Take in views of Paris as you sail along the Seine River aboard this family-friendly cruise. Over the course of your cruise, you'll pass by the Eiffel Tower, the Orsay Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Louvre. While many cruises are designed with grownups in mind, this option is family-friendly, with treats that kids love—such as juice and cookies—available for sale onboard.

Keep your kids happy with this cruise, designed with young travelers in mind
An onboard guide will provide narration
Champagne, soft drinks, cookies, and crepes will be available for purchase
Morning and afternoon departures are available

What's Included

Cruise
Guide

Snacks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

2 Port de Suffren, 75007 Paris, France
Let's meet at Vedettes de Paris, at 2 Port de Suffren, on the docks, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Eiffel Tower (Pass By)

Musee d'Orsay (Pass By)

Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Pass By)

Louvre Museum (Pass By)

Grand Palais (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Ipshita_P

The food and drinks onboard were ample for the one hour. The guide/narrator was fantastic switching between French and English. The cruise was a perfect way to start a Paris vacation with my tween daughter!

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Flooding caused the route...

Steve_W, Apr 2024

Flooding caused the route to be changed - it wasn’t clear when booking online. We were offered another day when arriving at the boat but like most people we didn’t have spare days. This trip was stated as a family focussed trip but I couldn’t see anything family oriented or different to any other cruise

A must do

Mezelle_W, Mar 2024

It was the perfect amount of time for my 7 year old twins. Our guide was informative and engaging. So many landmarks and histories buildings seen.

Poor service, no cafe, not family friendly, kids bored

Katherine_A, Nov 2023

This boat trip was very poor, the woman at the bar refused to give me a coffee saying I hadn't brought the right ticket to buy a coffee, yet 10 mins after I watched someone buy a expresso. If they cafe wasn't opened, as advitised as part of the cruise, then we should have been informed at check in so we could have brought stuff with me. The lady doing the tour only spoke to one person on board and did not interact very well with the children. Honestly the reason we chose this over other cheaper options was the cafe and I felt so let down by that.

Not a great experience

Glory_a, Oct 2023

I expected the tour to be more engaging for kids. This was not geared towards kids at all. The drinks and snacks were also overpriced.

A good tour for kids

Dimitra_G, Sep 2023

Really nice tour and guide was engaging with kids asking them questions and sharing facts. Kids seemed to be interested in learning facts about major Paris sights

Not sure if it’s worth it

Sandy_H, Aug 2023

Not sure if this was worth it. Although it claims to be a cruise with kids… nothing on the cruise was made geared towards kids. You can just purchase a cheaper cruise ticket and enjoy the same view with your kids. Getting to the actual entrance of the cruise was unclear from the Viator ticket. We were dropped off at the pet via Uber (and he drove us as far as possible) and once there, it was confusing to where I asked a security personnel where I’m supposed to meet. Luckily, he told me where to go. Overall an okay experience. Unlike other River cruise we’ve been to… this one was my least favorite.

Disappointing

Victoria_T, Aug 2023

Disappointing. There was only one guide on boat for 100 + people so you had to sit on upper deck close to hear him. The speakers on the boat didn’t work well and so you couldn’t hear anything if you were not lucky enough to sit close to the guide even on the upper deck. It was very hot so sitting in the intense heat was difficult even for children. The guide spoke more French than English and had a significant accent so was difficult to understand when he did speak English. I have been in Europe for three weeks and out of all of our tours (10+) this was by far the worst.

The food and drinks...

Ipshita_P, Jul 2023

Over priced and rude staff

Eimear_F, Jul 2023

Is nothing special - I didn’t see what made it kid friendly. One of the staff had a huge verbal argument with a passenger about a pram and it frightened several kids I was sitting beside.

Wouldn’t recommend unless you are bi-lingual

MARIANNE_H, Oct 2022

Cruise did what it said on the tin but the commentary was a complicated jumble of French and English which was hard to follow. I speak both fluently but for my English speaking family it made it difficult to concentrate and pick everything up. A lot of the French commentary was not translated into English / missed out too. The lady seemed to find it a necessary chore. Probably no need to pick this as a specialist kids tour either as it wasn’t especially geared towards kids in any way.

What did we see?

Petter_H, Oct 2022

The guide focused most of the time on a Halloween story to a few kids, and very few places that were passed by were mentioned.

It was just OK

thearmitagefamily, Jul 2022

It was just OK. It was pretty short. Given the price, I would have expected a longer trip. The narrator was going back and forth between French and English, and it was a bit confusing at times. I thought the tour would just be in English. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this tour, but I think taking a river boat down the Seine is a wonderful activity in. general.

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