Grand France Reviews

We loved the way we could set our own pace. Plenty of choice in the excursions and plenty of time to just chill and enjoy the sights. The food was amazing in both quantity and quality. If we travel again it will be with Avalon.

It was so relaxing to sail along the french rivers and have everything taken care of. We saw so many lovely old villages and towns.So much more than you could do on your own. The crew were wonderful and so was the food. Our cruise director Tony was excellent.

We found our cruise guide Yvette quite rude & abrupt. And we weren't the only ones. The food was amazing, the cruise lovely. However, the changing of ships was a bit of a drag and a lost day. With damage to the second ship and repairs needed, we spent a fair bit of time against the wharf which was a shame. We thought the cruise should have finished ...read more perhaps in Nice for easy of onward travel. However in our case it wasn't a problem as we stayed on in Monaco and then onto Italy. Hannah at Global Journeys was most helpful with our booking.

All went very well. Tour was great and the staff on-board were terrific. Must say that the staff on the first leg were better and more motivated than on the second leg. Tour director was out of this world. Sylvia Kok did everything that had to be done and did it with great aplomb! Gave her and the crew on the first leg (Paris-Normandy vv) a solid 10 ...read more out of 10.

Our Grand France river cruise was well paced and provided a fair bit of variety with places that the boat docks. Both crews were excellent and worked hard to keep the passengers happy. Possibly the only downside was the extra day spent in Monte carlo, it was a long coach trip to an expensive congested town. Seemed pointless, a closer trip into Nice ...read more would have surfficed if there needed to be an extra day in the process. The high risk activity on both the boats was the food. It was first class and plentiful. I needed to spend the next 4 weeks undoing the damage it did to my waistline.

I enjoyed both cruises. The places visited were interesting and the guides very informative. Of the two cruises I thought the Seine cruise better. The staff were caring and responsive on both boats. The Tour Director Daniella was excellent as was our cabin steward on the second cruise. The internet service was excellent and free. The only real issue ...read more was the noise level in the dining room of the second cruise boat Creativity I think. It was very loud. Not sure why this occurred when it did not occur on the Seine Cruise. All passengers complained but nothing could be done except to ask them to please be extra careful to keep the communication low at the tables. Thanks Georgina for your assistance in setting up the cruise arangements. We are stll in the UK!

We are very satisfied with all aspects of the service provided by the crew of Avalon Vista. In particular we were impressed by the competence and friendliness of captain, the 'hotel manager' and the cruise director. With regard to the Vista, I was very impressed with the layout and attention to detail in the design of the vessel. The crew has every ...read more reason to be proud of their vessel.

The Grand France cruise was the first river cruise my husband and I had done and after experiencing it feel that it will definitely not be our last. We booked quite late after friends referred us to Georgie at Global Journeys who we found to be extremely professional. Within a few days, our cruise and air fares were booked and Georgie answered all our ...read more queries extremely promptly and to our satisfaction. It was one of the easiest holidays we have ever booked and the holiday itself proved to be every bit as wonderful. This was probably one of the best tours we have ever done, due to Georgie's Knowledge and guidance as well as the superb guides and beautiful Avalon cruise ships and crew. I have no hesitation in recommending Georgie and Global Journeys to any future travelers who value expertise and excellence in travel agents!

Very good accommodation and excellent food and service on the cruise vessels. Pre booking a couple of nights at the Pullman Hotel gave us time to look around Paris and get over the tiredness of the long flight from Australia. Pick at CDG Airport went very smoothly. Tour director Yvette worked hard to arrange the included and optional tours but should ...read more have had some support. Optional activities were in most cases good value. Overall we both had a most enjoyable cruise, learned a lot about French history from excellent local guides and saw the spectacular French scenery and ancient villages, cities and buildings as we cruised passed in the comfort of MS Avalon Creativity and MS Avalon Scenery. Many thanks for your excellent service.

This was great experience and met all of our expectations. The support from Yvonne in putting this all together for us was much appreciated and all went to plan.