France Encompassed
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France Encompassed

31 nights · Paris to Lyon · Scenic Gem

Departure
10 May 2027
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$27,725 per person
Traveling solo
$52,635 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Seine · Rhone · Saone

31 nights25 portsParis to LyonScenic Gem

The Journey

Day by Day

31 nights · 25 ports

Day 1Paris
Day 2Les Andelys
Day 3Rouen
Day 4Rouen
Day 5Honfleur
Day 6Honfleur
Day 7Honfleur
Day 8Vernon
Day 9Conflans
Day 10Paris
Day 11Paris
Day 12Bordeaux
Day 13Libourne
Day 14Pauillac
Day 15Fort Médoc
Day 16Cadillac
Day 17Bordeaux City
Day 18Bordeaux
Day 19Bourg
Day 20Bourg
Day 21Bordeaux
Day 22Lyon
Day 23Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 24Arles
Day 25Avignon
Day 26Viviers
Day 27Tournon
Day 28Lyon
Day 29Mâcon
Day 30Mâcon
Day 31Lyon
Paris
Day 1
Paris
The Seine runs through the heart of it, past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
Embark
Les Andelys
Day 2
Les Andelys
A Seine town in Normandy below the ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionheart.
Ashore
Rouen
Day 3–4
Rouen
The Norman capital, with a Gothic cathedral painted again and again by Monet and the square where Joan of Arc died.
Ashore
Honfleur
Day 5–7
Honfleur
A Normandy harbour of tall slate-fronted houses around the Vieux Bassin, loved by the Impressionists.
Ashore
Vernon
Day 8
Vernon
A Seine town in Normandy and the gateway to Giverny, where Monet painted his water lilies.
Ashore
Conflans
Day 9
Conflans
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, at the meeting of the Seine and the Oise, the river barge capital of France.
Ashore
Paris
Day 10–11
Paris
The Seine runs through the heart of it, past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
Ashore
Bordeaux
Day 12
Bordeaux
A city of pale stone along the Garonne, its grand eighteenth-century quays reflected in the Miroir d'Eau.
Ashore
Libourne
Day 13
Libourne
A riverside market town on the Dordogne and the gateway to the vineyards of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol.
Ashore
Pauillac
Day 14
Pauillac
A Medoc town on the Gironde surrounded by some of the most famous wine estates in Bordeaux.
Ashore
Fort Médoc
Day 15
Fort Médoc
A Vauban fortress on the Gironde at Cussac, built to guard the approach to Bordeaux and now UNESCO listed.
Ashore
Cadillac
Day 16
Cadillac
A small walled town on the Garonne with the Chateau des Ducs d'Epernon, at the edge of the sweet wine country.
Ashore
Bordeaux City
Day 17
Bordeaux City
A city of pale stone along the Garonne, its grand eighteenth-century quays reflected in the Miroir d'Eau.
Ashore
Bordeaux
Day 18
Bordeaux
A city of pale stone along the Garonne, its grand eighteenth-century quays reflected in the Miroir d'Eau.
Ashore
Bourg
Day 19–20
Bourg
A small hilltop town on the Dordogne, close to where it meets the Garonne, among the Cotes de Bourg vineyards.
Ashore
Bordeaux
Day 21
Bordeaux
A city of pale stone along the Garonne, its grand eighteenth-century quays reflected in the Miroir d'Eau.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 22
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 23
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A Provencal wine village below the ruins of the papal summer castle, famous for its red wines.
Ashore
Arles
Day 24
Arles
Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.
Ashore
Avignon
Day 25
Avignon
The city of the popes on the Rhone, its Palais des Papes and the broken Pont Saint-Benezet both close to the quay.
Ashore
Viviers
Day 26
Viviers
A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.
Ashore
Tournon
Day 27
Tournon
A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 28
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Ashore
Mâcon
Day 29–30
Mâcon
A Burgundy town on the Saone at the southern edge of the Maconnais wine country.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 31
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Seine · Rhone · Saone · 26 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Gem

Scenic Gem

Scenic Gem

Scenic · 31 nights · Paris to Lyon

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From $27,725 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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