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Grand France (Southbound) Cruise

  • Departure DateTue 30th Sep 2025
  • Avalon Waterways Avalon Tapestry II
  • 14 Night Cruise From Paris
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Itinerary

  • Paris
  • Vernon, France
  • Caudebec En Caux
  • Rouen, France
  • Conflans
  • Paris
  • Tournus
  • Lyon
  • Tournon
  • Avignon
  • Arles

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Day 1 - Paris

Arrive: Tue 30 September 2025 / Depart: Tue 30 September 2025

Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Day 2 - Vernon, France

Arrive: Wed 01 October 2025 / Depart: Wed 01 October 2025

Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France. It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. The city is known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group.

Day 3 - Caudebec En Caux

Arrive: Thu 02 October 2025

Caudebec-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-en-Seine.

Day 4 - Caudebec En Caux

Depart: Fri 03 October 2025

Caudebec-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-en-Seine.

Day 5 - Rouen, France

Arrive: Sat 04 October 2025 / Depart: Sat 04 October 2025

Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, is a port city on the river Seine. Important in the Roman era and Middle Ages, it has Gothic churches, such as Saint-Maclou and Saint-Ouen, and a cobblestoned pedestrian center with medieval half-timbered houses. The skyline is dominated by the spires of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, much-painted by Impressionist Claude Monet.

Day 6 - Conflans

Arrive: Sun 05 October 2025 / Depart: Sun 05 October 2025

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, 24.2 km from the center of Paris. The commune was originally named for its geographic position at the confluence of the Seine and Oise rivers.

Day 7 - Paris

Arrive: Mon 06 October 2025

Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Day 8 - Paris

Depart: Tue 07 October 2025

Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Day 9 - Tournus

Arrive: Wed 08 October 2025 / Depart: Wed 08 October 2025

Tournus is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Day 10 - Lyon

Arrive: Thu 09 October 2025

Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.

Day 11 - Lyon

Depart: Fri 10 October 2025

Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.

Day 12 - Tournon

Arrive: Sat 11 October 2025 / Depart: Sat 11 October 2025

Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Day 13 - Avignon

Arrive: Sun 12 October 2025 / Depart: Sun 12 October 2025

Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.

Day 14 - Arles

Arrive: Mon 13 October 2025

Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh.

Day 15 - Arles

Depart: Tue 14 October 2025

Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh.

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