b'YOUR ITINERARY 7 DAY HOLIDAYFROM RIVER CRUISEDay 1Arrival in enchanting Parisbuilding at different times of day.2,195 PPWe meet our Tour Manager and fellowFollowing an insightful few hours, we travellers at London St Pancras beforereturn to our ship for tonights dinner. our journey to Paris on the Eurostar.2024 Departures in: In Paris, we transfer to our ship, theTOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:MAY, SEPMS Renoir, where we are welcomedExploring the medieval city ofwith a relaxing drink before dinner.Rouen on a fascinating guided tour 1 2 3 4Leisurely Tourist ratedDay 2The sights of romantic ParisDay 5The Route des Abbayes This morning we enjoy a guidedWe make our way to Caudebec- ENHANCE YOUR HOLIDAYtour of the splendid French capital,en-Caux today, sailing through a uncovering the remarkable sights oflandscape of steep cliffs and timelessFirst Class departures available from the City of Love, including the Eiffelvillages, fleeting views of whichonly 400pp Tower and the Champs lyses. Afterinfluenced the Impressionist styleUpgrade to an Upper Deck cabin on lunch aboard our ship, you have someitself. On arrival in Caudebec weyour cruise from 500pp free time to unwind before we set sailembark on an excursion along the for a cruise along the beautiful Seine,Route des Abbayes, exploring theYOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES:admiring the majestic illuminatedabbeys that line the route of the river by coach. Stretching betweenEscorted throughout your tourattractions along the way.Rouen and Mont-Saint-Michel, thisby our experienced Tour/Cruisehistoric trail has seen religious ordersManager teamTOUR MANAGERS HIGHLIGHT:being built here from the 5th centuryReturn rail from London St PancrasDiscover the celebrated monumentsonwards. At one point there were 6-night cruise onboard MS Renoir and architecture of the capital, Paris up to 120 sites of worship. Laterwe continue upriver to charmingBreakfast, lunch and dinnerDay 3Giverny or VersaillesHonfleur and moor for the night.each day of your cruise includingWe start the day cruising to Poissy,a spectacular gala dinnerand are treated to an expert talk onDay 6Tour artistic Honfleur Drinks package with dinnerboardA Definition of Impressionismor discover the beaches of WWIIevery night of your cruisebefore we transfer to Giverny. NowA superb choice of excursionssynonymous with Monet, the townThe attractive port town of Honfleur,Five-star service onboard fromof Giverny almost missed out onon the southern bank of the Seine getting its name on the map. It wasEstuary, is in the Calvados region ofour English-speaking crewduring a train journey in 1883 whenFrance famous for its apple brandy.Complimentary luggage servicethe artist saw the area and decidedCentred on its historic port andComplimentary onboard Wi-Fithis was where he wanted to live andmarinathe Vieux Bassinone of todays options is to take a tour ofTO/FROMwork. With its instantly recognisableLONDONlily ponds, the gardens are the imageHonfleur. The town was an influence of how they were when Monet firston the work of many artists, includingRouenpainted them, almost like steppingMonet, Courbet and Boudin, who setHoneurinto one of his artworks, and theup the Ecole de Honfleur, an artists6house still has the atmosphere of acolony and melting pot for the entireCaudebec-en-Caux Givernycreative retreat. Alternatively, you mayImpressionists cultural movement.FRANCEprefer to visit the opulent Palace of Versailles today. We rejoin our cruiseThe other option available today isParisship and tonight theres a traditionalto join our excursion to the nearby French guinguette evening onboard.beaches of Gold and Juno, two of five sites where Allied troops landed in Day 4Impressionist Rouenthe morning on 6 July 1944 duringTour Code: SER |per person based on 2 Our destination today is Rouen, theOperation Neptune, more commonlysharing. Deposit from 500 per person. historic former capital of Normandy,known as D-Day. After some free timeSupplement for solo travellers from 700 where we enjoy a sightseeing tourthis afternoon, tonight we celebrate the end of our wonderful cruise atwhich follows in the footsteps of thethe captains special gala dinner.To book and for Impressionists. This medieval city is home to the Museum of Fine Artsinformation go toand a vast collection of ImpressionistDay 7Homeward boundgreatrail.com/SER24 compositions. We make a visit to theWe transfer by rail from Honfleur gallery as well as taking in Rouento Paris this morning after a finalor call 01904 527168Cathedral, which was depicted in oilbreakfast together. In the French& speak to ourpaint by Claude Monet. His seriescapital. We catch the return Eurostar of more than 30 paintings show theservice back to London St Pancras.expert team.91'