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Daily Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Bordeaux

   France

   

   Bordeaux, France's premier port city, is renowned for its historical significance, stunning architecture, and world-class wine. Must-do experiences include savoring local delicacies at Marché des Quais and exploring the breathtaking art installations at Place de la Bourse. The best season to visit is during the late spring and early autumn, when the weather is pleasant and the vineyards are in full bloom.

2. Day 2

   Bordeaux

   France

   

   Bordeaux, France's premier port city, is renowned for its historical significance, stunning architecture, and world-class wine. Must-do experiences include savoring local delicacies at Marché des Quais and exploring the breathtaking art installations at Place de la Bourse. The best season to visit is during the late spring and early autumn, when the weather is pleasant and the vineyards are in full bloom.

3. Day 3

   Saint-Emilion

   France

   

   Saint-Émilion is a UNESCO World Heritage medieval wine village in southwestern France, renowned for its monolithic underground church, premier grand cru vineyards, and centuries-old culinary traditions including its signature almond macarons dating to 1620. Visitors should explore the subterranean catacombs and quarries beneath the town and savour a private château tasting amid the legendary vineyards of the Bordeaux Right Bank. The ideal season to visit is late September through mid-October, when the harvest paints the hillsides in amber and the autumn light lends the limestone an almost luminous warmth.

4. Day 4

   Paris

   France

   

   Paris rewards every arrival as though it were the first — the sweep of the Seine, the Gothic tracery of Notre-Dame rising again from its 2019 ashes, the Eiffel Tower somehow managing to astonish at each encounter, the Louvre's glass pyramid reflecting clouds in the courtyard of a palace that served French kings for four centuries. Beyond the monuments, Paris is a city of neighbourhoods: the Belle Époque brasseries of Montparnasse, the covered passages of the 2nd arrondissement, the rooftop terraces of Le Marais. The Luxembourg Gardens in April, or a late-September evening on the Canal Saint-Martin, are among the most civilised experiences in the world.

5. Day 5

   Paris

   France

   

   Paris rewards every arrival as though it were the first — the sweep of the Seine, the Gothic tracery of Notre-Dame rising again from its 2019 ashes, the Eiffel Tower somehow managing to astonish at each encounter, the Louvre's glass pyramid reflecting clouds in the courtyard of a palace that served French kings for four centuries. Beyond the monuments, Paris is a city of neighbourhoods: the Belle Époque brasseries of Montparnasse, the covered passages of the 2nd arrondissement, the rooftop terraces of Le Marais. The Luxembourg Gardens in April, or a late-September evening on the Canal Saint-Martin, are among the most civilised experiences in the world.

6. Day 6

   Paris

   France

   

   Paris rewards every arrival as though it were the first — the sweep of the Seine, the Gothic tracery of Notre-Dame rising again from its 2019 ashes, the Eiffel Tower somehow managing to astonish at each encounter, the Louvre's glass pyramid reflecting clouds in the courtyard of a palace that served French kings for four centuries. Beyond the monuments, Paris is a city of neighbourhoods: the Belle Époque brasseries of Montparnasse, the covered passages of the 2nd arrondissement, the rooftop terraces of Le Marais. The Luxembourg Gardens in April, or a late-September evening on the Canal Saint-Martin, are among the most civilised experiences in the world.

7. Day 7

   Rouen

   France

   

   Rouen, the medieval capital of Normandy set in a wooded meander of the Seine, rewards slow exploration with one of France's richest concentrations of Gothic architecture. The vast cathedral — immortalised by Monet in his celebrated series of canvases — dominates a city where half-timbered lanes wind between Renaissance mansions and the square where Joan of Arc was burned in 1431. The covered market overflows with Normandy's great dairy bounty: camembert, livarot, and pont-l'évêque alongside cider and calvados. Paris lies just ninety minutes south by train. Spring and early autumn offer the most atmospheric conditions.

8. Day 8

   Caudebec-en-Caux

   France

   

   Caudebec-en-Caux nestles in a Seine meander between Rouen and the sea, famous for its Flamboyant Gothic Eglise Notre-Dame — a masterwork of late medieval stone lacework so exquisite that Henri IV called it 'the most beautiful chapel in my kingdom.' The town serves as an ideal quiet base for exploring the Seine Valley's quieter pleasures: the remarkable Abbaye de Jumiéges, its roofless nave open to the Norman sky, and the Manoir d'Ango, a Renaissance manor of extraordinary ambition, are both within easy reach. The tidal atmosphere of the Seine at this point rewards early morning walks along the embankment. Rouen, with its Gothic cathedral and Impressionist legacy, lies forty minutes east.

9. Day 9

   Les Andelys

   France

   

   Les Andelys occupies one of the Seine's most dramatic bends, dominated by the spectral ruins of Château Gaillard — Richard the Lionheart's 'Saucy Castle,' built with medieval speed in a single year and considered a masterpiece of twelfth-century military engineering. The view from the castle's white chalk promontory across the river's great loop is among the most beautiful in Normandy, a landscape that captivated Monet and Pissarro. Below, the twin villages of Grand and Petit Andely offer excellent Normandy cuisine, notably duck dishes prepared with local cider. Les Andelys is best visited April through October as part of a Seine river cruise; golden autumn light renders the chalk cliffs particularly luminous.

