Paris Sightseeing Boats
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ABOVE: The trimaran Catherine Deneuve
passes between the Left Bank and the Ile de la Cité.
INSET BELOW: Passengers on the boat's open stern.
Bateaux Parisiens
 Three glass-topped trimarans compete for the title of flagship
in the Bateaux Parisiens fleet. The boats--named
Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Adjani, and Jeanne Moreau--hold up to 600 passengers each
and offer recorded commentary in 13 languages through airline-style headphones.
The company also has nine smaller boats, some of which are used for dinner
cruises and private events.
Cruise tours depart once or twice an hour year-round
(typically every 30 minutes from April through September and every 60
minutes from October until the end of March). High-priced lunch and
dinner cruises are available on separate restaurant boats.
Location:
The main Bateaux-Parisiens pier is just
to the right of the Eiffel Tower as you face the Seine. A secondary
loading point at the Quai de Montebello, on the Left Bank facing Nôtre-Dame
Cathedral, offers cruises on smaller vessels (with narration in four
languages) from late March until the
beginning of November.
Departure times and prices:
www.bateauxparisiens.com
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