Itinerary
- Day 1
Arles
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Arles
- Meals
- Breakfast (Daily breakfast buffet with full range of classic breakfast items, healthy Avalon Fresh® options and daily a la carte specials), Lunch (Daily lunch buffet featuring regional specialties, classic dishes, healthy Avalon Fresh® options and rotating chef's features including carving & pasta stations. Alternatively, dine al fresco at Sky Grill on the Sky Deck (weather and itinerary permitting) or enjoy light lunch in the Panorama Lounge), Dinner (Four-course dinners with choice of appetizers, soups, salads, entrées and desserts or cheese. Complimentary wine, beer, or soft drinks included)
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Arles including Roman Amphitheater
Optional Activities
- Power Walk in Arles with Adventure Host
- Painting Workshop - learn van Gogh techniques and create your own painting
- Lecture about wine hosted by Certified Sommelier
- Free time to shop, stroll, or relax in parks along Boulevard des Lices
Landmarks Roman Amphitheater Boulevard des Lices - Day 3
Avignon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bike tour of Avignon with Adventure Host
- Guided Sightseeing Tour of Avignon - includes ramparts and Palace of the Popes
- Trip to Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine cellars - Rhône wine region tasting
- Live entertainment on board
Landmarks Palace of the Popes - Day 4
Viviers
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Cheese and Wine Tasting hosted by Certified Sommelier while sailing to Viviers
- Guided Hike up to Viviers hilltop Cathedral with Adventure Host
- Guided Walking Tour of Viviers - see Romanesque cathedral and Old Town with Christian, Roman, and medieval influences
- Food and wine pairing dinner hosted by Certified Sommelier
Landmarks Viviers Cathedral - Day 5
Tain l'Hermitage - Tournon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Morning hike in Tournon with Adventure Host
- Guided Tour through Doux Valley aboard Train des L'Ardèche steam-engine train
- Guided Walking Tour of Tournon - explore one of France's oldest medieval cities with 16th-century castle
- Live entertainment on board
Landmarks Tournon Castle - Day 6
Mâcon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Tour of Mâconnais region - learn about Chardonnay vineyards and wine production with tasting in medieval castle cellars
- Cheese Tasting on board while sailing to Lyon
- Live entertainment on board
- Day 7
Lyon
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bike tour of Lyon with Adventure Host - architectural district, bridges, Rhône and Saône river banks
- Guided Sightseeing Tour of Lyon - view from Fourvière Hill, visit churches and Old Town with cafés, monuments, and medieval alleyways
- Guided tour to Beaujolais area - learn about light and pleasant wine
- Live entertainment on board
Landmarks Fourvière Hill - Day 8
Lyon to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Browse Paris shopping avenues
- Explore literary cafés
- Day 9
Vernon - Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional French luncheon of authentic French crêpes), Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour through Normandy countryside from Vernon to Giverny - visit Monet's gardens and home
- Guided Tour of Giverny - visit Monet's residence, flower and water gardens
- Guided Visit to Bizy Castle - Normandy's Versailles with magnificent courtyard, water garden, and stables
- Traditional French luncheon of authentic French crêpes
- Pastry Demonstration
- Guided Hike to Château Gaillard castle ruins - historic home of King Richard the Lionheart
- Guided Walking Tour of Les Andelys - one of France's most picturesque spots on the Seine
- Live entertainment on board
Landmarks Monet's House and Gardens Bizy Castle Château Gaillard - Day 10
Caudebec
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the river with Adventure Host
- Guided Trip along Normandy Abbeys Route - medieval Benedictine and Augustine abbeys and churches along the Seine
- Guided Optional Excursion to Honfleur - old seaside town
- Onboard Lecture about the days before and after the Normandy D-Day landing
- Live entertainment on board
- Day 11
Caudebec - Normandy Excursions
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Tour of Normandy WWII landing beaches - Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc monument, American Cemetery, and significant U.S. sites
- Guided Tour of British and Canadian commemorative sites - British cemetery, Pegasus Memorial, Arromanches, Juno Beach Center, Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
- Guided Tour of authentic Normandy tradition - brandy tasting in Calvados region
Landmarks Omaha Beach Pointe du Hoc Normandy American Cemetery Pegasus Memorial Juno Beach Center 
- Day 12
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour of Rouen - discover famous monuments and hidden gems
- Guided Walking Tour of Rouen - medieval quarter, 16th-century Astronomical Clock, Notre-Dame Cathedral, home of martyr Joan of Arc
Landmarks Notre-Dame de Rouen Cathedral Astronomical Clock - Day 13
Conflans
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the Seine with Adventure Host
- Guided Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise - home and resting place of Vincent van Gogh
- Guided tour of Château de Malmaison - home of Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine
- Guided Optional Excursion to Palace of Versailles - home of French kings
- Live entertainment on board
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Château de Malmaison Palace of Versailles - Day 14
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Seine river walking tour with Adventure Host
- Guided Walk through ancient heart of Paris - Palais-Royal, Louvre pyramid, île de la Cité, Left Bank, Latin Quarter
- Guided City Tour of iconic Paris sites
- Stroll through Paris at leisure
- Relax in literary café on the Left Bank
Landmarks Louvre Pyramid Île de la Cité Palais-Royal - Day 15
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
