Iconic France
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Iconic France

21 nights · Lyon to Bordeaux · Scenic Sapphire

Departure
10 May 2027
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$17,885 per person
Traveling solo
$34,235 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Rhone · Saone · Garonne · Gironde · Dordogne

21 nights18 portsLyon to BordeauxScenic Sapphire

The Journey

Day by Day

21 nights · 18 ports

Day 1Lyon
Day 2Lyon
Day 3Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 4Arles
Day 5Avignon
Day 6Viviers
Day 7Tournon
Day 8Lyon
Day 9Mâcon
Day 10Mâcon
Day 11Lyon
Day 12Bordeaux
Day 13Libourne
Day 14Pauillac
Day 15Fort Médoc
Day 16Cadillac
Day 17Bordeaux City
Day 18Bordeaux
Day 19Bourg
Day 20Bourg
Day 21Bordeaux
Lyon
Day 1–2
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
Embark
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 3
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A Provencal wine village below the ruins of the papal summer castle, famous for its red wines.
Ashore
Arles
Day 4
Arles
Roman arena and theatre still standing in the old town, and the streets and light that Van Gogh painted.
Ashore
Avignon
Day 5
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 6
Viviers
A small medieval cathedral town on the Rhone, with quiet lanes of old stone houses climbing the hill.
Ashore
Tournon
Day 7
Tournon
A town on the Rhone facing Tain-l'Hermitage across the river, among the vineyards of the northern Rhone.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 8
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 9–10
Mâcon
A Burgundy town on the Saone at the southern edge of the Maconnais wine country.
Ashore
Lyon
Day 11
Lyon
Where the Rhone meets the Saone, with a Renaissance old town below Fourviere hill and a long tradition at the table.
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.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhone · Saone · Garonne · Gironde · Dordogne · 16 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

Scenic · 21 nights · Lyon to Bordeaux

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