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Fri 27 Jun 2025 - Thu 03 Jul 2025

French Art and History Along the Rhone River (port-to-port cruise)

Сruise

Discover the Rhône through an offbeat, seven-day cruise. See each city differently as you retrace the footsteps of the artists and celebrities who influenced their cultures.
From Alphonse de Lamartine's Mâcon to Marcel Pagnol's Marseille, with side trips to Paul Bocuse's Lyon and Van Gogh's homestead in Arles, each excursion will bring you to the core of the city and its history. 
Discover unusual sites such as the Quarries of Light in Les Baux-de-Provence and the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval in Hauterives.
This cruise on the Saône and Rhone Rivers overflows with the vineyard landscapes and limestone cliffs of southern France.

Cruise Region : Europe
Company : Croisi Europe
Ship : MS Rhone Princess
Journey Start : Fri 27 Jun 2025
Journey End : Thu 03 Jul 2025
Count Nights : 6 nights

Schedule

Day Port Date Arrival Departure
1 Lyon / France Fri 27 Jun 18:00 21:00
2 Mason / France Sat 28 Jun 07:00 11:00
2 Belleville Belleville / France Sat 28 Jun 13:30 14:15
2 Trevoux / France Sat 28 Jun 16:00 19:00
2 Lyon / France Sat 28 Jun 22:30
3 Lyon / France Sun 29 Jun 13:00
3 Ten-l'Hermitage / France Sun 29 Jun 20:00
4 Ten-l'Hermitage / France Mon 30 Jun 09:00
4 Le Pouzin / France Mon 30 Jun 12:00 13:00
4 Avignon / France Mon 30 Jun 23:00
5 Avignon / France Tue 01 Jul 08:30
5 Arles / France Tue 01 Jul 11:30 18:00
5 Martigues / France Tue 01 Jul 23:00
6 Martigues / France Wed 02 Jul
7 Martigues / France Thu 03 Jul 09:00


All inclusive on board
THE CROISIEUROPE DIFFERENCE

All meals included - DRINKS INCLUDED with meals and at the bar
Refined French cuisine - Gala dinner and evening - Welcome cocktail
Free Wi-Fi onboard
Headsets are included for excursions
Official welcome from the captain and crew
Onboard activities
Travel assistance and repatriation insurance
All port fees included

Detailed cruise program
  • Day 1: 18:00-21:00

    Lyon / France

  • Day 2: 07:00-11:00

    Mason / France

  • Day 2: 13:30-14:15

    Belleville Belleville / France

  • Day 2: 16:00-19:00

    Trevoux / France

  • Day 2: 22:30

    Lyon / France

  • Day 3: 13:00

    Lyon / France

  • Day 3: 20:00

    Ten-l'Hermitage / France

    Tain-l'Hermitage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

    It is located on the left bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists, including Thomas Jefferson.

    A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines.

    In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. Shortly after, it expanded to Bordeaux, establishing itself in the city proper and building a château in the Médoc in 1870.

  • Day 4: 09:00

    Ten-l'Hermitage / France

    Tain-l'Hermitage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

    It is located on the left bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists, including Thomas Jefferson.

    A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines.

    In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. Shortly after, it expanded to Bordeaux, establishing itself in the city proper and building a château in the Médoc in 1870.

  • Day 4: 12:00-13:00

    Le Pouzin / France

  • Day 4: 23:00

    Avignon / France

  • Day 5: 08:30

    Avignon / France

  • Day 5: 11:30-18:00

    Arles / France

    Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence.

    A large part of the Camargue is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of territory (though Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Goghlived in Arles from 1888 to 1889 and produced over 300 paintings and drawings during his time there. An international photography festival has been held in the city since 1970.

  • Day 5: 23:00

    Martigues / France

  • Day 6:

    Martigues / France

  • Day 7: 09:00

    Martigues / France

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