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ALL SHORE EXCURSIONS INCLUDED Seven nights accommodations aboard the MS Amadeus Diamond Splendor of the Seine River Cruise featuring two-nights in Paris and a full-day excursion to Normandy
11 Days • 22 Meals The Seine R iver flows through the center of Paris and is the main artery of the ‘City of Light’. Cruise down one of Europe's most enchanting rivers through storybook landscapes of vineyards, historic abbeys, Norman castles, tranquil orchards and medieval towns. Cruise includes all shore excursions.
2016 Departure Date: July 4
Overnight Cruise Overnights Start/End City Visit Tour Route Cruise Route English Channel Etretat
Caudebec-en-Caux Honfeur Normandy Rouen Auvers Les Andelys sur Oise 7 Confans Giverny 2 Paris
Versailles FRANCE Seine River
The Mayflower Way The Palace of Versailles
✔ 22 meals (7 dinners, 6 lunches and 9 breakfasts) DAY ONE – Depart the USA ✔ All shore excursions included Today you’ll depart the USA on your overnight flight to Paris, ✔ Airport transfers on tour dates when air is provided by France. Mayflower Tours ✔ International Cruise Director and Mayflower Tours expert staff DAY TWO – Paris onboard, plus local English-speaking guides for shore Upon arrival in Paris, transfer to your hotel. Your river journey excursions begins in Paris, the magnificent ‘City of Light’. Located in the ✔ Seven nights accommodation aboard our exclusively chartered heart of the Íle-de-France region, it’s the perfect place to begin river vessel, the MS Amadeus Diamond embracing the French culture. The day is free for you to ex- ✔ After boarding, unpack just once in your river view stateroom plore on your own or just relax. ✔ All meals included onboard featuring a variety of international and local cuisine DAY THREE – Paris City Tour ✔ Complimentary regional wine, beer and soft drinks served with After breakfast, you’ll enjoy an included panoramic tour of this all onboard dinners capital city. You’ll see such famous sites and landmarks as the ✔ Spacious public areas with large windows, perfect for viewing Louvre, Opéra Garnier, Place Vendôme, the trendy district of Le the spectacular scenery along the Seine River Marais on the Right Bank, Place de la Concorde, Champs- ✔ Enjoy local cultural entertainment onboard Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Bastille, the Trocadéro and ✔ Included shore excursions escorted by local English-speaking the pièce de rèsistance….the Eiffel Tower. We’ve also allowed guides in Paris, Auvers sur Oise, Rouen, Etretat, Honfleur and free time for you to explore this amazing city on your own. Giverny (Breakfast) ✔ An included excursion from Caudebec to the Landing Beaches of Normandy with local English-speaking guide and lunch DAY FOUR – Embark the MS Amadeus Diamond ✔ See Paris at night on an illumination cruise aboard our river In the early afternoon you depart your hotel and embark the MS vessel, the MS Amadeus Diamond Amadeus Diamond, your home for the next seven nights. Enjoy ✔ Visit the Palace of Versailles on an included excursion an afternoon at leisure to unpack, explore the remarkable river ✔ Visit Claude Monet’s house and garden on an included ship or stroll along the Seine. This evening, the ship departs excursion to Giverny Paris and the Captain hosts a welcome reception in your honor ✔ Complimentary WiFi onboard with dinner onboard. (Breakfast) (Dinner and evening snack onboard) ✔ Enhanced touring experience with the use of audio headphones on all shore excursions DAY FIVE – Conflans Sainte Honorine / ✔ $55 in Mayflower Money Palace of Versailles / Auvers sur Oise Following breakfast, you’ll enjoy an included excursion to the Palace of Versailles, best known for being the site of the vast Local Insights royal palace and gardens built by King Louis XIV. Also known as The Château de Versailles, it has been the scene for several ✔ Insightful presentation on the history of the Seine River historic events, not the least of which was the signing of the ✔ Visit to the Palace of Versailles Peace Treaty between defeated Germany and the Allies that ✔ Visit to Claude Monet’s house and garden brought the First World War officially to an end. Originally the ✔ Special local entertainment onboard palace started out as simply a hunting lodge built by Louis XIII, ✔ Insightful presentation on the history of Normandy today it hosts the Museum of France's history. After lunch on- ✔ Culinary demonstration by the ship’s Chef board, you’ll depart for Auvers sur Oise. You will walk thru the Splendor of the Seine River Cruise
