Clients will be able to squeeze a French river cruise into their next European getaway as APT adds more shorter itineraries in 2016.
As part of the cruise line’s first-ever dedicated France River Cruising brochure, the company is offering a variety of seven-night French river cruises including Bordeaux, Rhine, Rhône and Seine
The brochure also features new ‘special events cruises’, which are being introduced in France next year.
Among them is the ‘In Celebration of Wine’ cruise, an exclusive culinary adventure in collaboration with Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine.
Of the 11 itineraries in the brochure, five feature APT’s new Bordeaux cruises, which focus on the Garonne and Dordogne rivers and offer a range of gourmet experiences designed to showcase regional food and wine.
For example there’s the new all-inclusive 11-day Grand Bordeaux River Cruise. It includes a three-night luxury city stay at one of the leading hotels in Paris, with sightseeing at all the iconic landmarks and a special dinner and evening at the Moulin Rouge.
Sailing aboard APT’s boutique 74-suite luxury river ship, the MS AmaDolce, guests visit Bordeaux, Pauillac, Blaye, Cognac, Libourne, Saint Émilion and Cadillac.
Highlights include APT’s exclusive Signature Invitations such as a private dinner at Bordeaux’s Château Pape Clément, enjoyed with perfectly paired wines; and a visit to a family-owned cooperage before a wine tasting in Ludon.
APT is also offering a range of combinations for its latest river cruise route. Guests can combine a Bordeaux river cruise with a seven-night Rhône river cruise on the 18-day Wonders of Bordeaux and Rhône; a seven-night Seine river cruise on the 15-day Majestic Seine & Bordeaux River Cruise; a Spanish land journey on the 17-day Bordeaux, Basque Country & Madrid; or an ultimate France, Spain and Portugal discovery on the 21-day Douro, Basque Country & Bordeaux.
Also new for 2016 is the 21-day Charms of Southern France which takes guests from Paris to Monte Carlo, offering a more in-depth cruise of the Rhône and Saône, taking in the Burgundy and Beaujolais regions as well as Provence.
