About Beaune
Beaune is the wine capital of the Côte d'Or, reached by coach from the Saône cruise berth at Chalon-sur-Saône. The Hospices de Beaune — the medieval almshouse with its multi-coloured polychrome-tile roof — is the standard headline visit, and the November charity wine auction held there is the most famous in the world. Shore excursions typically combine the Hospices with a tasting at one of the Côte d'Or domaines and a slow walk through the ramparts of the old town.
River cruise ships that call at Beaune
16 vessels from 11 operators include Beaune in their published itineraries:
Itineraries that include Beaune
- Taste of Southern France
Operators serving Beaune
Viking River Cruises
Scandinavian-styled Longships exploring Europe's great waterways.
AmaWaterways
Boutique river ships with twin balconies and onboard bicycles.
Avalon Waterways
Suite Ships with beds that face the river.
Scenic Luxury Cruises
All-inclusive Space-Ships with butler-served suites.
Emerald Cruises
Star-Ships with an indoor pool that converts to a cinema.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Floating boutique hotels with hand-curated antiques.
CroisiEurope
Family-owned French line covering Europe's lesser-known rivers.
Tauck
Family-owned American operator with multi-generational departures.
A-ROSA River Cruises
Lifestyle river cruising for a German-speaking market.
Riviera Travel
British operator with single-supplement cabins on every ship.
Amadeus River Cruises
Family-owned Austrian line with classic European itineraries.
Rivers reached from Beaune
Seine
Seine river cruises round-trip from Paris, threading through Monet's Giverny, Richard the Lionheart's Château Gaillard, and the half-timbered streets of Rouen before…
Rhône & Saône
The combined Rhône and Saône itinerary runs the length of Burgundy and Provence — from the gastronomic capital of Lyon down to…
Main & Moselle
The Main and Moselle are the most picturesque tributaries of the Rhine. The Moselle in particular — a thirty-mile sequence of horseshoe…