10. Day 10

    Giverny

    France

    

    Giverny, a charming village in Normandy, is renowned as the home of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, whose gardens inspired his most famous works. Visitors must experience the Fondation Claude Monet and savor local delicacies like tarte Normande. The best time to visit is during spring or summer when the gardens are in full bloom.

11. Day 11

    Paris

    France

    

    Paris rewards every arrival as though it were the first — the sweep of the Seine, the Gothic tracery of Notre-Dame rising again from its 2019 ashes, the Eiffel Tower somehow managing to astonish at each encounter, the Louvre's glass pyramid reflecting clouds in the courtyard of a palace that served French kings for four centuries. Beyond the monuments, Paris is a city of neighbourhoods: the Belle Époque brasseries of Montparnasse, the covered passages of the 2nd arrondissement, the rooftop terraces of Le Marais. The Luxembourg Gardens in April, or a late-September evening on the Canal Saint-Martin, are among the most civilised experiences in the world.

Cabin Categories

Category 1 Emerald Deck

Outside

180 sq ftMax 2CAT1

<p>2 European twin beds</p><p><b>Stateroom Furnishings:<br></b></p><p>Elegantly designed cabins</p><p></p><p><b>Private Bathroom:<br></b>Yes, with shower</p><p><b>Bathroom Amenities:<br></b>Towels, Washcloths, Bathrobes &amp; Slippers (2 per cabin), One Sink, Outlet for Electric Shaver (220v only in bathroom), Shower Cap, Soap, lotion, shower gel, conditioner</p><p><b>Stateroom Amenities:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins, 2-small windows in the cabin that do not open; in-room movies, minibar, adjustable climate control, private bathroom with shower and pampering toiletries, more information to come</p>

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Category 2 Emerald Deck

Outside

225 sq ftMax 2CAT2

<p>2 European twin beds that can slide together</p><p><b>Stateroom Furnishings:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins</p><p><b>Private Bathroom:<br></b>Yes, with shower</p><p><b>Bathroom Amenities:<br></b>Bathrobes &amp; Slippers (2 per cabin), One Sink, Outlet for Electric Shaver - 220 v only in bathroom, Shower Cap, Soap, Lotion, Shower Gel, Conditioner</p><p><b>Stateroom Amenities:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins, two small windows in the cabin that do not open; in-room movies, minibar, adjustable climate control, private bathroom with shower and pampering toiletries, more information to come</p>

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Category 3 Ruby Deck

Balcony

225 sq ftMax 2CAT3

<p>2 European twin beds that can slide together</p><p><b>Stateroom Furnishings:<br></b></p><p>Elegantly designed cabins</p><p></p><p><b>Private Bathroom:<br></b></p><p>Yes, with shower</p><p></p><p><b>Bathroom Amenities:<br></b>Bathrobes &amp; Slippers (2 per cabin), One Sink, Outlet for Electric Shaver - 220 v only in bathroom, Shower Cap, Soap, Lotion, Shower Gel, Conditioner, Towels &amp; Washcloths</p><p><b>Stateroom Amenities:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins, cabin windows are floor to ceiling, open as sliding door, in-room movies, minibar, adjustable climate control, private bathroom with shower and pampering toiletries, more information to come</p>

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Category 4 Diamond Deck

Balcony

225 sq ftMax 2CAT4

<p>2 European twin beds that can slide together</p><p><b>Stateroom Furnishings:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins</p><p><b>Private Bathroom:<br></b>Yes, with shower</p><p><b>Bathroom Amenities:<br></b>Bathrobes &amp; Slippers (2 per cabin), One Sink, Outlet for Electric Shaver - 220 v only in bathroom, Shower Cap, Soap, Lotion, Shower Gel, Conditioner, Towels &amp; Washcloths</p><p><b>Stateroom Amenities:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins, cabin windows are floor to ceiling and open as sliding door, in-room movies, minibar, adjustable climate control, private bathroom with shower and pampering toiletries, more information to come</p>

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Category 5 Diamond Deck

Balcony

300 sq ftMax 2CAT5

<p>2 European twin beds that can slide together; sofa bed</p><p><b>Stateroom Furnishings:<br></b></p><p>Elegantly designed cabins</p><p></p><p><b>Private Bathroom:<br></b></p><p>Yes, with shower</p><p></p><p><b>Bathroom Amenities:<br></b></p><p>Bathrobes &amp; Slippers (2 per suite), One Sink, Outlet for Electric Shaver - 220 v only in bathroom, Shower Cap, Soap, Lotion, Shower Gel, Conditioner</p><p></p><p><b>Stateroom Amenities:<br></b>Elegantly designed cabins, 2 French balconies, cabin windows are floor to ceiling, open as sliding door, in-room movies, minibar, adjustable climate control, private bathroom with shower and pampering toiletries, more information to come</p>

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