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VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL
Detailed Day by Day Itinerary
Queen Mary 2 and a Taste of Paris & the Loire Valley (Westbound)
Westbound Crossing (CFN08)
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Day Schedules and Accommodations
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Depart home / Arrive Paris, France

Your journey begins with an overnight flight to Paris. You’ll transfer from the airport to your Superior First-Class hotel.


Millennium Hotel Paris Charles De Gaulle      (B)
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Paris / Loire Valley, France

After buffet breakfast on Day 3, you’ll transfer via motorcoach to the Loire Valley. On the way, you’ll stop in historic Chartres, where you’ll have a tour of the majestic Chartres Cathedral. Depart Chartres with a stop in Chambord along the way. Arrive at your First-Class hotel, and enjoy dinner.
On Day 4, you’ll tour the region’s elegant châteaux, including entrance to the famous Château de Chenonceau, where Catherine de Medicis and Diane de Poitiers were rivals for the King’s affections. This evening, you’ll have the choice of dinner on your own, or enjoy an optional wine tasting and dinner in a nearby cave!
Day 5 is your last full day in the Loire Valley to roam the countryside on your own, or choose to take an optional half-day tour to the medieval town of Amboise. Your evening is at leisure.


Hotel De L'Univers Tours      (3B,1D)
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Loire Valley / Paris

Late morning, you’ll bid the Loire Valley adieu and set off for Paris. Upon arriving in Paris, you’ll enjoy an included city tour of Paris before checking into your hotel.


Le Meridien Montparnasse      (B)
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Paris

Your day in Paris is at leisure, or join an optional full-day tour to Giverny, the gorgeous village containing the home of French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Tonight, enjoy the evening at leisure, or join an optional tour to the famous “Moulin Rouge Dinner and Show.”


Le Meridien Montparnasse      (B)
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Paris

Enjoy another day at leisure in Paris, or join an optional tour to the Louvre Museum with guide.


Le Meridien Montparnasse      (B)
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Transatlantic Crossing on the QM2

Enjoy the luxury and many amenities aboard the Queen Mary 2, the world’s most famous ocean liner!


Queen Mary 2   (5B,5L,5D)
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New York / Disembark / Return home

Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.

Eastbound itinerary is 14 days with transatlantic flight.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This day-by-day itinerary is preliminary and therefore subject to change. If any major changes occur in advance of your departure, you’ll be notified in writing by Vantage Deluxe World Travel. If changes occur while on board ship or on tour, you’ll be notified by your Vantage Program Manager, ship personnel, or local representatives at the destination.