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The Loire Valley, a Royal legacy (port-to-port cruise) (7 destinations)

5 days
Start and end in Nantes
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Embarkation

    Board the MS Loire Princesse at 6:00 p.m. and get settled into your cabin. You'll meet the crew at a welcome cocktail before heading to dinner, then stick around for some evening entertainment to kick off the trip.

    Meals
    Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Welcome cocktail
    • Dinner
    • Evening entertainment
  2. Day 2

    Saint-Nazaire to Nantes

    There's an optional morning excursion to Saint-Nazaire where you can visit the Escal'Atlantic museum and check out the Saint-Nazaire shipyard if that interests you. Head back to the ship and cruise toward Nantes in the afternoon, then dance the evening away with the onboard entertainment.

    Meals
    Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Evening dancing

    Optional Activities

    • Tour of Saint-Nazaire with Escal'Atlantic museum visit
    • Saint-Nazaire shipyard visit
    Landmarks/POIs
    Escal'Atlantic
    Saint-Nazaire Shipyard
  3. Day 3

    Ancenis

    The ship cruises toward Ancenis in the morning. You've got choices here: either explore the Muscadet Wine Route and the medieval town of Clisson, or go for a helicopter ride over the Loire Valley if you want something different.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Muscadet Wine Route tour
    • Clisson medieval town visit
    • Helicopter ride over the Loire Valley
    Landmarks/POIs
    Clisson
  4. Day 4

    Loire Valley Châteaux

    A coach takes you to Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, an elegant Renaissance castle sitting on an island. From there, continue to Villandry for lunch, then walk through the three-level gardens and tour the historic residence afterward.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Coach transfer to Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
    • Château d'Azay-le-Rideau visit
    • Lunch at Villandry
    • Château de Villandry gardens tour
    • Château de Villandry visit
    Landmarks/POIs
    Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
    Château de Villandry
  5. Day 5

    Disembarkation

    Enjoy a final buffet breakfast before disembarking at 10:00 a.m. That wraps up the tour services.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Buffet breakfast)

    Included Activities

    • Final buffet breakfast
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Customer Reviews

  • Glen
    · September 27th, 2025
    Our cruise on MS Symphonie was excellent. The boat and our cabin in particular were comfortable and well equipped. The food was very good, tasty, beautifully prepared and presented, with well-sized portions, and a wide variety of French cuisine including many regional specialities. The included wines were varied, delicious and demonstrated an interesting range of French varieties. The range of the other drinks on offer was also very satisfactory. We did not feel it was necessary to try any of the paid drinks but it was nice to know they were available. Service was excellent in all categories: efficient and friendly. We only took two of the optional excursions (Strasbourg and Colmar) and both were well organised and very interesting. We would happily take another cruise with CroisiEurope.
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  • Wilma
    · September 27th, 2025
    Very good , we enjoyed the food/ drinks well organized tours, love the excursion, especially the train to Switzerland Alps.
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  • Elizabeth
    · September 23rd, 2025
    Fantastic cruise. Crew were great. Food was excellent. Excursions - Guided Tour of Paris and Landing Beaches (very informative, great guides). On evening of departure, with the upheaval of the French government and threat of lock closures, we were impressed with how staff quickly organized all passengers with coaches/early breakfast for departure from ship at 8 a.m.
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    Jess

    Asked on December 31st, 2023

    We come from The Netherlands by camper. Where can we park the camper during the cruise?

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    • CroisiEurope River CruisesOperatorWritten January 2024

      1 Parking Nantes Les machines, 10 rue Arthur III (Covered parking). From the train station: take the north exit, tram line n°1 towards François Mitterrand, exit at the station "Chantiers navals". Cross the bridge.

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    Asked on August 7th, 2023

    What cruises of the Loire are available for two passengers traveling in early May 2024? Also, do the cruises include tours of Chateaux?

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    • CroisiEurope River CruisesOperatorWritten August 2023

      I had a look for you and can see the cruises below that has availability in early May 2024: The Loire Valley, a Royal legacy (port-to-port cruise), From the Châteaux of Chambord and Chenonceau to the Loire Valley (two different tours).

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