Notre Dame, Caudebec-en-Caux Normandy American Cemetery Astronomical Clock, Rouen town on a guided tour where Vincent Van Gogh lived for a DAY EIGHT – Full Day to Normandy while. See Le Maison de Van Gogh where he died in 1890, as On the full day included tour to Normandy from Caudebec, well as the Chateau at Auvers which was featured on one of Van you’ll see the now peaceful province of Normandy which is so Gogh’s paintings. We return to the ship late afternoon. very different today than on June 6, 1944. See the sites where (Breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening snack onboard) Operation Overlord, one of history’s most decisive battles, led by General Eisenhower, began with the Allied invasion of Ger- DAY SIX – Rouen man-held Normandy. Travel to Pointe du Hoc, situated on the Today you’ll visit the capital of the Upper Normandy region, Normandy coast near Grandcamp-Maisy, with sweeping views Rouen. It is the historic capital of Normandy and was one of of the English Channel from atop the cliffs. Drive to Omaha the most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, noted for its sur- Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in viving half-timbered buildings and museums. On an included Colleville-sur-Mer where thousands of white crosses mark the walking tour, discover the historic districts including Place du graves of our military heroes. You’ll have free time during the Vieux-Marché, the historic town square that was the site where excursion before returning to the ship in Caudebec. Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake and today is dominated by (Breakfast, dinner and evening snack onboard) (Lunch) the church of Saint Joan of Arc. See the gothic Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the highlights of Rouen. Walk along the Rue DAY NINE – Les Andeles / Giverny du Gros Horloge, the main street of Rouen, and see the amazing Today, the ship arrives in Les Andeles. The included excursion astronomical clock. The afternoon is free for you to visit muse- takes you to the village of Giverny. The Impressionist painter ums or meander through the lanes of this quaint city. (Breakfast, Claude Monet (1840-1926) bought a house in Giverny where lunch, dinner and evening snack onboard) he lived from 1883 until his death. See the workshop where he painted the Nymphéas as well as the “pink and green” house DAY SEVEN – Caudebec-en-Caux / Etretat / Honfleur with Monet's personal collection of Japanese prints. The garden Awake in Caudebec-en-Caux, a town that has preserved the close to the house is the Clos Normand, reconstituted after 13th-century House of the Knights Templar and the Church of Monet's drawing. Enjoy the afternoon to explore on your own Notre Dame. After breakfast, travel by coach to Etretat where in Les Andeles. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening snack onboard) you enjoy a guided walking tour. See the Castle of Aygues and the 11th-century Church of Our Lady that houses a Cavaille- DAY TEN – Paris Coll organ. See the Old Market, the Manor of the Salamander Today you’ll sail along the Seine enroute to Paris. In the in the village center and villas nestled on the slopes. Beautiful, evening you’ll gain a different perspective of Paris as you depart grand, and bright, the Cliffs of Etretat are known worldwide. on an ‘Illumination Cruise’ along the river aboard the MS Return to the ship in Caudebec for lunch onboard. This after- Amadeus Diamond before returning to her mooring site in Paris noon, travel by coach to Honfleur, a picturesque harbor town. for the night. (Breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening snack onboard) Postcard perfect, Honfleur is characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages which have appeared in many paintings, DAY ELEVEN – Paris / USA including those by Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet. A You bid au revior to France and return home with memories of local guide will lead you on a walking tour as you meander the life enriching experiences along the Seine and the remark- through the lanes of this charming town and see some of its his- able history of Normandy. (Breakfast onboard) toric buildings. Afterwards, return to the ship in Caudebec, where it remains docked overnight. *Illumination cruise is subject to water levels on the river (Breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening snack onboard) Splendor of the Seine River Cruise 8
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HAYDN STRAUSS MOZART CRUISE AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS 2016 DEPART USA DECK DECK DECK SUITE † Days Two and Three – Le Meridien Etoile, Paris, France July 4 PER PERSON TWIN $3,399 $3,599 $3,799 $3,999 Days Four through Ten – Aboard the MS Amadeus Diamond SINGLE ROOM ADD $2,199 $2,339 $2,469 N/A
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All staterooms offer river views and have a private bathroom and shower, hair dryer, radio, television, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, safe and telephone.
† Staterooms on these decks feature French balconies
FOR RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) for River Cruises This nonrefundable fee will provide a refund to you during the instance that you have to cancel your trip. The cancellation has to be for a covered reason (see Plan for details on coverage) and we have to be notified at least one day prior to departure. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a member of your immediate family, TPP will provide a re- fund for any unused services after the departure of the tour. Other benefits include medical ex- penses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hour hot line and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your air tickets were purchased through Mayflower Tours. Please review the Plan for details on coverage. Without Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) • 91 days or more ...... Deposit Amount • 90 days to day of departure ...... 100% of the total tour • No refund on unused portions of the tour
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