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Cruise Line: Avalon Waterways Avalon Waterways
Ship: S.S. Joie de Vivre S.S. Joie de Vivre ms Esprit for Tauck Avalon Tapestry II® Avalon Tapestry II®
Description: 14-night Grand France Cruise 7-night Paris and Normandy Cruise 7-night Family Fun Along the Seine – Paris to Normandy Cruise 10-night Paris to Normandy WWII Remembrance and History Cruise with 3 Nights in London Cruise/Land Package 7-night Paris to Normandy WWII Remembrance and History Cruise
Destination: Paris/Arles Roundtrip Paris Roundtrip Paris Paris/London Roundtrip Paris
From Price: Call for pricing $5,219 Call for pricing Call for pricing $4,434
Departs: Sun. Jun 01, 2025 Sun. Jun 01, 2025 Mon. Jun 02, 2025 Tue. Jun 03, 2025 Tue. Jun 03, 2025
Length: 14 Nights 7 Nights 7 Nights 10 Nights 7 Nights
Itinerary:
Sun: Paris
Mon: La Roche-Guyon
Mon: Vernon (Giverny)
Tue: Rouen
Wed: Caudebec-en-Caux
Wed: Honfleur
Thu: Rouen
Thu: D-Day Beaches
Fri: Mantes-la-Jolie
Fri: Versailles
Sat: Paris
Sun: Paris
Sun: Cruise Ends (Debarkation)
Sun: Cruise Starts (Embarkation)
Sun: Lyon
Mon: Lyon
Tue: Macon
Tue: Beaune
Wed: Tain L'Hermitage
Thu: Viviers
Fri: Avignon
Sat: Arles
Sun: Arles
Sun: Paris
Mon: La Roche-Guyon
Mon: Vernon (Giverny)
Tue: Rouen
Wed: Caudebec-en-Caux
Wed: Honfleur
Thu: Rouen
Thu: D-Day Beaches
Fri: Mantes-la-Jolie
Fri: Versailles
Sat: Paris
Sun: Paris
Mon: Paris
Tue: Paris
Wed: Paris
Thu: Vernon (Giverny)
Thu: Vernon (Giverny)
Thu: Les Andelys
Fri: Caudebec-en-Caux
Fri: Pointe du Hoc
Fri: Omaha Beach
Fri: Colleville Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer
Fri: Rots
Sat: Rouen
Sun: Poissy
Sun: Versailles
Mon: Paris
Tue: Paris
Wed: Vernon (Giverny)
Wed: Les Andelys
Thu: Caudebec-en-Caux
Fri: Caudebec-en-Caux
Fri: D-Day Beaches
Sat: Rouen
Sun: Conflans-Ste-Honorine
Mon: Paris
Tue: Paris
Tue: Cruise Ends (Debarkation)
Tue: Channel Tunnel
Tue: London
Wed: London
Thu: London
Fri: London
Tue: Paris
Wed: Vernon (Giverny)
Wed: Les Andelys
Thu: Caudebec-en-Caux
Fri: Caudebec-en-Caux
Fri: D-Day Beaches
Sat: Rouen
Sun: Conflans-Ste-Honorine
Mon: Paris
Tue: Paris
Exclusive Amenities:
  • $300 per Couple Shipboard Credit
  • $300 per Couple Shipboard Credit
No amenities for this offer
  • One Complimentary Pre or Post-Cruise Night OR $300 per Couple Savings*

*Savings, applied to a purchased Land Extension, is provided only if the Pre or Post-Cruise Night is unavailable.

  • One Complimentary Pre or Post-Cruise Night OR $300 per Couple Savings*

*Savings, applied to a purchased Land Extension, is provided only if the Pre or Post-Cruise Night is unavailable.

Cruise Inclusions:

Accommodations

  • 14-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the alluring S.S. Joie de Vivre and the striking S.S. Catherine
  • Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, high thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options
  • Free Internet and Wi-Fi access

Dining

  • All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • 14 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 14 dinners
  • 2 Captain's Welcome and 2 Captain's Farewell Receptions
  • 2 Welcome and 2 Farewell Gala Dinners
  • Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, specialty coffee and tea, soft drinks and mineral water

Excursions

  • 12 days of excursions, including “Choice Is Yours” options, all fully hosted by English-speaking local experts
  • Guided “Let's Go,” “Do as the Locals Do” and “Village Day” programs
  • State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio-headset system on all excursions
  • Use of bicycles and Nordic walking sticks

Experiences

  • 1 country: France
  • 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager
  • Group Transfers are included on arrival and departure days (please see terms and conditions for transfer guidelines)
  • Gratuities for onboard personnel (ship staff, crew, Cruise/Tour Manager) are included during the cruise/tour
  • TGV train between Paris and Lyon
  • Captivating onboard local entertainment
  • Cultural enrichment, including Signature Lectures
  • Exclusive Connoisseur Collection and Generations Family Program on select summer departures
  • 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the alluring S.S. Joie de Vivre
  • Lavishly appointed riverview staterooms and suites have handcrafted Savoir® Beds of England, high thread count 100% Egyptian cotton sheets and European duvets, and a menu of pillow options
  • Free Internet and Wi-Fi access
  • All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners
  • Captain's Welcome and Farewell Receptions
  • Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners
  • Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, specialty coffee and tea, soft drinks and mineral water
  • All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners
  • Captain's Welcome and Farewell Receptions
  • Welcome and Farewell Gala Dinners
  • Unlimited beverages onboard, including fine wine, beer, spirits, specialty coffee and tea, soft drinks and mineral water
  • 1 country: France
  • 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites
  • Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager
  • All transfers on arrival and departure days
  • Gratuities for onboard personnel (ship staff, crew, Cruise/Tour Manager) are included during the cruise/tour
  • Captivating onboard local entertainment

