Boarding and settling into your cabin between 6pm and 7pm. The crew will be introduced to you during the welcome cocktail. You will then take your place in the restaurant for your first dinner on board, during which (depending on the water level) you will be able to admire the most wonderful locations of Paris by night. Shimmering in a thousand and one lights, Paris exercises an almost magical power of attraction. We will glide silently past the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais, the Orangerie, the Louvre and Notre-Dame Cathedral which dominates the Ile de la Cité. The first day is particularly rich in new sights and sounds.

You will wake up to the sound of music. You will then head for the dining room for breakfast, which will be followed by an aerobics session. Morning's cruising, passing through a number of locks and towns such as Conflans Ste Honorine, Vernon. Departure by coach for the optional visit to the Chateau of Vascoeuil*. During this time, the boat will sail to Rouen where we will join it at around 6pm. Dinner on board. In the evening, optional guided tour of the old city by night on foot, the former capital of Normandy, the historic neighbourhoods, the Place du Marché where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. Back to the boat. Around midnight, departure of the cruise for Honfleur.

Breakfast on board. Arrival in Honfleur depending on the tides. The morning will be devoted to the optional guided tour of the town on foot, with its fishing port, its picturesque streets with their old houses, the salt lofts and Saint Catherine's church, built entirely of wood. (NB: the order of the excursions may be modified depending on our arrival time). Back to the boat for lunch. In the afternoon, optional excursion to the Côte Fleurie, Trouville, Deauville, tour of a distillery where the famous Calvados is made. Back on board around 6pm. Dinner. We will then cast off to leave the port of Honfleur. We will be passing under the superb Pont de Normandie before heading up the Seine.

Breakfast during the cruise. Aerobics session in the company of our hostess. Lunch on board. Afternoon's sailing. A "guinguette" on board to relive the atmosphere "of Sundays on the banks of the Marne". Passing through locks and beautiful landscapes, and also through the town of Conflans Ste Honorine, the boatmen's capital. Dinner and gala evening.

Breakfast on board. At 10am, this magnificent cruise will come to an end.