‘Kir Royale’

Meet in Paris and transfer to your barge’s mooring in Châlons-en-Champagne for a welcome reception aboard.

Cruise the Canal Latéral à la Marne to visit the magnificent 800-year-old Reims Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece where kings of France were crowned. Enjoy free time to wander Reims’ grand squares and elegant shopping arcades.

Visit Moët & Chandon, one of the best-known Champagne houses in the world, where you explore the vast underground cellars and savor a tasting of renowned vintages.

Savor a private Champagne tasting at the boutique Grand Cru winery of Frerejean Frères with a stop en route at a hillside vineyard to learn the nuances of Champagne viniculture. Afterward, enjoy a gourmet private lunch in the salon of the family Domaine.

Cruise to pretty riverside town of Dormans, disembarking to visit the American war cemetery at Belleau Wood, a site that witnessed one of the U.S. Army’s bloodiest World War I battles.

Visit La Maison Pannier, a select Champagne house with a labyrinth of medieval underground cellars. Later, cruise to Château-Thierry, a historic town surrounded by acres of scenic vineyards.

Disembark in Château-Thierry and return to Paris.