🇫🇷 Paris
Seine River Cruise
Paris has 37 bridges over the Seine. The Pont Neuf — "new bridge" — is the oldest, completed in 1607, and our boat departs from right beside it.
A perfect first-day-in-Paris activity. You sit, the city floats past, and an audio commentary points out what you're seeing.
Vedettes du Pont-Neuf depart from Square du Vert-Galant, the little park at the downstream tip of the Île de la Cité, a 5-minute walk from Notre-Dame. The loop runs about 1h 15m and passes the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Eiffel Tower.
Our plan is the early-evening sunset sailing on Day 2, rather than a late-night one, so we're back in time for a relaxed dinner and an early night before the Versailles morning. Sunset in late July is around 21:50, so you catch warm golden light on the monuments rather than full darkness.