Paris Sightseeing Boats

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Vedettes de Paris photo

ABOVE: The Iéna, a modern boat in the Vedettes de Paris fleet, cruises past the Eiffel Tower. INSET BELOW: The vintage sightseeing boat Paname on the Seine, and an electric commuter boat on the Canal St-Denis.

Vedettes de Paris

Paname photo This ISO 4001-certified company uses smaller vessels than most of its competitors do, and its vintage boats--such as the Paname, shown at right--have special appeal for boatlovers, romantics, and traditionalists.

One-hour "Discovery" sightseeing cruises depart one to three times per hour, depending on the season. Vedettes de Paris also has an evening "Champagne Cruise," a "Petunia' Cruise" for families (French narration only), and other theme cruises that vary from year to year.

electric boat photo The company hopes to introduce electric boats to the Seine in the near future; it's already running two navettes electriques on the Canal St-Denis for commuters between Paris and Aubervilliers.

Location:

Vedettes de Paris has a ticket office at Port de Suffren, just to the west of the Pont de l'Alma on the Eiffel Tower side of the river. (You can see a map on the company's Web site.)

Departure times and prices:

www.vedettesdeparis.com

Next page: Vedettes du Pont-Neuf

Seine River cruises:
Introduction	Vedettes de Paris
Bateaux-Mouches	Vedettes du Pont-Neuf
Bateaux Parisiens

Also see:

Batobus ('hop on, hop off' boat)

St-Martin Canal and Marne River cruises:
Canauxrama	Paris Canal

Other tour-boat operators in Paris:
More boat cruises

Dinner Cruises on the Seine

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