Paris Tourist Sightseeing Boats

Vedettes de Paris

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The Vedettes de Paris prides itself on using "real boats with a human scale where a warm welcome and a relaxing atmosphere are the golden rule"; in other words, they're a bit smaller than the leviathans used by their competitors. The Ile de France holds just 80 for dinner, and the Belle Vallée, Louisiane Belle, Gavroche, Paname are also anything but glass-enclosed giants - some of them at least are open to the elements!

They operate one hour sightseeing cruises throughout the year, 2.5 hours dinner cruises and theme cruises - check the Bacchus wine cruise listed below...

Location:

The Vedettes de Paris ticket office and embarkation pier is at Port de Suffren, just to the west of the Pont Iéna (on the left as you look at the Seine from the Eiffel Tower).

Vedettes de Paris
Port de Suffren, 75007 Paris (next to the Eiffel Tower)
Phone: 01-44-18-08-03, 01-47-05-74-53; E-mail: comm@vedettesdeparis.com

Métro: Bir-Hakeim (line 6);
RER: Champ de Mars (line C)
Bus: lines 44, 69, 82, 87 (Champ de Mars); lines 22, 30, 32, 63, 72 (Trocadéro)
Car: access from the Bir-Hakeim Bridge, Left Bank; large free car park reserved for passengers.

Website: www.vedettesdeparis.com

Route Maps of Cruises

Paris Sightseeing Cruise

The cruise lasts for 1 hour (departure and arrival at the foot of the Eiffel Tower) and there is a commentary in French and English (with Italian, German, Spanish available on request). You can get a cruise brochure in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese.

Timetable:
High season (Easter to September) departure every 30 minutes from 10am to 10pm, and Saturdays from 10am to 11pm
Low season (October to Easter) departure every hour from 11am to 6pm

Prices:
Adults: €9
Children aged 4-12: €4
Children under 4: free

Stop-off at Notre Dame:
You can stop off at Notre Dame (port of call: la Tournelle) on certain schedules. Note that if you get off at Notre Dame, you will not be able to re-embark to go back to the Eiffel Tower.

Bacchus Cruise

Dinner Cruise - Evening on the Seine

These are organised only on certain dates (usually Saturdays) during the year, so you'll have to check their website for the latest schedule. Basically a more intimate style of evening than the bigger boats, dinner accompanied by a pianist aboard the Ile de France. The 2 dining areas offer 80 places alongside panoramic windows.

Prices:
€89.00 per adult €45.00 per child (under 12) Wine not included.
Embarkation at 8 pm, departure at 8:30 pm. Return to the quay at 11 pm.

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