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The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise (France), a cruise by Riviera Travel

Cruise · 7 nights · with Riviera Travel

The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise

A week aboard Riviera Travel’s MS Jane Austen along the Seine, visiting Paris, Normandy’s historic towns and D-Day beaches with options for countryside tours and Monet’s garden.

Duration
7 nights
Departures
12 dates
Choose a month below
Sails from
Paris
Returns to the same port
Ship
MS Jane Austen
From
£2,529
per person, sharing

Highlights

What makes this one worth it

  1. Ruins of Château Gaillard overlooking the Seine bend

  2. Guided tour of Rouen's Gothic cathedral and medieval streets

  3. Choice of Bayeux with D-Day beaches or Normandy countryside tasting

  4. Monet’s garden and house at Giverny

  5. Evening music inspired by 1940s jazz swing

About the trip

This seven-night cruise with Riviera Travel departs from Paris, drifting along the Seine through Normandy's layered history and gentle countryside. The ship spends time in Les Andelys, where the ruined Château Gaillard, built by Richard the Lionheart, overlooks the river bend. Next, Rouen’s medieval streets invite a guided stroll to its cathedral, once the tallest building worldwide and the place where Joan of Arc was executed.

The itinerary balances poignant moments with lighter fare: choose between tours of the D-Day beaches or Normandy’s apple orchards and cheese dairies near Bayeux. Honfleur’s painted harbour reveals the waterways that inspired Impressionist artists, before a visit to Monet’s garden in Giverny lets you walk among the lily pads that gave us the Water Lilies series. The return to Paris offers the option between a driving tour past the city’s grand sights or a gentle walk to the Louvre, Notre Dame and beyond.

Throughout, MS Jane Austen offers a relaxed pace and the chance to watch village life flow by amid the chalk cliffs and high hedgerows of the Seine valley. It’s a holiday that quietly measures the rhythms of history, art and country living alongside the river.

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The route in outline: places are joined in the order visited, not by the roads or sea lanes taken.
  1. 1 Paris
  2. 2 Rouen
  3. 3 Bayeux
  4. 4 Honfleur
  5. 5 Giverny

Itinerary

The route, day by day

  1. Day 1

    Paris

  2. Day 2

    Les Andelys

  3. Day 3

    Rouen

  4. Day 4

    Bayeux & D-Day beaches or Taste of Normandy

  5. Day 5

    Honfleur

  6. Day 6

    Giverny

  7. Day 7

    Vernon

  8. Day 8

    Paris

When to go

Departures and prices

Lowest price each month, per person.

Riviera Travel confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.

Need to know

Before you book

Price based on
Two people sharing a cabinThe operator confirms the exact basis when you book.
Travelling alone
Check with Riviera Travel
Flights
Not needed if you join at Paris
What’s included
Check with Riviera Travel
Accessibility
Check with Riviera Travel

For full details of what’s included, check with Riviera Travel. See the full details on their site

Questions people ask

How long is The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise?
The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise is a 7 nights cruise holiday.
Where does The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise depart from?
The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise departs from Paris.
Who operates The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise?
The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise is operated by Riviera Travel aboard MS Jane Austen.
How much does The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise cost?
Prices for The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise start from £2,529, subject to availability.

The operator

Riviera Travel

River cruises and escorted tours

A British operator that began in 1984 with a handful of tents in the south of France. Its tours and river cruises travel with a Riviera tour manager or cruise director looking after the group.

You book with Riviera Travel directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

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