Seine Cruise with Lisa Morris

June 5, Wednesday, DAY 1: DEPART USA
We depart on an overnight flight to Paris from Knoxville International Airport. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Add-on airfares are available from most major cities. Premium economy and business class ticket price quotes, are available upon request between 90 and 120 days before departure.

June 6, Thursday, DAY 2: TOULOUSE – LOURDES
We arrive at Toulouse airport in southern France and are met by our guide, who will assist us to the bus for a two-hour drive to Lourdes. Upon arrival, we settle into the hotel and have time to walk to the Basilica. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (D)

June 7, Friday, DAY 3: LOURDES
Following breakfast, we celebrate Mass at the Basilica, have a walking tour of the Sanctuary, including the Grotto and the Basilica, and watch a video presentation that explains Lourdes’s story in detail. We have time for private prayer and reflection. This evening join the Candlelight Procession. (B.D)

June 08, Saturday, DAY 4: LOURDES
Today, we celebrate Mass at the Grotto, where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette; drink water from the miraculous spring that has healed many, and visited the healing baths. Our group will have the opportunity to see Boly Mill, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, and the “Cachot,” an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s impoverished family lived, pray Stations of the Cross, and attend the Blessing of the Sick in the afternoon. We have a farewell dinner in a local restaurant with a choice of beer or wine to celebrate the wonderful experiences and spiritual enrichment we encountered during this wonderful trip. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (B. Special dinner)

June 9, Sunday, DAY 5: LOURDES – PARIS
After breakfast and morning Mass, we are transferred to the train station, hopping onto the TGV bullet train to Paris. We disembark from the train and are transferred to our hotel in Paris. (luggage assistance is not available on the train or at the train stations) Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Paris. (B.D)
 
June 10, Monday, DAY 6: PARIS – CRUISE EMBARKATION
Today we meet up with the pilgrims who are arriving from the USA and who will be joining us for the Seine River Cruise. We check out of our hotel and board our motorcoach for a drive to the city center. The drive takes us through the streets of Paris, a city split by the river Seine. We see the Eiffel Tower, des Champs-Elysées, and other city highlights during a panoramic tour. We visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on Rue Du Bac, where we celebrate Mass and have time to visit the gift shop. We then walk a short distance to visit St. Vincent de Paul Church. Our comfortable ship awaits us for boarding between 5- 6 PM. Settle into our cabins before dinner. Beverages are included with meals, and there is nightly entertainment. Overnight on the ship. (D) *Mass is subject to confirmation based on flight arrival time.

June 5, Wednesday, DAY 1: DEPART USA
We depart on an overnight flight to Paris from Knoxville International Airport. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Add-on airfares are available from most major cities. Premium economy and business class ticket price quotes, are available upon request between 90 and 120 days before departure.

June 6, Thursday, DAY 2: TOULOUSE – LOURDES
We arrive at Toulouse airport in southern France and are met by our guide, who will assist us to the bus for a two-hour drive to Lourdes. Upon arrival, we settle into the hotel and have time to walk to the Basilica. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (D)

June 7, Friday, DAY 3: LOURDES
Following breakfast, we celebrate Mass at the Basilica, have a walking tour of the Sanctuary, including the Grotto and the Basilica, and watch a video presentation that explains Lourdes’s story in detail. We have time for private prayer and reflection. This evening join the Candlelight Procession. (B.D)

June 08, Saturday, DAY 4: LOURDES
Today, we celebrate Mass at the Grotto, where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette; drink water from the miraculous spring that has healed many, and visited the healing baths. Our group will have the opportunity to see Boly Mill, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, and the “Cachot,” an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s impoverished family lived, pray Stations of the Cross, and attend the Blessing of the Sick in the afternoon. We have a farewell dinner in a local restaurant with a choice of beer or wine to celebrate the wonderful experiences and spiritual enrichment we encountered during this wonderful trip. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (B. Special dinner)

June 9, Sunday, DAY 5: LOURDES – PARIS
After breakfast and morning Mass, we are transferred to the train station, hopping onto the TGV bullet train to Paris. We disembark from the train and are transferred to our hotel in Paris. (luggage assistance is not available on the train or at the train stations) Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Paris. (B.D)
 
June 10, Monday, DAY 6: PARIS – CRUISE EMBARKATION
Today we meet up with the pilgrims who are arriving from the USA and who will be joining us for the Seine River Cruise. We check out of our hotel and board our motorcoach for a drive to the city center. The drive takes us through the streets of Paris, a city split by the river Seine. We see the Eiffel Tower, des Champs-Elysées, and other city highlights during a panoramic tour. We visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on Rue Du Bac, where we celebrate Mass and have time to visit the gift shop. We then walk a short distance to visit St. Vincent de Paul Church. Our comfortable ship awaits us for boarding between 5- 6 PM. Settle into our cabins before dinner. Beverages are included with meals, and there is nightly entertainment. Overnight on the ship. (D) *Mass is subject to confirmation based on flight arrival time.

If you would like Select International Tours to arrange airfare from your home airport, please select this option and watch for a reminder from your Account Manager (via email) approximately 150 days before your departure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

If you would like Select International Tours to arrange international airfare, please select this option and watch for a reminder from your Account Manager (via email) approximately 150 days before your departure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE UTILIZE GROUP BOOKING, WHICH DO NOT ALLOW SEAT ASSIGNMENTS UNTIL 24 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIFIC SEATS, WE SUGGEST YOU DESELECT THIS OPTION AND BOOK YOUR OWN AIRFARE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.