France’s Finest

Paris is home to some of the world’s most celebrated museums, making it a paradise for art and culture lovers. The Louvre, once a royal palace, houses masterpieces spanning centuries, including the iconic Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. Nearby, the Musée d’Orsay showcases a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by artists such as Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh. Beyond its galleries, Paris itself feels like an open air museum, where elegant boulevards, historic squares and grand architecture reveal the city’s rich artistic heritage at every turn. After breakfast, disembark your ship and transfer by high-speed train to your next ship.

Lyon straddles the Rhône and Saône Rivers. After Paris, it is considered the country’s most significant cultural center. Amid a cityscape of red-roofed buildings, tree-lined boulevards and riverside promenades, the cobblestone streets of Old Lyon host a rich collection of Renaissance architecture and intimate traboules, unique passageways through buildings that connect adjacent streets, all of it overlooked by the grand basilica atop Fourvière Hill. The city also boasts a wealth of outstanding museums, cultural treasures and excellent Lyonnaise eateries. Embark your ship and settle into your stateroom.