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Get personal. This is experiential river cruising, your way. From Europe to the Galapagos and Asia, Avalon is relaxed luxury with choices as many, and individual as you.

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Spanning the mountains of Switzerland to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhône River allows travellers to indulge in the lesser-seen territories of French and Swiss life. Winding through purple lavender fields and lush green vineyards, an Avalon Waterways Cruise along the Rhône is a journey across a painter’s palette. With local cheese, wine and tempting tastes abundant, drink in all that Lyon, Vienne and Avignon have to offer. With panoramic suites offering you a unique vantage point, indulge in the laidback luxury of seeing historic castles and provincial villages dotted across the shoreline – all from the comfort of your bed.

Your Avalon cruise includes
Luxurious suites
All onboard meals
Choice of daily sightseeing
Wine & beer with lunch & dinner
Services of a professional Cruise Director & Local Guides
Onboard entertainment
Highlights
Wine Tasting
Many opportunities to try the fine wines of France - taste Burgundy wines onboard your ship, take an excursion to the Chardonnay wine area and visit the Beaujolais region. Plus a Master of Wine will travel with us and will hold lectures, tastings and will introduce you to food and wine pairing.
Lyon
France’s gastronomic capital, the third-largest city and a showcase of medieval and Renaissance architecture.
Lyon
Visit the popular Place des Terreaux and stand in front of the famous fountain you’ve seen on postcards.
Arles
Guided sightseeing, visit the Roman Amphitheatre
Avignon
See the 14th-century Palace of the Popes—the largest gothic fortress in the world.

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8 days 1 Country
ACTIVE & DISCOVERY ON THE RHONE
ARLES   LYON
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$3259 $4259
Tour WLY
ACTIVE & DISCOVERY ON THE RHONE

Your Active & Discovery river cruise is full of Avalon Choice inclusions for each port you visit along the Rhône River. Choose the Active, Classic, and Discovery included excursions that speak to...

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11 days 1 Country
BURGUNDY & PROVENCE
PARIS   COTE D'AZUR
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$4250 $4750
Tour WJL
BURGUNDY & PROVENCE

Take a wondrous river cruise through beautiful France along the Rhône and Saône Rivers with guided sightseeing in the well-known French treasures and some hidden gems too! This France river cruise...

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16 days 1 Country
GRAND FRANCE
PARIS   COTE D'AZUR
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$6607 $7857
Tour WPL
GRAND FRANCE

This French river cruise highlighting the best of France is certainly grand! Enjoy wine, cheese, beautiful scenery, and stops in the most charming and historical parts of France. Set sail on the...

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THE POSSIBILITIES ARE AS WIDE OPEN AS THE VIEWS.

From Europe to the Galapagos and Asia, cruise in relaxed luxury with Avalon Waterways with choices as unique as you. 

Glide away down the world’s most spectacular rivers, enjoying a unique vantage point from your own private oasis. Our floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows blur the line between where the world ends and your suite begins, allowing you to experience the world less seen from the comfort of your bed. This is experiential river cruising.

Rooms with a View
The window of opportunity to see and experience the world just got a whole lot wider. Beyond the widest views on the water is an open invitation to experience your destination in more ways, in exceptional ways, in your way.
Relaxed Luxury
Delight in the difference and comfort. Leaving the rules behind, but not the luxury. Our job is to bring you the world. Your job is to love it your way.
Unpack Once
An extraordinary place to call your own. A space to get into it, or away from it - to be with friends or retreat to where you can invite the view (but no one else) in.
Taste the World
Great food feeds your soul, fuels your passion, and shapes your memories. Taste decadent local delicacies, fresh regional wine and produce - Unrivalled foodie moments.