Best French Riverboats & Small Ships

Marvel at the beauty of Danube River on an Avalon Envision cruise. An impressive addition to the Avalon Waterways Suite Ship fleet, this river cruise ship has 67 luxury accommodations for up to 164 passengers exploring Europe.

The newly renovated Scenic Pearl features four decks including a Sun Deck, Diamond Deck, Sapphire Deck, and Jewel Deck, each of which is home to a number of suites and cabins and a handful of luxury public spaces and dining venues ? including Crystal Dining, Riverview Terrace, Portobellos and the Panorama Lounge Bar.

Walk the lands that inspired famous artists like Van Gogh, Cézanne and Gauguin with the 159-passenger S.S. Catherine cruising along the waterways of Saone and Rhone Rivers and enjoy a culinary-focused French cruise.

Welcome aboard Le Champlain and discover the world in effortless luxury. Designed for intimate exploration, this elegant expedition ship hosts just 148 guests, offering a relaxed and personalized travel experience wherever you sail.

Discover the famous Bordeaux wine regions of France on the newly refurbished 124-passenger S.S. Bon Voyage, designed to immerse guests in French culture, art, wine and lovers of all things French.

Seabourn pioneered small-ship, ultra-luxury cruising and continues to represent the pinnacle of that unique style of travel. Our fleet of intimate, all-suite ships, carrying between 458 and 600 guests each, sails to the world's most desirable destinations at their peak seasons. On board, guests are served by an award-winning crew numbering nearly as many as the guests, hand-picked and extensively trained to deliver Seabourn's signature style of thoughtful, personalized, and heartfelt hospitality. Seabourn's ships attract accomplished people who enjoy traveling well and sharing fun and adventures with other interesting people. A great many of them have found the Seabourn cruise experience to be their preferred method of travel and return regularly to sail with us again and again. We would welcome the opportunity to explore whether that might be true for you.