Active & Discovery on the Seine with 2 Nights in Saint-Malo and excursion to Mont St. Michel (Northbound)
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Highlights
- Onboard welcome reception
- Choice of guided sightseeing or food tour or guided bike tour
- Choice of excursion to Auvers-sur-Oise, or excursion to Napoleon and Josephine’s Château de Malmaison, or demonstration of crem Chantilly in the Château Chantilly, or guided Maisons-Laffite e-biking tour
- In Vernon choice of excursions to Giverny, or walking tour, or guided kayak tour; onboard crêpes and pastry demonstration; in Les Andelys choice of guided tour, or hike to Château Gaillard or excursion to La Roche-Guyon
- Choice of guided tour, see the Astronomical Clock and visit to the cathedral or guided bike tour; time at leisure
- Choice of full day excursions to Normandy landing beaches, or Normandy excursion
- Choice of Le Havre sightseeing, or visit to the Palais Bénédictine in Fécamp or guided bike tour
- Transfer to Mont St. Michel, guided sightseeing of the Abbey; transfer to Saint-Malo
- Guided walking tour; choice of local products tasting with visit to Dol-de-Bretagne or local product tasting with bike tour
- Visit of Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral; transfer to Paris
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Welcome to France. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.
Flights into Paris must arrive by 2:30 pm.
Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.
Your day is free to explore the world’s most romantic city before embarking on your cruise on the Seine. Get...
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Walk in the Footsteps of Van Gogh and Bonaparte
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
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Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.
ACTIVE Explore the city as only a local would: by bicycle. Cycle up to the quartier Saint François, OR: DISCOVERY Travel ...
Bid farewell to your ship’s crew and take a transfer to Mont St. Michel.
CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour to discover Mont St. Michel and its abbey, one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Breakfast)
Pirate Hauls and City Walls
CLASSIC Enjoy a Walking Tour of the walled city of Saint Malo famous for its long history of piracy. ACTIVE Enjoy a Bike Ride across coastal villages up to Nielles with tasting of local products, OR:
DISCOVERY Stop in Nielles for a delicious taste of local products and visit of Dol-de-Bretagne.
(Breakfast)
Café Au Lait on the Champs-Élysées
CLASSIC En route to Paris, stop for a visit to the 12th-century Notre-Dame de Chartres, one of the world’s most famous gothic cathedrals. Spend your free time strolling through the Champs-Élysées for café au lait and croissants, see the exhibits at the Louvre, visit Montmartre’s Basilica of the Sacré Cœur.
(Breakfast)
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