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DAY 1 - PARIS
Embarkation between 6:00 and 7:00 pm in Paris.Time to settle into your cabin.Welcome drink in the lounge and presentation of the crew. Dinner on board. Free time or optional evening in a cabaret. Overnight stop.
DAY 2 - PARIS
Buffet breakfast on board. This day, entirely devoted to the optional visit of Paris, will start with a half-day tour of the mythical sites of the capital, including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysées. Lunch on board. Free afternoon in Paris. Time to discover the city on your own. Back on board for dinner and departure to cruise through the marvellously illuminated city (depending on the water level).
DAY 3 - VERNON
Breakfast buffet on board and departure to cruise towards Vernon, which we will reach at about 12:30 pm. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, we propose an optional visit to the "Claude Monet" foundation at Giverny. The pink house with its green shutters, patiently restored, reveals the painter's daily life. As you wander round the house and gardens, see his huge studio, impregnated with the light that he held so dear, the blue parlour, the yellow dining room, and especially the famous garden full of flowers and the Japanese-inspired water garden. Back on board for dinner.Evening entertainments. Departure to cruise towards Caudebec-en-Caux.
DAY 4 - CAUDEBEC EN CAUX
We start cruising early in the morning. Buffet breakfast on board and sailing through magnificent countryside alongside the steep cliffs, at whose feet stand charming typical villages. Lunch as we cruise. Arrival at about 1:00 pm in Caudebec-en-Caux. Departure for the optional guided excursion "La route des Abbayes" (the Abbey Road). The visit will begin with the church at Caudebec- en-Caux, which dates from the 15th century, then continue with Jumièges where we will see the ruins of one of the finest abbeys in France, as well as St Peter's church, which is one of the most beautiful examples of 10th century architecture. Back on board at about 6:00 pm. Dinner and departure of the boat (depending on the tide) for Honfleur.
DAY 5 - HONFLEUR
After Breakfast, we propose an optional guided tour of Honfleur. Situated at the foot of the coast of Grace, the town is an appealing one with its old pond, St Catherine’s church all in wood, its old streets and its outer harbour with its flotilla of fishing boats. Back on board for lunch. The afternoon will be dedicated to an optional excursion along the "Côte Fleurie" (Flowered Coast). This alternates sandy beaches and low cliffs – so many romantic landscapes that captured the imagination of the poets and the painters of the 19th century.We will pass through Trouville and Deauville, stopping on the way to taste Calvados. Back on board. Dinner. Free evening.
DAY 6- ROUEN
Departure of the boat early in the morning. Breakfast as we cruise through a superb valley whose variations in light inspired the Impressionist painters and poets. We will pass under the superb Normandy Bridge. Lunch on board. Arrival in Rouen at about 2:00 pm. Optional guided tour of Rouen, during which you will see, amongst other things, the Cathedral, the town's historic quarters, the Old Market Place where Jeanne d’Arc was burnt alive. Back on board. Dinner and evening entertainments. Overnight stop.
DAY 7 ROUEN - THE ANDELYS
After breakfast, departure to cruise towards Les Andelys, passing through the famous Amfreville lock. Arrival at Les Andelys at about 12:00 pm. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, optional visit of the Vascœuil Castle, a unique place according to Jules Michelet where art, history and nature fuse in perfect harmony. Back on board for dinner, followed by the farewell evening.Departure to continue the cruise.
DAY 8 - PARIS
Breakfast on board. Arrival in Paris at about 8:00 am. Disembarkation.
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