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A Christmas in Provence (port-to-port cruise)

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Start and end in Lyon
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CroisiEurope River Cruises
River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Group Tour
Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
All Ages Welcome

Places You’ll See

  • Lyon
    Lyon
  • Avignon
    Avignon
  • Arles
    Arles
  • Tain-l’Hermitage
    Tain-l’Hermitage
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Highlights

  • Board our ship in Lyon and cruise to Avignon
  • Tour the grand Papal Palace in Avignon
  • Learn about Provence's Christmas traditions
  • Visit Les Baux-de-Provence and a santon village
  • Explore the Cité du Chocolat and taste fine wines

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 LYON
  2. Day 2 AVIGNON
  3. Day 3 AVIGNON - ARLES
  4. Day 4 TAIN L'HERMITAGE
  5. Day 5 LYON
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570

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1 to 99 years old

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CroisiEurope River Cruises Ship

  • MS Rhone Princess
    MS Rhone Princess
    The MS Rhône Princess sails on the Rhône and the Saône rivers, from Burgundy to Provence. Discover a region rich in culture, full of natu… Read more
    Capacity
    138
    Built
    2001 (refurbished 2011)
    Built
    2001 (Renovated in 2011)
    Guests
    Guests
    138
    Crew
    25
    Length
    110m
    Length
    110 m / 361 ft
    Width
    11.4m
    Width
    11.4 m / 36 ft
    Suites
    Staterooms
    Staterooms
    69
    Registry
    Gross Tonnage
    Electricity
    220v
    Electricity
    Beam
    Cruising Speed
    Generators
    Engines
    Draft
    Cabin
    69
    Deck
    2
    Deck with Cabins
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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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