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
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Learn how to customize your River Cruise, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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Customize your trip

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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Pre-Trip: Paris, France

4 nights from only $545

Begin your trip with additional time to explore romantic Paris, the City of Light. An included tour of the Le Marais district will introduce you the city’s history. You will also have plenty of leisure time to discover Paris on your own. Here, in the city often called the capital of romance, you will experience firsthand the wealth of cultural and historical attractions that have enchanted visitors for centuries.

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 Mercure Paris Montparnasse
  • 3 meals—daily breakfast
  • Le Marais sightseeing tour
  • Exclusive services of a resident Grand Circle Program Director
  • Optional tours—Moulin Rouge Cabaret Show & Dinner ($280 per person), Reims & the Champagne region ($155 per person)
Day 1
Depart U.S.

Depart the U.S. on your flight to Paris, France.
Day 2
Paris

Arrive this morning or afternoon in Paris. You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Paris. You have the rest of the day to relax or explore a little of the city on your own. If you wish, you can join a brief guided walk with your Program Director in the vicinity of your hotel to begin getting to know the city.

Enjoy a drink with your Program Director and traveling companions at thisevening's Welcome Reception.

Your evening is at leisure. Ask your Program Director for suggestions on where to dine on your own.
Day 3
Paris/Optional Moulin Rouge Cabaret Show & Dinner

After breakfast, enjoy a half-day tour of Le Marais—literally, "the marsh"—a beautiful district of Paris that's home to many historic mansions dating back to the 16th century. The Knights Templar cleared this marshy land just north of the Seine in the twelfth century, and many French aristocrats built vast and beautiful residences that still stand today. You'll visit the Place des Vosges, the first royal square in France, whose red brick vaulted arcades were commissioned by Henry IV in 1605. You'll also see mansions and hotel particuliers (grand homes surrounded by gardens and courts), as well as the Jewish Quarter.

Your afternoon and evening are at leisure to do as you please. You can return to the hotel with the motorcoach, or remain behind in the city on your own.

Your evening is at leisure, and dinner is on your own.

Or, join us for an optional evening outing to the legendary Moulin Rouge. Paris is famous for its nightlife and especially for its glitzy musical revues. And there is no cabaret more celebrated than the Moulin Rouge, which first opened in 1889. The cost of this optional tour includes a world-class cabaret show and dinner.
Day 4
Paris/Optional Reims & Champagne tour

This morning, join us to begin an optional full-day tour to the Champagne region. You'll have a private transfer from the hotel to Reims via the Marne Valley, the scene of intense World War I battles over 90 years ago. You’ll stop along the way at the American Military Cemetery of the Belleau Wood, which honors the memories of Americans soldiers who lost their lives in those battles. When you arrive in Reims, you'll savor lunch at a local restaurant—a typical French brasserie. You’ll then see Reims’ magnificent cathedral before a special tasting at a well-known vineyard.

Or, the day is yours to visit new museums, relax at sidewalk cafes, peruse bookstores and galleries, and soak in the inimitable atmosphere of Paris. The city is a shopper's paradise, so the opportunities for holiday shopping are unsurpassed. A number of Christmas Markets are set up seasonally, including one at La Cour de Rome in front of Gare St. Lazare.
Day 5
Transfer to the M/S Bizet / Begin Main Trip

After breakfast at your hotel, transfer by motorcoach to your home for seven nights, the M/S Bizet, where you'll meet your fellow travelers and follow the main itinerary from Day 2.