Heart of Burgundy

Available April 3, June 12, 19, 26, July 3 and 10 --- Lorraine

Available April 3 - June 5 and July 24 - October 30 -- Caprice

Dijon to St. Leger with Shore Excursions to Dijon, Capital of Burgundy; Beaune, capital of the vineyards; Medieval Fortress of Chateau de Marguerite; 12th Century Chateau Rully; 12th century Monks winery of Clos de Vougeot; Barging center of St Jean de Losne; and visit to Hotel Dieu, the first charity hospital of Europe founded in 1443.

 

Southern Burgundy and the Upper Loire

Available April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and June 5  ---  Lorraine

Available June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17 --  Caprice

Chagny to Paray-le-Monial  with Shore excursions to the medieval town of Chalon; moorings among the vines in Santeney; Wine tasting and a visit to Chateau Rully, visit to the Benidictine Abbey of Cluny, founded in 910 ;  an exploration of the ancient Roman city of Autun with its incredible medieval section, a visit to the Chocolate Factory of Bernard DuFoux, the most prestigious chocolate maker in France; a visit to a unique auto museum housed in a 14th Century Chateau; a visit to the 12th Century Bacilic de La Clayette, a reproduction of the church at Cluny.

Majestic Alsace-Lorraine

Available July 31 to October 30  ---  Lorraine Only

Kraft to Xouaxange with shore excursions to beautiful Colmar with it's "Little Venice"; the Medieval Village of Riquewihr; Stasbourg with it's "Petite France" district; the Cathedral Notre Dame; a unique visit to an Alsatian Brewery;  a visit to a Crystal Factory; a ride of the famous Inclined Plane of Arzwiller; passage through two tunnels and the exhibit of the Chagall Tapestry and stained Glass in picturesque Sarreburg. 

La Petite Soane

Available July 17 only  ---  Lorraine Only

Dijon to Corre with shore excursions to 12th century Monks winery of Clos de Vougeot;  eautiful Auxonne and it's Napoleon Museum;   7th century town of Gray (good shopping); Chateau of Ray sur Soane; Vesoul, a sizable town with homes dating from the 15^th and 16 century and the beautiful St. George Church dating from the 18^th century; Vittel Bottled Water headquarters for a tour of the facility that many think is as interesting as a vineyard tour;  Luxeuil Les Bains.  Luxeuil was first colonized by the Romans in the 1^st century who named it Luxovium and established it as a thermal town.  A swim in the old Roman thermal spa waters if you wish; 13th-century Basilique St-Pierre which was  restored in the 14th-century.

 

Canal de L'Est

Available July 24 only  ---  Lorraine Only

Fontenay Le Chateau to Nancy with shore excursions to Luxeuil Les Bains.  Luxeuil was first colonized by the Romans in the 1^st century who named it Luxovium and established it as a thermal town.     A swim in the old Roman thermal spa waters if you wish; Le Musee de la Tour des Echevins; 13th-century Basilique St-Pierre which was  restored in the 14th-century; Palais Abbatial, the most famous early medieval monastery in Franche-Comte, founded in 585 A.D. ;.Vittel Bottled Water headquarters for a tour of the facility that many think is as interesting as a vineyard tour; International Museum of Folk Art in EpinalChurch of St-Maurice dating from the 13^th century with an 11^th century tower; Parc du Chateau Epinal American Cemetery and WWII Memorial;  Chatel-sur-Moselle, a medieval fortress built in 1072; Chateau at Neuviller-sur-Moselle ; École de Nancy; Le Jardin Botanique"which has many different types of plants, including tropical, and many other wonderful types of plants and flowers.