From the French city of angels to the shores of the Adriatic

Dubrovnik

After disembarkation formalities, enjoy a coach transfer with your luggage to Dubrovnik airport in connection with the flight selected by PONANT.

Your program includes:

·        Coach transfer.

·        The services of a French-speaking assistant.

Your program does not include:

·        Personal expenses.

·        Any other services not mentioned in the program.

·        Gratuities for guides and drivers.

For details of your PONANT flight schedule, please contact your travel advisor, or refer to the electronic ticket included in your travel documents. In the event of a change to the flight schedule selected by PONANT, your program will be adjusted to ensure the most enjoyable experience. If applicable, you will be able to access the updated program content on the PONANT website in your My Ponant account, as well as on the PONANT app. The finalized program will also be provided in your travel documents.

Day 1 – Dubrovnik

Disembarkation formalities at the end of your Ponant cruise.

Option 1: (available at an extra charge) You will leave the port with your guide for a walking tour of Dubrovnik’s historic center, including access to the Dominican Monastery. You will then take the cable car up to the heights overlooking the city before returning down to a local restaurant for lunch.

Option 2 : (available at an extra charge) You will leave the port with your guide for a transfer to Župa Dubrovacka, where a more unusual experience awaits. Discover the surroundings of the city from higher ground and along lesser-known paths on a quad bike. This guided adventure will show you a different side of Croatia. You will then head to Konavle to enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.

You will then be escorted to the hotel following your optional excursion or after disembarkation. 

Check-in to your room at 03:00 pm.

In the evening, you will be escorted to a local restaurant to enjoy dinner in the heart of the Pearl of the Adriatic. After dinner, transfer back to the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 2 – Dubrovnik

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer of approximately 30 minutes from the hotel to Dubrovnik airport according to your selected return flight with PONANT or any other chosen return flight, provided that the details have been communicated beforehand to your travel advisor.
Rooms must be vacated by 10:00 a.m. If your flight departs later in the day, the rest of the day, lunch, and dinner will be at leisure.

Your hotel:

The City Hotel Dubrovnik 4* welcomes you halfway between the Gruž and Lapad districts, less than 1 km from Bellevue Beach. Its privileged location and carefully equipped rooms offer a contemporary design.
Superior category rooms are also available depending on availability and at an additional cost. Please contact your travel agent for more details.

 

Your program includes:

·        1 night in a Classic Room at the City Hotel Dubrovnik 4* (local standards) or similar, with breakfast included.

·        Meals mentioned in the program.

·        Drinks during meals (mineral water + 1 glass of wine or 1 local beer or 1 soft drink + 1 coffee or tea).

·        Transfers, guided visits, and entrance fees to the monuments mentioned in the program.

·        Services of a French-speaking local guide.

Your program does not include:

·        Meals not mentioned or noted as “at leisure” in the program.

·        Personal expenses.

·        Visa fees, if applicable.

·        Tips for the guide and driver.

·        Any other services not mentioned in the program.

·        Transfers or activities listed as “optional” are at an additional cost

Please note:

·        If you have booked your flights independently, in order to reserve your transfer from the hotel to the airport, it is essential that your departure flight details be communicated to your travel advisor no later than 30 days before the start date of your cruise.

·        Early check-in and/or late check-out of the room are possible upon request, at an additional cost and subject to availability.

·        This program is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility or those in a wheelchair.

Contact details of your hotel:

City Hotel Dubrovnik 4*
4 Hrvatskog Crvenog Kriza, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Tel: +385 20 301 800

 

Durations and the order of visits are given as an indication and are subject to change.

Travel with peace of mind, PONANT arranges your transfer between the Port Lympia car park and your embarkation quay in Nice.

PONANT provides a shuttle service between the car park esplanade (level 0) and the port entrance.
The transfer takes about 5 minutes.
Your luggage will be transferred with you on the shuttle. You may also choose to walk to the port — it’s about a 15-minute walk.

