Seine River Evening Cruise with Music (Drink Options)
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Why choosing one terrace, when you can choose all the terraces along the Seine in one hour? Board one of our human-sized and 100% electric boats for an evening cruise where monuments and docks serve as a scenery. As a couple or with friends, enjoy a convivial moment with the Captain's Playlist. On board, welcome to our bar where you can complete your evening cruise as you wish! Drinks, snacks on request, with on-site payment.
Your experience
Stop 1
The Eiffel Tower has been built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel, for the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris. This magnificent technical feat was achieved in a mere two years, two months and five days. It stands 324 metres tall, and the metal structure weighs 7,300 tonnes. Parisians were scandalised by its metallic look and height. It was built to last 20 years. A radio antenna was added to the top in 1903, saving the tower from demolition. It has now become the monument symbolic of Paris.
Stop 2
The new Russian Orthodox church is known as the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The centre houses a bilingual Franco-Russian school, a parish house, and a cultural centre.
Stop 3
The American Church in Paris with its green clock-tower is the first american church built outside of the US, in 1931. The stained-glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany have been listed as a historic monument.
Stop 4
The Hotel des Invalides was built to the orders of Louis XIV as a military hospital for injured soldiers and officers. Today, the royal chapel houses the tomb of France’s first Emperor, Napoleon I.
Stop 5
Pont Alexandre III was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition and to seal the Franco-Russian Alliance. Its central feature is the Paris coat of arms covered in gold leaf and two nymphs symbolising the river Seine. On the other side of the bridge, you’ll see the arms of Saint Petersburg, and two nymphs symbolising the river Neva.
Stop 6
Pont de la Concorde was built using stones from the former Bastille prison after it was famously stormed during the French Revolution in 1789. It leads to the Palais Bourbon on your right, seat of the National Assembly, and to your left to the Place de la Concorde.
Stop 7
Discover the green dome of the Hotel de Salm which became the Légion d'honneur Palace under Napoleon I. The Légion d’honneur is the highest French honour.
Stop 8
The former Orsay railway station has been built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, had a railway line leading to the south-west of France. It was turned into a museum in the 1980s to house 19th-century art, including works by the greatest Impressionists and Post-Impressionists such as Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.
Stop 9
The Pont Neuf, or New Bridge is actually the oldest bridge in Paris. It was the first Parisian bridge to be built in stone with pavements rather than houses lining it. It features 381 grimacing stone masks, all individually decorated and unique.
Stop 10
Pont Saint-Michel has been built at the request of Napoleon III, hence the two imperial Ns on its pillars. To the right, it leads to the Latin Quarter, so called because students at the University of Paris there spoke Latin until the 19th century.
Stop 11
Ile de la Cité, the presumed birthplace of Paris, is one of the two natural islands in Paris. The Parisii tribe first settled here 300 years before the Common Era, calling the island Lutetia.
Stop 12
Paris’s Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame Cathedral' construction started in 1163 and was completed nearly two centuries later, in 1345. The cathedral features a host of gargoyles and sculptures. The south rose window, called the Rose du Midi, is dedicated to the New Testament and was a gift from the French king, Saint Louis.
What’s included
- Music Playlist
- 1h Seine River cruise
- Audio-guide application to download on your smartphone before the cruise (headphones not provided)
- 100% electric boat
Not included
- Guide
- Snacks
- Transport to/from the boat
- Dinner
Meeting and pickup
On the banks of the Seine at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, look for the 3 BIG red, white & blue FLAGS (Vedettes de Paris). Go directly to the boarding gateway down the flags and show your tickets. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to the cruise departure.
Before you go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No guide on board - you can download the Vedettes de Paris app for an audio guide (French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese & Mandarin)).
- If you chose the drink option, please collect it at the bar. No table service
- We only serve alcoholic drinks for travelers 18 years old and above. Minor travelers below 18 years old will be served non-alcoholic drinks.
- No groups (over 14 participants) accepted
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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