EXPERIENCE WITH TAUCK

Poignant insights at Normandy's D-Day beaches & hands-on discoveries at the D-Day Academy

TAUCK VALUE INCLUDES

  • All gratuities to Tauck Director, guides & drivers
  • Tauck's private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions valued at $2,507
  • Exploring Paris on a bicycle tour or a walking tour
  • A visit inside Monet's house and painted gardens at Giverny
  • A choice of experiences in the spired town of Rouen, where the spirit of Joan of Arc lives on
  • An inside tour of Château de Versailles
  • Guided walk through the palace gardens or exploration of the gardens and Marie Antoinette farm by bicycle
  • 20 meals, airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted, all gratuities to Tauck Director, guides & drivers, service charges, admission fees, taxes & porterage 
  • Choice of complimentary sightseeing excursions in every port – choose between Classic, Active or Discovery options
  • Whisper headsets for all excursions
  • Digital Signage ship-wide with daily agenda, menus, key details
  • Unlimited free Wi-Fi
  • Visits to UNESCO Sites
  • Enrichment lectures & local entertainment, dance floor and nightly song lists
  • Meals with regional specialties, including local wine
  • Sky Deck grill for lunch – weather permitting
  • Welcome Dinner & Farewell Dinner
  • Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner – sparkling wine with breakfast
  • 24-hour specialty coffees, teas & water filling station, including flavored waters
  • 24-hour Club Lounge (includes coffee machine), games, books, TVs, great views!
  • Walking track & sky deck
  • Fitness room with machines and free weights
  • Adventure Host and Adventure center (maps, binoculars, walking sticks, etc)
  • Afternoon tea (coffee, tea, sandwiches and cookies)
  • 16 bikes on board
  • Movie Night
  • Elevator between stateroom decks
  • 24-hour guest services
  • All port taxes & fees
  • Airport transfers on embarkation/disembarkation day with Avalon Air purchase
  • No single use plastics

YOUR STATEROOM INCLUDES:

  • River-view stateroom Hotel-style bed with optional twin-bed configuration; Comfort Collection bedding, including choice of pillow and firmness (Panorama Suites 200 sq feet)
  • Desk area with chair
  • Spacious closets and under bed storage
  • Panorama Suites include Wall-to-wall window with Open-Air Balcony
  • Panorama Suites include loveseat and table with chair seating area
  • Panorama Suites include extra large bathroom and spacious glass enclosed shower
  • Flat-screen LCD TV with complimentary Movies On Demand
  • 110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
  • Mini Bar; security safe; hair dryer
  • L’Occitane® toiletries; plush robes & slippers in every stateroom
  • Stateroom steward & multiple times daily housekeeping
  • Choice of complimentary sightseeing excursions in every port – choose between Classic, Active or Discovery options
  • Whisper headsets for all excursions
  • Digital Signage ship-wide with daily agenda, menus, key details
  • Unlimited free Wi-Fi
  • Visits to UNESCO Sites
  • Enrichment lectures & local entertainment, dance floor and nightly song lists
  • Meals with regional specialties, including local wine
  • Sky Deck grill for lunch – weather permitting
  • Welcome Dinner & Farewell Dinner
  • Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner – sparkling wine with breakfast
  • 24-hour specialty coffees, teas & water filling station, including flavored waters
  • 24-hour Club Lounge (includes coffee machine), games, books, TVs, great views!
  • Walking track & sky deck
  • Fitness room with machines and free weights
  • Adventure Host and Adventure center (maps, binoculars, walking sticks, etc)
  • Afternoon tea (coffee, tea, sandwiches and cookies)
  • 16 bikes on board
  • Movie Night
  • Elevator between stateroom decks
  • 24-hour guest services
  • All port taxes & fees
  • Airport transfers on embarkation/disembarkation day with Avalon Air purchase
  • No single use plastics

YOUR STATEROOM INCLUDES:

  • River-view stateroom Hotel-style bed with optional twin-bed configuration; Comfort Collection bedding, including choice of pillow and firmness (Panorama Suites 200 sq feet)
  • Desk area with chair
  • Spacious closets and under bed storage
  • Panorama Suites include Wall-to-wall window with Open-Air Balcony
  • Panorama Suites include loveseat and table with chair seating area
  • Panorama Suites include extra large bathroom and spacious glass enclosed shower
  • Flat-screen LCD TV with complimentary Movies On Demand
  • 110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
  • Mini Bar; security safe; hair dryer
  • L’Occitane® toiletries; plush robes & slippers in every stateroom
  • Stateroom steward & multiple times daily housekeeping
Features: Exclusive Amenities Exclusive Amenities Theme Cruise: Family Exclusive Amenities Exclusive Amenities
Theme Cruise: European History Cruise
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