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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Because the festive season approaches, Tauck has unveiled a fascinating new river cruise for 2025, designed to immerse vacationers within the festive appeal of France’s Christmas markets alongside the Seine.
Entitled “The Seine: Holiday Magic,” the journey begins in Paris with friends embarking on the ms Sapphire. They are going to spend three nights within the capital, with two full days to discover. Parisian highlights will embody strolls by means of famend Christmas markets corresponding to these within the Tuileries Backyard. Right here, guests can bask in seasonal treats like sizzling mulled wine and roasted chestnuts, or store for handmade native objects. Extra choices in Paris function a go to to the Cluny Museum to see medieval artwork or a tour of the enduring Sainte-Chapelle, well-known for its breathtaking Thirteenth-century stained glass.
The cruise continues for eight days, stopping at Rouen, Les Andelys, and Vernon. A standout expertise is a personal vacation gathering on the majestic Château de Bizy, nonetheless owned by a descendant of Napoleon and resplendent with vacation decorations. Moreover, an unique lunch and afternoon tea on the festively adorned Château Vaux-le-Vicomte will permit friends to discover its grand 100-room construction and meticulous gardens.
In Normandy, the vacation spirit prospers at native Christmas markets, with an non-compulsory next-day tour to the historic D-Day seashores or the Rouen High-quality Arts Museum.
Tauck enhances this vacation expertise aboard the ms Sapphire with festive décor, seasonal leisure, and interactive actions led by a neighborhood artist. The cruise, supplied on 5 dates subsequent yr, begins at $4,490 USD* per particular person, excluding airfare. The worth encompasses all shore excursions, gratuities, onboard drinks and meals, taxes, airport transfers, and extra.
