Christmastime on the Seine (2012)

Paris • Mantes-La-Jolie • Rouen • Vernon
  • 8 days
  • from only:
  • $1395
  • $175 per day
    River Cruise Only
  • 9 days
  • from only:
  • $2195
  • $244 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Paris, France
Aix-en-Provence, France
Optional Tours
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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruise that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • International airport transfers to and from your ship or hotel are available for purchase
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle Cruise Line vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Boston

7hrs

Newark, New York (JFK), Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Dulles)

8hrs

Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Orlando

9hrs

Houston, Seattle

10hrs

Los Angeles, San Francisco

11hrs

Tampa

12hrs

Baltimore, Dallas

13hrs

Denver

14hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Paris, France. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Post-Trip: Aix-en-Provence, France

3 nights from only $545

You’ll be welcomed by the town of Aix-en-Provence, the heart and old capital of the beautiful Provence region, on this post-trip extension. Cultured, sophisticated, but always relaxed, Aix-en-Provence offers streets of honey-colored stone buildings and majestic fountains.

Single Supplement: FREE

Please note: Availability and price may vary by departure date. Please call for details.

It's Included

  • Accommodations—for 3 nights at the Hotel Aquabella 
  • 3 meals—daily breakfast
  • Sightseeing
  • Exclusive services of a resident Grand Circle Program Director
  • Optional tours—Avignon ($110 per person), Provencal Villages ($90 per person)
Day 1
Arrive Aix-en-Provence

After disembarking the ship in Paris this morning, you fly to Marseilles and transfer to Aix-en-Provence.

Upon arrival in Aix-en-Provence, settle in to your hotel, then gather with your fellow travelers and Program Director for a vicinity walk that will acquaint you with this lovely town. This afternoon, drop by the Girault workshop to watch artisans create santons, or "little saints," the terra cotta figurines for which this area is known.

Dinner is on your own and your evening is at leisure.
Day 2
Aix-en-Provence/Optional Avignon tour

This morning, join an optional half-day excursion to the City of Popes, Avignon, where you'll tour the Old Town and visit the famous Papal Palace.

Or, enjoy a morning to explore Aix-en-Provence on your own. You may consider a visit to the charming Vieil Aix, north of Cours Mirabeau. The neighborhood is all narrow lanes, pretty squares, and detailed architecture—with endless places to browse and shop.

After a visit to post-Impressionist painter Cezanne’s former studio, your afternoon is at leisure. Perhaps you’ll stroll among the stalls of the nearby Christmas Market, browsing for handmade gifts and watching artisans at work.With your fellow travelers, you'll visit a callison shop, where you’ll see how candied fruit and almond treats—and other regional specialties—are made. Of course, you can sample them if you wish.

Dinner is on your own this evening.
Day 3
Aix-en-Provence/Optional Provencal Villages tour

This morning, join an optional journey through the Provencal Villages of Luberon—Lourmarin, Bonnieux, and Rousillion—among the most celebrated towns in all of France. You’ll delight in the motorcoach ride as well as the villages themselves: the landscape includes farmland, fields, vineyards, olive groves, and forest.

Or, enjoy a day of leisure in Aix-en-Provence to make your own discoveries. Founded by the Romans in 123 BC, this delightful town has long attracted artists, including the writer Emile Zola and the painter Paul Cezanne, who was born here and lived and worked here for much of his life. You could admire the Cours Mirabeau, the grand boulevard with its arch of trees. Its south side is lined with elegant hotels. Or visit the ancient Roman baths located just outside the Old Town.

Gather with your traveling companions for a Farewell Drink early this evening. Afterwards, your evening is at leisure, and dinner is on your own.
Day 4
Return to U.S.

After breakfast this morning, transfer to the Marseilles airport for your flight home.