Gastronomic cruise on the Rhone and the Saone
3 nights
LYON-COLLONGES-MACON-CHALON SUR SAONE-MACON-LYON
Price per person based on 2 persons in double cabin occupancy
For triple cabins (2 adults + one child ONLY) and child rates, please call our friendly agents +1 212-986-3800.
Drinks are included for lunch and dinner onboard (beer, wine, fruit juice,
mineral water, tea/coffee)
INCLUSIONS:
- The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the
final day
- Accommodation in a double air conditioned cabin with shower and WC
- Entertainment
- The assistance of our hostess on board
- The welcome cocktail
- The excursion to Ferrara and Verona
- The gala evening
- Port taxes
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Drinks during lunch and dinner
ITINERARY:
1st Day: LYON – COLLONGES – MACON
Boarding in Lyon around 5.00pm at Claude Bernard
quay before the ship sails towards Collonges au
Mont d’Or where we will moor right in front of the
restaurant belonging to the famous French chef,
Paul Bocuse. A coach will take you to Collonges
Abbey, just half a mile away, to savour a marvellous
banquet in a magnificent setting in the Grand
Limonaire room in the Abbey, where you will dine accompanied
by the sweet music of an ancient organ.
Discover some of France’s finest dishes beautifully
prepared with the best quality local products. Return
to the ship after this memorable dinner and end the
evening in style in the lounge. The ship cruises on
over night towards Macon.
2nd Day: MACON – CHALON SUR SAONE THE MACONNAIS AND BURGUNDY
The ship sails early morning, reaching Tournus
around 12.15pm. Lunch on board before leaving by
coach on an excursion (optional) through the
Burgundy region : Côtes de Beaune, Pommard,
Volnay, Auxey-Duresse, La Rochepot and its superb
castle, Puligny, Montrachet and Chagny, then on to
Givry, Buxy. Taste some of the local vintages at the
Hospices in Beaune. The ship sails on in the meantime
to Chalon sur Saone where we will board
again early evening. Dinner on board. Overnight
stop in Chalon.
3rd Day: CHALON SUR SAONE – MACON – LYON
The ship cruises on towards Macon stopping off
on the way for a two hour shopping spree around
10.00am. Back on board for lunch. At 2.00pm, we will
moor in Montmerle. Set off by coach to visit the
“Wine village” in Romanèche Thorins which is unique
in its kind in Europe! Return to the ship in Trévoux
before cruising back towards Lyon. Dinner and a
gala evening on board. Overnight stop in Lyon.
4th Day: LYON
Breakfast before disembarking. End of the cruise.
Practical Cruise Information, click here.
Comfort and Onboard Service, click here.
Shore Excursions on the Seine river, click
here.
Not included:
- Coach transport
- Drinks
- Insurance
- The optional excursions (book and pay on board or at the travel agent)
- Personal expenses
Formalities: valid national identity card or passport compulsory. Non-EU
nationals are requested to consult their embassy or consulate.
Optional excursions:
All the optional excursions must be booked directly on board with the cruise
staff.