Cruise & Rail: Paris to Istanbul (2025) Cruise on S.S. Joie de Vivre from Paris

Paris

Paris, the capital of France, touristic city. It is one of the most visited cities in the world for its numerous attractions. We can name some of them: The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Bastille.

Vernon, France

Vernon preserves and interesting medieval heritage. The city is also a point of departure to discover mountains and forrests, through the beautiful landscape crossed by the River Senna. This is apromise of wonderful landscapes to practive hicking.

Rouen (France)

Known as the city of the hundred belltowers, it is located in the northeast of France. You cannot miss the Notre Dame Cathedral, inspiration for Claude Monet, or the monuments risen in honor to Joan of Arc, and the Donjon, castle where she was prisioner during all of her prosecution.

Caudebec en caux

Picturesque town known as "Les Perles du Val de Seine" where if will call tour attention its docks that offer a pleasant walk to the city center. It also has several monasteries worth visiting such as San Wandrille and San Martin de Boscherville.

Rouen (France)

Known as the city of the hundred belltowers, it is located in the northeast of France. You cannot miss the Notre Dame Cathedral, inspiration for Claude Monet, or the monuments risen in honor to Joan of Arc, and the Donjon, castle where she was prisioner during all of her prosecution.

Mantes-la-Jolie (France)

On the banks of the Seine, there is the royal city of Mantes la Jolie, which has an extraordinary historical monument: the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame. Architecture lovers will be fascinated by the sculpted portals, magnificent rose window and luminous nave of this Gothic building from the 12th and 13th centuries.

Paris

Paris, the capital of France, touristic city. It is one of the most visited cities in the world for its numerous attractions. We can name some of them: The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Bastille.

Paris (Disembark), Transfer to Train (Embark), Cha

Nussdorf (Viena, Austria)

Vienna, Postojna

Belgrade (Serbia)

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Belgrade hosts many annual international cultural events, including the Film Festival, Theatre Festival, Summer Festival, Music Festival, Book Fair, and the Beer Fest. The Nobel Prize winning author Ivo Andric wrote his most famous work, The Bridge on the Drina, in Belgrade. Nightlife: Belgrade has a reputation for offering a vibrant nightlife; many clubs that are open until dawn can be found throughout the city. The most recognizable nightlife features of Belgrade are the barges (splav), spread along the banks of the Sava and Danube Rivers

Sofia, Plovdiv

Istanbul

Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. It is also one of the largest cities in Europe and the world. Located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both physically and culturally. Istanbul attracts visitors not only for its history and its monuments, but also for their way of life and its lovely people. It is the city of churches, synagogues and thousands of mosques Istanbul is the city of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Suleymaniye, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi and Dolmabahce palaces.

Istanbul

Istanbul is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. It is also one of the largest cities in Europe and the world. Located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both physically and culturally. Istanbul attracts visitors not only for its history and its monuments, but also for their way of life and its lovely people. It is the city of churches, synagogues and thousands of mosques Istanbul is the city of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Suleymaniye, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi and Dolmabahce palaces.