Flavors of Burgundy
- Taste of Christmas

No. This is a cruise-only itinerary. Fares are per person and cover the cruise accommodation, port charges and gratuities. Flights, transfers and accommodation before or after the cruise are not included. If you need help arranging travel to and from the ship, Crui.se can advise when you enquire.

The Hospices de Beaune, also known as the Hotel-Dieu, is a 15th-century charitable hospital in the town of Beaune, founded in 1443 to care for the poor. It is best known for its elaborately patterned polychrome tile roof, laid out in geometric diamond and chevron patterns in green, yellow, red and black. The building remains one of the finest examples of Burgundian-Flemish architecture in France. It also gives its name to the annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction, one of the most prestigious in the world, held each November.

Cluny Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 910 in the town of Cluny in southern Burgundy. For much of the medieval period, it was the most powerful monastic institution in Europe, and its third church, completed in the 12th century, was the largest building in the Christian world until the construction of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The abbey was largely destroyed during the French Revolution, and the majority of the structure no longer stands. What remains includes one of the original transept towers and parts of the cloister, alongside a museum on the site.

Yes. Sailings run both from Dijon to Lyon and from Lyon to Dijon. The November 2026 departure runs from Dijon to Lyon, the December 2026 departure runs from Lyon to Dijon, and the December 2027 departure also runs from Lyon to Dijon.

Traboules are covered passageways that run through the tightly packed buildings of Lyon’s historic quarters, originally used by silk workers to transport goods between workshops and the river without exposure to the elements. There are around 315 of them across the city, with the highest concentration in the Vieux Lyon and Croix-Rousse districts. The day seven city tour passes through the St Jean quarter, where the traboules are a highlight of the route, threading between the Renaissance buildings of Lyon’s UNESCO-listed old town. Lyon’s historic centre, including its traboules, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.