For security reasons, your luggage must remain with you until the security checkpoint located at the port entrance.

Your program includes:
· Shuttle transfer between the Port Lympia car park and the embarkation quay.
· Services of a French-speaking assistant.

Your program does not include:
· Tips for the driver and the assistant.
· Your personal expenses.
· Any other services not mentioned in the program.

Please note:
· Make sure your luggage is labeled with your name and cabin number.
· Port address: Quai du Commerce or Quai Infernet (to be reconfirmed) – Vieux Port – 06300 Nice.
There is no cruise terminal.
· Port Lympia car park address: Quai de la Douane – 06300 Nice.
GPS coordinates: 43°41’45.76’’ N / 7°17’0.81’’E.
· Port Lympia car park contacts:
Riviera Ports – +33 (0)4 93 21 72 17 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Parking Security Office – +33 (0)4 92 00 56 15.

 

Travel with peace of mind, PONANT organizes your transfer between the airport and your embarkation port.

Nice

Upon arrival of your flight, you will  be transferred to the port to board your ship.

Your program includes:

• Transfer by coach.

• The services of a French-speaking assistant at Nice Airport.

Your program does not include:

• Tips for the driver and guide.

• Personal expenses.

• Other services not mentioned in the program.

The durations and order of visits are given as an indication and are subject to change.

 

Enhance your cruise and extend your trip with a carefully designed programme.

Day 1 - Nice

Our local representative will greet you at Nice International Airport upon arrival of your flight, if you communicated its details to your travel adviser beforehand; you can also be greeted at Nice Station if you have chosen to arrive by train.

Transfer to your 4* hotel located near the famous Promenade des Anglais.

Check in from 3:00 p.m.

The rest of the day as well as the evening and meals are free for you to relax and enjoy the city. 

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 - Saint-Paul-de-Vence

After breakfast and check-out, you will head for Saint-Paul-de-Vence and start discovering it by visiting the Maeght Foundation, renowned for its remarkable modern and contemporary art collection. You will be able to admire Aimé and Marguerite Maeght’s personal collection, which features work from Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miro and Marc Chagall. These artists worked together with the architect Josep Lluis Sert to create spaces in total harmony with the Foundation’s environment and different spaces (you will be able to discover the famous Miro maze and its impressive sculptures or the mosaics by Marc Chagall).

After the visit, your guide will accompany you into this famous 16th-centrury village with its Provençal charm. It has managed to retain all its authenticity with its houses in dressed stone, and monuments such as the famous Conversion de Saint-Paul Church and the Chapelle Sainte-Croix (also known as the Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs). You will wander the narrow cobbled streets of the village of Simone Signoret and Yves Montand, and admire its boutiques and art galleries, before heading to a local restaurant for lunch. 

Enjoy free time to explore the village on your own.

You will then be transferred to the pier of Nice to embark on board your ship.

Your programme includes:

·        1-night accommodation in a 4* hotel, local standards, breakfast included.

·        Meals as mentioned in the programme.

·        Beverage package during meals (bottled water + 1 soft drink or 1 glass of wine or 1 local beer and 1 coffee or tea).

·        Transfers, visits, and entrance fees as mentioned in the programme.

·        The services of a local English-speaking guide.

Your programme does not include:

·        Lunch on day 1.

·        Personal expenses.

·        Visa if necessary.

·        Tips for the driver and local guide.

·        Early check-in and late check-out.

·        Other services not mentioned in the programme.

Please note:

·        It is imperative that the details of your departure flight or train are provided to your travel agent, no later than 30 days before the start date of your cruise, to secure the proper private transfer.

·        Official hotel check-in time is 3:00 p.m.

·        Official hotel check-out time is 11:00 a.m.

·        Early check-in or late check-out might be available depending on availability and on a supplement basis. 

Duration and order of the visits may vary. To know your PONANT flight schedule, please contact your travel agent; it is also indicated on your electronic ticket included in your travel documents.