Paris Canals to French Riviera celebrates summertime
France – exclusive to Worldwide Cruise Centres
Here’s a glorious sample of
summertime France, a holiday that
combines a round-trip canal cruise
from Paris with three nights in the
French capital and a two-night stay
in in Nice at the heart of the French
Riviera.
Exclusive to Worldwide Cruise Centres
(worldwidecruisecentres.com.au), this
11-night special is called ‘Paris Canals
to the French Riviera’.
It departs Australia on 24 July 2016,
priced from A$6699 per person twin
share – including return flights from
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide
or Perth to Paris and return from Nice.
It’s valid for sale until 6 November 2015
unless sold out beforehand.
‘Paris Canals to the French Riviera’
includes sightseeing in Paris, with a
cruise along the Seine River and lunch
at the Eiffel Tower. A Cote d’Azur via
Mont Alban day tour from Nice visits
the Principality of Monaco and heads
to elegant Antibes and to Cannes,
Mediterranean retreat of film stars
and liner-sized yachts. A first class train
journey from Paris to Nice is included
as well.
The six-night canal cruise from Paris
along the famed Champagne Route
is with long-established French line
CroisiEurope, a byword for fine French
river and canal cruising. CroisiEurope
cruises are known for convivial
atmosphere and attentive staff. Enjoy
unlimited complimentary onboard
beverages, including beer, fine wine,
spirits, mineral bottled water, soft drinks,
specialty coffees and tea.
The stylish canal-barge used in
‘Paris Canals to the French Riviera’
is CroisEurope’s Raymonde, just the
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November 2015
right size at 24 passengers and newly
constructed by CroisiEurope – sailing
for the first time in 2014. Raymonde has
two decks and 12 cabins, a spacious
lounge with bar, restaurant, sun deck
with lounges and parasols, barbecue
deck, Jacuzzi and WiFi aboard. It also
carries bicycles for use by passengers –
you can cycle away into idyllic French
countryside!
The holiday begins when you swap
Australian winter for French summer
and arrive in Paris. Three nights in a
four-star Parisian hotel give you time to
explore at leisure, and a tour, escorted
by a driver guide, shows you the best
of Paris in two hours. It takes in the
Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triumph,
Concorde Square, the Invalides, the
Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, the Opera,
Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre
Museum, Orsay Museum, Madeleine
Church and other notable places of
interest.
After that, a table is reserved for you at
the Eiffel Tower’s first-floor restaurant, Le
58, for a three-course meal including
drinks. A cruise along the Seine ensues,
showing you famous Parisian riverside
views and ending at the foot of the
Eiffel Tower.
Board CroisiEurope’s Raymonde now
for your six-night canal cruise. It starts
with a welcome cocktail reception
hosted by the captain, and ends
with a farewell gala dinner when you
disembark at the end.
All meals aboard are included and
cuisine is superb, as you’d expect
from CroisiEurope, staffed by French
chefs. Drinks are complimentary and
unlimited; there are shore excursions,
along with professional entertainment
and crew team show.
The canal cruise visits the charming
town of Meaux. You’ll wander
magnificent Bossuet Garden and
sample a cheese tasting, sail through
the heart of the Seine-et-Marne
countryside and its Champagne
vines. Discover the town of Château
Thierry and its castle walls, explore
Reims, famed for Champagne and
its Cathedral. The Champagne Route
takes you to the village of Hautvilliers,
birthplace of Champagne. Visit to a
major Champagne house is followed
by a tasting – then the Gala Evening
back on board.
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