Name: Highlights of Normandy & the Seine Cruise
Brand: Scenic River Cruises
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Day 1 - Paris

Arrive: Wed 15 October 2025 / Depart: Wed 15 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 2 - Conflans

Arrive: Thu 16 October 2025 / Depart: Thu 16 October 2025

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-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 3 - Rouen, France

Arrive: Fri 17 October 2025 / Depart: Fri 17 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 4 - Honfleur

Arrive: Sat 18 October 2025

Honfleur is a city in the department of Calvados, in northern France's Normandy region. It's on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel. The Vieux-Bassin (old harbor), lined with 16th- to 18th-century townhouses, has been a subject for artists including Claude Monet and native son Eugène Boudin. Nearby is 15th-century St. Catherine's Church, a vaulted timber structure erected by shipbuilders.

Day 5 - Honfleur

Depart: Sun 19 October 2025

Day 5 - Caudebec En Caux

Arrive: Sun 19 October 2025 / Depart: Sun 19 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 6 - Vernon, France

Arrive: Mon 20 October 2025 / Depart: Mon 20 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 7 - Paris

Arrive: Tue 21 October 2025

Day 8 - Paris

Depart: Wed 22 October 2025

Scenic Gem From Scenic River Cruises

Scenic Gem sails the beautiful rivers of France and delivers the same all-inclusive luxury experience synonymous with the new fleet of Scenic ‘Space-Ships’. Enjoy a private butler service, a wealth of dining venue options including L'Amour fine dining restaurant and spacious suites. Introduced to our portfolio of luxury Space-Ships in 2014, Scenic Gem has been custom-built to negotiate one of France’s best loved passageways, the graceful and elegant Seine. Measuring 110m, Scenic Gem is a refined and intimate vessel whose cutting-edge features and amenities make it, without question, one of the safest, most comfortable riverboats operating on this much-loved river system. Scenic Gem is the most luxurious ship currently cruising the Seine River and was purpose-built to cruise all the way to beautiful Honfl eur. With only 64 suites, guests will enjoy an almost 1:3 staff to guest ratio along with every all-inclusive 5-star luxury amenity you've come to expect on a Scenic Space-Ship. With innovative new technology, your Scenic Space-Ship will be your gracious floating hotel as you cruise the waterways of France. Intimate and friendly, with every amenity you could wish for, our Scenic Space-Ships were designed with you in mind. From the moment you step on board you’ll be spoilt for choice. From our wide selection of dining options right down to your pillow menu, you’ll enjoy the ultimate in all-inclusive luxury, every moment of the day. On board you’ll have full access to a fitness center and wellness area, special on board entertainment, Wi-Fi internet, e-bikes and of course luxuriously appointed suites to retire to at the end of the day. Your Cruise Director, as well as every member of our hospitable on board team, are on hand to make sure you make the most of every minute of your time on board your Space-Ship. Delivering the same all-inclusive luxury experience synonymous with the new fleet of Scenic ‘Space-Ships’, guests on Gem will enjoy private butler service, a wealth of dining venue options, private balconies with Scenic ‘Sun Lounge’, and our usual wide choice of complimentary drinks whenever and wherever you are onboard. Exclusively designed and crafted to cruise the Seine River in Northern France, Scenic Gem affords guests unbridled luxury and opulence atop this timeless and enchanting waterway. More than capable of negotiating the meandering ebb of the Seine, Scenic Gem is able to sail to the port commune of Honfleur; a rare ability for a riverboat of this class. Despite this capability, Scenic Gem boasts all of the luxury features you’d expect from a Scenic vessel — think opulent designer touches, a host of award-winning dining venues, and of course, the most spacious and luxurious cabins of any river cruise operator.

Ship Cabins

Junior Balcony Suite

This spacious suite is located on the Diamond Deck and has a private balcony and elegant en-suite bathroom featuring a large vanity basin and shower. This cabin has been altered to assist guests with limited mobility, and one such cabin exists on each ship. The bathroom design incorporates a modified shower, no bath and general layout to assist guests with mobility limitations. The general cabin layout allows wheelchair entry, however the use of the wheelchair within the cabin, balcony and bathroom is limited and the larger door restricts the size of the wardrobe. In the event of a ship-swap you may find varying design features on each ship. Cabins 301 & 302 have a partially obstructed view from the Balcony. The Sun Lounge design of these cabins is modified due to the ship structure. The balcony size is not impacted however the ship structure replaces a section the glass.

Private Balcony Suite

Located on the Sapphire and Diamond Decks they feature a full-length outdoor balcony with the exclusive Scenic Sun Lounge system and are larger than the standard river cruise cabins on Europe’s rivers.

Private Deluxe Balcony Suite

Located in prime locations at the front of the ship on both the Sapphire and Diamond Decks, they offer all the features of our private Balcony Suites with our ingenious Scenic Sun Lounge, but with even more space to relax.

Royal Balcony Suite

These Suites on the Diamond Deck are the ultimate in luxury with more space (305ft²), impeccable service, thoughtful touches, an outdoor balcony, lounge area and an oversized bathroom.

Royal One-Bedroom Suite

At 455ft², these are amoungst the largest suites on Europe’s rivers. At the rear of the Diamond Deck, enjoy fantastic views of the passing scenery, separate lounge and dining area and luxurious oversized bathroom.