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Discover the charms of the capital by water, an original way to celebrate the festive season. The Eiffel Tower, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Alexandre III Bridge, the Conciergerie... the most beautiful monuments pass by through the panoramic windows for a magical cruise on the Seine. In a festive atmosphere, champagne, wine and festive dishes promise you an unforgettable dinner in this exceptional setting!
Bateaux Parisiens are celebrating the festive season with a Christmas Eve dinner cruise, a Christmas Day lunch and dinner, a guided New Year’s cruise, followed by a New Year’s Eve dinner cruise: the boat then transforms into a dance party lasting until dawn on the River Seine in Paris!
At the foot of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris Seine – La Marina takes you on a cruise through Paris for lunch and/or dinner on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and to see in the New Year on 31 December 2026.
The famous Bateaux-Mouches® are offering a lunch cruise on the River Seine in Paris for Christmas on 25 December 2026. For New Year’s Eve on 31 December 2026, enjoy a ‘New Year’s Eve’ menu and an evening of live music on the quayside.
Le Théo, a boat moored directly opposite the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, is offering an Italian menu in Paris as part of a dinner cruise on the Seine on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (24 and 25 December 2026), as well as on 31 December to see out 2026.
The Diamant Bleu sails in the same area and offers a dinner cruise on Christmas Eve, lunch and dinner on Christmas Day, and several festive services on New Year’s Eve.
The Vedettes de Paris set sail on 31 December 2026, at 10.30pm or 10.45pm, for a cruise on the Seine at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, with a glass of champagne included to celebrate 2027!
During the Christmas holidays, Canauxrama is offering a magical 2-hour Christmas cruise on the Seine and the Canal Saint-Martin, aboard a boat decorated in festive colours, from Saturday 19 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. For New Year’s Eve, a New Year’s Eve champagne cruise, a midnight champagne cruise and two dinner cruises round off the festive programme.
Departing from Île aux Cygnes near the Bir-Hakeim Bridge or from Javel Haut harbour, the Capitaine Fracasse invites you on a gourmet cruise through the heart of the capital. To celebrate Christmas on 24 and 25 December 2026, the company is offering festive lunch and dinner packages. For New Year’s Eve on 31 December 2026, step aboard the Capitaine Fracasse or the Tennessee for an exceptional dinner cruise beneath the illuminated monuments, followed by a festive dance party to welcome in 2027.
To celebrate New Year’s Eve on the water, Ducasse sur Seine welcomes you aboard its 100% electric boat for an exceptional cruise departing from Quai Debilly, opposite the Eiffel Tower. To mark the festive season, French haute cuisine takes to the Seine with refined New Year’s Eve menus, combining seasonal creations with breathtaking views of Paris’s illuminated landmarks.
To celebrate the festive season on the water, Eiffel Croisières offers exceptional dinner cruises for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Come aboard the Tosca or the Bel Ami for a two-hour gourmet cruise past the illuminated monuments, with a magical stop opposite the Eiffel Tower as it sparkles to mark the stroke of midnight.
To celebrate the festive season on the water, the panoramic boat Le Grand Bleu welcomes you at the foot of the François Mitterrand Library, in the 13th arrondissement, for two exceptional events. On Christmas Eve, enjoy a cruise featuring a festive gourmet dinner, whilst admiring the illuminated Parisian monuments from the Seine. To see in the New Year, the barge is hosting a grand festive evening featuring a gourmet New Year’s Eve menu, a musical atmosphere with a DJ and a dance floor to celebrate the twelve strokes of midnight.
