10 nights onboard MS Thomas Hardy

Lyon, Provencal Rhone & the Camargue River Cruise

Winners 2022 Best for Solo
Winners 2022 Best River Cruise Line
World-class wines and legendary cuisine, verdant landscapes draped in vineyards and honey-coloured medieval towns with intriguing, cobbled lanes – discover one of southern France’s most tantalising regions. Experience the allure of Southern France with a journey through world-renowned vineyards, savouring legendary cuisine, and exploring the region's most picturesque river landscapes. From the cobbled lanes of honey-coloured medieval towns to the breathtaking Ardèche Gorges and historic Roman ruins, immerse yourself in a tapestry of rich cultural heritage, natural beauty, and unforgettable gastronomic delights. This holiday is ideal for travellers looking to explore Southern France’s rich cultural and historical heritage on a luxurious river cruise.
Leaving from: Lyon
Cruise ship: MS Thomas Hardy
Visiting: Lyon Mâcon Chalon-sur-Saône Lyon
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Riviera Travel

Riviera Travel is one of the oldest and most reliable river cruise operators in the world, with 40 years of experience running guided and escorted tours, a land and water all around the world, including river cruises.

Riviera Travel operates a unique cruising experience, partnering with local guides and experts to create a programme of guided tours and river cruises, bringing like-minded travellers together and offering a selection of authentic and bespoke travel experiences.

The operator runs river cruises on European waterways like the Danube, Rhine and Douro, but also the Nile, Mekong and Yangtze. Championing escorted tours and guided holidays, Riviera Travel line also specialises in solo travel, providing a safe, friendly and social environment for travellers going it alone.

167
Passengers
44
Crew
2017
Launched
135m
Length
12m
Width
13kts
Speed
4
Decks
EUR
Currency
Cruise Itinerary
Day 1
Lyon, France
Day 2
Mâcon, France
Day 3
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Day 4
Lyon, France
Days 5 - 6
Avignon, France
Day 7
Arles, France
Day 8
Camargue, France
Day 9
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Days 10 - 11
Lyon, France
Ship Details
Riviera Travel
MS Thomas Hardy

It is extremely difficult to convey just how extraordinary this outstanding ship really is and exactly what distinguishes the MS Thomas Hardy from similar vessels. It would be very easy to just say ‘luxurious’ but it’s much more than that; we have deliberately avoided the current trend for a minimalist style where you could be anywhere in the world, creating instead a unique yet exquisite blend of understated taste, style and elegance at the highest level. Immediately striking is just how exceptionally spacious this new vessel is as you enter a gleaming, richly coloured marble-floored lobby flooded with natural light from a stunning atrium above. Moving inside, exceptional creativity from Europe’s finest design studio has produced a superbly balanced masterpiece of onboard style, utilising sustainable rich hardwoods, gleaming brass and polished copper, sparkling glass and intricate wrought iron. The ship is beautifully illuminated throughout – including the exterior and imaginatively furnished with harmonious colour schemes, all designed to create the serene atmosphere reflective of the golden age of cruising which time after time you tell us you adore.

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