Arrive: Thu 14 August 2025/Depart: Thu 14 August 2025
Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Day 2 - Les Andelys
Arrive: Fri 15 August 2025/Depart: Fri 15 August 2025
Les Andelys is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.
Day 3 - Paris
Arrive: Sat 16 August 2025
Le Havre is a major port in northern France's Normandy region, where the Seine River meets the English Channel. It's joined to the city across the estuary, Honfleur, by the Pont de Normandie cable-stayed bridge. Following WWII, Le Havre's heavily damaged city center was famously redesigned by Belgian architect Auguste Perret. Today it features many landmark examples of reinforced-concrete architecture.
Day 4 - Paris
Depart: Sun 17 August 2025
Le Havre is a major port in northern France's Normandy region, where the Seine River meets the English Channel. It's joined to the city across the estuary, Honfleur, by the Pont de Normandie cable-stayed bridge. Following WWII, Le Havre's heavily damaged city center was famously redesigned by Belgian architect Auguste Perret. Today it features many landmark examples of reinforced-concrete architecture.
Day 4 - Caudebec En Caux
Arrive: Sun 17 August 2025/Depart: Sun 17 August 2025
Caudebec-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-en-Seine.
Day 5 - Rouen, France
Arrive: Mon 18 August 2025/Depart: Mon 18 August 2025
Rouen, capital of the northern French region of Normandy, is a port city on the river Seine. Important in the Roman era and Middle Ages, it has Gothic churches, such as Saint-Maclou and Saint-Ouen, and a cobblestoned pedestrian center with medieval half-timbered houses. The skyline is dominated by the spires of Cathédrale Notre-Dame, much-painted by Impressionist Claude Monet.
Day 6 - Vernon, France
Arrive: Tue 19 August 2025/Depart: Tue 19 August 2025
Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France. It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. The city is known for its production of engines by the SNECMA group.
Day 7 - Paris
Arrive: Wed 20 August 2025
Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Day 8 - Paris
Depart: Thu 21 August 2025
Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Day 8 - Dijon
Arrive: Thu 21 August 2025/Depart: Thu 21 August 2025
Day 9 - Chalon-Sur-Saone
Arrive: Fri 22 August 2025/Depart: Fri 22 August 2025
Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon.
Day 10 - Tournon
Arrive: Sat 23 August 2025/Depart: Sat 23 August 2025
Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Day 11 - Macon
Arrive: Sun 24 August 2025/Depart: Sun 24 August 2025
Macon is a city in central Georgia. Ocmulgee National Monument has large Native American earthen mounds from around 1000 A.D., and its museum displays artifacts spanning thousands of years. The Tubman Museum’s exhibits on African-American art, history and culture include a huge mural and the Inventors Gallery. The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House shows memorabilia in the rock band’s former home.
Day 12 - Lyon
Arrive: Mon 25 August 2025/Depart: Mon 25 August 2025
Lyon, the capital city in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, sits at the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. Its center reflects 2,000 years of history from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Vieux (Old) Lyon, to the modern Confluence district on Presqu'île peninsula. Traboules, covered passageways between buildings, connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse
Day 13 - Viviers
Arrive: Tue 26 August 2025/Depart: Tue 26 August 2025
Viviers is a commune in the department of Ardèche in southern France. The administrative and religious capital of Vivarais, the town of Viviers, on the right bank of the Rhône, in southern Ardèche, retains an important heritage from its rich past, including many listed monuments.
Day 14 - Avignon
Arrive: Wed 27 August 2025/Depart: Wed 27 August 2025
Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.
Day 14 - Arles
Arrive: Wed 27 August 2025
Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh. Once a provincial capital of ancient Rome, Arles is also known for many remains from that era, including Arles Amphitheatre (les Arènes d'Arles), now hosting plays, concerts and bullfights.
Day 15 - Arles
Depart: Thu 28 August 2025
Arles is a city on the Rhône River in the Provence region of southern France. It's famed for inspiring the paintings of Van Gogh, which influenced the contemporary art displayed at the Fondation Vincent Van Gogh. Once a provincial capital of ancient Rome, Arles is also known for many remains from that era, including Arles Amphitheatre (les Arènes d'Arles), now hosting plays, concerts and bullfights.
AmaLyra From AmaWaterways
After her launch, the AmaLyra quickly earned a "Best New River Cruise Ship" distinction in comfort and style. Perhaps it can be attributed to AmaLyra’s rippling Main Lounge carpet, evocative of the river, or her elegant love seats in varying shades of blue. Or maybe it was because of the scenery afforded by the ship’s French balconies, or because of the exquisite cuisine served by the Main Restaurant and in a delightful, multi-course production as part of The Chef’s Table experience. Whatever the reason, savor the comfort of staterooms appointed with Entertainment-On-Demand, unlimited Wi-Fi, movies, music and English-language TV stations. Revel in the indulgences offered by the sauna, whirlpool, and massage and hair salon. And take advantage of AmaLyra’s sun-deck walking track, fitness room and fleet of complimentary bikes—because maybe being on the best river cruise ship means being the best version of you.
Ship Cabins
Single (French Balcony)
In-room temperature control
Deluxe hotel-style bedding with Egyptian linen, down pillows and duvet
Spacious bathrooms with multi-jet showerheads
Large wardrobe, full-length mirror, hair dryer, safe and direct-dial telephone
Flat-screen TV that also works as a computer
Entertainment on Demand system providing complimentary TV, movies and music library
Complimentary internet and Wi-Fi
Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Desk and chair
Suite (French Balcony)
In-room temperature control
Deluxe hotel-style bedding with Egyptian linen, down pillows and duvet
Spacious bathrooms with multi-jet showerheads
Large wardrobe, full-length mirror, hair dryer, safe and direct-dial telephone
Flat-screen TV that also works as a computer
Entertainment on Demand system providing complimentary TV, movies and music library
Complimentary internet and Wi-Fi
Complimentary bottled water replenished daily
Desk and chair
