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Versailles is the most-visited attraction Claude Monet, during an included visit to the artist’s home on Day 6. some circumstances send travelers home if in France. To ensure that all guests are able to their limitations are impacting the group’s Port Taxes: $165. Your Itinerary view the exhibits, the time you spend in each experience. room is limited by palace staff. Expect lines at Government and other authority taxes and fees: September 11th Security Fee: Cote d'Azur to Paris • Throughout the River Cruise season, Day 1 Depart U.S. EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT you’ll go ashore for an included city tour of the entrance in peak season, even for groups A September 11th Security Fee of up to $2.50 USD applies per passenger, per weather conditions affect European river pre-TRIP OPTION: 3 nights in Nice, After lunch, enjoy an included discussion on Lyon, which lies at the confluence of the Rhone with reservations. flight segment (maximum charge per trip—$5.00 USD one-way, $10.00 USD Day 2 Arrive Nice, France (Cote d’Azur). depths, and water levels may require France the herbs of Provence, given by your and Saone rivers. Visit the Old Town, the B—Novotel Paris Eiffel Tower or similar round-trip). A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Passenger Depending on your departure city, arrive either adjustments to your itinerary. Day Destination/hotel ARRIVE DEPART Program Director. medieval St. Jean Cathedral, and the Basilica Facility Charge: A Passenger Facility Charge (PFC’s) of up to $16 per passenger. this morning or afternoon. Your Grand Circle Day 12 Paris/Optional Giverny tour. Today, of Fourviere. • If you travel in March or November, Federal Domestic Flight Segment Fee: A federal domestic flight segment fee of up 1 Fly U.S./Nice, France Program Director or a transfer driver will meet Arrive in Avignon with time to explore a bit explore on your own. Or join us on an you can expect cooler temperatures or to $3.30 USD applies per passenger, per flight segment (defined as a takeoff and Land tour: Nice (Cote d'Azur) you at the airport to assist you to your hotel. before enjoying the Captain’s Welcome Dinner. EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT optional half-day visit to idyllic Giverny, where inclement weather. a landing). US or International Departure and Arrival Charges: US or international Meet up with your Program Director and those B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser Back onboard, join a discussion on the Monet painted his Impressionist works. This 2 Nice departure and arrival charges of up to $200 may apply depending on itinerary. Hotel Massena or similar travelers who took the pre-trip extension to Day 5 Avignon/Viviers. During this morning’s activities of the French Resistance in the evening, savor a Farewell Dinner at a local Rhone Valley during World War II. restaurant with your fellow travelers. Cruise schedule Nice, France, for a Welcome Drink tonight. walking tour of Avignon, “City of Popes,” Guaranteed Travel Protection Plan: Please visit www.gct.com/tpp for details on this Hotel Massena or similar explore the Palais des Papes (Palace of the B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser B,D—Novotel Paris Eiffel Tower or similar 3 Arles optional program. Embark pm Day 3 Nice/Arles. Popes) and enjoy time to make your own dis- Day 8 Lyon/Trevoux. coveries. Next, you’ll travel through the deepest 4 Arles 5pm12:45am EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT lock on the Rhone, and watch the rolling hill- Additional departure cities are available. Call for details. Avignon Join us onboard this morning and learn the This morning, visit a local flower market with sides and ancient cliffside villages of Provence secrets of creating delicately painted silk 5 Avignon 7pm12:30pm your Program Director. unfold before you as you sail toward Viviers. Standard Terms & Conditions apply when purchasing this program. Visit our website scarves. Then visit the open-air market in Viviers After lunch on your own, enjoy a scenic ride B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser at www.gct.com/tc for details. Lyon with your Program Director. 6 Viviers 6:00pm 11am through Provence on your way to Arles. Day 6 Viviers/Tournon/Home-Hosted Dinner. EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT Every effort has been made to produce this information accurately. We reserve the Tournon Embark on a walking tour of Viviers this EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT Then return to the ship and learn about the right to correct errors. 7 Tournon 12:30pm 4am morning before cruising the wondrous land- En route, visit the World War II Rhone endless varieties of French breads—from Lyon scape of the Ardeche toward Tournon. American Cemetery in Draguignan, and pay baguettes to boules. Please note: After you reserve your trip, toll-free customer service is available 8 Lyon 10:30pm 8:15pm your respects to the 861 U.S. soldiers who fell EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT Monday–Friday 8 am to 5 pm ET, Saturday 9 am to 7 pm ET, and (Air Department In the afternoon, join our optional tour to Trevoux here during the August 1944 invasion of south- This afternoon as you cruise, join us in the only) Monday–Saturday 9 am to 5 pm ET at 1-800-321-2835. the Beaujolais region, including a wine tasting 9 Trevoux 1:30pm 8am ern France. lounge as your ship’s chef demonstrates some with a local vintner, or explore Lyon on your Macon secrets of French cooking. When you arrive in Arles, you’ll embark your own. In the evening, celebrate the upcoming Land tour: Paris intimate Grand Circle river cruiser. EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT conclusion of your cruise during a Farewell 10-12 Macon/Paris B,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser You’ll learn a few bon mots during an onboard Dinner. You’ll also enjoy scenes along Lyon’s Disembark am (Day 10) Day 4 Arles/Avignon. This morning, you’ll French language lesson. waterfront as your ship cruises to Trevoux to Transfer to Paris dock for the night. enjoy an included walking tour of Arles—the EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT Paris Novotel cobbled town full of Roman ruins, where B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser Eiffel Tower You’ll arrive in Tournon this evening in time to Vincent van Gogh lived in 1888 and was share a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local family. 13 Fly Paris/U.S. Day 9 Collonges/Macon. Sail to Macon today, inspired to create some of his finest works, B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser arriving in the morning. Enjoy a walking post-TRIP OPTION: 3 nights in including striking self-portraits and vivid paint- tour of the town, an important port for the Paris, France ings of gardens and cafes. Learn more about Day 7 Tournon/Lyon. distribution of the region’s fine wines. Later, Reservations & Information: the painter during an onboard discussion as EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT remain in Macon to explore on your own. Itinerary subject to change. Call Grand Circle Travel at option #3 you cruise toward Avignon. This morning, sample some of France’s culinary B,L,D—Grand Circle French river cruiser On Day 10, go ashore in picturesque Honfleur for an included walking tour of this historic port. 1-800-595-2452, delights during a gourmet tasting. After lunch,