Itinerary
- Day 1
Bordeaux
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Board Scenic Diamond cruise ship
- Day 2
Bordeaux to Libourne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Saint-Émilion
- Visit Monolithic Church
Landmarks Saint-Émilion Monolithic Church - Day 3
Libourne to Pauillac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Libourne
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Libourne with local guide
- Wines and Vineyards of Saint-Émilion tour
- Biking and tasting at Château Siaurac
- Paint and Pour watercolour class on Sun Deck with local artist and wine tasting
Landmarks Libourne Château Siaurac - Day 4
Pauillac to Fort Médoc
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Médoc wine tasting by coach through Route des Chateaux with local winery visit
- Médoc wine tasting by e-bike with château viewing and prestigious estate tasting
- Classical Concert at Château d'Agassac (Scenic Enrich)
Landmarks Château d'Agassac - Day 5
Fort Médoc to Cadillac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Spa treatment on board
- Scenic Culinaire cooking school French cuisine class
Landmarks Cadillac - Day 6
Cadillac to Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Sauternes by coach to vineyard for tasting
- Sauternes by bike through rolling vineyards with tasting
- Roquetaillade Castle guided tour with family descendants
- Biking in Loupiac wine region with Château Benauge viewing
- Château Toulouse-Lautrec guided tour including painter's apartments
Landmarks Roquetaillade Castle Château Benauge Château Toulouse-Lautrec - Day 7
Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tasting of fresh oysters from Arcachon Bay
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Bordeaux highlights including Gothic cathedral and Place de la Bourse
- Cycling tour of Bordeaux with canelé sampling
- Shop with a chef at local food market with cooking demonstration on board
- After hours access to Bassins des Lumières WWII submarine base digital art installation with Champagne welcome and exclusive customized show (Scenic Enrich)
Landmarks Bordeaux Cathedral Place de la Bourse Bassins des Lumières - Day 8
Bordeaux to Bourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Cité du Vin Museum visit via local tram with interactive wine discovery journey
- Tour Bordeaux by motorbike and sidecar
- Visit Arcachon with local guide walking tour finishing at Baltard market food hall
Landmarks Cité du Vin Museum Arcachon Baltard Market - Day 9
Bourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bourg with Carriages Museum visit with local guide inside Bourg Castle grounds
- Historic Saintes tour of charming town steeped in 2,000 years of history with lush gardens
- Full day excursion to Cognac with walking tour of fortified city and Rémy Martin estate tour with brandy sampling
Landmarks Bourg Castle Saintes Cognac Rémy Martin Estate - Day 10
Bourg to Blaye to Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Blaye with local guide viewing World Heritage citadel overlooking Gironde Estuary
- Active walking tour of Blaye citadel with local guide learning Vauban's defence system
- Cycling along the Captain's Road active tour
- Château de la Roche Courbon guided visit to fortified castle transformed to historic château with manicured gardens
Landmarks Blaye Citadel Château de la Roche Courbon - Day 11
Bordeaux to Paris
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 12
Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Hike to Château Gaillard with 'Richard the Lionheart' medieval-themed walking tour
- Tour of Les Andelys with Château Gaillard visit
- Cider farm visit to see artisanal production process and taste cider
- Renaissance-era Château Gaillon guided tour of 16th-century château
Landmarks Château Gaillard Château Gaillon Château d'Acquigny Gardens - Day 13
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- WWI Lecture - Day in the life of a Tommy with interactive experience including equipment try-on, weapons handling, and tasting soldier rations
Optional Activities
- Rouen city tour with guide covering cathedral district, old marketplace, Saint-Maclou Quarter, Joan of Arc history with free time
- Guided tour of Rouen with Rollo the Viking in authentic Viking warlord costume focusing on Medieval past with free time
- Photography discovery with local photographer learning digital portrait techniques using Rouen as landscape
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Saint-Maclou Quarter - Day 14
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Claude Monet and the Colors of Rouen tour exploring city landmarks inspiring artist with cathedral visit and Musée des Beaux-Arts including Monet studies
- Full day excursion to Somme Battlefields including Newfoundland Memorial Park visiting Australian National Memorial Sir John Monash Centre, Franco-Australian Museum, Lochnagar Crater and Newfoundland Memorial Park
- Full day excursion to Somme Battlefields Including Thiepval visiting Somme Battlefields, Australian National Memorial Sir John Monash Centre, Franco-Australian Museum, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery with 5,500+ Commonwealth graves, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, and Lochnagar Crater
- Bayeux tour with guide visiting Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux built 11th-14th centuries with free time
