Itinerary
- Day 1
Cruise Embarkation
You'll board the ship at 6 p.m. and get settled into your cabin. After meeting the crew at a welcome cocktail, you'll sit in on a lecture about the definition and origins of Impressionism to kick off the trip.
- Meals
- Dinner (Refined French cuisine - Welcome dinner)
Included Activities
- Welcome cocktail
- Lecture: The Definition of Impressionism, its Origins, Techniques, and Contexts
- Day 2
Barbizon
The ship cruises to Melun in the morning, and from there you'll join a guided tour through Barbizon village, where 19th-century landscape painters made their mark. You'll visit the Auberge Ganne museum before heading back onboard for dinner and entertainment.
- Meals
- Dinner (Refined French cuisine - Dinner onboard)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Barbizon
- Visit to Auberge Ganne museum
- Dinner onboard
- Evening entertainment
Landmarks Barbizon Auberge Ganne 
- Day 3
Cruise to Mantes-la-Jolie
This morning you'll spend time cruising, then in the afternoon you check out the Musée Marmottan Monet to see the largest collection of Claude Monet paintings. You'll return to the ship and cruise toward Mantes-la-Jolie, with an evening lecture on Claude Monet and Impressionism.
Included Activities
- Visit to Musée Marmottan Monet
- Lecture: Claude Monet, the Quintessential Impressionist
Landmarks Musée Marmottan Monet - Day 4
Rouen
In the morning you'll tour Monet's home and studio in Giverny. After that, you'll cruise to Rouen during the afternoon. Later this evening, there's cabaret-style entertainment onboard for you to enjoy.
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Monet's home and studio in Giverny
- Cabaret-style evening entertainment onboard
Optional Activities
- Visit the Claude Monet Foundation in Giverny - Duration 03:30 hours - Pre-paid: 51 AUD, On-board: 56 AUD
Landmarks Monet's Home and Studio, Giverny - Day 5
Honfleur
You'll join a guided tour of Rouen that traces the footsteps of the Impressionists. During the afternoon the ship cruises to Honfleur, and then you'll attend a lecture on the geography of Impressionism, covering Paris, its suburbs, and Normandy's coastlines.
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Rouen following Impressionist footsteps
- Lecture: The Geography of Impressionism: Paris and its Suburbs, Honfleur, and the Coastlines of Normandy
Landmarks Rouen 
- Day 6
Côte d'Albâtre
There's a walking tour of Honfleur, known as the cradle of Impressionism. You'll have free time to wander around on your own before visiting the Eugène Boudin Museum. In the afternoon you'll explore the Côte d'Albâtre with its white cliffs and the seaside city of Étretat.
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Honfleur
- Visit to Côte d'Albâtre and Étretat
Optional Activities
- Visit the Eugène Boudin Museum in Honfleur - Optional during free time
- The Norman Abbeys Trail - Duration 04:00 hours - Pre-paid: 63 AUD, On-board: 70 AUD
- The Alabaster coast - Duration 04:00 hours - Pre-paid: 64 AUD, On-board: 71 AUD
Landmarks Honfleur Côte d'Albâtre Étretat 
- Day 7
Disembarkation
After breakfast onboard, you'll disembark at 9 a.m. and head home with plenty of memories from your Impressionism river cruise.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast onboard before disembarkation)
Included Activities
- Breakfast onboard
