Paris & the Normandy Coast

Paris & the Normandy Coast

5 days from only £699

Holiday highlights
• Evening Cruise along the Seine
• Explore the former capital of Normandy, Rouen
• Picturesque fishing port of Honfleur
• Cruise under the superb Pont de Normandie

Optional excursions
• Chateau of Vascoeuil
• Guided tour of Rouen
• Guided walking tour of Honfleur
• Tour to Côte Fleurie, Trouville, Deauville

Holiday Itinerary by Air
Day 1 UK to Paris - Flight to Paris where you will be met and transferred to the boat on the banks of the Seine. We embark this evening between 6 and 7 pm . You will be welcomed aboard with a cocktail and then take your place for your first dinner on board, during which (depending on the water level) you will be able to admire the most wonderful locations of Paris by night. We will cruise silently past the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais, the Orangerie, the Louvre and Notre-Dame Cathedral which dominates the Ile de la Cité.
Day 2 Paris – Les Andelys – Rouen - You will wake up to the sound of music. A morning’s cruise, passing through a number of locks and towns such as Conflans Ste Honorine, Vernon. Just before lunch we gather in the lounge for games and aperitifs. We arrive in Andelys after lunch and depart by coach for the optional visit to the Chateau of Vascoeuil. During this time, the boat will sail to Rouen where we will join it at around 6pm. Dinner on board. In the evening, an optional guided tour will be offered, of the old city by night on foot, the former capital of Normandy, the historic neighbourhoods, the Place du Marché where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. Back to the boat. Around midnight, departure of the cruise for Honfleur.
Day 3 Rouen to Honfleur - After breakfast we arrive in Honfleur (depending on the tides). The morning will be devoted to the optional guided tour of the town on foot, with its fishing port, its picturesque streets with their old houses, the salt lofts and Saint Catherine’s church, built entirely of wood. Back to the boat for lunch. In the afternoon, optional excursion to the Côte Fleurie, Trouville, Deauville, tour of a distillery where the famous Calvados is made. Back on board around 18h. Dinner. We will then cast off to leave the port of Honfleur. We will be passing under the superb Pont de Normandie before heading up the Seine.
Day 4 Honfleur – Caudebec en Caux –Vernon - This afternoon we continue our cruise. A "guinguette" on board to relive the atmosphere "of Sundays on the banks of the Marne". Passing through locks and beautiful landscapes, and also through the town of Conflans Ste Honorine, the boatmen’s capital. Dinner and gala evening.
Day 5 Paris to UK - Breakfast on board before we depart this magnificent cruise. Transfer to the airport for the flight back to the UK.

Flight departures. Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, East Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Luton, Glasgow, Norwich, Cardiff, Bristol, Aberdeen, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle.

Holiday Itinerary by Eurostar
Day 1 London St Pancras to Paris - Join the Eurostar train at St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord. From Gare du Nord make the short transfer across Paris to embark the MS Seine Princess.We embark this evening between 6 and 7 pm . You will be welcomed aboard with a cocktail and then take your place for your first dinner on board, during which (depending on the water level) you will be able to admire the most wonderful locations of Paris by night. We will cruise silently past the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais, the Orangerie, the Louvre and Notre-Dame Cathedral which dominates the Ile de la Cité.
Day 2 to 4 Cruising - See Holiday itinerary by air days 2 to 4.
Day 5 Paris to UK - After Breakfast on board before we depart this magnificent cruise. Transfer to Gare du Nord to join the Eurostar train to London St Pancras.

By air - whats included
• 4 nights full board cruise
• Return flights & resort transfers

By rail - whats included
• 4 nights full board cruise
• Return Eurostar standard ticket to Paris