Landmarks Rouen Cathedral Musée des Beaux-Arts Somme Battlefields Sir John Monash Centre Franco-Australian Museum Lochnagar Crater Newfoundland Memorial Park Caterpillar Valley Cemetery Thiepval Memorial Bayeux Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux - Day 15
Rouen to Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Honfleur showing Inner Harbour, Church of Sainte-Catherine, and Garden of Personalities
- On board lecture about Operation Fortitude and daily life during D-Day campaign
Landmarks Honfleur Church of Sainte-Catherine Garden of Personalities - Day 16
Honfleur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Omaha Beach (US history focused) starting at Utah Beach memorial with 20,000+ US troop landing, Sainte-Mère-Église where 30 US Paratroopers landed, lunch at local restaurant, Normandy American Cemetery and Visitor Centre, Omaha Beach Memorial
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including British Normandy Memorial (UK history focused) visiting Bayeux first town liberated after D-Day, Bayeux War Cemetery, Museum of the Battle of Normandy, Landing Museum at Arromanches over artificial harbour, lunch at local restaurant, British Normandy Memorial, Pegasus Bridge & Museum, Ranville War Cemetery
- Excursion to Normandy Beaches including Juno Beach Centre (Canadian history focused) visiting Abbey d'Ardenne 11th-century memorial to Canadian Prisoners of War, Juno Beach Centre memorial to 20,000 Canadian troops landing, lunch at local restaurant, Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery with 335 Canadian D-Day dead, Pegasus Bridge & Museum
- Bayeux tour with guided visit to Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux built 11th-14th centuries considered Norman Romanesque and Gothic masterpiece with free time
Landmarks Utah Beach Sainte-Mère-Église Omaha Beach Normandy American Cemetery Bayeux Bayeux War Cemetery Museum of the Battle of Normandy Arromanches Landing Museum Arromanches British Normandy Memorial Pegasus Bridge & Museum Ranville War Cemetery Abbey d'Ardenne Juno Beach Centre Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery Merville Battery Site and Museum Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux - Day 17
Honfleur to Caudebec-en-Caux
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Cycle to Villequier with Victor Hugo Museum on e-bike along River Seine flat eight-kilometre each way route with museum visit
- Fécamp and Bénédictine Palace coach tour visiting 19th-century architectural masterpiece famous for Bénédictine liqueur with tasting
- Tales of the French Resistance walking tour learning stories of WWII resistance fighters against Nazi occupation
- Normandy Abbey Road tour exploring Middle Ages spiritual heritage with local guide visiting grand abbeys on River Seine banks
Landmarks Caudebec-en-Caux Notre Dame Caudebec-en-Caux Villequier Victor Hugo Museum Seine Museum Fécamp Bénédictine Palace - Day 18
Vernon to La Roche-Guyon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Scenic Enrich: Château de La Roche-Guyon visit including orchard and vegetable garden walk with drink reception and classical concert of French composers
Optional Activities
- Monet's House and Garden tour at Giverny with Japanese-inspired water garden with lilies and free time
- Self-guided cycle from Vernon to Giverny (approximately 5 kilometres each way) with optional Monet's House and Garden visit or town exploration
- On board painting class
Landmarks Vernon Giverny Monet's House and Garden Château de La Roche-Guyon - Day 19
Conflans to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise where Vincent Van Gogh painted final masterpieces including famous Notre Dame de l'Assomption church with Van Gogh's room attic visit and free time
- Château de Chantilly guided tour of magnificent castle built by Henri d'Orléans with fine collections, gardens, and free time
- Musée de la Batellerie (Inland Water Transport Museum) active tour in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
- Château de Malmaison guided tour of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais residence with neoclassical architecture, landscaped gardens, and museum of Napoleonic era furniture, artwork, and personal items
Landmarks Conflans-Saint-Honorine Auvers-sur-Oise Notre Dame de l'Assomption Château de Chantilly Versailles Palace and Garden Musée de la Batellerie Château de Malmaison - Day 20
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Trendy Marais with a local Parisian guided walking tour of diverse Parisian district with cultures, history, architecture, arts, and fashion
- Highlights of Paris city tour by coach viewing Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde Square, and 1163-built Gothic Notre Dame Cathedral
- Opera Garnier tour of theatrical heart of Paris with ornately decorated rooms, grand staircases, and chandeliers commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III
- Ateliers du Lumières alternative to Opera Garnier when unavailable
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte coach tour one hour from Paris of founding French formal garden inspiring Versailles with symmetrical layout and theatrical gardens
Landmarks Marais District Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Cathedral Champs-Elysee Arc de Triomphe Concorde Square Opera Garnier Ateliers du Lumières Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Montmartre Moulin Rouge - Day 21
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
