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Grand France for Wine Lovers (Southbound) Cruise

  • Departure DateTue 13th Oct 2026
  • Avalon Waterways Avalon Poetry II
  • 14 Night Cruise From Paris
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Itinerary

  • Paris
  • Vernon, France
  • Les Andelys
  • Caudebec En Caux
  • Rouen, France
  • Conflans
  • Paris
  • Dijon
  • Beaune
  • Chalon-Sur-Saone
  • Tournus
  • Lyon
  • Tournon
  • Viviers
  • Avignon
  • Arles

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Day 1 - Paris

Arrive: Tue 13 October 2026 / Depart: Tue 13 October 2026

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 14 October 2026 / Depart: Wed 14 October 2026

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 2 - Les Andelys

Arrive: Wed 14 October 2026 / Depart: Wed 14 October 2026

Les Andelys is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.

Day 3 - Caudebec En Caux

Arrive: Thu 15 October 2026

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 16 October 2026

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 - Normandy

Day 5 - Rouen, France

Arrive: Sat 17 October 2026 / Depart: Sat 17 October 2026

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 18 October 2026 / Depart: Sun 18 October 2026

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 19 October 2026

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 20 October 2026

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 - Dijon

Arrive: Tue 20 October 2026 / Depart: Tue 20 October 2026

Dijon is the capital city of the historical Burgundy region in eastern France, one of the country’s principal wine-making areas. It’s known for its traditional mustard, vineyard tours, autumn gastronomic fair and building styles ranging from Gothic to art deco. The distinguished 1787 Musée des Beaux-Arts, housed in the vast Palace of the Dukes, holds a rich collection of paintings, sculptures, crafts and antiquities

Day 8 - Beaune

Arrive: Tue 20 October 2026 / Depart: Tue 20 October 2026

Beaune is a walled town at the center of the Burgundy winemaking region in France. Surrounded by the Côte d'Or vineyards, the cobbled town is renowned for an annual wine auction held at the Hôtel-Dieu (Hospices de Beaune). Recognized by its colorful, geometric-patterned tile roof, this 15th-century former hospital is now the Hôtel-Dieu Museum, showcasing works like "The Last Judgement" altarpiece by Van der Weyden.

Day 8 - Chalon-Sur-Saone

Arrive: Tue 20 October 2026 / Depart: Tue 20 October 2026

Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.

Day 9 - Tournus

Arrive: Wed 21 October 2026 / Depart: Wed 21 October 2026

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 22 October 2026

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 23 October 2026

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 24 October 2026 / Depart: Sat 24 October 2026

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

Day 12 - Viviers

Arrive: Sat 24 October 2026 / Depart: Sat 24 October 2026

Viviers is a commune in the department of Ardèche in southern France. The administrative and religious capital of Vivarais, the town of Viviers, on the right bank of the Rhône, in southern Ardèche, retains an important heritage from its rich past, including many listed monuments.

Day 13 - Avignon

Arrive: Sun 25 October 2026 / Depart: Sun 25 October 2026

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 26 October 2026

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 27 October 2026

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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