Avignon to Avignon - 5 days (RPM) |
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Ship - Van Gogh |
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Detailed Itinerary:
Day 1: Avignon (Provence evening)
- (Embarkation)
Loading dock to 18:00hrs of the driveway of the Oule (Daladier dock to the port). Installation in your cabin. Go to the room where we will offer you the welcome cocktail, in which you will meet the crew who will accompany you throughout the cruise. Then we will propose to go into the restaurant for Provencal dinner. The evening will continue under the sign of the sun as you will witness the presentation of dances performed by a local folk group in the lounge. Overnight stopover.
Day 2: Avignon - Saint-Gilles (visit the Camargue)
After a good night on board, breakfast buffet will be offered in the restaurant. At 8:00 am, the ship will weigh anchor in the direction of Saint-Gilles. This morning, navigation is an invitation to discover, over the water, go back to the sources of history. Passage Lock at Vallabrègues. We will reach the point where the Rhone splits into two arms, which runs the Rhone to the Mediterranean, and the Petit Rhône we borrow and take us to the Camargue. There is aperitif in the lounge and lunch cruise. Arrival around 13:00hrs to Saint-Gilles. Departure by coach for a optional excursion through the Camargue picturesque village of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. You will discover the wild horses, flamingos, rice fields and salt marshes, other features of the Camargue. Back on board in the evening in Arles. Dinner and entertainment of the crew.
Day 3: Martigues (visit to Marseille)
Buffet breakfast cruise. During the morning we will sail on the Rhône and borrow Lock Barcarin that will allow us to access a channel of the Rhone, Fos sur Mer, on which we sail in part on the Mediterranean. Continuation Channel Fos Port de Bouc, where we drive along the Mediterranean. Arrive Martigues at 13:00hrs. Lunch on board. Departure for optional visit to Marseille: Canebière, Old Port, Notre Dame de la Garde. Back on board in the early evening. Dinner.
Day 4: Martigues - Arles (Visit Les Baux de Provence)
Buffet breakfast on board. Departure of the cruise around 8:00am. Navigation morning. Animation on board. Lunch. Arrival at 14:00hrs. Departure by bus for a optional excursion to explore the city of Baux de Provence, Ancient city of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in an extraordinary site on a rocky steep of the Alpilles. This is one of the main attractions, Provence. Back on board in the evening. Dinner and gala evening.
Day 5: Avignon (Disembarkation)
Buffet breakfast on board. Landing at 9:00am. End of our services.
Note:
- Please check with us regarding availability of English shore excursions.
- A valid passport is required for travel. Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.

2012 Departure Dates
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Program Start Date |
Cabin Rates are per passenger in $USD |
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Lower Deck Cabin w/ picture window - 2 twin beds
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Upper Deck Cabin w/ picture window - 2 twin beds |
Lower Deck Cabin - w/ picture window Single |
Upper Deck Cabin - w/ picture window Single |
| From Avignon |
2-Nov-12 |
$677 |
$770 |
$864 |
$957 |
6-Nov-12 |
$677 |
$770 |
$864 |
$957 |
| Fuel surcharges are additional per person. Please call to inquire. |
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