Louis XIV charged André Le Nôtre with the creation and development of the gardens of Versailles, which, in his view, were as important as the Château. Let yourself be guided through the world’s largest open-air museum.
Conference on board.
Night sailing to Honfleur.
DAY 3: Honfleur
Optional AUTHENTIC Tour / EXPERIENCE: Guided tour of Honfleur. In turn village of the Duchy of Normandy, military fortress, port of departure of great explorers and land of Impressionist painters, Honfleur, charming city with incomparable cachet, has always fascinated men. Its adorable little port, rich museums or small cafes invite you to delicate moments out of time.
In the afternoon, optional excursions:
- AUTHENTIC : discovery of the Alabaster coast. Road to the estuary of the Seine where you will see the famous cabin bridge of Normandy, a real technological feat, before reaching the Albaster coast. Natural heritage of the Pays de Caux, the coast offers grandiose scenery, like Étretat, where the majestic cliffs of white chalk plunging into the English Channel are a spectacular natural monument. The city also boasts several remarkable castles, mansions or villas such as the Manoir de la Salamandre or the Clos Lupin where Maurice Leblanc was born under the pen of the famous gentleman burglar Arsène Lupin.
- EXPERIENCE: hiking on the cliffs of the Alabaster coast, the most spectacular erosion phenomenon on the coast. Along the Alabaster coast, the route offers hikers the charms of the Normandy coast. Pebble beaches, port cities, green meadows and chalk cliffs are part of the decor and will accompany your journey. Stop in Etretat for a free discovery of the city. (Duration 1h30 to 2h, 5km, elevation 100m)
Back on board to Honfleur. Gala evening. Night navigation to Rouen.
DAY 4: Rouen
Breakfast during the cruise.
Optional AUTHENTIC / EXPERIENCE tour: guided tour of Rouen. The heritage of the "city of a hundred steeples" is particularly important and its history is as rich as it is exciting. Joan of Arc, Gustave Flaubert, Pierre Corneille, Claude Monet or Guillaume Le Conquérant have helped make famous this city that offers a unique set of civil and religious monuments ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. The cathedral, the Gros-Horloge or the church of Sainte Jeanne d’Arc harmoniously combine tradition and modernity.
Afternoon in navigation along the meanders of the Seine. Under the changing reflections of a sky in perpetual movement, the bucolic and contrasting landscapes dear to Impressionist painters follow one another.
Animation "guinguettes" on board. Symbols of the culture of the banks of the Seine and the banks of the Marne and a certain art of living, the guinguettes are, originally, small cabarets of the Parisian suburbs officiating as a restaurant (where we served in particular under the arbors the famous little white wine) and as a place of ball and various fun.
DAY 5: Paris
After brunch on board, we disembark around 9am, at the end of a memorable Cruise.
**Please note that this is a bi-lingual ship with information provided in both English and French, and an international cruise host on board.**
2026 / 2027 RATES:
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Prices Include: Full board cruise from dinner of the first day to breakfast of the last day in a double cabin with showers and toilets, welcome drink, entertainment, the Captain's evening, the assistance of our hostess on board, FREE Wi-Fi and port taxes. DRINKS PACKAGE INCLUDED - Soft Drinks, as well as tea and coffee specialties, Beer, sparkling white wine, Cremant and Prosecco (in a glass), as well as open wines and daily recommendations from the wine menu (by the glass), Cocktails and long drinks throughout the day and evening.
Prices Do Not Include: Drinks, not listed above, insurance and optional excursions.
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
