Arrange to visit the wheelhouse for a behind-the-scenes look at river piloting. You’ll meet the Captain and learn how navigation and safety systems—from radar and AIS to depth sounders—guide the ship beneath bridges and through locks with precision.

Study real-time charts and currents while appreciating the judgement required for river piloting on the Seine. It’s an engaging technical perspective that complements the leisurely pace of life on deck.

Savor the Chef’s Dinner, a showcase of signature dishes inspired by France’s regions. Courses might highlight Normandy’s cream and apples, coastal seafood, or herbs reminiscent of Provence—each presented with finesse in the ship’s elegant onboard restaurant.

Expect balanced flavors, seasonal ingredients and attentive service that celebrates regional French flavours. The unhurried pacing and convivial atmosphere make this a culinary centerpiece of your cruise.

Enjoy a live accordion performance that fills the lounge with classic French chansons. From musette melodies to Piaf-era favorites, the repertoire conjures riverbank guinguettes and Left Bank cafés with toe-tapping charm.

Settle in with your included drinks and soak up a Parisian café-concert mood. This convivial showcase turns one evening aboard into a warm celebration of French sound and style.

Cruise the River Seine through a pastoral tapestry of poplar-lined banks, farmsteads and stone villages. From the sun deck or panoramic lounge, watch the river’s sweeping meanders reveal chalk cliffs and orchard-lined banks where barges, anglers and cyclists animate the towpaths.

Glide past the storybook fortress and village of La Roche-Guyon, carved into the rock above the water. Bridges, locks and bell towers slip by in a gentle procession that celebrates the rhythm of French riverside life.

Take your seat for a guided panoramic tour that sweeps past Paris’s icons: the Eiffel Tower, river-hugging Musée d’Orsay, the Trocadéro terraces, and the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées. Broad boulevards and ornate facades reveal Baron Haussmann’s grand redesign of the city.

Gain perspective on revolutions, expositions and literary salons as you roll by bridges and palaces tracing the Seine’s curve. Glimpses of Notre-Dame Cathedral across the Île de la Cité anchor the story of Paris from medieval faith to modern style.

Explore Paris on a guided walking tour beginning in the arcades of Place des Vosges, the city’s perfectly proportioned royal square. Stroll through the Marais past mansions and boutiques to the elegant forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville.

Cross to the Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame for riverside views, then continue along the Right Bank to the Louvre and Tuileries Gardens. Architecture, sculpture and leafy promenades chart centuries of royal patronage and Parisian urban grace.

Join a guided tour through Rouen’s medieval core to the soaring Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, whose facade Monet painted in changing light. Step beneath the lace-like spire and learn of Plantagenet history, including the shrine that holds the embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart.

Wander past the gilded Gros-Horloge and carved timbered merchants’ houses to the Place du Vieux-Marché and Joan of Arc memorial. Layers of faith, commerce and resistance unfold in streets that balance grandeur with quiet, reflective corners.

Explore Vernon’s half-timbered lanes on a guided walking tour, pausing at the luminous Collégiale Notre-Dame and the postcard-worthy Old Watermill perched on the remains of a medieval bridge. The Seine’s embankments and elegant townhouses reveal a quietly prosperous river town shaped by trade and devotion.

Trace the town’s Impressionist heritage in the soft Normandy light that captivated Monet and his circle. Cobbled streets, stone facades and riverside gardens create a gentle rhythm that invites unhurried strolling and photography.

Discover the aristocratic world of Bizy Castle (Château de Bizy) near Vernon as you join a guided tour through richly decorated salons. Gobelins tapestries, carved boiseries and Napoleonic-era mementos illuminate the château’s royal lineage. A graceful dance demonstration brings 18th-century etiquette to life with poise and period flair.

Wander the formal park, the so-called “Little Norman Versailles”, where playful fountains, clipped avenues and centuries-old trees frame serene vistas. The château’s classical symmetry and elegant salons and fountains offer a refined glimpse into Normandy’s grandest tastes.