About Paris
Paris is the embarkation and disembarkation port for every Seine river-cruise itinerary, with ships moored on the Quai de Grenelle within sight of the Eiffel Tower. Operators typically programme an arrival overnight and a return overnight at the end of the cruise, so passengers can fit in the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Musée d'Orsay and a Montmartre walking tour before sailing downstream toward Normandy. Many lines include a Seine illuminations cruise on the embarkation evening.
River cruise ships that call at Paris
32 vessels from 8 operators include Paris in their published itineraries:
Itineraries that include Paris
- Moselle Magic
- Paris & Normandy
- Seine Impressions
Operators serving Paris
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.
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.
Riverside Luxury Cruises
New ultra-luxury entrant with all-suite ships.
Rivers reached from Paris
Rhine
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Danube
The Danube is Europe's second-longest river and the only one that flows from west to east across the continent. Classic itineraries run…
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…